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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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Monday 2nd Jun

08:00 The Curse Of The Hope Diamond

Famous, notorious and fabulously valuable: the story of the cursed Hope Diamond. More >

09:00 Rome - Rise and Fall of an Empire: Wrath of the Gods

When Emperor Decius took control of the empire, he sought to restore the pagan gods. His reign saw persecution of Christians, before plague struck and the Goths invaded. More >

10:00 The Universe 2: Space Travel

Is space warp-drive technically possible? Discover the array of spacecraft being designed, which could see man travel through the ‘final frontier’. More >

11:00 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 >

12:00 The Night of the Long Knives

We tell the story of one of Hitler’s most brutal and dramatic purges, which occurred half a decade before the sins of the Holocaust. More >

13:00 MEGA DISASTERS: Earthquake in the Heartland

Could a killer earthquake strike America's heartland? The New Madrid Fault remains a seismically active area and experts expect a repeat. More >

14:00 The Wehrmacht: Resistance

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? To conduct one of the bloodiest wars in history? To occupy half of Europe and yet to suffer total defeat? More >

15:00 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD: Hitler's Underground Lair (Berlin)

Host Eric Geller travels through the dark and damp recesses of Berlin's secret bunkers. Engineered by the Nazis during WWII, their dark past is revealed. More >

16:00 The Lost Evidence: Operation Market Garden

In September 1944, over 20,000 elite troops descended from the skies into Nazi occupied Holland. We tell the lost story of Operatin Market Garden. More >

17:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 1

It’s the battle for the Rhineland. American daytime bombing and British night raids have devastated Berlin. More >

18:00 The Wehrmacht: To the Bitter End

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? To conduct one of the bloodiest wars in history? 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 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 >

21:00 Journey to 10,000 Years BC

Examining the time of early humans in North America, sabre-toothed cats, woolly mammoths and the Ice Age. More >

23:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 1

It’s the battle for the Rhineland. American daytime bombing and British night raids have devastated Berlin. More >

00:00 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 >

01:00 The Curse Of The Hope Diamond

Famous, notorious and fabulously valuable: the story of the cursed Hope Diamond. More >