Bomber: Terror of WWII - Season 1

The first bombs were dropped from balloons; in WWI, Zeppelins and German Gotha bombers made the first aerial attacks, but it was between the wars that the strategic use of aerial bombing was expanded.

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

The inter-war years saw the rise of dictators, appeasement and the policies of the Third Reich until the invasion of Poland, and Japan's 1937 invasion of China escalated into a full-scale conflict.

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.

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.

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 7

The Devil's Bible has long intrigued experts; who wrote it? In search of the truth, we visit a castle said to house a gate to Hell, huge rock-carved demons, and the palaces of heretical monarchs.

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?

Titans of the Cold War - Season 1

Eisenhower and Khrushchev rising to power marked a shift in the Cold War steering tensions through coups, summits and Space Race drama; this led to the U-2 crisis and a breakdown in diplomacy.

The Lost Cities of Genghis Khan - Season 1

Historians and archaeologists set off in the footsteps of Genghis Khan in Mongolia; thanks to exceptional excavations in the field, they are rediscovering the lost cities of the Mongol empire.

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.

The Lost City of Sanxingdui

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.

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

The inter-war years saw the rise of dictators, appeasement and the policies of the Third Reich until the invasion of Poland, and Japan's 1937 invasion of China escalated into a full-scale conflict.

Titans of the Cold War - Season 1

Eisenhower and Khrushchev rising to power marked a shift in the Cold War steering tensions through coups, summits and Space Race drama; this led to the U-2 crisis and a breakdown in diplomacy.

The Lost Cities of Genghis Khan - Season 1

Historians and archaeologists set off in the footsteps of Genghis Khan in Mongolia; thanks to exceptional excavations in the field, they are rediscovering the lost cities of the Mongol empire.

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.

The Lost City of Sanxingdui

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.

World War II: The Price of Empire - Season 1

The inter-war years saw the rise of dictators, appeasement and the policies of the Third Reich until the invasion of Poland, and Japan's 1937 invasion of China escalated into a full-scale conflict.

Titans of the Cold War - Season 1

Eisenhower and Khrushchev rising to power marked a shift in the Cold War steering tensions through coups, summits and Space Race drama; this led to the U-2 crisis and a breakdown in diplomacy.

Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror - Season 1 New

Troy Story - Season 1

We trace the story of Troy back 150 years to follow Heinrich Schliemann's quest to find a lost city and prove that the Trojan War really happened.

The Lost Cities of Genghis Khan - Season 1

Historians and archaeologists set off in the footsteps of Genghis Khan in Mongolia; thanks to exceptional excavations in the field, they are rediscovering the lost cities of the Mongol empire.