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732: Battle of Tours
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large... More >
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Friday 16th May

8:00 MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Eltham Palace With English Heritage

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tours Eltham Palace, with its bizarre mixture of bespoke art deco and medieval magnificence.

8:30 The Lost Gods (Part 2 of 6)

At the Palace of Knossos in Crete and the Acropolis in Athens, Christy Kenneally investigates the origins of Europe's first major civilisation, the Greeks.

9:00 LOST WORLDS: Stalin's Supercity

As the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for over a quarter of a century, Stalin envisaged a grandiose architectural plan on an unimaginable scale.

10:00 Lost Book Of Nostradamus

The Prophecy of the Roman Popes lay hidden in Rome for over 400 years, until it was unearthed at the end of the 20th century. Is it a lost book of Nastradamus? More >

12:00 Mega Disasters: Mega Drought

The now ever-present threat of global warming brings with it the probability of prolonged droughts and serious water shortages. More >

13:00 IRELAND'S NAZIS: Ireland's Nazis (Part 2 of 2)

We return to post-war Ireland - a country which provided safe haven to a number of Nazi collaborators and war criminals. More >

14:00 MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Eltham Palace With English Heritage

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tours Eltham Palace, with its bizarre mixture of bespoke art deco and medieval magnificence.

14:30 The Lost Gods (Part 2 of 6)

At the Palace of Knossos in Crete and the Acropolis in Athens, Christy Kenneally investigates the origins of Europe's first major civilisation, the Greeks.

15:00 LOST WORLDS: Stalin's Supercity

As the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for over a quarter of a century, Stalin envisaged a grandiose architectural plan on an unimaginable scale.

16:00 Lost Book Of Nostradamus

The Prophecy of the Roman Popes lay hidden in Rome for over 400 years, until it was unearthed at the end of the 20th century. Is it a lost book of Nastradamus? More >

18:00 Mega Disasters: Mega Drought

The now ever-present threat of global warming brings with it the probability of prolonged droughts and serious water shortages. More >

19:00 IRELAND'S NAZIS: Ireland's Nazis (Part 2 of 2)

We return to post-war Ireland - a country which provided safe haven to a number of Nazi collaborators and war criminals. More >

20:00 Digging for the Truth: Secrets Of The Nazca Lines

Josh Bernstein takes on the secrets of Peru's Nazca Lines. Who built them - and why? Were they an ancient chart of the heavens, or a message to the Gods? More >

21:00 Dogfights 2: No Room For Error

Witness first hand the grim and grisly reality of low-level dogfighting, where avoiding enemy fire is just one of the many problems facing a pilot. More >

22:00 S.W.A.T.: Dallas SWAT

Negotiator JD is called out in the middle of the night to a hotel where a man is holding a woman hostage. When a police officer is shot, JD fears the operation will end in murder/suicide.

23:00 THE FIRST 48: The First 48

In the first crucial 48 hours after a crime is committed, detectives race to uncover vital clues before the trail runs cold.

00:00 COLD CASE FILES: Cold Case Files 121

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1:00 HUMAN WEAPON: Silat: Martial Art Of Malaysia

Find out why Silat is one of the most intriguing fighting systems on the planet as our adventurers face a pitched battle against six Silat masters.