Countdown To Apocalypse

Centuries ago the prophet Nostradamus had visions of the end of our modern world. Now, scholars decipher his mysterious predictions and learn of terrible tragedies and catastrophic events that threaten to annihilate global populations.

The world today is linked like never before - but throughout history new trade routes and connectivity have opened the way to terrible dangers, too.

Over millions of years mankind has evolved from a puny, vulnerable creature to become a dominant force on the planet. But occasionally the planet bites back.

Ancient Top 10

Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?

Ocean currents control the climate around the world. When they suddenly stop, it unleashes an endless cascade of weather disasters. No place on Earth is spared from this climate catastrophe, which threatens to end human civilisation.

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks of searching for Yamashita's treasure, and a connection to the CIA, as the team moves mountains to clear the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

A priceless relic unearthed on a shipwreck in Madagascar launches dive expert Barry Clifford and historian Scott Wolter on a world-wide investigation to find out if there's a link between the 17th century pirates and the medieval Knights Templar.

Battles BC

Relive the epic battle which saw Caesar's Roman forces use audacious tactics to overcome a Gallic army that outnumbered them five to one.

It has been rebuilt more than 20 times since his death, but what was Jesus' Jerusalem really like?

Countdown To Apocalypse

Centuries ago the prophet Nostradamus had visions of the end of our modern world. Now, scholars decipher his mysterious predictions and learn of terrible tragedies and catastrophic events that threaten to annihilate global populations.

The world today is linked like never before - but throughout history new trade routes and connectivity have opened the way to terrible dangers, too.

Over millions of years mankind has evolved from a puny, vulnerable creature to become a dominant force on the planet. But occasionally the planet bites back.

Ancient Top 10

Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?

Ocean currents control the climate around the world. When they suddenly stop, it unleashes an endless cascade of weather disasters. No place on Earth is spared from this climate catastrophe, which threatens to end human civilisation.

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks of searching for Yamashita's treasure, and a connection to the CIA, as the team moves mountains to clear the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

A priceless relic unearthed on a shipwreck in Madagascar launches dive expert Barry Clifford and historian Scott Wolter on a world-wide investigation to find out if there's a link between the 17th century pirates and the medieval Knights Templar.

Battles BC

Relive the epic battle which saw Caesar's Roman forces use audacious tactics to overcome a Gallic army that outnumbered them five to one.

It has been rebuilt more than 20 times since his death, but what was Jesus' Jerusalem really like?

Countdown To Apocalypse

Centuries ago the prophet Nostradamus had visions of the end of our modern world. Now, scholars decipher his mysterious predictions and learn of terrible tragedies and catastrophic events that threaten to annihilate global populations.

The world today is linked like never before - but throughout history new trade routes and connectivity have opened the way to terrible dangers, too.

Over millions of years mankind has evolved from a puny, vulnerable creature to become a dominant force on the planet. But occasionally the planet bites back.

Ancient Top 10

Greed, genocide and murder - the likes of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra stopped at nothing to make sure their names went down in history. Which of these tyrants will be named the number one dictator of the ancient world?

Ocean currents control the climate around the world. When they suddenly stop, it unleashes an endless cascade of weather disasters. No place on Earth is spared from this climate catastrophe, which threatens to end human civilisation.

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks of searching for Yamashita's treasure, and a connection to the CIA, as the team moves mountains to clear the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

A priceless relic unearthed on a shipwreck in Madagascar launches dive expert Barry Clifford and historian Scott Wolter on a world-wide investigation to find out if there's a link between the 17th century pirates and the medieval Knights Templar.

Zahi wants to see if the long-forgotten Falcon Galleries can be restored as a new tourist destination. Inside, not only are there thousands of mummified birds, but deadly snakes and scorpions, too!

He was the Norse protector god who battled ogres and a giant serpent. But do historians believe he existed? New discoveries finally unlock the truth behind Thor, god of thunder.

Chasing accounts of giant skeleton discoveries, Jim and Bill Vieira follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, who was fascinated by tales and legends of ancient colossi.

In 9 AD, a ferocious Germanic chieftain, Arminius, slaughtered General Varus' army at the Teutoburg Forest in a landmark battle that would define the edge of the empire.

Evidence continues to mount and patterns emerge, as a group of former U.S. government insiders seek the truth behind UFOs. A shocking new encounter pulls them to another part of the U.S.A. where two more military eyewitnesses risk their career.

Life After People

Water gives life, but it can also destroy. Rain will flood New Orleans, and when power goes out in the city's aquarium, it spells doom for thousands of animals.

Stephen Taylor and Suggs head to Lincolnshire to dig up the remains of a Boulton Paul Defiant plane, one of the best British interceptor night-time fighter planes, shot down by the Luftwaffe during the Hull Blitz of March 1941.

The team probes some of the largest sightings of alleged UFOs ever recorded over the English Channel, including two eerie bright yellow flat objects spotted by pilots in 2007.