The Viking world's most famous warrior, the legend of Beowulf is the ultimate tale of courage.
Join Don Wildman as he uncovers an ancient escape route and the birthplace of Jesus. He sets out to find the truth behind Jerusalem's most mysterious and enduring prophecies, the people who foretold them and what was left underground.
HG Wells' classic tale of a Martian invasion has terrified audiences for more than 100 years. The history of its many retellings is revealed.
Superhuman strength, supernatural powers and the ability to fly. If mythical gods really did exist, were they, as ancient astronaut theorists believe, extraterrestrial beings? Are these accounts tall tales, or could they be based on factual events?
A mountain climber goes missing near Mt. Hayes, where UFO sightings are rampant. The team of investigators head into alien territory and risk close encounters to find answers about his mysterious disappearance.
15,000 years ago man and the wolf form a partnership that shapes the future of Mankind. With the help of man's new best friend we domesticate more animals, sowing the first seeds of farming and civilisation.
The ability to share complicated ideas allowed early man to hunt, farm and build communities. And the creation of things like an alphabet and the printing press allow Mankind to further expand, leading to the proliferation of ideas and revolution.
Mother Nature continues to wreak havoc: Apocalyptic dust storms suffocate cities around the globe; a tornado chases a family, nearly crushing them; and a volcano errupts almost annihilating the population of the Pacific Northwest.
World War 3 breaks out and a nuclear nightmare becomes reality as thousands of hydrogen bombs destroy the world's greatest cities. In the ensuing nuclear winter, crops fail worldwide and mass starvation drives humanity to the brink of extinction.
The Viking world's most famous warrior, the legend of Beowulf is the ultimate tale of courage.
Join Don Wildman as he uncovers an ancient escape route and the birthplace of Jesus. He sets out to find the truth behind Jerusalem's most mysterious and enduring prophecies, the people who foretold them and what was left underground.
HG Wells' classic tale of a Martian invasion has terrified audiences for more than 100 years. The history of its many retellings is revealed.
Superhuman strength, supernatural powers and the ability to fly. If mythical gods really did exist, were they, as ancient astronaut theorists believe, extraterrestrial beings? Are these accounts tall tales, or could they be based on factual events?
A mountain climber goes missing near Mt. Hayes, where UFO sightings are rampant. The team of investigators head into alien territory and risk close encounters to find answers about his mysterious disappearance.
15,000 years ago man and the wolf form a partnership that shapes the future of Mankind. With the help of man's new best friend we domesticate more animals, sowing the first seeds of farming and civilisation.
The ability to share complicated ideas allowed early man to hunt, farm and build communities. And the creation of things like an alphabet and the printing press allow Mankind to further expand, leading to the proliferation of ideas and revolution.
Mother Nature continues to wreak havoc: Apocalyptic dust storms suffocate cities around the globe; a tornado chases a family, nearly crushing them; and a volcano errupts almost annihilating the population of the Pacific Northwest.
When a gamma ray burst from two colliding stars hits the atmosphere, the radiation wipes out half the planet. The Americas face a slower death as ultraviolet radiation and starvation threaten to send the human race into total extinction.
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.
From vice dens and top-secret railroad lines to sunken shipwrecks and the spark that created the A-Bomb, Don Wildman unearths the true history of the Windy City.
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
How can ancient tombs across the world have so many remarkable similarities? Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that some of these tombs were designed with the help of extraterrestrials.
Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost history. Among the missing: actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program - and later stolen from NASA headquarters in a daring heist.
Discovering the final resting place of Cleopatra is a lifelong passion for many an archaeologist. Now Zahi has permitted some to dive into the Mediterranean Sea and bring up a nine-ton pylon that is a confirmed part of her shrine.
From an obsession with silk to the fall of Constantinople, the discovery of the Americas to the launch of the Industrial Revolution, a desire for luxury has shaped our history and evolution.
Around 10,000 years ago, humans discovered farming. But when crops failed, early farming communities faced a new threat: war. It's the birth of the arms race.
When a gamma ray burst from two colliding stars hits the atmosphere, the radiation wipes out half the planet. The Americas face a slower death as ultraviolet radiation and starvation threaten to send the human race into total extinction.
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.
From vice dens and top-secret railroad lines to sunken shipwrecks and the spark that created the A-Bomb, Don Wildman unearths the true history of the Windy City.
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
How can ancient tombs across the world have so many remarkable similarities? Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that some of these tombs were designed with the help of extraterrestrials.
Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost history. Among the missing: actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program - and later stolen from NASA headquarters in a daring heist.
Discovering the final resting place of Cleopatra is a lifelong passion for many an archaeologist. Now Zahi has permitted some to dive into the Mediterranean Sea and bring up a nine-ton pylon that is a confirmed part of her shrine.
From an obsession with silk to the fall of Constantinople, the discovery of the Americas to the launch of the Industrial Revolution, a desire for luxury has shaped our history and evolution.
Around 10,000 years ago, humans discovered farming. But when crops failed, early farming communities faced a new threat: war. It's the birth of the arms race.
When a gamma ray burst from two colliding stars hits the atmosphere, the radiation wipes out half the planet. The Americas face a slower death as ultraviolet radiation and starvation threaten to send the human race into total extinction.
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.
From vice dens and top-secret railroad lines to sunken shipwrecks and the spark that created the A-Bomb, Don Wildman unearths the true history of the Windy City.
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
How can ancient tombs across the world have so many remarkable similarities? Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that some of these tombs were designed with the help of extraterrestrials.
Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost history. Among the missing: actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program - and later stolen from NASA headquarters in a daring heist.
Discovering the final resting place of Cleopatra is a lifelong passion for many an archaeologist. Now Zahi has permitted some to dive into the Mediterranean Sea and bring up a nine-ton pylon that is a confirmed part of her shrine.
From an obsession with silk to the fall of Constantinople, the discovery of the Americas to the launch of the Industrial Revolution, a desire for luxury has shaped our history and evolution.
Around 10,000 years ago, humans discovered farming. But when crops failed, early farming communities faced a new threat: war. It's the birth of the arms race.
When a gamma ray burst from two colliding stars hits the atmosphere, the radiation wipes out half the planet. The Americas face a slower death as ultraviolet radiation and starvation threaten to send the human race into total extinction.
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.
From vice dens and top-secret railroad lines to sunken shipwrecks and the spark that created the A-Bomb, Don Wildman unearths the true history of the Windy City.
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
How can ancient tombs across the world have so many remarkable similarities? Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that some of these tombs were designed with the help of extraterrestrials.
Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost history. Among the missing: actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program - and later stolen from NASA headquarters in a daring heist.
Discovering the final resting place of Cleopatra is a lifelong passion for many an archaeologist. Now Zahi has permitted some to dive into the Mediterranean Sea and bring up a nine-ton pylon that is a confirmed part of her shrine.
From an obsession with silk to the fall of Constantinople, the discovery of the Americas to the launch of the Industrial Revolution, a desire for luxury has shaped our history and evolution.
Around 10,000 years ago, humans discovered farming. But when crops failed, early farming communities faced a new threat: war. It's the birth of the arms race.
When Earth gets hit by a deadly solar storm - a massive chunk of the Sun - our planet's electrical system turns into a smoking ruin. How does modern civilisation cope without power?
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written. But could it have actually happened? Astronomical clues and recent geological data now suggest evidence with direct links to the story of Odysseus.
Host Don Wildman ducks beneath the jungles of Belize to uncover burial tombs, sacrificial altars, ritualistic caves and the literal entrances to the Mayan underworld.
In 1938, hundreds of mysterious stone disks were found in a cave in China. Some believe the stones are proof of contact with an alien race. Fact or fiction?
For thousands of years, human civilisation has been guided by the words and deeds of ancient prophets, but who were these prophets communicating with?
With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.
Who is really in control? We ride along with a member of a breakaway order of Catholic exorcists, and seek out the origins of hacker group 'Anonymous'. Plus, is the US government creating mind-controlled super-soldiers like Jason Bourne?
This episode features the most dramatic object in the collection – the stunning Knights Templar Sword that Carl and Hamilton believe might have been used at the infamous battle of Acre – the last stand of the Knights Templar in the Holy Land.
When Earth gets hit by a deadly solar storm - a massive chunk of the Sun - our planet's electrical system turns into a smoking ruin. How does modern civilisation cope without power?
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written. But could it have actually happened? Astronomical clues and recent geological data now suggest evidence with direct links to the story of Odysseus.
Host Don Wildman ducks beneath the jungles of Belize to uncover burial tombs, sacrificial altars, ritualistic caves and the literal entrances to the Mayan underworld.
In 1938, hundreds of mysterious stone disks were found in a cave in China. Some believe the stones are proof of contact with an alien race. Fact or fiction?
For thousands of years, human civilisation has been guided by the words and deeds of ancient prophets, but who were these prophets communicating with?
With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.
Who is really in control? We ride along with a member of a breakaway order of Catholic exorcists, and seek out the origins of hacker group 'Anonymous'. Plus, is the US government creating mind-controlled super-soldiers like Jason Bourne?
This episode features the most dramatic object in the collection – the stunning Knights Templar Sword that Carl and Hamilton believe might have been used at the infamous battle of Acre – the last stand of the Knights Templar in the Holy Land.
When Earth gets hit by a deadly solar storm - a massive chunk of the Sun - our planet's electrical system turns into a smoking ruin. How does modern civilisation cope without power?
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written. But could it have actually happened? Astronomical clues and recent geological data now suggest evidence with direct links to the story of Odysseus.
Host Don Wildman ducks beneath the jungles of Belize to uncover burial tombs, sacrificial altars, ritualistic caves and the literal entrances to the Mayan underworld.
In 1938, hundreds of mysterious stone disks were found in a cave in China. Some believe the stones are proof of contact with an alien race. Fact or fiction?
For thousands of years, human civilisation has been guided by the words and deeds of ancient prophets, but who were these prophets communicating with?
With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.
Who is really in control? We ride along with a member of a breakaway order of Catholic exorcists, and seek out the origins of hacker group 'Anonymous'. Plus, is the US government creating mind-controlled super-soldiers like Jason Bourne?
This episode features the most dramatic object in the collection – the stunning Knights Templar Sword that Carl and Hamilton believe might have been used at the infamous battle of Acre – the last stand of the Knights Templar in the Holy Land.
When Earth gets hit by a deadly solar storm - a massive chunk of the Sun - our planet's electrical system turns into a smoking ruin. How does modern civilisation cope without power?
Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written. But could it have actually happened? Astronomical clues and recent geological data now suggest evidence with direct links to the story of Odysseus.
Host Don Wildman ducks beneath the jungles of Belize to uncover burial tombs, sacrificial altars, ritualistic caves and the literal entrances to the Mayan underworld.
In 1938, hundreds of mysterious stone disks were found in a cave in China. Some believe the stones are proof of contact with an alien race. Fact or fiction?
For thousands of years, human civilisation has been guided by the words and deeds of ancient prophets, but who were these prophets communicating with?
With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.
Who is really in control? We ride along with a member of a breakaway order of Catholic exorcists, and seek out the origins of hacker group 'Anonymous'. Plus, is the US government creating mind-controlled super-soldiers like Jason Bourne?
This episode features the most dramatic object in the collection – the stunning Knights Templar Sword that Carl and Hamilton believe might have been used at the infamous battle of Acre – the last stand of the Knights Templar in the Holy Land.
In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.
At the end of the 13th century, Scotland was a country under attack. Defeat seemed inevitable. But from nowhere emerged a man who became Scotland's greatest hero - William Wallace, commonly known as Braveheart.
Throughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves also caused some of mankind's worst disasters. Often a huge calamity is traced back to a tiny cause, insignificant in itself, but triggering a domino effect.
Five thousand years ago man throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin and Bronze empower the ancient world and allow empires to expand, armed with sharp, hard-wearing weapons.
Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations.
Roman civilisation forged the world as we know it, creating some of the most technologically advanced ancient engineering. Which Top 10 feat of Roman engineering will prove to be the biggest breakthrough?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Barry and Scott learn the meaning behind one of the symbols on the prized metal ingot they believe once belonged to Captain Kidd, leading them one step closer to a Templar-Pirate connection - and finding lost treasure.
In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.
At the end of the 13th century, Scotland was a country under attack. Defeat seemed inevitable. But from nowhere emerged a man who became Scotland's greatest hero - William Wallace, commonly known as Braveheart.
Throughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves also caused some of mankind's worst disasters. Often a huge calamity is traced back to a tiny cause, insignificant in itself, but triggering a domino effect.
Five thousand years ago man throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin and Bronze empower the ancient world and allow empires to expand, armed with sharp, hard-wearing weapons.
Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations.
Roman civilisation forged the world as we know it, creating some of the most technologically advanced ancient engineering. Which Top 10 feat of Roman engineering will prove to be the biggest breakthrough?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Barry and Scott learn the meaning behind one of the symbols on the prized metal ingot they believe once belonged to Captain Kidd, leading them one step closer to a Templar-Pirate connection - and finding lost treasure.
In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.