Are the Freemasons an honourable thread in the fabric of America, or a strangely powerful organisation bent on political domination?
One of the most heroic ships of the Second World War, CV-8 has the distinction of serving as the flight deck for the incredible Doolittle Tokyo raid.
Every year thousands of objects both natural and man-made plummet through our atmosphere and crash into the Earth. These menacing messengers from the sky provide scientists with amazing insights into the phenomena of the cosmos.
Whether it's Einstein's theory of relativity, Edison's light bulb, or Mendeleyev's Periodic Table of Elements, geniuses routinely say their best ideas come from dreams, visions, or hallucinated voices.
Veteran pilots talk through every move of their spectacular air battles.
It's one of the most famous and wondrous buildings on Earth, but what is the real story behind the Taj Mahal? Was there really a second one built in black marble?
Throughout history, new trade routes have proved to be double-edged swords, opening the way to wealth as well as terrible dangers, from revolutionary ideas to terrifying pandemics.
Over millions of years, mankind has evolved from a vulnerable creature to a dominant force on the planet. Occasionally the planet bites back, with terrifying consequences that have shaped our evolution.
In 79 AD, the mighty volcano Vesuvius exploded in one of the most deadly eruptions of all time, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples beneath layers of ash and pumice.
Are the Freemasons an honourable thread in the fabric of America, or a strangely powerful organisation bent on political domination?
One of the most heroic ships of the Second World War, CV-8 has the distinction of serving as the flight deck for the incredible Doolittle Tokyo raid.
Every year thousands of objects both natural and man-made plummet through our atmosphere and crash into the Earth. These menacing messengers from the sky provide scientists with amazing insights into the phenomena of the cosmos.
Whether it's Einstein's theory of relativity, Edison's light bulb, or Mendeleyev's Periodic Table of Elements, geniuses routinely say their best ideas come from dreams, visions, or hallucinated voices.
Veteran pilots talk through every move of their spectacular air battles.
It's one of the most famous and wondrous buildings on Earth, but what is the real story behind the Taj Mahal? Was there really a second one built in black marble?
Throughout history, new trade routes have proved to be double-edged swords, opening the way to wealth as well as terrible dangers, from revolutionary ideas to terrifying pandemics.
Over millions of years, mankind has evolved from a vulnerable creature to a dominant force on the planet. Occasionally the planet bites back, with terrifying consequences that have shaped our evolution.
Host Josh Bernstein searches for the long-lost land of Ophir, home of King Solomon's vast treasures. But can he succeed where so many before him have failed?
Carl and Hamilton investigate a Crusader sword and helmet that date back more than 900 years. Then, travelling to Italys 'floating city', they learn more about how and why Venice adopted St Mark as its patron saint.
Considered the most powerful warship afloat, the USS Texas was commissioned in March 1914.
On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. They're so rare in the Universe, they almost don't exist, but these are the magical liquids of our Liquid Universe.
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
Between 1921 and 1944, no fewer than 30 attacks were launched against the Fuhrer. All had one aim – to rid the world of the biggest criminal of all time. This film explores how Hitler survived all these attempts on his life.
In 1944, the south-west of England was packed with American troops training for D-Day. Suggs and Stephen discover more about this friendly invasion.
Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.
Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.
Host Josh Bernstein searches for the long-lost land of Ophir, home of King Solomon's vast treasures. But can he succeed where so many before him have failed?
Carl and Hamilton investigate a Crusader sword and helmet that date back more than 900 years. Then, travelling to Italys 'floating city', they learn more about how and why Venice adopted St Mark as its patron saint.
Considered the most powerful warship afloat, the USS Texas was commissioned in March 1914.
On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. They're so rare in the Universe, they almost don't exist, but these are the magical liquids of our Liquid Universe.
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
Between 1921 and 1944, no fewer than 30 attacks were launched against the Fuhrer. All had one aim – to rid the world of the biggest criminal of all time. This film explores how Hitler survived all these attempts on his life.
In 1944, the south-west of England was packed with American troops training for D-Day. Suggs and Stephen discover more about this friendly invasion.
Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.
Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.
Host Josh Bernstein searches for the long-lost land of Ophir, home of King Solomon's vast treasures. But can he succeed where so many before him have failed?
Carl and Hamilton investigate a Crusader sword and helmet that date back more than 900 years. Then, travelling to Italys 'floating city', they learn more about how and why Venice adopted St Mark as its patron saint.
Considered the most powerful warship afloat, the USS Texas was commissioned in March 1914.
On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. They're so rare in the Universe, they almost don't exist, but these are the magical liquids of our Liquid Universe.
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia. We travel to Germany to discover whats left of these exceptional trains.
In 1944, the south-west of England was packed with American troops training for D-Day. Suggs and Stephen discover more about this friendly invasion.
Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.
Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.
Host Josh Bernstein searches for the long-lost land of Ophir, home of King Solomon's vast treasures. But can he succeed where so many before him have failed?
Carl and Hamilton investigate a Crusader sword and helmet that date back more than 900 years. Then, travelling to Italys 'floating city', they learn more about how and why Venice adopted St Mark as its patron saint.
Considered the most powerful warship afloat, the USS Texas was commissioned in March 1914.
On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. They're so rare in the Universe, they almost don't exist, but these are the magical liquids of our Liquid Universe.
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
At the end of the 1930s, Hitler ordered the construction of a special train that could transport him around safely and appease his growing paranoia. We travel to Germany to discover whats left of these exceptional trains.
In 1944, the south-west of England was packed with American troops training for D-Day. Suggs and Stephen discover more about this friendly invasion.
Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.
Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.
In the 13th century, Anasazi Indians moved their villages to the perilous cliffs of Mesa Verde and then disappeared. Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery.
This time, Carl and Hamilton investigate an extraordinary collection of Celtic gold from the Iberian peninsula that dates back thousands of years. Amongst the artefacts are a gold bowl worth over L1 million and a stone altar to the god Endovelicus.
Among the most notable battleships in the US Navy's history is the USS New Jersey. The ship's sponsor was Mrs Charles Edison, wife of the Governor of New Jersey and daughter-in-law of Thomas Edison.
Pulsars are tiny - only a few miles across - but they spin as fast as a kitchen blender and sweep the sky with beacons of radiation that make them appear to flash on and off. Quasars are at the other end of the spectrum.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
Concluding this two-part documentary telling how a war with Soviet Russia was always a precondition for the fulfilment of Hitler's racial vision, and how the conflict would finally play out.
Ridley Scott's Emmy Award-winning look at the horrors of Gettysburg - from the soldiers who fought tooth and nail on the front line to the housewives who took in the wounded.
In the 13th century, Anasazi Indians moved their villages to the perilous cliffs of Mesa Verde and then disappeared. Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery.
This time, Carl and Hamilton investigate an extraordinary collection of Celtic gold from the Iberian peninsula that dates back thousands of years. Amongst the artefacts are a gold bowl worth over L1 million and a stone altar to the god Endovelicus.
Among the most notable battleships in the US Navy's history is the USS New Jersey. The ship's sponsor was Mrs Charles Edison, wife of the Governor of New Jersey and daughter-in-law of Thomas Edison.
Pulsars are tiny - only a few miles across - but they spin as fast as a kitchen blender and sweep the sky with beacons of radiation that make them appear to flash on and off. Quasars are at the other end of the spectrum.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
Concluding this two-part documentary telling how a war with Soviet Russia was always a precondition for the fulfilment of Hitler's racial vision, and how the conflict would finally play out.
Ridley Scott's Emmy Award-winning look at the horrors of Gettysburg - from the soldiers who fought tooth and nail on the front line to the housewives who took in the wounded.
In the 13th century, Anasazi Indians moved their villages to the perilous cliffs of Mesa Verde and then disappeared. Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery.
This time, Carl and Hamilton investigate an extraordinary collection of Celtic gold from the Iberian peninsula that dates back thousands of years. Amongst the artefacts are a gold bowl worth over L1 million and a stone altar to the god Endovelicus.
Among the most notable battleships in the US Navy's history is the USS New Jersey. The ship's sponsor was Mrs Charles Edison, wife of the Governor of New Jersey and daughter-in-law of Thomas Edison.
Pulsars are tiny - only a few miles across - but they spin as fast as a kitchen blender and sweep the sky with beacons of radiation that make them appear to flash on and off. Quasars are at the other end of the spectrum.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
Concluding this two-part documentary telling how a war with Soviet Russia was always a precondition for the fulfilment of Hitler's racial vision, and how the conflict would finally play out.
Throughout history, cultures have struggled to foretell the future using a variety of methods, with uncanny accuracy. Even today, individuals carry this prophetic tradition on, but with a tool that is more concrete - indisputable science.
In the 13th century, Anasazi Indians moved their villages to the perilous cliffs of Mesa Verde and then disappeared. Host Josh Bernstein investigates the mystery.
This time, Carl and Hamilton investigate an extraordinary collection of Celtic gold from the Iberian peninsula that dates back thousands of years. Amongst the artefacts are a gold bowl worth over L1 million and a stone altar to the god Endovelicus.
Among the most notable battleships in the US Navy's history is the USS New Jersey. The ship's sponsor was Mrs Charles Edison, wife of the Governor of New Jersey and daughter-in-law of Thomas Edison.
Pulsars are tiny - only a few miles across - but they spin as fast as a kitchen blender and sweep the sky with beacons of radiation that make them appear to flash on and off. Quasars are at the other end of the spectrum.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
Concluding this two-part documentary telling how a war with Soviet Russia was always a precondition for the fulfilment of Hitler's racial vision, and how the conflict would finally play out.
Throughout history, cultures have struggled to foretell the future using a variety of methods, with uncanny accuracy. Even today, individuals carry this prophetic tradition on, but with a tool that is more concrete - indisputable science.
Giant stone statues stand on the world's most remote island. Host Josh Bernstein travels to Easter Island to investigate who carved the famous relics.
Carl and Hamilton are back on more familiar ground with a stunning white marble chalice from Hamiltons Knights Templar treasure hoard, from which the relics they explored in the first series came.
Following a tradition of coolness and courage through disastrous battle damage, the Samuel B. Roberts is ravaged by a huge explosion in an enemy minefield in the Persian Gulf.
Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers are all staples of science fiction books, movies, and TV shows. But the fantastic world of tomorrow is quickly becoming the futuristic world of today.
Humanoid robots are rapidly reaching a level of sophistication that was thought to exist only in science fiction. But is the obsession with creating counterfeit humans really pointing the way to mankind's future - or to its past?
A mudslide that swallows an entire neighbourhood and leaves scientists baffled is investigated. Plus, could engineering be to blame for the deaths of more than 200,000 people in Haiti?
The story of the prolonged development and the initially troubled operational history of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Forever known as the airframe that dropped the first atomic weapons on Japan, the B-29 lived on well beyond its war years.
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.
Giant stone statues stand on the world's most remote island. Host Josh Bernstein travels to Easter Island to investigate who carved the famous relics.
Carl and Hamilton are back on more familiar ground with a stunning white marble chalice from Hamiltons Knights Templar treasure hoard, from which the relics they explored in the first series came.
Following a tradition of coolness and courage through disastrous battle damage, the Samuel B. Roberts is ravaged by a huge explosion in an enemy minefield in the Persian Gulf.
Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers are all staples of science fiction books, movies, and TV shows. But the fantastic world of tomorrow is quickly becoming the futuristic world of today.
Humanoid robots are rapidly reaching a level of sophistication that was thought to exist only in science fiction. But is the obsession with creating counterfeit humans really pointing the way to mankind's future - or to its past?
A mudslide that swallows an entire neighbourhood and leaves scientists baffled is investigated. Plus, could engineering be to blame for the deaths of more than 200,000 people in Haiti?
The story of the prolonged development and the initially troubled operational history of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Forever known as the airframe that dropped the first atomic weapons on Japan, the B-29 lived on well beyond its war years.
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.
Giant stone statues stand on the world's most remote island. Host Josh Bernstein travels to Easter Island to investigate who carved the famous relics.
