An ancient civilization revered by scientists for their extremely accurate calendars, the Maya are also known for their mysterious ability to predict unsettling events.

MonsterQuest

Great white sharks are the ocean's deadliest killers and as they swim closer to our beaches, attacks against humans are on the rise. MonsterQuest leads an expedition to examine why these monsters are becoming more aggressive predators.

Five thousand years ago man throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin and Bronze empower the ancient world and allow empires to expand, armed with sharp, hard-wearing weapons.

Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations.

Battles BC

In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.

James Nesbitt's Countdown To Disaster

A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at Kings Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

Ufo Files

Ancient Discoveries

Some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. Was a simple bamboo tube the world's first hand gun? Plus, hidden in an ancient manuscript lies a recipe for tracer fire.

An ancient civilization revered by scientists for their extremely accurate calendars, the Maya are also known for their mysterious ability to predict unsettling events.

MonsterQuest

Great white sharks are the ocean's deadliest killers and as they swim closer to our beaches, attacks against humans are on the rise. MonsterQuest leads an expedition to examine why these monsters are becoming more aggressive predators.

Five thousand years ago man throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin and Bronze empower the ancient world and allow empires to expand, armed with sharp, hard-wearing weapons.

Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations.

Battles BC

In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.

James Nesbitt's Countdown To Disaster

A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at Kings Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

Ufo Files

Ancient Discoveries

Some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. Was a simple bamboo tube the world's first hand gun? Plus, hidden in an ancient manuscript lies a recipe for tracer fire.

An ancient civilization revered by scientists for their extremely accurate calendars, the Maya are also known for their mysterious ability to predict unsettling events.

MonsterQuest

Great white sharks are the ocean's deadliest killers and as they swim closer to our beaches, attacks against humans are on the rise. MonsterQuest leads an expedition to examine why these monsters are becoming more aggressive predators.

Five thousand years ago man throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin and Bronze empower the ancient world and allow empires to expand, armed with sharp, hard-wearing weapons.

Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations.

Battles BC

In a manoeuvre of strategic brilliance, Moses leads his people out of Egypt and lures the Egyptian army to a watery grave.

James Nesbitt's Countdown To Disaster

A tube system starved of investment, a lacking fire policy and an inadequate smoking ban were to have tragic consequences. In 1985, a series of disastrous decisions about safety procedures at Kings Cross station led to the death of 31 people.

The series finale focuses on the reliquary casket. Carl and Hamilton know the casket dates to a later period - probably early 15th century. Yet a series of engravings on it - the 'box code' - appears to make veiled references to Templar beliefs.

MonsterQuest looks into reports of chimpanzees on the loose in the United States.

Lost Worlds explores the tunnels beneath some of London's greatest buildings. The underground command centre from where the Battle of Britain was won is just one of the secret bunkers toured in this episode.

Megalithic monuments linked by electromagnetic energy. Prehistoric ruins arranged across distances in straight lines. Were ancient man's spectacular structures built by humans alone or do they bear evidence of design by other worldly visitors?

Engineering Disasters

Why did Asiana flight 214, packed with passengers, suddenly crash land and cartwheel across San Francisco International Airport's runway? Three families of the dead want answers.

The team investigate a strange object seen over Chicago's O'Hare Airport in 2006. Are aliens watching our airports? And if so, could they have a malevolent agenda?

The Romans, with the greatest army in the world, are annihilated by Germanic tribes at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Go inside the culture of some of the most famous warriors to explore their weaponry, tactics and, ultimately, their psyche.

The series finale focuses on the reliquary casket. Carl and Hamilton know the casket dates to a later period - probably early 15th century. Yet a series of engravings on it - the 'box code' - appears to make veiled references to Templar beliefs.

MonsterQuest looks into reports of chimpanzees on the loose in the United States.

Lost Worlds explores the tunnels beneath some of London's greatest buildings. The underground command centre from where the Battle of Britain was won is just one of the secret bunkers toured in this episode.