An examination of Erich von Däniken's controversial theories that have captured the attention of the world and ignited a movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory.

A miraculous meteorite falling from the heavens. A priceless gemstone with a deadly curse. And a chunk of sandstone considered so sacred that wars have been fought to protect it. What is it about stones that inspires some people to worship them?

Engineering an Empire

Innovations in engineering including locomotives, sewer systems and a technologically superior navy aided the spread of the British Empire and shaped the modern world.

Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.

Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.

Engineering an Empire

They ruled over much of Europe and Asia during the Dark Ages, building stadiums, aqueducts and cathedrals. But the Byzantines' success became their downfall.

Cities Of The Underworld

Host Don Wildman has special access to a sacred stone said to keep the world from ultimate chaos, and finds evidence of John the Baptist's apocalyptic sermons. He heads into a vast underground that ignited the violent visions of the end of the world.

Ever since the 1950s, the United States has been building freeways at an unprecedented rate. Host Michael Guillen takes us on a chariot ride through Ancient Rome and discovers that many of the highway amenities date back over 2000 years.

An examination of Erich von Däniken's controversial theories that have captured the attention of the world and ignited a movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory.

A miraculous meteorite falling from the heavens. A priceless gemstone with a deadly curse. And a chunk of sandstone considered so sacred that wars have been fought to protect it. What is it about stones that inspires some people to worship them?

Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.

Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.

Engineering an Empire

They ruled over much of Europe and Asia during the Dark Ages, building stadiums, aqueducts and cathedrals. But the Byzantines' success became their downfall.

Cities Of The Underworld

Host Don Wildman has special access to a sacred stone said to keep the world from ultimate chaos, and finds evidence of John the Baptist's apocalyptic sermons. He heads into a vast underground that ignited the violent visions of the end of the world.

Ever since the 1950s, the United States has been building freeways at an unprecedented rate. Host Michael Guillen takes us on a chariot ride through Ancient Rome and discovers that many of the highway amenities date back over 2000 years.

An examination of Erich von Däniken's controversial theories that have captured the attention of the world and ignited a movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory.

A miraculous meteorite falling from the heavens. A priceless gemstone with a deadly curse. And a chunk of sandstone considered so sacred that wars have been fought to protect it. What is it about stones that inspires some people to worship them?

Engineering an Empire

Innovations in engineering including locomotives, sewer systems and a technologically superior navy aided the spread of the British Empire and shaped the modern world.

Plants are used for food, medicine and clothing, to build our world and change how we feel - and they have played a vital role in our evolution.

Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, but they are also transforming what it means to be human.

Engineering an Empire

Innovations in engineering including locomotives, sewer systems and a technologically superior navy aided the spread of the British Empire and shaped the modern world.

Cities Of The Underworld

Join Don Wildman as he uncovers an ancient escape route and the birthplace of Jesus. He sets out to find the truth behind Jerusalem's most mysterious and enduring prophecies, the people who foretold them and what was left underground.

A look at how certain weapons invented by the ancient Chinese have contributed to nearly every military weapon in use today.

Ancient emperors, kings and pharaohs were often attributed with otherworldly strengths, abilities and wisdom, and many were even considered gods by the people they ruled. Who were these exceptional leaders?

Researcher Marc Seifer finds the smoking gun evidence proving the US military wanted Tesla’s secret files. Jason Stapleton and Travis Taylor investigate a link between Tesla’s last patent and one of the Air Force’s most advanced aircrafts.

Roberts and Laidlaw have uncovered a flaw in the Royal Navy’s anti-U-boat tactic ‘Buttercup’. By wargaming through different scenarios, they develop a counter-tactic of their own, Codenamed operation ‘Raspberry’.

Warriors

Japan, 1612: Legendary samurai Musashi meets arch rival Kojiro in a climactic duel. Modern-day warrior SFC Terry Schappert goes inside some of the most famous warrior cultures of all time to explore their weaponry, tactics and psyche.

Engineering an Empire

Innovations in engineering including locomotives, sewer systems and a technologically superior navy aided the spread of the British Empire and shaped the modern world.