Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. Incorporating studies of artifacts, renowned sites of archaeological interest and interviews with leading experts, it moves around the geographic zones of the world, exploring how and why civilization first sparked into life.

It was an archaeological find that became global news. An extraordinary mega-tomb, filled with the l...

From eradicating disease to selecting a child's traits, gene editing gives humans the chance to hack...

Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architectur...
The Greco-Persian War was pivotal in the creation of the modern world - yet all that is generally re...

For centuries, explorers have searched for the Bible’s most sacred religious artefacts. One of the m...

The Bible is both a religious and historical work, but how much is myth and how much is history?

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

Three-part documentary series in which anthropologist professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil...
Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.

This extraordinary series is a sweeping account of the rise of Earth’s continents. They are the prod...

In the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Medite...

This three-part special tells the story of the Egyptian empire from its beginning in 1560 B.C. to it...

The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling f...

Explore a world never seen before a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the seabed. ...

A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hugh...