In a special season finale, Brad Meltzer provides updates on how viewer tips are helping the search for lost and stolen historic artefacts.
A secret serviceman for President Kennedy sheds light on a plot to assassinate JFK on the streets of Chicago, and a treasure hunter may have located Arizona's infamous Lost Dutchman Mine. Plus, could New England be a new Bigfoot hotspot?
HG Wells' classic tale of a Martian invasion has terrified audiences for more than 100 years. The history of its many retellings is revealed.
As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that we are merely following the path of our alien creators.
New technologies have suddenly revealed thousands of distant planets, opening up the most exciting period in astronomy in decades. Some believe we're on the verge of answering the ancient question: are we alone in the universe?
Unusually, we look at the later, clipped wing version flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during WW2. We get close-up with a beautifully restored example, fly her and unearth long unseen test and operational footage.
What does the Universe sound like? From the sweep of a pulsar, to the deafening roar of our boiling sun, this episode explores the undiscovered soundscapes of the solar system, the galaxy, and the entire cosmos.
Soaring across some of the widest rivers and deepest valleys on the planet, bridges have always been at the cutting edge of engineering.
In a special season finale, Brad Meltzer provides updates on how viewer tips are helping the search for lost and stolen historic artefacts.
A secret serviceman for President Kennedy sheds light on a plot to assassinate JFK on the streets of Chicago, and a treasure hunter may have located Arizona's infamous Lost Dutchman Mine. Plus, could New England be a new Bigfoot hotspot?
HG Wells' classic tale of a Martian invasion has terrified audiences for more than 100 years. The history of its many retellings is revealed.
As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that we are merely following the path of our alien creators.
New technologies have suddenly revealed thousands of distant planets, opening up the most exciting period in astronomy in decades. Some believe we're on the verge of answering the ancient question: are we alone in the universe?
Unusually, we look at the later, clipped wing version flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during WW2. We get close-up with a beautifully restored example, fly her and unearth long unseen test and operational footage.
What does the Universe sound like? From the sweep of a pulsar, to the deafening roar of our boiling sun, this episode explores the undiscovered soundscapes of the solar system, the galaxy, and the entire cosmos.
Dive into the past to find out how the largest mass scuttling of ships in history was linked with medical research and the space programme. We ask why the US government spent millions on a fleet of war ships in WWI, then deliberately destroyed them.
The team gets to the bottom of a mystery concerning the cornerstones of US democracy. Laid by the ultra-secretive Freemasons, a landmark piece of stone vanished. Is there a secret conspiracy tied to the White House itself?
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?
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine mythos of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth.
Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
There really are ice worlds like Hoth from Star Wars. In this episode, we explore icy planets and moons, discover the role of cold in the Universe, and learn about the importance of ice to the development of habitable worlds.
Dive into the past to find out how the largest mass scuttling of ships in history was linked with medical research and the space programme. We ask why the US government spent millions on a fleet of war ships in WWI, then deliberately destroyed them.
The team gets to the bottom of a mystery concerning the cornerstones of US democracy. Laid by the ultra-secretive Freemasons, a landmark piece of stone vanished. Is there a secret conspiracy tied to the White House itself?
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?
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine mythos of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth.
Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
There really are ice worlds like Hoth from Star Wars. In this episode, we explore icy planets and moons, discover the role of cold in the Universe, and learn about the importance of ice to the development of habitable worlds.
Dive into the past to find out how the largest mass scuttling of ships in history was linked with medical research and the space programme. We ask why the US government spent millions on a fleet of war ships in WWI, then deliberately destroyed them.
The team gets to the bottom of a mystery concerning the cornerstones of US democracy. Laid by the ultra-secretive Freemasons, a landmark piece of stone vanished. Is there a secret conspiracy tied to the White House itself?
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?
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine mythos of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth.
Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
There really are ice worlds like Hoth from Star Wars. In this episode, we explore icy planets and moons, discover the role of cold in the Universe, and learn about the importance of ice to the development of habitable worlds.
Dive into the past to find out how the largest mass scuttling of ships in history was linked with medical research and the space programme. We ask why the US government spent millions on a fleet of war ships in WWI, then deliberately destroyed them.
The team gets to the bottom of a mystery concerning the cornerstones of US democracy. Laid by the ultra-secretive Freemasons, a landmark piece of stone vanished. Is there a secret conspiracy tied to the White House itself?
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?
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island was visited nightly by strange flying objects, leaving people with bizarre puncture marks and blood loss. What happened?
Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine mythos of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth.
Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
There really are ice worlds like Hoth from Star Wars. In this episode, we explore icy planets and moons, discover the role of cold in the Universe, and learn about the importance of ice to the development of habitable worlds.
We tap into the history of electricity to find out if a giant structure rusting away in the contaminated zone around Grenoble could have started World War III.
This episode attempts to answer why the federal government would want to keep a dead explorer's body buried against the family's wishes.
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.
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?
Could claims of 'The Nine' - a federation of extraterrestrial beings who monitor and influence mankind - have any substance? Some experts believe so.
Nazi loot. Roman coins. Viking artefacts. Spanish gold. These are just some of the priceless treasures that regularly pass through the hands of the worlds most prolific yet completely unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White and Carl Cookson.
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur Pop Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
Within our immense universe lies a world of tiny particles. From strange ghostly neutrinos that pass right through matter to mysterious objects like MACHOs and WIMPs, find out how this miniature world might hold the key to understanding the cosmos.
We tap into the history of electricity to find out if a giant structure rusting away in the contaminated zone around Grenoble could have started World War III.
This episode attempts to answer why the federal government would want to keep a dead explorer's body buried against the family's wishes.
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.
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?
Could claims of 'The Nine' - a federation of extraterrestrial beings who monitor and influence mankind - have any substance? Some experts believe so.
Nazi loot. Roman coins. Viking artefacts. Spanish gold. These are just some of the priceless treasures that regularly pass through the hands of the worlds most prolific yet completely unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White and Carl Cookson.
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur Pop Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
Within our immense universe lies a world of tiny particles. From strange ghostly neutrinos that pass right through matter to mysterious objects like MACHOs and WIMPs, find out how this miniature world might hold the key to understanding the cosmos.
We tap into the history of electricity to find out if a giant structure rusting away in the contaminated zone around Grenoble could have started World War III.
This episode attempts to answer why the federal government would want to keep a dead explorer's body buried against the family's wishes.
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.
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?
Could claims of 'The Nine' - a federation of extraterrestrial beings who monitor and influence mankind - have any substance? Some experts believe so.
Nazi loot. Roman coins. Viking artefacts. Spanish gold. These are just some of the priceless treasures that regularly pass through the hands of the worlds most prolific yet completely unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White and Carl Cookson.
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur Pop Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
Within our immense universe lies a world of tiny particles. From strange ghostly neutrinos that pass right through matter to mysterious objects like MACHOs and WIMPs, find out how this miniature world might hold the key to understanding the cosmos.
We tap into the history of electricity to find out if a giant structure rusting away in the contaminated zone around Grenoble could have started World War III.
This episode attempts to answer why the federal government would want to keep a dead explorer's body buried against the family's wishes.
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.
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?
Could claims of 'The Nine' - a federation of extraterrestrial beings who monitor and influence mankind - have any substance? Some experts believe so.
Nazi loot. Roman coins. Viking artefacts. Spanish gold. These are just some of the priceless treasures that regularly pass through the hands of the worlds most prolific yet completely unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White and Carl Cookson.
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur Pop Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
Within our immense universe lies a world of tiny particles. From strange ghostly neutrinos that pass right through matter to mysterious objects like MACHOs and WIMPs, find out how this miniature world might hold the key to understanding the cosmos.
We explore some of the worlds strangest abandoned roads and transport links, and ask, why did survival in WWI come to depend on a narrow track cut into a sheer cliff face?
The team discover that America's most powerful icon of freedom - the Statue of Liberty - might actually be covered with secret symbols put there by a sinister group bent on world domination.
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.
In December 1980, NATO personnel stationed in England witnessed strange lights in the sky. Aliens?
Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that evidence of extraterrestrial visitation exists in every corner of the Earth, but some say the most compelling can be found in one of the world's least accessible places - China.
Chasing accounts of giant skeleton discoveries, Jim and Bill Vieira follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, who was fascinated by tales and legends of ancient colossi.
A towering structure with an explosive past; a deserted cityscape; a mysterious top-secret facility; a vast Nazi construction. Now they lie disused, contaminated and dangerous. But who built them? And why were they abandoned?
Hitch a ride on a comet as it roars from the cold, dark outer reaches of the solar system to the fiery surface of the Sun. Visit the surface of each planet, from mountains on the moons of Neptune, to the caves beneath Mars, and a solar tsunami.
We explore some of the worlds strangest abandoned roads and transport links, and ask, why did survival in WWI come to depend on a narrow track cut into a sheer cliff face?
The team discover that America's most powerful icon of freedom - the Statue of Liberty - might actually be covered with secret symbols put there by a sinister group bent on world domination.
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.
In December 1980, NATO personnel stationed in England witnessed strange lights in the sky. Aliens?
Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that evidence of extraterrestrial visitation exists in every corner of the Earth, but some say the most compelling can be found in one of the world's least accessible places - China.
Chasing accounts of giant skeleton discoveries, Jim and Bill Vieira follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, who was fascinated by tales and legends of ancient colossi.
A towering structure with an explosive past; a deserted cityscape; a mysterious top-secret facility; a vast Nazi construction. Now they lie disused, contaminated and dangerous. But who built them? And why were they abandoned?
Hitch a ride on a comet as it roars from the cold, dark outer reaches of the solar system to the fiery surface of the Sun. Visit the surface of each planet, from mountains on the moons of Neptune, to the caves beneath Mars, and a solar tsunami.
We explore some of the worlds strangest abandoned roads and transport links, and ask, why did survival in WWI come to depend on a narrow track cut into a sheer cliff face?
