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French inventor Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, the Marquis d' Arlandes,... More >
08:00 LOST SHIPS: Galley Of The Gods
A Roman ship laden with over 200 tonnes of treasure sank off the coast of Tunisia and was lost for almost 2,000 years. Can Mensun Bound locate the sunken booty? More >
09:00 THE ROYAL NAVY: The King's Ships
The origins of the Royal Navy under King Henry VIII, and the Virgin Queen. More >
10:00 HITLER'S WAR: The Russians Are Coming
With over two million men and tens of thousands of tanks and guns the Red Army invaded Brandenburg, Pomerania, and Silesia, closing in on the river Oder. ‘The Russians are coming’ became a cry of fear amongst the Germans in the East. More >
11:00 ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ: Escape Academy
The Germans believed that escape from Colditz was all but impossible. Over five extraordinary years, they were proved wrong time and time again More >
12:00 Siege: Castles At War
This programme explores the role of the castle and draws upon the chronicles of Jean de Froissart, a 14th century poet and historian, to describe hand-to-hand combat. More >
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13:00 MYSTERIES: Mysteries Of The Sphinx
The ancient and beautiful Sphinx, guarding three mysterious tunnels... More >
14:00 Shot From The Sky
On June 14, 1944, pilot Roy Allen and the 10-man crew of his B-17 embarked on a mission over Nazi-occupied France that was supposed to be a milk run More >
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16:00 BATTLE STATIONS: Spitfire Squadron
Going inside the cockpit of this famous aircraft to reveal the extraordinary courage of the men who fought and won the Battle of Britain. More >
17:00 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: The Dead Sea Scrolls
One of the most important, controversial finds in history - do the scrolls reveal secrets of the birth of the world's religions? Experts continue the hunt. More >
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18:00 Isaac's Storm
In this television presentation based on Erik Larson's best-selling book Isaac's Storm More >
20:00 How The West Was Made: Birth of a Nation
In this episode we look at the birth of the nation, the Saxons and Vikings in the West Country from AD 410 to AD 1050. More >
20:30 How The West Was Made: The Nation Conquered
In this episode we look at the conquest of the West Country between 1050 and 1350. More >
21:00 9/11: In Memoriam New York City
This programme follows Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his staff from their first realisation of what had occurred on Sept 11th, 2001. More >
22:00 I Missed Flight 93
This programme illuminates the thin line that separates life and death. More >
23:00 SS Republic: Sunken Gold
We follow the Odyssey archaeological team as they begin the first full-scale archaeological excavation of the steamship. More >
00:00 BATTLE STATIONS: Spitfire Squadron
Going inside the cockpit of this famous aircraft to reveal the extraordinary courage of the men who fought and won the Battle of Britain. More >