TV Schedule

  • 00:20

    18 May

    World War II: The End - Season 1

    The Western and Soviet Allied forces meet at Torgau on the Elbe river; the Western troops, having landed at D-Day, descend on Germany from the West while the Soviets march from the East.

  • 01:25

    18 May

    Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

    To determine how Der Führer's secrets may have shaped the man behind the tyrant, we need to examine his troubled childhood and sociopathic personality.

  • 02:20

    18 May

    Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

    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.

  • 03:05

    18 May

    Cursed Treasures - Season 1

    An Indian jewel at the time of the Mughal Empire is linked to centuries of greed and bloodshed, and a fatal road trip in 1950s Los Angeles extinguishes one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

  • 03:55

    18 May

    Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 4

    Returning to Oman, Bettany follows clues to the world of the Desert Lord - the stunning desert - and meets modern Bedu who are descendants of his traditions.

  • 04:35

    18 May

    Forbidden History - Season 7

    Thousands of people were dosed with LSD by the CIA; did the CIA murder its own people, poison a whole French town, experiment on New Yorkers and assassinate Bobby Kennedy?

  • 05:20

    18 May

    Forbidden History - Season 7

    The location of King Solomon's Mines has been a mystery for hundreds of years; new evidence has led to an amazing discovery. Might Solomon's wealth have come from the copper mines of southern Israel?

  • 06:00

    18 May

    Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

    The Grimaldi family has held their posts as sovereigns of Monaco with the utmost grace, but one thing they have missed time and again is good luck in the love department.

  • 06:25

    18 May

    Forbidden History - Season 7

    The location of King Solomon's Mines has been a mystery for hundreds of years; new evidence has led to an amazing discovery. Might Solomon's wealth have come from the copper mines of southern Israel?

  • 07:20

    18 May

    Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

    To determine how Der Führer's secrets may have shaped the man behind the tyrant, we need to examine his troubled childhood and sociopathic personality.

  • 08:25

    18 May

    World War II: The End - Season 1

    The Western and Soviet Allied forces meet at Torgau on the Elbe river; the Western troops, having landed at D-Day, descend on Germany from the West while the Soviets march from the East.

  • 09:25

    18 May

    Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

    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.

  • 10:25

    18 May

    Emperor: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty - Season 1

    Livia, the first empress of Rome, came to regret the scheming that put her son Tiberius on the throne as he and his heir Caligula dragged the empire into an age of tyranny and shocking depravity.

  • 11:20

    18 May

    Real Life of a Roman Soldier - Season 1

    Two sites are emblematic of legionary life in Ancient Roman times: the fort of Vindolanda and the garrison of Lugdunum. Excavations have unearthed objects that shed light on the life of these sites.

  • 12:30

    18 May

    Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

    A new excavation at Pompeii continues to unearth rich discoveries while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of A.D. / C.E. 79.

  • 13:45

    18 May

    Why Planes Vanish: The Mystery of Flight MH370

  • 15:00

    18 May

    Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs - Season 1

    In this episode, archaeologists begin a pioneering experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid and investigate the mysterious pyramid ruins being unearthed in the heart of Mexico City.

  • 16:05

    18 May

    Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs - Season 1

    Archaeologists investigate the discovery of over 100 ancient skeletons buried in a hillside outside Mexico City and manage to complete their experiment to build a replica Aztec pyramid.

  • 17:05

    18 May

    Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall - Season 1

    The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs, one of the greatest empires in the Americas.

  • 18:05

    18 May

    Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall - Season 1

    Following the success of Hernán Cortés over the Aztecs, conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the Incas, the largest civilisation in the Americas.

  • 19:05

    18 May

    The Frontier - Season 1

    Mexican-owned Texas offers freedom for white settlers, but the influx of 'Americans' would be the catalyst for the Mexican-American war that would change the course of US history forever.

  • 20:00

    18 May

    The Frontier - Season 1

    The territory of California proves invaluable as the discovery of gold unleashes the largest migration in US history and ignites a debate on slavery that culminates in the American Civil War.

  • 21:00

    18 May

    Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

    The excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry in Pompeii reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in A.D. / C.E. 79.

  • 22:10

    18 May

    Emperor: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty - Season 1

    Claudius rose to the throne but was poisoned by his wife; after his successor Nero alienated Rome, Livia Drusilla's dynasty ended with brutal power struggles but having changed the course of history.

  • 23:10

    18 May

    Real Life of a Roman Soldier - Season 1

    Recent excavations in the city of Lyon shed light on the daily lives of Roman soldiers; numerous artefacts have been unearthed such as 1st-century A.D. / C.E. weapons and toiletry and leisure items.

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