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Thursday 29th May

08:00 Hidden House History: The Grange

The Hidden House History team are called in to investigate an original Tudor cottage. More >

08:30 Hidden House History: Walthamstow

Nick and Jonathan are called to investigate a Victorian house in East London known as ‘Harvey Villa’. More >

09:00 Mummy Forensics: The Pierced Skull

The Pierced Skull: The Mummy Research Team is called out to look at the body of a South American mummy which has a number of visible wounds. Was the man a victim of crime? More >

10:00 Cities of the Underworld 2: Maya Underground

Hundreds of ruins over a scattered landscape reveal clues to the Mayan civilisation. Gods and bloody rituals mark their shocking underworld. More >

11:00 Modern Marvels: Mummy Tech

This programme delves into the scientific secrets behind the process of mummification, and the ancient Egyptian perception of the afterlife. More >

12:00 THE LOST EVIDENCE: North Africa

Using recently uneathed evidence, and incredible reconnaissance photographs, we tell the story of the fierce 1942 battle for North Africa. More >

13:00 HELL'S BATTLEFIELD: The Bulge - The First 15 Days

With a million men lost by September 1944, Hitler called up every able-bodied man between 16 and 60 to form a new home guard and launch a new surprise attack on the Allies. More >

14:00 The Wehrmacht: The Turning Point

In mid-1941, the British pulled off an enormous coup: they bombarded U 110 and forced the submarine to surface. The pickings were rich: what fell into their hands was nothing less than an Enigma machine, providing the key to the German Navy's secret code. More >

15:00 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD: Beneath Vesuvius (Naples)

Don Wildman journeys beneath the streets of Naples, Italy to discover a secret historic world hidden in the shadow of Vesuvius. More >

16:00 The Lost Evidence: Okinawa

Cutting edge techniques, unique archive film, and extraordinary re-enactments are used in this story of the historic invasion of Okinawa. More >

17:00 Hitler's Women: Winifred Wagner - The Muse

We look at Winifred Wagner, a close personal friend of Hitler who ran the Bayreuth festival – a nationalistic highlight of the Nazi calendar. More >

18:00 The Wehrmacht: The Crimes

Hitler's army thundered through Europe from 1939 to 1945 and brought needless death and destruction to the continent. What was it like to serve in this army? More >

19:00 Cities of the Underworld: Dracula's Underground

Don Wildman journeys beneath the intriguing streets of the Romanian capital Bucharest in search of the hidden world of Vlad the Impaler. More >

20:00 My Favourite Place: Peter Snow's Dover Castle With English Heritage

Presenter Peter Snow loves castles. On a tour of Dover Castle he discovers its keep was at the cutting edge of battlefield technology. More >

20:30 Highlands: Episode 4

Taggart star John Michie looks at life in the Highlands in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, in the second half of the 18th century, and examines the devastating Highland clearances. More >

21:00 Ancient Discoveries 2: Ancient New York

From brutal blood sports in Madison Square Garden, to a Times Square-style celebration for the Neolithic calendar, discover the blueprints of an ancient New York. More >

22:00 The Universe 2: Mysteries of the Moon

The moon outshines every other celestial body in the night sky but it is also the source of many unsolved mysteries and age-old myths. More >

23:00 My Favourite Place: Peter Snow's Dover Castle With English Heritage

Presenter Peter Snow loves castles. On a tour of Dover Castle he discovers its keep was at the cutting edge of battlefield technology. More >

23:30 Highlands: Episode 4

Taggart star John Michie looks at life in the Highlands in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, in the second half of the 18th century, and examines the devastating Highland clearances. More >

00:00 Ancient Discoveries 2: Ancient New York

From brutal blood sports in Madison Square Garden, to a Times Square-style celebration for the Neolithic calendar, discover the blueprints of an ancient New York. More >

01:00 Hidden House History: The Grange

The Hidden House History team are called in to investigate an original Tudor cottage. More >

01:30 Hidden House History: Walthamstow

Nick and Jonathan are called to investigate a Victorian house in East London known as ‘Harvey Villa’. More >