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      • How the Earth Was Made (8)

        Driest Place on Earth. The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain. The soil is so dry that it has been used as a test bed for the Mars rovers.

      • Cities of the Underworld (8)

        New York. What's at the heart of the Big Apple? Explore a tangle of engineering, history and secrets that make up a dark urban underworld labyrinth. It's the city that never sleeps!

      • Ancient Aliens X (8)

        The Majestic Twelve. Comprised of top government officials, the 'Majestic Twelve' were tasked with investigating reports of UFOs. A series of documents have come to light, but are they authentic?

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (3)

        Piper Alpha. In 1970, British Petroleum struck oil beneath the North Sea. On the back of industrial unrest, the promise of lucrative work was too good to be true, but by 1988, with poor management within the company, a gas leak saw the untimely death of 167 men.

      • Battles BC XVII (6)

        Alexander: Lord of War. The great general leads his huge empire to India. Facing a challenging campaign in tough conditions, Alexander's plan requires tactical brilliance.

      • Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire (8)

        Wrath of the Gods. When Emperor Decius took control of the empire, he sought to restore the pagan gods. His reign saw persecution of Christians, before plague struck and the Goths invaded.

      • Patton 360 (8)

        Siege Warfare. Patton's men attack the heavily fortified city of Metz during a siege that lasts for weeks. Ammunition ran so low, his army resorted to using captured German shells.

      • Hangar 1: The UFO Files (3)

        Alien Technology. Inside Hangar 1, MUFON files trace mankind's technological boom to materials reportedly recovered from UFO crashes in the 1940s.

      • Evolve (6)

        Flight. How did flying creatures come to be? From the first vertebrates to take flight to the creatures that have conquered the sky, examine the animals which have evolved to fly.

      • How the Earth Was Made (8)

        Driest Place on Earth. The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain. The soil is so dry that it has been used as a test bed for the Mars rovers.

      • Cities of the Underworld (8)

        New York. What's at the heart of the Big Apple? Explore a tangle of engineering, history and secrets that make up a dark urban underworld labyrinth. It's the city that never sleeps!

      • Ancient Aliens X (8)

        The Majestic Twelve. Comprised of top government officials, the 'Majestic Twelve' were tasked with investigating reports of UFOs. A series of documents have come to light, but are they authentic?

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (3)

        Piper Alpha. In 1970, British Petroleum struck oil beneath the North Sea. On the back of industrial unrest, the promise of lucrative work was too good to be true, but by 1988, with poor management within the company, a gas leak saw the untimely death of 167 men.

      • Battles BC XVII (6)

        Alexander: Lord of War. The great general leads his huge empire to India. Facing a challenging campaign in tough conditions, Alexander's plan requires tactical brilliance.

      • Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire (8)

        Wrath of the Gods. When Emperor Decius took control of the empire, he sought to restore the pagan gods. His reign saw persecution of Christians, before plague struck and the Goths invaded.

      • Evolve (6)

        Flight. How did flying creatures come to be? From the first vertebrates to take flight to the creatures that have conquered the sky, examine the animals which have evolved to fly.

      • How the Earth Was Made (8)

        Driest Place on Earth. The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain. The soil is so dry that it has been used as a test bed for the Mars rovers.

      • Cities of the Underworld (8)

        New York. What's at the heart of the Big Apple? Explore a tangle of engineering, history and secrets that make up a dark urban underworld labyrinth. It's the city that never sleeps!

      • Ancient Aliens X (8)

        The Majestic Twelve. Comprised of top government officials, the 'Majestic Twelve' were tasked with investigating reports of UFOs. A series of documents have come to light, but are they authentic?

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (3)

        Piper Alpha. In 1970, British Petroleum struck oil beneath the North Sea. On the back of industrial unrest, the promise of lucrative work was too good to be true, but by 1988, with poor management within the company, a gas leak saw the untimely death of 167 men.

      • Battles BC XVII (6)

        Alexander: Lord of War. The great general leads his huge empire to India. Facing a challenging campaign in tough conditions, Alexander's plan requires tactical brilliance.

      • Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire (8)

        Wrath of the Gods. When Emperor Decius took control of the empire, he sought to restore the pagan gods. His reign saw persecution of Christians, before plague struck and the Goths invaded.

      • Hangar 1: The UFO Files (3)

        Alien Technology. Inside Hangar 1, MUFON files trace mankind's technological boom to materials reportedly recovered from UFO crashes in the 1940s.

      • Evolve (6)

        Flight. How did flying creatures come to be? From the first vertebrates to take flight to the creatures that have conquered the sky, examine the animals which have evolved to fly.

      • How the Earth Was Made (8)

        Driest Place on Earth. The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain. The soil is so dry that it has been used as a test bed for the Mars rovers.

      • Cities of the Underworld (8)

        New York. What's at the heart of the Big Apple? Explore a tangle of engineering, history and secrets that make up a dark urban underworld labyrinth. It's the city that never sleeps!

      • Ancient Aliens X (8)

        The Majestic Twelve. Comprised of top government officials, the 'Majestic Twelve' were tasked with investigating reports of UFOs. A series of documents have come to light, but are they authentic?

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (3)

        Piper Alpha. In 1970, British Petroleum struck oil beneath the North Sea. On the back of industrial unrest, the promise of lucrative work was too good to be true, but by 1988, with poor management within the company, a gas leak saw the untimely death of 167 men.

      • Battles BC XVII (6)

        Alexander: Lord of War. The great general leads his huge empire to India. Facing a challenging campaign in tough conditions, Alexander's plan requires tactical brilliance.

      • Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire (8)

        Wrath of the Gods. When Emperor Decius took control of the empire, he sought to restore the pagan gods. His reign saw persecution of Christians, before plague struck and the Goths invaded.

      • Hangar 1: The UFO Files (4)

        Unfriendly Skies. 'Hangar 1: the UFO Files' uncover many UFO incidents, and suggests that the next time you fly, you keep your window shade open. You never know what you might see up in the skies.

      • Evolve (7)

        Sex. A look at sex in its many forms and exploring how it could evolve in the future. Are we moving beyond sex? Is a time coming when we will be able to seize control of our own evolution through genetic engineering?

      • How the Earth Was Made (9)

        Hawaii. The origins of the remote Hawaiian island chain have remained a puzzle for generations.

      • Cities of the Underworld (9)

        Rome's Hidden Empire. Host Eric Geller discovers what life was like during Emperor Nero's tyrannical reign and Augustus's reforms by peeling back the hidden history of Rome.

      • Ancient Aliens X (9)

        The Akashic Record. Billions of people are tapped into the Cloud – an endless bank of data shared all around us. But is this modern invention really just a rediscovery of a technology used in the distant past?

      • Deep Sea Salvage (6)

        Final Battle. A tropical storm washes a huge supply ship far onto the mainland, requiring a team of heavy lifters, a bulldozer and a large pulley system to get it back to water.

      • Battles BC XVII (7)

        Ramses: Raging Chariots. Discover how cornered Egyptian soldiers miraculously escaped the Hittites in one of the greatest armed battles of the ancient world.

      • Rome: Rise & Fall of an Empire (9)

        The Soldiers' Emperor. At the end of the 3rd century, one man rose from soldier to Emperor. Heroic Aurelian reunited the empire in just five years and became known as Restorer of the World.

      • Patton 360 (9)

        Battle of the Bulge. The Battle of the Bulge kicks off in Belgium and, despite the worst weather in 20 years, Patton and his army race north to relieve the beleaguered defenders of Bastogne.

      • Hangar 1: The UFO Files (4)

        Unfriendly Skies. 'Hangar 1: the UFO Files' uncover many UFO incidents, and suggests that the next time you fly, you keep your window shade open. You never know what you might see up in the skies.

      • Evolve (7)

        Sex. A look at sex in its many forms and exploring how it could evolve in the future. Are we moving beyond sex? Is a time coming when we will be able to seize control of our own evolution through genetic engineering?

      • How the Earth Was Made (9)

        Hawaii. The origins of the remote Hawaiian island chain have remained a puzzle for generations.

      • Cities of the Underworld (9)

        Rome's Hidden Empire. Host Eric Geller discovers what life was like during Emperor Nero's tyrannical reign and Augustus's reforms by peeling back the hidden history of Rome.