Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical...

A historical exploration about the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the preserved Roman city it left behind.

Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer and film director.

From dangerous explosives and deadly curses that put everyday people at risk, to treasures found in the unlikeliest of ways, each episode digs into...

In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what has happened since the arrival of the first Homo...

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in...

Long-running travel programme

In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt.

Inside NASA's Innovations takes you behind the scenes with one of the world's leading technology innovators. Find out what it takes to collaborate...

This is the story of a power struggle between two men - one fictional, and one real. In one corner is the master of crime – the greatest...

In four chapters, largely based on and illustrated with archaeological finds and sites, Neil Oliver explains how, as far as is known, the Iron Age...

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on...

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from...

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. He...

An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of...

David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how...

Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these curious animals continue to baffle and...

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's...

The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.