World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

June 1944 - American, British and Canadian troops stormed the Normandy beaches along a 50-mile stretch. We look at the amphibious tanks and the heavy kit that weighed them down as they waded ashore.

World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

June 1944: the British and Canadians are still short of the objective they planned to capture on D-Day: the city of Caen. This episode tells the story of the bloody fighting for the city.

World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

July 1944: American forces plan a major offensive named Operation Cobra. They would attack near St Lo, achieve a breakthrough, then unleash General Patton and the US Third Army to exploit the opening.

World War II - Battles for Europe - Season 1

September 1944: Montgomery proposes a bold plan to cross the Rhine and encircle Germany's industrial heartland. If successful, his plan could end the war by Christmas.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles - Season 1

In the sixth century B.C. / B.C.E., Athens transformed through war and violence into a democracy; the Persian Wars cement its rise as a groundbreaking achievement - at the cost of widespread slavery.

Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles - Season 1

This episode immerses us in the Peloponnesian War, a decades-long fratricidal conflict between Athens and Sparta that shook democracies and ended Greece's golden age.

Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator - Season 1

Experts investigating Hitler's DNA uncover psychiatric conditions and find a genetic mutation that disrupts sexual development.

Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

The Third Reich was governed according to the Führerprinzip, but Hitler's rule would not have been possible without the support of the people and organisations that made his tyranny possible.

Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

Architecture mattered a great deal to Adolf Hitler; his grandiose visions were not merely buildings, but symbols of a tyrannical vision intended to impose a sense of domination upon the the world.

Adolf Hitler: Decoding A Dictator - Season 1

In decoding Adolf Hitler's dictatorship, the question of why the all-powerful Führer needed a close and constantly available circle at his beck and call is one deserving of examination.

Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror - Season 1

Alexander's campaign moves south; he uses religion, symbolism and strategic diplomacy to secure loyalty in Egypt, presenting himself as pharaoh and restoring temples neglected under Persian rule.

Vikings: The True Story - Season 1

This episode explores the 'Vikingopolis' - the mounds around the fjords at Borre - the truth behind the fabled 'Fimbulwinter', and whether Thor and Odin actually existed or not.

Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator - Season 1

Hitler's DNA is discovered for the first time in history as experts investigate what it reveals about his heritage and his formative years.

Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator - Season 1

Experts investigating Hitler's DNA uncover psychiatric conditions and find a genetic mutation that disrupts sexual development.

1945: Days That Changed The World - Season 1

By 5:00pm on the 2nd of May, 1945, the last guns stopped firing among the ruins of Berlin as the iconic image of the Soviet Red Flag rising above the Reichstag symbolised an irreversible change.

Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator - Season 1

Experts investigating Hitler's DNA uncover psychiatric conditions and find a genetic mutation that disrupts sexual development.

The Last Musician of Auschwitz