WWII: Frontlines - Season 1

January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.

D-Day: The 80th Anniversary

Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall - Season 1

The accidental discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus sparked an age of exploration for the Spanish Empire - and a dark new chapter in the history of the Americas.

Normandy: Land of Warriors - Season 1

Normandy owes its name to terrible warriors coming from the North: the Vikings. These men ravaged the Norman lands until it was ceded to them and became their territory.

Ancient Superstructures - Season 3

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most sacred Christian site in the world; defied by time, wars and earthquakes, it was rebuilt many times and now excavations reveal its secrets as never before.

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.

Forbidden History - Season 6

Were they actually created by ancient people, or did they have extra-terrestrial origins? The West's museums were taken in until it emerged that an 'antique dealer' had them made in the 19th century.

Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

The Habsburgs were the most powerful family in Europe for centuries; why was their destiny so fatal, and were all their tribulations connected to some kind of curse?

Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 1

In this epic Ottoman and Byzantine powerbase, Bettany visits the Besiktas Metro Station, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Topkapi Palace, and Büyükada, one of the Princes' Islands in the Marmara Sea.

Ancient Apocalypse - Season 3

Once the most powerful empire in history, Rome collapsed in 476 A.D. / C.E. - but was it truly the barbarian invasions that ended it? We uncover some deeper causes such as plagues and climate shifts.

The Engineering That Built the World - Season 1

After the London Underground becomes the first subway system in the world, visionary engineers in New York and Boston try to build the first one in America.

Ancient Superstructures - Season 3

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most sacred Christian site in the world; defied by time, wars and earthquakes, it was rebuilt many times and now excavations reveal its secrets as never before.

Secrets of the Nazi War Machine - Season 1

At the outbreak of World War II, the Nazis had the finest airforce in the entire world; James Holland learns how internecine squabbles led the Nazi High Command on the catastrophic road to defeat.

D-Day: The 80th Anniversary

WWII: Frontlines - Season 1

January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.

Ancient Apocalypse - Season 3

Once the most powerful empire in history, Rome collapsed in 476 A.D. / C.E. - but was it truly the barbarian invasions that ended it? We uncover some deeper causes such as plagues and climate shifts.

Treasures with Bettany Hughes - Season 1

In this epic Ottoman and Byzantine powerbase, Bettany visits the Besiktas Metro Station, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Topkapi Palace, and Büyükada, one of the Princes' Islands in the Marmara Sea.

Ancient Superstructures - Season 3

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most sacred Christian site in the world; defied by time, wars and earthquakes, it was rebuilt many times and now excavations reveal its secrets as never before.

The Engineering That Built the World - Season 1

After the London Underground becomes the first subway system in the world, visionary engineers in New York and Boston try to build the first one in America.

Secrets of the Nazi War Machine - Season 1

At the outbreak of World War II, the Nazis had the finest airforce in the entire world; James Holland learns how internecine squabbles led the Nazi High Command on the catastrophic road to defeat.

WWII: Frontlines - Season 1

January-May 1944: atop the hill in Monte Cassino lies an abbey whose commander has forbidden military use of; the abbey is reduced to rubble despite this and the fight claims over 200,000 deaths.

D-Day: The 80th Anniversary

Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall - Season 1

The accidental discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus sparked an age of exploration for the Spanish Empire - and a dark new chapter in the history of the Americas.

Cities of Gold: The Reality Behind the Myth

Nazi Killing Fields