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Josh Gates scours Virginia in search of Thomas Beale's treasure and takes a detour to Philadelphia to uncover missing pieces of the puzzle

Some of the brightest minds and theorists on the planet explore the limits of human knowledge and explain the science behind the rules of the universe

A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks

An investigation into America's mysterious law enforcement agency, detailing the weapons and tactics employed to protect the US president

Drew and Tee explore three new territories. An unusual set of stained-glass windows, an 1840s lamp and a retro Japanese toy police pique Drew's interest

Simon builds an eccentric chandelier from car headlights, and Henry makes an international set of clocks out of dashboard time pieces

Bruce Crompton is doing up a wartime German tank engine so that he can pay for Glenn Miller's army uniform, a special Second World War relic

The evolving processes in the manufacture of dining-room furniture, ambulances and accordions

The manufacture of alkaline batteries, wheelchairs and flutes, and the ways in which production methods have been affected by advances in technology

Series exploring the secrets of the universe. This time, experts investigate the last stars of the cosmos and what a stellar apocalypse means for Earth

Drew and Tee explore three new territories. An unusual set of stained-glass windows, an 1840s lamp and a retro Japanese toy police pique Drew's interest

Don Wildman examines a dinosaur skeleton, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president.

New discoveries on a strange Mediterranean island might offer new clues in the hunt for the city of Atlantis, and experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed it

Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres in Belgium to look for items from the First World War and also goes for a ride in one of the first tanks ever used in combat

Josh Gates travels to the UK and Norway to try to unlock the secrets of the Viking Sunstone, a mystic crystal the Norsemen used to conquer the seas

Restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island that triggered an extraordinary chain of events

Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics

In the Cotswolds, Drew is given exclusive access to a dozen shipping containers. Drew picks out three items, including a 19th century glazed bookcase

Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are close to the Malvern Hills, converting a pair of saddles into bar stools and hoping to make a profit on a 1960s kitchen cupboard

Using 3D photographs taken at the time, the presenter explores the stalemate of trench warfare which culminated in the Battle of the Somme

The evolving processes in the manufacture of dining-room furniture, ambulances and accordions

The manufacture of alkaline batteries, wheelchairs and flutes, and the ways in which production methods have been affected by advances in technology

In the Cotswolds, Drew is given exclusive access to a dozen shipping containers. Drew picks out three items, including a 19th century glazed bookcase

Restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island that triggered an extraordinary chain of events

Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are close to the Malvern Hills, converting a pair of saddles into bar stools and hoping to make a profit on a 1960s kitchen cupboard

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home