The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

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

Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architectur...

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

Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she tra...

The construction of the Egyptian pyramids remains an enigma, an unsolved mystery. But today, Egyptol...

Journalist and writer Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civi...

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

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

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Create...

A mission to discover and re-create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth.

Series in which three Australian brothers - Danny, Ben and Sam Wood - set out cycling on the trail o...

At its height, the Roman Empire encompassed Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. How did it ke...

This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor wh...
Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.

Ancient X Files travels around the world to solve some intriguing riddles. Each story is a piece of ...

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