Plot: Experts use modern forensic techniques to shed new light on historical mysteries such as the sinking of the Andrea Doria and the riddle of whether a weather or geological event of some kind might have triggered the Dark Ages.
Plot: Documentary telling the full story of World War II with the aid of rare and unseen archive footage, recently released official documents, modern colourisation techniques, state-of-the-art satellite-delivered terrain mapping and graphics.
Plot: Host Don Wildman uncovers the mysteries behind interesting and unusual artefacts stored in various museums while taking viewers on a captivating tour of ancient history.
Plot: `Murder Maps' is a documentary series exploring notorious homicides in modern history. Host Nicholas Day discusses cases in detail and drama reconstructions retell the events as they are believed to have happened. Every episode focuses on a different period, within the London area, examining the forensic...
Plot: Following the success of `Rome's Invisible City' comes this documentary exploring significant historical sites in Italy's cities. Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott once again join forces to discover the hidden foundations of Italian civilisation, using the latest 3D scanning technology. Over...
Plot: These are the stories of those who lived through Hitler's Germany. Told only with archival documents, this is a moving account of Germany and the Third Reich through the eyes of the oppressed, as they watched their country be crushed by a dictator.
Plot: Historians and scientists search for insights into the origins and significance of some of the most enigmatic relics and mysteries known to man. Our world holds remarkable relics that are full of secrets, written in stone, gold, and blood. Discovering the truths behind these mysteries could change history...
Plot: Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver explore the world of the Celts in this three-part documentary. In reviewing the origins and culture of the ancient civilisation, the presenters use drama reconstructions and the latest findings to uncover theories of the relationship between the...
Plot: Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas. Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart, Strauss, Freud, Stalin and Klimt all played their part.
Plot: A candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler's Swastika, at home and abroad, a record not only of what they saw, but of what they knew.
Plot: One of the great untold stories of WWII is the role the supernatural played in shaping and determining the war's outcome. Adolf Hitler attempted to harness religion, dark magic and occultism in his quest to secure power across Europe.
Plot: Iconic moments in the history of warfare including the D-Day landings, the ill-fated airborne operation at Arnhem, the German counterattack at the Battle of the Bulge and the dash for one of the last bridges standing across the Rhine at Remagen.
Plot: Exploring how the infamous Tudor king "changed from a clever, handsome prince full of promise into a paranoid, multi-married monster", who caused huge political upheaval in Europe.