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Monday 25th Sep

08:00 BETRAYAL: Edwin P Wilson A Case of Reasonable Doubt

Ed Wilson's dealings in Libya made him a multi-millionaire. Did the American government use Wilson as a scapegoat? Or was Wilson really a terrorist for hire? More >

09:00 High Hitler

By the time he committed suicide in 1945, the 'great' dictator was a frail, sickly man, with tremors and a shuffling walk. More >

10:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Gold Rush Disaster - The Frolic

In a rocky inlet off the coast of Northern California, the wreck of a clipper used to smuggle opium to China is discovered. But where are the ship's records? More >

11:00 LINE OF FIRE: Normandy 1944

Sword, Omaha, Utah, Gold and Juno: the story of the D-Day landings More >

12:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: DeFeo And Benson

The true story of the crime which sparked off the original 'Amityville Horror'. More >

12:30 VANISHINGS: Shergar - Kidnapped!

On the morning of February 8, 1983, a gang of masked men burst into an Irish stud farm and stole legendary racehorse Shergar. Was it the work of the IRA? More >

13:00 UFO FILES: Alien Engineering Part 1

Our experts speculate about what would be under the hood of an alien space ship and what fantastic technology could let them fly. More >

14:00 The Kings: From Babylon To Baghdad

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 >

16:00 High Hitler

By the time he committed suicide in 1945, the 'great' dictator was a frail, sickly man, with tremors and a shuffling walk. More >

17:00 LINE OF FIRE: Normandy 1944

Sword, Omaha, Utah, Gold and Juno: the story of the D-Day landings More >

18:00 DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: Gold Rush Disaster - The Frolic

In a rocky inlet off the coast of Northern California, the wreck of a clipper used to smuggle opium to China is discovered. But where are the ship's records? More >

19:00 GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS: DeFeo And Benson

The true story of the crime which sparked off the original 'Amityville Horror'. More >

19:30 VANISHINGS: Shergar - Kidnapped!

On the morning of February 8, 1983, a gang of masked men burst into an Irish stud farm and stole legendary racehorse Shergar. Was it the work of the IRA? More >

20:00 Genghis Khan

Eight hundred and fifty years ago a man was born who would change the course of history as no-one before or after him, Genghis Khan. More >

21:00 Stonehenge

In one of the most ambitious experiments in archaeology ever attempted, Stonehenge will be rebuilt exactly as it was 4000 years ago. More >

23:00 COLD CASE FILES: Episode 71

Three women are brutally murdered over the course of five years in motels in and around Des Moines, Iowa. Detectives must painstakingly piece together DNA evidence to catch their killer. More >

00:00 Ice Run: Submarine To The Arctic

On a rare Arctic expedition, scientists join military personnel on a submarine headed north. Tensions run high as claustrophobia sets in beneath tonnes of glacial ice. More >

01:00 DYNASTIES: The Inca Empire

Incan lore claims that the race descended from the coupling of Manco Capac and one of his sisters. With their growing family they founded the great Incan civilization. More >