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Thursday 13th Jul

08:00 LOST SHIPS: The Ghost Of Trafalgar

This programme tracks the exploration of the most exciting naval archaeological discovery - the finding of the Agamemnon, Admiral Horatio Nelson’s first ship. More >

09:00 SHOOTOUT: North Hollywood

It's one of the most violent shootouts in American police history. It takes place in the "bank robbery capital of the world" - Los Angeles. More >

10:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Sinking On The Saint Lawrence

In 1914, a steamer crossing from Canada to England collided with a coal carrier and sank, taking 1012 passengers to a watery grave. Can the wreck be found? More >

11:00 THE SS: Himmler's Madness

Hitler's most powerful helper managed the Nazi death squads and mass genocide of Jews methodically, but how big a part did the occult play in his evil politics? More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: US Brinks Robbery

How the perfect robbery was finally brought down by greed More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: The Missing Prime Minister

Aussie PM Harold Holt went for a swim in December 1967 and disappeared in the waves. Did he simply drown or was he kidnapped by a Chinese submarine? More >

13:00 Monster Of The Andes (Pedro Alonso Lopez)

The story of serial killer Pedro Alonzo Lopez. After being violently raped in prison when he was 18 and killing three of his assailants, he launched an 8-year killing spree that claimed the lives of more than 100 girls in Peru. More >

14:00 Terror Strikes Moscow

23 October 2002: 40 Chechen rebels attack a Moscow theatre. After 58 hours, Special Forces storm in, killing the terrorists and 129 of the 800 hostages. Was this the only solution? More >

15:00 ROGUE'S GALLERY: JOHN DILLINGER

The first 'public enemy number one': his crime spree encouraged the creation of the FBI. In just nine months he went from petty criminal to murdering bank robber and desperado. More >

16:00 SHOOTOUT: North Hollywood

It's one of the most violent shootouts in American police history. It takes place in the "bank robbery capital of the world" - Los Angeles. More >

17:00 THE SS: Himmler's Madness

Hitler's most powerful helper managed the Nazi death squads and mass genocide of Jews methodically, but how big a part did the occult play in his evil politics? More >

18:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Sinking On The Saint Lawrence

In 1914, a steamer crossing from Canada to England collided with a coal carrier and sank, taking 1012 passengers to a watery grave. Can the wreck be found? More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: US Brinks Robbery

How the perfect robbery was finally brought down by greed More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: The Missing Prime Minister

Aussie PM Harold Holt went for a swim in December 1967 and disappeared in the waves. Did he simply drown or was he kidnapped by a Chinese submarine? More >

20:00 MEGA DISASTERS: West Coast Tsunami

What would happen if a massive earthquake and tsunami were to strike the West Coast of the United States? More >

21:00 The World's Biggest Machines

Go inside the inner workings of some of the biggest machines ever built - in the air, on land and on the sea. From the helicopter that can pick up tanks to the world's biggest train.

22:00 The London Underground

The arteries of London: nearly 140 years of history have created today's Tube More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 72

The brutal rape and murder of three women in Harlem, New York, leaves police stymied for seven years, until advances in DNA technology give up the name of the calculating killer. More >

00:00 MEGA DISASTERS: West Coast Tsunami

What would happen if a massive earthquake and tsunami were to strike the West Coast of the United States? More >

01:00 BATTLE STATIONS: Mosquito Attack

During World War two there was one aircraft that was equally at home at 30,000 feet on a reconnaissance mission, as it was skimming at tree top level taking the fight to the enemy's door. More >