Countdown to Surrender - Season 1

March 6th, 1945: Cologne is the first German city to fall to the Allies. Stalin plans to conquer Berlin before the other Allies arrive; the Wochenschau stokes up fear of the Red Army.

Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

Was Adolf Hitler a master of war or a maker of war? His obsessive quest for territorial domination led to early triumphs, but his refusal to listen to his generals led to catastrophic failures.

The Masters of the Reich - Season 1

We look at the Nazi hegemony from 1941 to its decline in 1945; deciphered archives show us the greatest offensive of the 20th century in the East as well as the apocalypse of a ruined Germany.

Jesus' Family Secrets

Cities of Gold: The Reality Behind the Myth

Forbidden History - Season 7

What happened to Mary Magdalene after the resurrection of Jesus? We follow history enthusiasts in southern France on their quest to find the remains of the saint in a place no-one has searched before.

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?

Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

Was Adolf Hitler a master of war or a maker of war? His obsessive quest for territorial domination led to early triumphs, but his refusal to listen to his generals led to catastrophic failures.

Countdown to Surrender - Season 1

March 6th, 1945: Cologne is the first German city to fall to the Allies. Stalin plans to conquer Berlin before the other Allies arrive; the Wochenschau stokes up fear of the Red Army.

The Masters of the Reich - Season 1

We look at the Nazi hegemony from 1941 to its decline in 1945; deciphered archives show us the greatest offensive of the 20th century in the East as well as the apocalypse of a ruined Germany.

The Lost World of Angkor Wat - Season 1

Laser surveys lead the team to undiscovered jungle temples, ground-penetrating radar reveals how kings took new territory, and could a huge jungle pyramid expose the makings of a mysterious cult?

The Lost World of Angkor Wat - Season 1

The team uses drones to explore one of the world's largest ancient water systems, and ancient weapons and traces of a colossal iron industry reveal the truth behind the power of the Khmer military.

Cities of Gold: The Reality Behind the Myth

The Secrets of Hieroglyphics - Season 1

The Secrets of Hieroglyphics - Season 1

Secrets of the Celtic Grave

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Professor Salima Ikram shows us an extraordinary series of reliefs and inscriptions about Ramses' battles with the 'Sea People' at Ramses III's mortuary temple at Medinet Habu in Egypt.

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Around 1200 B.C. / B.C.E.: Bronze Age people are on the move across the Eastern Mediterranean and sacking and burning the great centres of civilisation as they go.

Out of Europe

Pompeii: The New Dig - Season 1

Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation at Pompeiil; they find a bakery, a wealthy house, and a fresco of a so-called 'pizza' before making a grisly discovery.

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

The first empress of Rome, the ruthless Livia Drusilla, carved a corpse-strewn path to putting her own son on the emperor's throne before her golden dynasty descended into an age of terror.

Secret Lives of the Roman Emperors with Mary Beard