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Monday 18th Sep

08:00 BETRAYAL: Jonathan Jay Pollard - American Fall Guy

Jonathan Jay Pollard: The US Naval Intelligence Analyst fed secrets to Israel, but paid with his freedom. Was he justified in his acts or did he put US lives in jeopardy? More >

09:00 Julius Streicher

One of the most influential figures in the Third Reich, the Nazi newspaper mogul who was responsible for systematic anti-semitism. More >

10:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Mystery of the Channel Collision

Did the Duke of Buccleugh ram the Vandalia or was it the other way round? And how could wood sink iron? We investigate. More >

11:00 LINE OF FIRE: MONTE CASSINO 1944

The victory at Monte Cassino which won back the initiative for the Allies, paving the way for the advance on Rome itself More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: The Trunk Murders

A breakthrough for early forensic science when trunks left in railway baggage departments revealed their grisly secrets. More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: The Abandoned Airship

In August 1942, an airship mysteriously crashed near San Francisco. Concerned bystanders rushed to the wrecked craft, but there was no sign of the crew. More >

13:00 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

The infamous bandits died in a hail of bullets in a small Andes town. But could the film have had the wrong ending? Did Butch make it out alive? More >

14:00 True Caribbean Pirates

Long before Johnny Depp and Disney brought their version to the screen, scores of real pirates plied their brutal trade in the waters of the Caribbean. More >

16:00 Julius Streicher

One of the most influential figures in the Third Reich, the Nazi newspaper mogul who was responsible for systematic anti-semitism. More >

17:00 LINE OF FIRE: MONTE CASSINO 1944

The victory at Monte Cassino which won back the initiative for the Allies, paving the way for the advance on Rome itself More >

18:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Mystery of the Channel Collision

Did the Duke of Buccleugh ram the Vandalia or was it the other way round? And how could wood sink iron? We investigate. More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: The Trunk Murders

A breakthrough for early forensic science when trunks left in railway baggage departments revealed their grisly secrets. More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: The Abandoned Airship

In August 1942, an airship mysteriously crashed near San Francisco. Concerned bystanders rushed to the wrecked craft, but there was no sign of the crew. More >

20:00 The Mystery of the Tibetan Mummy

In a lost corner of Tibet, a team of international scientists have uncovered a 500-year-old body... perfectly intact. More >

21:00 Cannibals

Human cannibalism is steeped in controversy, a subject that both fascinates and repulses. More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 74

Can a mysterious note left on a grave help solve a 12-year-old murder? Also, exhaustive questioning of a bereaved mother leads investigators to discover the fate of her three dead children 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 >

01:00 DYNASTIES: The Mongol Empire

Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis, founded his dynasty by conquering China. Unlike his infamous ancestor, he was known for his mercy to the conquered. More >