TV Schedule

  • 00:15

    16 Mar

    Auschwitz - One Day

  • 01:20

    16 Mar

    Female Spies of WWII - Season 1

    The Resistance in France was thrown into chaos in 1943; despite facing tough treatment by their German captors, female SOE officers showed amazing strength.

  • 02:20

    16 Mar

    Female Spies of WWII - Season 1

    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.

  • 03:15

    16 Mar

    Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

    The House of Romanov had imposed 300 years of strict Imperial rule, but royal authority was in question for the first time. The future of the Romanov dynasty was in danger.

  • 03:40

    16 Mar

    Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

    Starring in only a handful of films, Bruce Lee is revered as an icon in popular culture, but Lee died as young and as suddenly as his son. How could their tragic destinies share so many similarities?

  • 04:00

    16 Mar

    Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 4

    Turkey has been a crossroads for the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East and the Mediterranean; Bettany travels to some of the most impressive and fascinating sites to reveal the country's significance.

  • 04:50

    16 Mar

    Forbidden History - Season 6

    The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693; the state eventually pardoned those who died.

  • 05:30

    16 Mar

    Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

    It is said that the Winchester family was haunted by the souls of those who were killed by the Winchester rifle. A series of personal misfortunes seemed to confirm the family was struck by a curse.

  • 06:25

    16 Mar

    Queens That Changed The World - Season 1

    For centuries Hatshepsut demanded to be represented as male complete with beard in contemporary depictions; she was in fact a brilliant queen who brought wealth and artistry to Ancient Egypt.

  • 07:25

    16 Mar

    Royals at War - Season 1

    We focus on the ambiguous relationship that existed between Hitler and the royal families and show how Hitler gradually wove his web around this loose constellation of aristocrats.

  • 08:35

    16 Mar

    Royals at War - Season 1

    As war seemed to grow closer, monarchs still did not step up their collaboration; it was only once Europe was under the Nazi yoke that alliances were renewed between rulers.

  • 09:40

    16 Mar

    From the Ashes of WWII - Season 1

    From the brutal devastation of WWII to the stoicism of Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe, this episode explores the tension between Russia and Poland as they rebuilt their societies and cities.

  • 10:50

    16 Mar

    Caesar's Doomsday War - Season 1

    Julius Caesar wanted to bring all of Gaul under his control, triggering a series of events that would bring his army to the brink of defeat - now archaeologists are uncovering what really happened.

  • 11:55

    16 Mar

    Caesar's Doomsday War - Season 1

    We explore the events triggered by the uniting of Gaul tribes under freedom fighter Vercingetorix, and archaeologists find evidence of the defences that the Gauls built to fight off Caesar's legions.

  • 12:50

    16 Mar

    Pompeii Rising - Season 1

    In 2010, the collapse of the Gladiators Barracks drew the world's attention to the degraded condition of Pompeii; the European Community and the Italian Government have released 105 million euros to save the city.

  • 13:55

    16 Mar

    Pompeii Rising - Season 1

    It's been eight months since the start of the new excavation project; a small street is discovered where different volcanic layers reveal the unfolding of the events of the Vesuvius eruption.

  • 15:00

    16 Mar

    Forbidden History - Season 7

    A team of experts investigate the methods Hitler used to indoctrinate Germany, turning it into a finely-tuned war machine; we visit Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry and the holiday park of Prora.

  • 15:40

    16 Mar

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    We witness the final moments and aftermath of World War II with the establishment of war crime trials - such as the ones in Nuremberg - and move towards peace with the creation of the United Nations.

  • 16:45

    16 Mar

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    In the aftermath of the Great War, the victors sign the Treaty of Versailles. We begin this series by exploring the 20 years after World War One and the events that led to the birth of World War Two.

  • 17:50

    16 Mar

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    In this episode, we explore the first few years on the European battlefield, from the invasion of France and the subsequent Dunkirk evacuation to Hitler's betrayal of his pact with Stalin.

  • 18:50

    16 Mar

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    We examine key movements in the Pacific Theatre - the Fall of Singapore, the Battle of Midway and the Kokoda Campaign - Rommel's offensives in Africa, and the Allied bombing campaign over Europe.

  • 19:55

    16 Mar

    Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II - Season 1

    The Axis forces begin to lose hold on their previous triumphs; between Japan's loosening hold on southeast Asia and Germany's growing defeats in Europe, we begin to see WW2's turning of the tide.

  • 21:00

    16 Mar

    Why Planes Vanish: The Mystery of Flight MH370 New

  • 22:15

    16 Mar

    Tsunami: The Day The Wave Hit - Season 1

    Charlie is on the beach in Khao Lak with his dad Simon when the tsunami crashes into the hotel they are staying in; trapped in swirling water, Simon somehow saves Charlie from certain drowning.

  • 23:15

    16 Mar

    Tsunami: The Day The Wave Hit - Season 1

    15 minutes after the tsunami hit Thailand, it crashes into the east coast of Sri Lanka; despite being 1100 miles from the epicentre, the waves are travelling at the speed of a passenger jet.

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