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07 Dec
07 Dec
The Taj Mahal is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Modern World; we investigate the building methods, ingenious engineering and mysteries at the heart of this iconic monument.
07 Dec
Who instigated the Cold War? We investigate the misunderstandings, false impressions and President Truman's anti-Communism that tipped the world into decades of belligerent peace and nuclear dissuasion.
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Apparently imprinted with an image of Jesus' crucified body, the Turin Shroud is one of Christianity's most famous holy relics; scientists battle to try to prove if it's genuine or a fake.
07 Dec
Part of the Nazi plan was to take control of most of Europe's vast collection of artworks, treasures, and gold; the Nazis hid this massive loot down within mine shafts in Austria and Germany.
07 Dec
On a hill near Mt. Ararat in Turkey is what most scientists believe is just an unusually shaped rock formation; hoping to prove it's the remains of Noah's Ark, a research team investigates the site.
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In June 1914, the first steps towards war were made when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, from the house of Habsburg, was assassinated by Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
07 Dec
During WWI, men had to endure combat and extreme conditions; civilians dealt with food shortages and raids. The insidiousness of ethnic cleansing raised its head, and a young Adolf Hitler took note.
07 Dec
Stalin rises as the leader of the Bolsheviks, and in Munich, the German Workers Party takes a new name: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter, or 'Nazi' as it would come to be called.
07 Dec
Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.
07 Dec
Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland was a gamble that paid off as his push west remained unchecked; while the leaders of Europe attempt 'peace', Kristallnacht signalled the horrors yet to come to many.
07 Dec
What secrets did the Nazis hope to find inside the cells and DNA of the human body? Some of the most nauseating Nazi experiments were performed in the name of creating a pure Aryan race.
07 Dec
WWII was a war in the skies; though the Treaty of Versailles had prevented the Germans from developing new weapons, they sponsored air clubs and pushed for supremacy in the air.
07 Dec
Adolf Hitler was famously against using chemical and biological weapons, but chemistry and biological science still played an incredible role in the Nazis' unquenchable quest for power.
07 Dec
What would it take to bomb the Allies into the ground? This was the question on the minds of top Nazi brass as they mobilised Germany's top scientists to create frightening new bombs.
07 Dec
Science was a tool to help the war effort for the Nazis; how could a Nazi soldier and its leadership be optimised, and what secret Nazi plans can we glean from a hidden crypt in Thuringia?
07 Dec
As the Allies cornered the Nazis, D-Day loomed and the Russians dominated the East, the SOE deployed their best agents to help free France; these were the war's boldest and most dazzling heroines.
07 Dec
Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.
07 Dec
Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.
Brings history to life with captivating documentaries that take a fresh, modern look into history. We take our viewers on a powerful journey through time with intelligent, well researched programmes that entertain and challenge their minds. The focus is on european history, revealing the secrets of the past and how it defines us today.
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