The Universe

Dark Matter and Dark Energy make up 96 per cent of the Universe. Discovered only ten years ago, scientists are struggling to comprehend its unusual characteristics and answer the ultimate question; what is the fate of our Universe?

The Maya created the most sophisticated calendar systems in the ancient world, and according to many scholars their Long Count calendar will come to an end on December 21, 2012. What significance does this hold?

Engineering an Empire

For centuries, this mysterious civilisation ruled a huge territory across South and Central America. But by 900 AD, it dramatically fell apart.

Zahi wants to see if the long-forgotten Falcon Galleries can be restored as a new tourist destination. Inside, not only are there thousands of mummified birds, but deadly snakes and scorpions, too!

With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.

The Universe

Dark Matter and Dark Energy make up 96 per cent of the Universe. Discovered only ten years ago, scientists are struggling to comprehend its unusual characteristics and answer the ultimate question; what is the fate of our Universe?

The Maya created the most sophisticated calendar systems in the ancient world, and according to many scholars their Long Count calendar will come to an end on December 21, 2012. What significance does this hold?

Engineering an Empire

For centuries, this mysterious civilisation ruled a huge territory across South and Central America. But by 900 AD, it dramatically fell apart.

Zahi wants to see if the long-forgotten Falcon Galleries can be restored as a new tourist destination. Inside, not only are there thousands of mummified birds, but deadly snakes and scorpions, too!

With Peron toppled from power, Hitler and Bormann could have been forced to flee Argentina. Following leads from declassified files, Bob and John send the teams into Chile and Paraguay to investigate Hitler's whereabouts if he were forced to escape.

Engineering an Empire

For more than 500 years, Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilisation the world had ever known, built by an unprecedented mastery of engineering and labour.

The Universe

Dark Matter and Dark Energy make up 96 per cent of the Universe. Discovered only ten years ago, scientists are struggling to comprehend its unusual characteristics and answer the ultimate question; what is the fate of our Universe?

The Maya created the most sophisticated calendar systems in the ancient world, and according to many scholars their Long Count calendar will come to an end on December 21, 2012. What significance does this hold?

Engineering an Empire

For centuries, this mysterious civilisation ruled a huge territory across South and Central America. But by 900 AD, it dramatically fell apart.

Zahi wants to see if the long-forgotten Falcon Galleries can be restored as a new tourist destination. Inside, not only are there thousands of mummified birds, but deadly snakes and scorpions, too!

Bob and John have followed hundreds of international declassified files all the way from Berlin to Chile, where they investigate a secretive German community with reported Nazi ties.

Naples is a time capsule of ancient life, with banks, bakeries and even Nero's famous stage hidden under the streets and in the caverns of Vesuvius.

A team of field investigators uncover the clues that will recreate vanished or hidden worlds. They use the latest research, expert analysis and cutting-edge graphics technology to take us back.

How did life evolve on Earth? What will life look like on other planets? These and other questions will be answered by a diverse group of scientists. Watch as experiments are done to see if life exists on earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

Atlantis Found

Adventurer-geologist Dr Martin Pepper sets out to prove that Atlantis existed on the Greek island of Santorini, and was destroyed in the biggest volcanic eruption in human history.