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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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Saturday 15th Jul

08:00 BATTLE STATIONS: Mulberry Harbours

Relive the extraordinary achievements of the engineers who built a harbour under fire for history's 'longest day' More >

09:00 Secret Russian Aircraft of WWII

The fourth and final installment in The History Channel's highly successful series on innovative Second World War military aircraft. More >

10:00 Nazi Guerrillas

When WWII ended, an underground organisation of Nazis attempted to derail the rebuilding process. More >

11:00 STALINGRAD: The Kessel

In WWII, the German Eastern Front saw war on scale of unimaginable terror and brutality. More >

12:00 LEGEND HUNTERS: Noah's Ark

No story has created as much controversy between scientists and theologians, than the Biblical story of the Great Flood and Noah’s Ark. More >

13:00 LEGEND HUNTERS: The Holy Grail

What really is the Holy Grail? The Legend Hunters investigate. More >

14:00 Firestorm: The Allied Bombing Of Nazi Germany

Controversial author Joerg Friedrich discusses whether the relentless aerial attacks on Germany at the end of WWII were a necessary tactic or an act of revenge. More >

16:00 Trafalgar's Forgotten Hero

Intimate portrait of the man who really won the Battle of Trafalgar - Admiral Lord Collingwood. More >

17:00 The Trial Of Jesus

It forever altered the course of human history, yet records show little about the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Biblical historians debate the facts. More >

18:00 The Kings: From Babylon To Baghdad - Part 2

The history of Iraq has been written in blood. Ancient kings leading the world's first armies were interested in one thing only total domination and their cities and empires More >

20:00 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 >

21:00 UFO FILES: Alien Engineering Part 2

Using cutting edge animation, we learn just how many amazing alien devices and mechanisms could really be possible. More >

22:00 Victorians Uncovered: Part 1

Queen Victoria was drawn to pleasure, but her advisers decided it would be more beneficial for her to champion the rising puritanical movement. More >

23:00 LEGEND HUNTERS: Noah's Ark

No story has created as much controversy between scientists and theologians, than the Biblical story of the Great Flood and Noah’s Ark. More >

00:00 LEGEND HUNTERS: The Holy Grail

What really is the Holy Grail? The Legend Hunters investigate. More >

01:00 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 >