Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America. Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.
Explores the Third Reich from a contemporary perspective to investigate how the Nazis managed to con...
Witness the epic nature of Wild Scandinavia: orca, puffins and eagles rule the fjords; wolves and ly...
The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from i...
Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the ...
Explore a world never seen before a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the seabed. ...
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A unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentries on Irish crafts capturing the fina...
Over a two-year period, filmmakers embedded with cops in Flint, Michigan, reveal a department grappl...
In this set of three videotapes, writer Graham Hancock traverses the world and explains his controve...
Series in which intrepid presenter Kate Humble follows the ancient frankincense trade route of Arabi...
1984 Channel 4 documentary series surveying the history of New Testament scholarship, giving an over...
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, soc...
In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domin...
Nearly 1,000 years ago, the Vikings left Scandinavia and settled across Europe - giving their name t...