23.06 09:45
60 Minuten
Secret Nazi Science
The triumphal architecture of the Nazi regime hints at a deeply dystopian future; what might a Nazi city and the world, have looked like had Hitler succeeded in vanquishing his enemies?
23.06 10:45
65 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border. In the east the Soviet Union unleashes the greatest offensive of the war, Operation Bagration.
23.06 11:50
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June-July 1944: three weeks after D-Day, the Allied advance has stalled; the killing fields around Hill 112 become the start of a brutal war of attrition that the Nazis cannot afford to wage.
23.06 12:55
55 Minuten
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs, one of the greatest empires in the Americas.
23.06 13:50
60 Minuten
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
Estonia has been fought over by many empires; Bettany sails to Saaremaa - Estonia's "Viking Island" - visits its capital Tallinn, and investigates the island of Kihnu and "the land of bogs" Soomaa.
23.06 14:50
70 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
The Sphinx is the most monumental ancient sculpture in the world at 73 metres long, 20 metres high and 14 metres wide. Who commissioned it, how was it erected, and what is its significance?
23.06 16:00
55 Minuten
The Engineering That Built the World
A hard-driving engineer with a reputation for excellence is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States to bring much-needed water to the arid American West.
23.06 16:55
55 Minuten
Secret Nazi Science
The triumphal architecture of the Nazi regime hints at a deeply dystopian future; what might a Nazi city and the world, have looked like had Hitler succeeded in vanquishing his enemies?
23.06 17:50
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June-July 1944: three weeks after D-Day, the Allied advance has stalled; the killing fields around Hill 112 become the start of a brutal war of attrition that the Nazis cannot afford to wage.
23.06 18:55
65 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border. In the east the Soviet Union unleashes the greatest offensive of the war, Operation Bagration.
23.06 20:00
65 Minuten
WWII: Endgame
Nazi Germany's fate was all but sealed by late 1944, but Hitler's manic denial of this impending defeat would lead to his final gamble at the Battle of the Bulge.
23.06 21:05
65 Minuten
Working for the Enemy
13 million forced labourers toil for the Nazis; it is rare that these young people experience kindness or love as the Germans are strictly prohibited from having any personal interaction with them.
23.06 22:10
55 Minuten
Nazi Murder Mysteries
In 1946, Hermann Goering cheated the hangman by deciding his own fate; how did he manage to get hold of a cyanide capsule in a maximum-security prison? We explore the theories surrounding his death.
23.06 23:05
70 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June-July 1944: three weeks after D-Day, the Allied advance has stalled; the killing fields around Hill 112 become the start of a brutal war of attrition that the Nazis cannot afford to wage.
24.06 00:15
60 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border. In the east the Soviet Union unleashes the greatest offensive of the war, Operation Bagration.
24.06 01:15
50 Minuten
WWII: Endgame
Nazi Germany's fate was all but sealed by late 1944, but Hitler's manic denial of this impending defeat would lead to his final gamble at the Battle of the Bulge.
24.06 02:05
55 Minuten
Working for the Enemy
13 million forced labourers toil for the Nazis; it is rare that these young people experience kindness or love as the Germans are strictly prohibited from having any personal interaction with them.
24.06 03:00
55 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
The Sphinx is the most monumental ancient sculpture in the world at 73 metres long, 20 metres high and 14 metres wide. Who commissioned it, how was it erected, and what is its significance?
24.06 03:55
45 Minuten
Forbidden History
The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt is a wonder of the world, but when was it built, for what purpose, and by who, and what can the earliest pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara add to the argument?
24.06 04:40
20 Minuten
Cursed Bloodlines
The story of how Persia morphed into Iran is very much the story of one family, the Pahlavis. Their reign would prove short-lived for a dynasty, but it was the most tumultuous in the nation's history.
24.06 05:00
25 Minuten
Cursed Bloodlines
J. Paul Getty was renowned for his wealth and frugality as well as his lack of empathy and compassion for his family. He would marry four times and sire five sons, but he died old and alone.
24.06 05:25
60 Minuten
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
Bettany travels to Bulgaria to explore a 6000-year-old gold treasure hoard and enter a 2300-year-old tomb in the Valley of the Thracian Kings with extraordinary vibrant frescos still intact.
24.06 07:25
55 Minuten
The Engineering That Built the World
Two rival rail companies compete to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, an unprecedented railway that crosses the American continent.
24.06 08:20
65 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
Hidden in the rainforest, Tikal was the capital of the most powerful kingdom built by the Maya; now new technologies such as LiDar allow researchers to reveal new secrets about this exceptional place.
24.06 09:25
70 Minuten
Greatest Events of World War II In Colour
Britain and France declare war when Hitler invades Poland; in May 1940, the Germans attack Holland and Belgium as a decoy. As the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe strike in force, the French seem trapped.
24.06 10:35
60 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
24.06 11:35
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
December 1944: with Europe in the grip of a terrible winter, Hitler's Panzers spearhead an attack on the Allied frontline in the Ardennes; they are to break through and re-capture the port of Antwerp.
24.06 12:40
65 Minuten
WWII: Endgame
Nazi Germany's fate was all but sealed by late 1944, but Hitler's manic denial of this impending defeat would lead to his final gamble at the Battle of the Bulge.
24.06 13:45
65 Minuten
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
Bettany travels to Bulgaria to explore a 6000-year-old gold treasure hoard and enter a 2300-year-old tomb in the Valley of the Thracian Kings with extraordinary vibrant frescos still intact.
24.06 14:50
60 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
Hidden in the rainforest, Tikal was the capital of the most powerful kingdom built by the Maya; now new technologies such as LiDar allow researchers to reveal new secrets about this exceptional place.
24.06 15:50
55 Minuten
The Engineering That Built the World
Two rival rail companies compete to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, an unprecedented railway that crosses the American continent.
24.06 16:45
65 Minuten
Greatest Events of World War II In Colour
Britain and France declare war when Hitler invades Poland; in May 1940, the Germans attack Holland and Belgium as a decoy. As the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe strike in force, the French seem trapped.
24.06 17:50
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
December 1944: with Europe in the grip of a terrible winter, Hitler's Panzers spearhead an attack on the Allied frontline in the Ardennes; they are to break through and re-capture the port of Antwerp.
24.06 18:55
65 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
24.06 20:00
65 Minuten
The Titanic in Colour
The first episode takes us from the Titanic's construction in Belfast to the final photograph of the ship as she sails into the North Atlantic.
24.06 21:05
60 Minuten
The Titanic in Colour
Artefacts at an auction of Titanic memorabilia in the south of England prove that fascination with the Titanic shows no sign of waning over a century after the sinking of the ship.
24.06 22:05
55 Minuten
Nazi Murder Mysteries
1941: Rudolf Hess, Hitler's right-hand man, crashes a plane into the Scottish Highlands. Why had he come, who was he meeting, and did he really take his own life in Spandau prison?
24.06 23:00
70 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
December 1944: with Europe in the grip of a terrible winter, Hitler's Panzers spearhead an attack on the Allied frontline in the Ardennes; they are to break through and re-capture the port of Antwerp.
25.06 00:10
60 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
25.06 01:10
55 Minuten
Crucifixion Bones
In 2017, an ordinary archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens turns up a sensational discovery when the best-preserved example of a Roman crucifixion ever discovered is unearthed.
25.06 02:05
45 Minuten
Sisi: Assassination of an Empress
September 10th, 1898: Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni stabs the Austrian Empress Elisabeth with a file. The murder of the Empress is the beginning of a political struggle against anarchism in Europe.
25.06 02:50
55 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
Hidden in the rainforest, Tikal was the capital of the most powerful kingdom built by the Maya; now new technologies such as LiDar allow researchers to reveal new secrets about this exceptional place.
25.06 03:45
45 Minuten
Forbidden History
How great was the Nazi belief in the occult? Was Hitler behind it, or was this mostly Himmler's doing, and did Nazi generals believe in the occult and attend secret ceremonies?
25.06 04:30
40 Minuten
Cursed Bloodlines
The tragic histories of the political dynasties of the Bhutto family in Pakistan and the Nehru-Gandhi family in India are often compared to that of America's Kennedy family.
25.06 05:10
25 Minuten
Cursed Bloodlines
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.
25.06 05:35
60 Minuten
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
With almost two million years of human history, Georgia combines influences from Europe and Asia; Bettany finds a warm welcome at leading museums and archaeological sites amidst a dramatic landscape.
25.06 06:35
60 Minuten
Sisi: Assassination of an Empress
September 10th, 1898: Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni stabs the Austrian Empress Elisabeth with a file. The murder of the Empress is the beginning of a political struggle against anarchism in Europe.
25.06 07:35
55 Minuten
The Engineering That Built the World
A little-known 19th-century French artist embarks on an impossible 20-year odyssey to build the tallest statue in the world and erects it on US soil.
25.06 08:30
65 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
Chambord is the largest of the Loire castles; with 220,000 tons of stone needed for its construction, it is one of the most important building sites of the Renaissance.
25.06 09:35
65 Minuten
Greatest Events of World War II In Colour
1940: France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion - the invasion of Great Britain - to commence, but first the Luftwaffe must defeat the RAF for seaborne landings to succeed.
25.06 10:40
60 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.
25.06 11:40
70 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
February 1945: a quarter of all US Marines who died in WWII were killed in Iwo Jima; the Leathernecks were forced to re-think their tactics as one in three of them became a casualty.
25.06 12:50
55 Minuten
Sisi: Assassination of an Empress
September 10th, 1898: Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni stabs the Austrian Empress Elisabeth with a file. The murder of the Empress is the beginning of a political struggle against anarchism in Europe.
25.06 13:45
60 Minuten
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World
With almost two million years of human history, Georgia combines influences from Europe and Asia; Bettany finds a warm welcome at leading museums and archaeological sites amidst a dramatic landscape.
25.06 14:45
70 Minuten
Ancient Superstructures
Chambord is the largest of the Loire castles; with 220,000 tons of stone needed for its construction, it is one of the most important building sites of the Renaissance.
25.06 15:55
55 Minuten
The Engineering That Built the World
A little-known 19th-century French artist embarks on an impossible 20-year odyssey to build the tallest statue in the world and erects it on US soil.
25.06 16:50
60 Minuten
Greatest Events of World War II In Colour
1940: France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion - the invasion of Great Britain - to commence, but first the Luftwaffe must defeat the RAF for seaborne landings to succeed.
25.06 17:50
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
February 1945: a quarter of all US Marines who died in WWII were killed in Iwo Jima; the Leathernecks were forced to re-think their tactics as one in three of them became a casualty.
25.06 18:55
65 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.
25.06 20:00
70 Minuten
Mussolini - The Fascist Emperor
In the fall of 1922, Benito Mussolini assumed power. His legal coup that begins on October 24 in Naples is a masterpiece. He presents the fragile Italian parliamentary monarchy with an ultimatum:...
25.06 21:10
65 Minuten
Mussolini - The Fascist Emperor
In the mid-1930s, after fifteen years in power, Mussolini became increasingly radical. He has an obsession: he wants to transform the Italians into "new people" and dreams of a restoration of the...
25.06 22:15
60 Minuten
Nazi Murder Mysteries
A rushed investigation into the death of Hitler's niece Geli Raubal ruled that she had committed suicide. Did she die at her own hands, or was she a tragic victim of Hitler's overbearing affections?
25.06 23:15
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
February 1945: a quarter of all US Marines who died in WWII were killed in Iwo Jima; the Leathernecks were forced to re-think their tactics as one in three of them became a casualty.
26.06 00:20
60 Minuten
World War II: The Price of Empire
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.