07.07 00:10
55 Minuten
Secret Nazi Bases
This episode focuses on Guernsey, an island which Hitler occupied and fortified over the course of five years.
07.07 01:05
55 Minuten
Forgotten Frontlines
The discovery of the body of a British officer was considered a major intelligence coup for the Germans; Operation Mincemeat would be the Trojan horse of WWII that may have saved thousands of lives.
07.07 02:00
50 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
WWII facilitated the use of technology to wreak destruction from afar; through success and failure, the bomb was and remains a weapon that can tip the balance in favour of those who wield its power.
07.07 02:50
50 Minuten
Ancient Engineering
The Great Wall of China was built with the blood and toil of millions of workers; fundamental to everything we build, the genius of the Wall is often overlooked.
07.07 03:40
50 Minuten
Tombs of Egypt: Imhotep, the Pyramid Creator
Archaeologist Zahi Hawass hopes to discover the tomb of Imhotep, the architect of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and aims to unearth the many secrets of the Egyptian mummies with his team.
07.07 04:30
35 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.
07.07 05:05
55 Minuten
Forbidden History
We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.
07.07 06:00
65 Minuten
Royals at War
This two-part documentary examines the strategies used by the royal families of Europe during World War II in the face of increasingly powerful nationalist parties.
07.07 07:05
65 Minuten
Royals at War
This two-part documentary examines the strategies used by the royal families of Europe during World War II in the face of increasingly powerful nationalist parties.
07.07 08:10
65 Minuten
Churchill's Forgotten War
In the summer of 1940, Churchill had taken power and the decision to arrest UK citizens originating from Germany, Austria and Italy; many were perfectly innocent men and some were Jewish refugees.
07.07 09:15
70 Minuten
Eiffel: Towers' War
The Eiffel Tower might never have seen the light of day; it owes its existence to the tenacity of visionary engineer Gustave Eiffel prevailing over his main rival architect Jules Bourdais.
07.07 10:25
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
The struggle for victory necessitated development of gun technologies; new inventions would emerge on the battlefields and at times surprise soldiers on both sides of the fight.
07.07 11:30
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
World War II fostered the emergence of both iconic and unusual tanks that were each engineered with distinct aims; we explore diverse tank innovations and the overall trajectory of armoured warfare.
07.07 12:35
60 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
World War II ignited a fierce battle for aerial dominance and drove nations to pioneer secret aircraft technologies; this episode explores the development of early jet fighters.
07.07 13:35
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
World War II was a battle for supremacy at sea more than any other conflict before or since; in this episode, we explore how the secret weapons of naval warfare changed the tides of history.
07.07 14:40
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
WWII facilitated the use of technology to wreak destruction from afar; through success and failure, the bomb was and remains a weapon that can tip the balance in favour of those who wield its power.
07.07 15:45
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
Espionage and intelligence were crucial during WWII; clever camouflage, the Enigma machine, and concealable weapons were as important as any tank, ship, aircraft or bomb.
07.07 16:50
65 Minuten
Hitler's Power
How could a nobody become a dictator and bring down a democracy in just a few years, what crucial events helped Hitler gain respectability and influence, and who were his supporters?
07.07 17:55
65 Minuten
Hitler's Power
How did Hitler succeed in transforming a republic into a "Führer state" in such a short time, how did the "enforced conformity" of society take place, and how willingly did the Germans fall in line?
07.07 19:00
60 Minuten
Hitler's Power
Hitler had outwardly emphasised his will for peace, yet he committed his top commanders once he came to power to a war of extermination that would secure the German Reich's supremacy in Europe.
07.07 20:00
65 Minuten
The Secrets to Civilisation
We discover how climate change has influenced civilisations and find out how the era of the Trojan War and the Exodus was beset by a rapidly cooling climate leading to the collapse of civilisations.
07.07 21:05
65 Minuten
The History of Mother Earth: Gaia Uncovered
Using ancient evidence and the latest NASA technology, historian Bettany Hughes explores the idea that the Earth is a living being and how ancient civilisations learned to respect the Earth.
07.07 22:10
70 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.
07.07 23:20
60 Minuten
Churchill's Forgotten War
In the summer of 1940, Churchill had taken power and the decision to arrest UK citizens originating from Germany, Austria and Italy; many were perfectly innocent men and some were Jewish refugees.
08.07 00:20
60 Minuten
Nazi Killing Fields
March 1945: a special unit of the SS feels disturbed by wandering forced labourers in the West when their commander orders a massacre; this was a war crime that remained unpunished for decades.
08.07 01:20
100 Minuten
Resistance: They Fought Back
Most people have no idea how widespread Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was; this documentary illustrating the uprising in ghettos, rebellions in death camps, and armed resistance in the forests.
08.07 03:00
50 Minuten
Ancient Apocalypse
The Khmer empire had been one of the most powerful states in Southeast Asia, but its strengths soon came to be fatal weaknesses contributing to the fall of its magnificent temple cities.
08.07 03:50
50 Minuten
Cracking the Code
We uncover some of the world's most famous encryptions and reveal how they were decoded, the brilliant minds who cracked them, and the mysteries they were hiding.
08.07 04:40
35 Minuten
Cursed Bloodlines
From royal families spanning centuries to billionaire business tycoons and their clans, "Cursed Bloodlines" examines real-life historical instances of tragically ill-fated bloodlines.
08.07 05:15
60 Minuten
Forbidden History
The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?
08.07 06:15
65 Minuten
Planet of Treasures
Historian Christopher Clark travels to Africa; his journey leads him to Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania with its breathtaking Serengeti National Park, and to Lamu Island off of the coast of Kenya.
08.07 10:30
60 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June 1942: the most decisive naval-air battle in the Pacific started as a Japanese trap and ended as an American ambush, a totally unpredictable conflict made up of luck, code-breaking, and gambles.
08.07 11:30
65 Minuten
Secret Nazi Bases
As the Red Army approached a forest in Poland toward the end of the war, they stumbled upon a complex containing more than 1,000 structures across 25 square kilometres.
08.07 12:35
55 Minuten
Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall
Spanish colonies have grown throughout the Americas after decades of conquests, but the Spanish monarchy struggles to control the guardians of "New Spain" from afar.
08.07 13:30
65 Minuten
Cleopatra's Secret Tomb
The life and death of Cleopatra is shrouded in mystery; the discovery of this legendary queen's last resting place could shed new light on her personal and political trajectory.
08.07 14:35
65 Minuten
Planet of Treasures
Historian Christopher Clark travels to Africa; his journey leads him to Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania with its breathtaking Serengeti National Park, and to Lamu Island off of the coast of Kenya.
08.07 15:40
70 Minuten
Queens of Ancient Egypt
The famous Cleopatra is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens spanning 3,000 years of history; we explore the lives of three of ancient Egypt's fascinating and charismatic female monarchs.
08.07 16:50
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.
08.07 17:55
65 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June 1942: the most decisive naval-air battle in the Pacific started as a Japanese trap and ended as an American ambush, a totally unpredictable conflict made up of luck, code-breaking, and gambles.
08.07 19:00
60 Minuten
Secret Nazi Bases
A secret weapons programme in the heart of Austria could have ended badly for the Allies and may have indicated nuclear plans being concocted by Hitler.
08.07 20:00
65 Minuten
Secret Weapons: WWII
Espionage and intelligence were crucial during WWII; clever camouflage, the Enigma machine, and concealable weapons were as important as any tank, ship, aircraft or bomb.
08.07 21:05
65 Minuten
Forgotten Frontlines
The Battle of Castle Itter is the strangest WWII battle the world has never heard of, and the only battle where the Allies joined forces with Germans to defeat the Nazis.
08.07 22:10
60 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.
08.07 23:10
65 Minuten
Secret Nazi Bases
A secret weapons programme in the heart of Austria could have ended badly for the Allies and may have indicated nuclear plans being concocted by Hitler.
09.07 00:15
60 Minuten
WWII: Frontlines
June 1942: the most decisive naval-air battle in the Pacific started as a Japanese trap and ended as an American ambush, a totally unpredictable conflict made up of luck, code-breaking, and gambles.