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Tuesday 12th Sep

09:00 The Brits Who Fought For Hitler

The traitors of World War Two - Hitler's Commonwealth soldiers More >

10:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Captain’s Last Stand

In December 1951, the SS Flying Enterprise sunk. Exactly how did the ship go down? The Deep Sea Detectives investigate. More >

11:00 SPECIAL FORCES: German Gsg-9

German commandos must retake a plane that has been hijacked in Frankfurt and forced to fly to Somalia. More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Roy Fontaine

The story of the murdering butler of Kensington More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: Lost In The Andes

In 1972, an Argentinean rugby team crash landed in the Andes. The world thought they were dead but 72 days later they were found alive. How did they survive? More >

13:00 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 >

14:00 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 >

16:00 The Brits Who Fought For Hitler

The traitors of World War Two - Hitler's Commonwealth soldiers More >

17:00 SPECIAL FORCES: German Gsg-9

German commandos must retake a plane that has been hijacked in Frankfurt and forced to fly to Somalia. More >

18:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Captain’s Last Stand

In December 1951, the SS Flying Enterprise sunk. Exactly how did the ship go down? The Deep Sea Detectives investigate. More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: Roy Fontaine

The story of the murdering butler of Kensington More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: Lost In The Andes

In 1972, an Argentinean rugby team crash landed in the Andes. The world thought they were dead but 72 days later they were found alive. How did they survive? More >

20:00 FRANKLIN'S LOST EXPEDITION

The story of one of the greatest tragedies in the history of exploration, combined with the quest for an undiscovered shipwreck. More >

21:00 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 >

22:00 SS Republic: Sunken Gold

We follow the Odyssey archaeological team as they begin the first full-scale archaeological excavation of the steamship. More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 86

When three missing women seem to have ties to one Kansas man, police are suspicious. But the trail goes cold until a hunch reveals a horrific conspiracy of sex slaves and serial killing. More >

01:00 SS Republic: Sunken Gold

We follow the Odyssey archaeological team as they begin the first full-scale archaeological excavation of the steamship. More >