From dangerous explosives and deadly curses that put everyday people at risk, to treasures found in the unlikeliest of ways, each episode digs into the people, the places and historical significance of these discoveries. And sometimes just being in the right place at the right time can make history…because nothing stays hidden forever.

EMMY-nominated PBS documentary covering the history of American aviation, from the Wright Brothers t...

What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam...

Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of a...

How To Survive the End of the World examines terrifying and scientifically plausible doomsday scenar...

Carla Hall travels around the world to track down the unexpected lineage and international origins o...

Art and culture define us - but in an age of change, who are we now? In divided times, Simon Schama ...

The year 2024 is the 10th year of the Grand Canal's successful application for World Heritage. In or...

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as ...

In a Temple filled with lost treasures and protected by mysterious Mayan temple guards, six teams of...

In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what...

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and inv...

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

At the world-famous Explorers Club, a gathering place for trailblazers, club member Josh Gates recou...

It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable...

This series explores the facts and investigates the truth behind the British Redcoat Army's campaign...

Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering ta...
Rageh Omaar visits Spain, Sicily and France to discover the history of Islam in Europe

The naturalist visits uncharted territory in pursuit of new discoveries. Steve Backshall takes on ph...

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

How the constitution of the largest Democratic Republic in the world was created.