The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland was a gamble that paid off as his push west remained unchecked; while the leaders of Europe attempt 'peace', Kristallnacht signalled the horrors yet to come to many.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

After a snub in Munich, the Soviets make a pact with the Germans; with the invasion of Poland, the pretence of peace is gone as France and the UK declare war on Germany.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Operation Barbarossa's endgame does not come to fruition; with the world distracted, Japan launch their attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing American isolationists to join the war in earnest.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

War in Europe ends with Soviet and American troops surrounding the German army; in the Pacific, it takes the devastating nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force the Japanese surrender.

Cursed Bloodlines - Season 1

Archaeologists' discovery of King Tut's tomb taught us about a lost civilisation. When death befell several members of the team, rumours of a curse on the tomb spread like wildfire around the world.

Secret Nazi Bases - Season 4

As Hitler engulfed Europe, old castles across the continent fell under Nazi control; once symbols of nobility and culture, these fortresses were transformed to serve the ambitions of the Third Reich.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

What would it take to bomb the Allies into the ground? This was the question on the minds of top Nazi brass as they mobilised Germany's top scientists to create frightening new bombs.

The Third Reich: In Private - Season 1

For years it was claimed that Adolf Hitler was a man without a private life, a socially disturbed character; on his farm in the Berchtesgaden Alps, he was surrounded by a close-knit family circle.

Nazis: Threads of Evil - Season 1

Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister, built the industrial foundations of the Nazi war machine; after the downfall, he crafted a carefully managed myth to escape the gallows.

Unearthed: The Mystery of the Shaman Woman

Mummies Unwrapped - Season 1

The shocking remains of a 3,000-year-old screaming mummy have haunted Egyptologists for decades; what happened to leave him looking like something from a horror film?

Out of Europe

Troy Story - Season 1

How new discoveries and breakthroughs in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered more clues to the truth behind the legend of the Trojan War.

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.

Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators

Ancient Justice - Season 1

Duke Louis d'Orléans was ambushed and killed in 1407 by rival John the Fearless, who claimed tyrannicide; Athenian general Alcibiades switched sides repeatedly before Persian assassins killed him.

Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall - Season 1

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas began with bloodshed when he discovered that the Spanish left behind at Hispaniola were killed by the indigenous Taíno.

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.

Nazis: Threads of Evil - Season 1

Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and armaments minister, built the industrial foundations of the Nazi war machine; after the downfall, he crafted a carefully managed myth to escape the gallows.

The Third Reich: In Private - Season 1

For years it was claimed that Adolf Hitler was a man without a private life, a socially disturbed character; on his farm in the Berchtesgaden Alps, he was surrounded by a close-knit family circle.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

What would it take to bomb the Allies into the ground? This was the question on the minds of top Nazi brass as they mobilised Germany's top scientists to create frightening new bombs.