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      • Ancient Top 10 (9)

        Greatest Ancient Metropolises. Behind every empire there is a central metropolis, driving expansion and governing the great empires that called them home. From the grandeur of Rome to the incredible Chinese city Xi'an, which ancient metropolis will take the crown as most renowned?

      • Boneyard (8)

        Mines. Modern ore processing machines are the largest, most sophisticated of their type in the world. When they wear out, they join the boneyards, waiting to be restored or scrapped for the furnace.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (5)

        King's Cross Fire. A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at King’s Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (6)

        Grenfell Tower. In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.

      • Museum Men (3)

        Hunting Nazi Submarines. Creative Arts is creating a midget submarine, the WWII German Seehund, for the Tampa Bay History Center. This life-sized sub will help visitors understand the extreme conditions the Germans faced.

      • Chasing Mummies (10)

        Buried. Deep in the Egyptian sand, Zahi make the extraordinary discovery of five intact burials and, just as he thinks things couldn't get any better, he unearths a brutally murdered mummy.

      • Missing in Alaska (1)

        Vanished in a Vortex. In 1950, a military transport plane vanished in the Alaska Triangle with 44 people on board, and hasn't been seen since. Was its disappearance caused by bad weather or something more sinister?

      • Mummy Forensics (6)

        The Missing Body. In a museum in the heart of England lies a bodiless mummy. The team are called in to discover who he was and whether his death was as grisly as it looks, and discover a story of a gilded life gone wrong.

      • Ancient Top 10 (9)

        Greatest Ancient Metropolises. Behind every empire there is a central metropolis, driving expansion and governing the great empires that called them home. From the grandeur of Rome to the incredible Chinese city Xi'an, which ancient metropolis will take the crown as most renowned?

      • Boneyard (8)

        Mines. Modern ore processing machines are the largest, most sophisticated of their type in the world. When they wear out, they join the boneyards, waiting to be restored or scrapped for the furnace.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (5)

        King's Cross Fire. A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at King’s Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (6)

        Grenfell Tower. In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.

      • Museum Men (3)

        Hunting Nazi Submarines. Creative Arts is creating a midget submarine, the WWII German Seehund, for the Tampa Bay History Center. This life-sized sub will help visitors understand the extreme conditions the Germans faced.

      • Chasing Mummies (10)

        Buried. Deep in the Egyptian sand, Zahi make the extraordinary discovery of five intact burials and, just as he thinks things couldn't get any better, he unearths a brutally murdered mummy.

      • Missing in Alaska (1)

        Vanished in a Vortex. In 1950, a military transport plane vanished in the Alaska Triangle with 44 people on board, and hasn't been seen since. Was its disappearance caused by bad weather or something more sinister?

      • Mummy Forensics (6)

        The Missing Body. In a museum in the heart of England lies a bodiless mummy. The team are called in to discover who he was and whether his death was as grisly as it looks, and discover a story of a gilded life gone wrong.

      • Ancient Top 10 (9)

        Greatest Ancient Metropolises. Behind every empire there is a central metropolis, driving expansion and governing the great empires that called them home. From the grandeur of Rome to the incredible Chinese city Xi'an, which ancient metropolis will take the crown as most renowned?

      • Boneyard (8)

        Mines. Modern ore processing machines are the largest, most sophisticated of their type in the world. When they wear out, they join the boneyards, waiting to be restored or scrapped for the furnace.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (5)

        King's Cross Fire. A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at King’s Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (6)

        Grenfell Tower. In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.

      • Museum Men (3)

        Hunting Nazi Submarines. Creative Arts is creating a midget submarine, the WWII German Seehund, for the Tampa Bay History Center. This life-sized sub will help visitors understand the extreme conditions the Germans faced.

      • Chasing Mummies (10)

        Buried. Deep in the Egyptian sand, Zahi make the extraordinary discovery of five intact burials and, just as he thinks things couldn't get any better, he unearths a brutally murdered mummy.

      • Missing in Alaska (1)

        Vanished in a Vortex. In 1950, a military transport plane vanished in the Alaska Triangle with 44 people on board, and hasn't been seen since. Was its disappearance caused by bad weather or something more sinister?

      • Mummy Forensics (6)

        The Missing Body. In a museum in the heart of England lies a bodiless mummy. The team are called in to discover who he was and whether his death was as grisly as it looks, and discover a story of a gilded life gone wrong.

      • Ancient Top 10 (9)

        Greatest Ancient Metropolises. Behind every empire there is a central metropolis, driving expansion and governing the great empires that called them home. From the grandeur of Rome to the incredible Chinese city Xi'an, which ancient metropolis will take the crown as most renowned?

      • Boneyard (8)

        Mines. Modern ore processing machines are the largest, most sophisticated of their type in the world. When they wear out, they join the boneyards, waiting to be restored or scrapped for the furnace.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (5)

        King's Cross Fire. A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at King’s Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

      • James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain (6)

        Grenfell Tower. In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.

      • Museum Men (3)

        Hunting Nazi Submarines. Creative Arts is creating a midget submarine, the WWII German Seehund, for the Tampa Bay History Center. This life-sized sub will help visitors understand the extreme conditions the Germans faced.

      • Soviet Storm: WWII in the East (4)

        Stalingrad. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare and a turning point in the conflict. This is the story of Stalingrad from a uniquely Russian perspective.

      • Sliced (13)

        Bowling Alley. Nearly 100 million people worldwide bowl every year. To discover the secrets at the end of this dark alley, John's slicing up bowling balls, a bowling alley, a ball return, and the mysterious pinsetter.

      • Sliced (14)

        Bank Heist. Every year, there are nearly 10,000 bank robberies and more than 1.5 million home burglaries in the United States. But how hard is it to break in? John is slicing into locks, safes and bank vaults.

      • River Hunters (3)

        Civil War. River detectorist turned YouTube sensation Beau Ouimette and presenter Rick Edwards search for underwater archaeological finds tied to the Civil War.

      • The Hunt for Baltic Gold (3)

        Tomek presents his handicraft at the Amber Fair in Gdansk. Dorota is also present there with her jewellery designs. Benedykt’s sailing crew finds pieces of amber in their fishnets. Krzysztof argues with the owner of the field.

      • Ancient Discoveries IV (3)

        Secret Science of the Occult. In Mexico explorers use an ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld. In Britain investigators uncover the secret technologies behind a life size statue of Jesus Christ.

      • Chasing Mummies (7)

        Meltdown. It's early morning in Saqqara and Zahi is getting ready to open two sealed tombs for the first time in thousands of years, but Zoe is late again and his patience is wearing thin.

      • Chasing Mummies (8)

        Bats. Zahi is determined to disprove the theories of the so-called 'pyramidiots', who believe that there are secret underground chambers leading to the Sphinx. Little did anyone know that these caves were home to thousands of bats!

      • Dogfights (3)

        Guadalcanal. In August 1942, fierce fighting broke out in the skies above the Solomon Islands as US and Japanese fighter pilots fought for control of the Pacific.

      • Soviet Storm: WWII in the East (4)

        Stalingrad. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare and a turning point in the conflict. This is the story of Stalingrad from a uniquely Russian perspective.

      • Sliced (13)

        Bowling Alley. Nearly 100 million people worldwide bowl every year. To discover the secrets at the end of this dark alley, John's slicing up bowling balls, a bowling alley, a ball return, and the mysterious pinsetter.

      • Sliced (14)

        Bank Heist. Every year, there are nearly 10,000 bank robberies and more than 1.5 million home burglaries in the United States. But how hard is it to break in? John is slicing into locks, safes and bank vaults.

      • River Hunters (3)

        Civil War. River detectorist turned YouTube sensation Beau Ouimette and presenter Rick Edwards search for underwater archaeological finds tied to the Civil War.

      • The Hunt for Baltic Gold (3)

        Tomek presents his handicraft at the Amber Fair in Gdansk. Dorota is also present there with her jewellery designs. Benedykt’s sailing crew finds pieces of amber in their fishnets. Krzysztof argues with the owner of the field.

      • Ancient Discoveries IV (3)

        Secret Science of the Occult. In Mexico explorers use an ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld. In Britain investigators uncover the secret technologies behind a life size statue of Jesus Christ.

      • Chasing Mummies (7)

        Meltdown. It's early morning in Saqqara and Zahi is getting ready to open two sealed tombs for the first time in thousands of years, but Zoe is late again and his patience is wearing thin.

      • Chasing Mummies (8)

        Bats. Zahi is determined to disprove the theories of the so-called 'pyramidiots', who believe that there are secret underground chambers leading to the Sphinx. Little did anyone know that these caves were home to thousands of bats!