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Monday 11th Sep

08:00 BETRAYAL: Aldrich Ames - A Spy Like Us

Aldrich Ames: One of the most damaging moles in CIA history. His double dealing cost of the lives of many agents and left dozens more in prison. How did he get away with it for so long? More >

09:00 Saddam: America’s Best Enemy

This investigation takes our presenters to London, Beirut, Amman, Bagdad and Washington, revealing Saddam’s and America’s very peculiar friendship. More >

10:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Blackbeard’s Ship

In this episode John Chatterton and Richie Kohler embark upon solving the mystery: could the Beaufort Inlet be the final resting place of Blackbeard’s ship? More >

11:00 SPECIAL FORCES: British SAS

Made famous in the books by Chris Ryan and Andy McNab, this is the story of a disastrous SAS mission to Iraq in 1991. More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Sir Harry Oakes

The British financier and socialite mysteriously murdered in the Bahamas. More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: The Lost Explorer

On June 18, 1928, world-famous Polar explorer Roald Amundsen took off from Norway in a flying boat and headed towards the Arctic Circle. More >

13:00 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: Who Killed Crazy Horse?

The death of Crazy Horse is shrouded in mystery. Was there a conspiracy by the US military? Or was he betrayed by his own people? This programme searches for the truth. More >

14:00 Rome: Engineering an Empire

This documentary chronicles the spectacular and sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its eventual fall around 537 AD. More >

16:00 Saddam: America’s Best Enemy

This investigation takes our presenters to London, Beirut, Amman, Bagdad and Washington, revealing Saddam’s and America’s very peculiar friendship. More >

17:00 SPECIAL FORCES: British SAS

Made famous in the books by Chris Ryan and Andy McNab, this is the story of a disastrous SAS mission to Iraq in 1991. More >

18:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Blackbeard’s Ship

In this episode John Chatterton and Richie Kohler embark upon solving the mystery: could the Beaufort Inlet be the final resting place of Blackbeard’s ship? More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Sir Harry Oakes

The British financier and socialite mysteriously murdered in the Bahamas. More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: The Lost Explorer

On June 18, 1928, world-famous Polar explorer Roald Amundsen took off from Norway in a flying boat and headed towards the Arctic Circle. More >

20:00 Khubilai Khan’s Lost Fleet

Seven hundred years ago the world was dominated by one superpower, the Mongol Empire. Only one conquest still eluded their leader, Khublai Khan - the mystical islands of Japan. More >

21:00 Houdini: Unlocking The Mystery

In this 2-hour special, we explore the life and magic of the great escape artist through his most prized possessions. More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 87

A false murder confession is disproved with forensic evidence, and a DNA profile on a scarf helps solve the 21-year-old cold case of an Ohio woman who was raped, bound, and strangled. More >

00:00 Desert Kings

As the first bombs drop on Iraq in March 2003, four US marines on their way to Baghdad reveal their fears for the future. A unique insight into life on the frontline. More >

01:00 DYNASTIES: The Tokugawa Shogunate

In a brutal age of civil strife, Ieyasu founded Japan's last shogunate and used his power to effect a lasting peace. More >

01:30 LANDSCAPE MYSTERIES: Figures In The Chalk

What is the origin of the mysterious figures in some of England's chalk hills? A team of archaeologists' remarkable discoveries shed new light on the ancient enigma. More >