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Tuesday 3rd Jun

08:00 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: The Dead Sea Scrolls

One of the most important, controversial finds in history - do the scrolls reveal secrets of the birth of the world's religions? Experts continue the hunt. More >

09:00 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 >

10:00 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 >

12:00 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 >

13:00 Mega Disasters: Mega Freeze

In this startling documentary, we outline numerous 'climate catastrophes' which have taken place throughout history. More >

14:00 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 >

15:00 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 >

16:00 The Lost Evidence - Pearl Harbor

The 7th December 1941 is, as President Roosevelt declared, 'a date which will live in infamy'. Follow the story of the Japanese attack on the US Pacific Fleet. More >

17:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 2

Week by week, the last six months of WWII are detailed, from the Battle of the Bulge to the climax of the Pacific War in August, 1945. History is re-told. More >

18:00 BATTLE STATIONS: Apache - Attack Helicopter

The most powerful and feared chopper in the world. Its huge rotor blades and giant optical eyes make it look like a massive deadly insect. The lethal aircraft is profiled. More >

19:00 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 >

20:00 Mega Disasters: Glacier Meltdown

Increasing world temperatures cause glacial ice to melt, which in turn leads to rising sea levels and intensifying storms that affect coastal communities. More >

21:00 Siberian Apocalypse

This documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cosmic disasters in the history of civilisation. More >

22:00 Mega Disasters: Glacier Meltdown

Increasing world temperatures cause glacial ice to melt, which in turn leads to rising sea levels and intensifying storms that affect coastal communities. More >

23:00 THE LAST DAYS OF WWII: Episode 2

Week by week, the last six months of WWII are detailed, from the Battle of the Bulge to the climax of the Pacific War in August, 1945. History is re-told. More >

00:00 Siberian Apocalypse

This documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cosmic disasters in the history of civilisation. More >

01:00 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: The Dead Sea Scrolls

One of the most important, controversial finds in history - do the scrolls reveal secrets of the birth of the world's religions? Experts continue the hunt. More >