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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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Historian David Starkey takes us on an epic journey to understand the oldest surviving political institution in Europe. the British monarchy.

Monarchy with David Starkey

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This series focuses on using archaeology to reveal how we used to live in great detail. Each episode boasts a different dig site or famous historian.

Time Team

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This compilation of special episodes throughout the years follows Tony Robinson and the Time Team as they uncover intriguing secrets from the past.

Time Team: Specials

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Join a swashbuckling journey across Turkey, the Balkans and Russia, charting the Ottoman Empire’s military campaigns into Europe and beyond.

Ottomans vs Christians: The Battle for Europe

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Here is a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: from Julius Caesar to Nero and Hadrian.

I, Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

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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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Great empires have risen and fallen through the ages, leaving behind extraordinary legacies, monuments, and inventions that have changed history.

Empire Builders

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Human bones can hide the most shocking of secrets. Join Dr. Tori Herridge as she examines some of the UK's most mysterious archeological burial sites.

Bone Detectives

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The tomb of the last pharaoh of Egypt has never been found, despite centuries of searches. New discoveries point to a promising location.

Cleopatra's Secret Tomb

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Historian Mary Beard addresses questions that have fascinated people for centuries. How did a small city, Rome, acquire an empire? Why did it fall?

Rome: Empire Without Limit with Mary Beard

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Explore history’s greatest cities, Athens, Rome, Alexandria, and Tikal, brought alive with 3D graphics, revealing their rise, innovation, and legacy.

Megapolis: The Ancient World Revealed

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Over 5,000 years, Egypt's great Pharaohs left a legacy of pyramids and gold-laden tombs, yet it was shaped by myriad inventors, artisans and scholars.

The Story of Egypt

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How did engineers organize machines and men to create medieval castles? Using CGI and dramatic reconstructions, this series shows how they did it.

Castle Builders

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Across the centuries, the tales of King Arthur have gripped the popular imagination. This documentary celebrates the power of the great myth.

King Arthur: The Legend

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In 2019, in Aleria, Corsica, a team of archaeologists made an unexpected discovery: an important Etruscan burial site.

The Etruscans: Rise and Fall of a Mysterious Civilization

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Today’s world is etched in yesterday’s stones. Understand the present by uncovering what ancient civilizations have left behind.

Civilizations' Legacy

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For Bettany Hughes, this is the journey of a lifetime as she sets off on a 900 mile trek up the Nile, from its mouth to Egypt’s southern border.

Nile: 5000 Years of History

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Beyond the gold, behind the Pharaohs and their tombs, stands the beating heart of Ancient Egypt: its people.

Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

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The history of anti-Semitism is a story of demonization that is deeply intertwined with the societies, countries, and ages where it takes place.

Anti-semitism: 2000 Years of History

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Scientists, historians, and theologians use Scripture to attempt to discover whether Biblical accounts of the plagues were based on actual events.

Biblical Plagues

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Witness epic sieges, iconic cities, and legendary leaders brought to life before your eyes, revealing how power shaped civilizations across history.

Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles

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Egyptologists seek Cleopatra’s tomb, and a U.S. collector’s 18th-century mummified hand may hold the key. A DNA investigation unfolds the mystery.

Cleopatra: The Mystery of the Mummified Hand

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Dr. Tori Herridge explores all the bits of history found on Britain's shoreline, including shipwrecks, prehistoric stone forts, and medieval villages.

Shoreline Detectives

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Join Egyptologist Zahi Hawass as he uncovers ancient Egypt's secrets, from Imhotep’s tomb to golden mummies, in a quest through Saqqara’s necropolis.

Tombs of Egypt: Imhotep, The Pyramid Creator

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Mexico's history is full of violent struggles, but relatively little is known of the events that shaped it, and how they are reflected in the country.

Empire Builders: Mexico

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How the history of Ancient Egyptians has had a lasting effect on Egypt today, and how this unique culture has endured several millenia.

Eternal Egypt

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Despite an idyllic tropical setting in the middle of the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific Islands have been a battleground for centuries.

Empire Builders: Pacific

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This series explores ways the Bible, with its rich narratives, have shaped politics, culture, and the human experience through the ages. 

The Bible: A History

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Historian and Asia expert Peter Lee travels across Southeast Asia to explore the history of four empires that changed the course of world history.

Mark of Empire: Asia's Ancient Civilizations

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Plunge back in time to the early 16th Century with this historical thriller that reveals an amazing world that pre-dates the arrival of the Europeans.

Curse of the Axe: Rewriting American History

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Explore how Greek civilization has affected the Western world with its contributions to science, philosophy, architecture, politics, and drama.

Empire Builders: The Ancient Greeks

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Legendary warlike cultures were known for their achievements on the battlefield, their military strategy, and innovative weapons and armor.

Warrior's Way: The Original Superheroes

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Was South America discovered and settled by Mediterranean peoples more than 2,000 years ago? Modern science has found evidence to support this.

Carthage's Lost Warriors

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The influence of Confucius on justice and morality has been profound, and his life and work are key to understanding China's rise in the modern world.

Confucius: The Creator of the Golden Rule

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Exploring the latest archaeological evidence, Mary Beard reveals what went on behind closed doors and in public baths 2,000 years ago.

Meet the Romans

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Scientists take a close look into the life of this Nordic teenager to better understand early Scandinavia and the oft-overlooked bronze age.

The Egtved Girl: Life of a Bronze Age Teenager

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Explore iconic cities, epic battles, and ancient empires in a series revealing how power, culture, and conflict shaped the world we know today.

Roman Megastructures

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Qin Shi Huangdi united and gave China its name. His legacy includes the Great Wall and his tomb, guarded by the famed Terracotta Army.

First Emperor: The Man Who Made China

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Two thousand years ago, Vesuvius infamously destroyed the town of Pompeii. Now, discoveries suggest that Vesuvius also erupted 1800 years earlier.

Vesuvius and the First Pompeii

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An exploration of the stories that have gripped European imaginations for centuries, revealing the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

Myths & Monsters

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An unknown object shows up on sonar in the Baltic Sea, causing wonder – and study. Could it reveal a crash site from a prehistoric civilization?

The Mystery Beneath

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For millennia, China was closed, and historians only had legends to study. The truth is clearer today.

China: The Beginning

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Exiled writer Jawad Bashara uses 3D tech to help restore Mesopotamia’s heritage, returning to his homeland to uncover humanity’s ancient origins.

Mesopotamia 3D

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The development of modern mankind was primarily explained through the "Out of Africa" theory. In recent years, bone finds have challenged that belief.

Out of Europe

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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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On a Normandy beach, archaeologists race against erosion to uncover a lost Celtic society.

The Dune People

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Rome's Colosseum embodies the power of its empire. The genius of its ancient building techniques makes it one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Colosseum: A Jewel in Rome's Crown

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Unravel the tale of a priest and his family by reconstructing the past and following the clues left to us by the ancients.

Quest for the Lost Pharaoh

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See the Mayans in a whole new light: explore the lost citadels of Tikal, a sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá, and a network of tunnels at Teotihuacan.