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Two wars were fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe. This was the Second World War. It remade our world in just a few decades.

The Price of Empire

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Modern day treasure hunter Billy Jamieson travels the world searching for valuable ancient relics, macabre artifacts, and strange curiosities.

The Treasure Trader

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Nero's opulent house, the largest building on Earth at the time, was a place of violence, perversion, and the high arts of the Roman Empire.

Nero's Golden House

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The popular British engineer and adventurer Rob Bell explores the history of ships that changed our world. 

World's Greatest Ships

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A bas-relief in a temple in Luxor depicts five of Queen Hatshepsut’s boats setting sail for the land of Punt. Were the Egyptians a seafaring society?

When the Egyptians Sailed on the Red Sea

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Between the two world wars was an age of jazz, prohibition, the talkies, radio, and the motor car. A time that was, in reality, an age of anxiety.

Impossible Peace: Between World Wars

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In the heart of a modern city, an archaeological sensation has been discovered: the harbor of Theodosius, the last ruler of a unified Roman Empire.

The Emperor's Lost Harbour

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In 1918, certain events and personalities helped end World War I, including scheming and brinkmanship from statesmen as loss of human life escalated.

Armistice: The End Game of WWI

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Scientists uncover a mummified dinosaur body, then undertake a radiographic autopsy to discover its last meal and never-before-seen internal organs.

Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy

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This film argues that Orville and Wilbur Wright, who launched their plane in December 1903, may not have been the first to fly. A rival took to the air two years earlier.

First Flight: Conquest of the Skies

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A daunting network of fortified bunkers connected by tunnels and defended by artillery crossfire, the Maginot Line stretched from Belgium to the Alps.

Secrets of the Maginot Line

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Explore the culture and values that have made China such a resilient civilization and their impacts on the current state of the nation.

Empire Builders: China

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The intertwined lives and fates of Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England are recalled in this opulent costume drama.

Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr

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May 1941: Britain endured one of the most intense bombardments of WW II: the Blitz. This series tells the stories of people caught up in the bombing.

The Blitz: Britain On Fire

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Was Pontius Pilate weak? Did he allow Jesus to be crucified at the demand of others? Perhaps he had his own motives for allowing Jesus's fate.

Pilate: The Man Who Killed Christ

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Franklin D. Roosevelt inspired millions with stirring visions of a post-WWII world. Now witness this intimate biography of a great American president.

The Wheelchair President

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In 1945, the first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped over Hiroshima. Three years before, the same pilot led the first daylight bombing in Europe.

Rouen to Hiroshima: Legacy of the Enola Gay

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Dr. Alice Roberts follows archeologists for a year, being there for the greatest discoveries as they dig for the truth of Britain's past.

Digging For Britain

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A comprehensive picture of the SS – how did a small group of thugs rise to be one of the most feared organs of the Nazi state?

Beyond the Myth: the SS Unveiled

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In 1586, Elizabeth I was in fear for her life. In a gripping account, the remarkable events unfold across eight weeks, when danger was at its height.

Elizabeth I: War on Terror

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350 years ago, the Great Fire of London was the most devastating fire Britain has ever experienced. But do we actually know what happened?

History

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