• History 2

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      • Rome's Lost Legion

        For 1,900 years the secret of Rome’s missing Ninth Legion has been shrouded in mystery, its ultimate fate argued over by generations of historians.

      • Knight Fight (4)

        Normans vs Saxons. Experts take on armour and weaponry from the legendary battles of the Normans and the Saxons of the early 11th Century. The winning team will fight in a final Duel using the deadly Danish Bearded Axe. Who will win in this battle for the ages?

      • Where Did It Come From? (11)

        Ancient China - Drilling and Mining. Mining the earth for coal, erecting drilling rigs for oil and natural gas to pipe to our homes, smelting iron ore into buildings of iron and steel - all of these are fundamentals of the modern industrialised world, but they are nothing new.

      • Evolve (8)

        Venom. Venom, the deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes and even mammals.

      • History's Most Hated (3)

        Genghis Khan. A profile of the Mongolian warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in the world by uniting disparate tribes in Northeast Asia.

      • 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.

      • Decoding the Past (12)

        Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a Buddhist funerary text written to serve as a guide through the afterlife from death to rebirth, is examined.

      • Deep Sea Salvage (3)

        Brink of Disaster. The team at Bisso Marine battle to stop a catastrophic explosion when an oil tanker splits in two on the Mississippi.

      • Rome's Lost Legion

        For 1,900 years the secret of Rome’s missing Ninth Legion has been shrouded in mystery, its ultimate fate argued over by generations of historians.

      • Knight Fight (4)

        Normans vs Saxons. Experts take on armour and weaponry from the legendary battles of the Normans and the Saxons of the early 11th Century. The winning team will fight in a final Duel using the deadly Danish Bearded Axe. Who will win in this battle for the ages?

      • Where Did It Come From? (11)

        Ancient China - Drilling and Mining. Mining the earth for coal, erecting drilling rigs for oil and natural gas to pipe to our homes, smelting iron ore into buildings of iron and steel - all of these are fundamentals of the modern industrialised world, but they are nothing new.

      • Evolve (8)

        Venom. Venom, the deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes and even mammals.

      • History's Most Hated (3)

        Genghis Khan. A profile of the Mongolian warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in the world by uniting disparate tribes in Northeast Asia.

      • 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.

      • Decoding the Past (12)

        Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a Buddhist funerary text written to serve as a guide through the afterlife from death to rebirth, is examined.

      • Deep Sea Salvage (3)

        Brink of Disaster. The team at Bisso Marine battle to stop a catastrophic explosion when an oil tanker splits in two on the Mississippi.

      • Rome's Lost Legion

        For 1,900 years the secret of Rome’s missing Ninth Legion has been shrouded in mystery, its ultimate fate argued over by generations of historians.

      • MysteryQuest (4)

        Devil's Triangle. The team take a survivor of a Bermuda Triangle encounter on a flight through it to try to determine what could be disorienting pilots.

      • Where Did It Come From? (11)

        Ancient China - Drilling and Mining. Mining the earth for coal, erecting drilling rigs for oil and natural gas to pipe to our homes, smelting iron ore into buildings of iron and steel - all of these are fundamentals of the modern industrialised world, but they are nothing new.

      • Evolve (8)

        Venom. Venom, the deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes and even mammals.

      • History's Most Hated (3)

        Genghis Khan. A profile of the Mongolian warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in the world by uniting disparate tribes in Northeast Asia.

      • 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.

      • Decoding the Past (12)

        Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a Buddhist funerary text written to serve as a guide through the afterlife from death to rebirth, is examined.

      • Deep Sea Salvage (3)

        Brink of Disaster. The team at Bisso Marine battle to stop a catastrophic explosion when an oil tanker splits in two on the Mississippi.

      • Rome's Lost Legion

        For 1,900 years the secret of Rome’s missing Ninth Legion has been shrouded in mystery, its ultimate fate argued over by generations of historians.

      • MysteryQuest (4)

        Devil's Triangle. The team take a survivor of a Bermuda Triangle encounter on a flight through it to try to determine what could be disorienting pilots.

      • Where Did It Come From? (11)

        Ancient China - Drilling and Mining. Mining the earth for coal, erecting drilling rigs for oil and natural gas to pipe to our homes, smelting iron ore into buildings of iron and steel - all of these are fundamentals of the modern industrialised world, but they are nothing new.

      • Evolve (8)

        Venom. Venom, the deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes and even mammals.

      • History's Most Hated (3)

        Genghis Khan. A profile of the Mongolian warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in the world by uniting disparate tribes in Northeast Asia.

      • Dogfights (2)

        Air Ambush. Legendary fighter pilot Colonel Robin Olds set a deadly trap for the North Vietnamese by disguising lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. The results were devastating.

      • Mummy Forensics (5)

        The Fisherman. The team examine a cross-legged Peruvian mummy. Why was it mummified in such a strange position?

      • The Universe III (3)

        Sex in Space. Discover how the extreme environments of space exploration might affect human reproduction.

      • In Search Of Aliens (1)

        The Roswell Rock. A mysterious rock bearing a cryptic design was discovered in Roswell, New Mexico in 2004. This piece of stone is unusually smooth and seems to possess unusual magnetic properties.

      • Ancient Aliens IV (13)

        Aliens And Dinosaurs. Experts examine depictions of dinosaurs in the world’s largest ancient religious temple. Could an alien race have killed the dinosaurs to make room for humans?

      • River Hunters (8)

        Salisbury. River Hunters sees Rick and river-searching expert Beau searching the unexplored rivers and waterways of Britain, unearthing treasures from the past which reveal how our various ancestors used to live, including Roman Briton and the War of the Roses.

      • Jurassic Fight Club (8)

        Raptor's Last Stand. Experts reconstruct a conflict between the armoured Gastonia and the largest member of the raptor family ever discovered, the Utahraptor.

      • How the Earth Was Made (6)

        Asteroids. Experts believe that a crater in the Arizona desert and a giant nickel mine in Canada are the result of meteor strikes. Can these impacts help uncover Earth's geological history?

      • Dogfights (2)

        Air Ambush. Legendary fighter pilot Colonel Robin Olds set a deadly trap for the North Vietnamese by disguising lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. The results were devastating.

      • Mummy Forensics (5)

        The Fisherman. The team examine a cross-legged Peruvian mummy. Why was it mummified in such a strange position?

      • The Universe III (3)

        Sex in Space. Discover how the extreme environments of space exploration might affect human reproduction.

      • In Search Of Aliens (1)

        The Roswell Rock. A mysterious rock bearing a cryptic design was discovered in Roswell, New Mexico in 2004. This piece of stone is unusually smooth and seems to possess unusual magnetic properties.

      • Ancient Aliens IV (13)

        Aliens And Dinosaurs. Experts examine depictions of dinosaurs in the world’s largest ancient religious temple. Could an alien race have killed the dinosaurs to make room for humans?

      • River Hunters (8)

        Salisbury. River Hunters sees Rick and river-searching expert Beau searching the unexplored rivers and waterways of Britain, unearthing treasures from the past which reveal how our various ancestors used to live, including Roman Briton and the War of the Roses.

      • Jurassic Fight Club (8)

        Raptor's Last Stand. Experts reconstruct a conflict between the armoured Gastonia and the largest member of the raptor family ever discovered, the Utahraptor.