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Josh Gates ventures into the ancient Maya city of El Mirador in search of the lost tombs of mysterious ruling dynasty, the Snake Kings

Declassified files illustrate how two astronauts trapped in the vacuum of space faced an agonising death. Plus, close-up images of Pluto reveal a distinctly alien landscape

Stel and Jess sail to Sicily to explore Europe's largest active volcano. Their investigation leads them to a hidden labyrinth and a mysterious underwater monolith

Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton sells an Australian museum a Second World War tank destroyer worth half a million pounds, which still needs a barrel

Drew Pritchard haggles with a head teacher, squeezes into a hoarder's shed and takes a tour of a grand country house as he searches for more saleable items

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Dumfries and Galloway, where they find an electric organ and a vintage oil dispenser in barns that are brimming with junk

At Biggin Hill, south-east London, military equipment collector Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires

How game calls, mayonnaise and different types of razors are manufactured

How corn tortillas, Bush planes and aluminium bike wheels are manufactured

Astronauts evacuate when a strange mystery object is spotted hurtling through space toward the ISS. Plus, a secret agent tries to recover missing moon rocks

Drew Pritchard haggles with a head teacher, squeezes into a hoarder's shed and takes a tour of a grand country house as he searches for more saleable items

An insight into motorcycle clubs, which are often secretive organisations, investigating if they are crime syndicates or social clubs for nonconformists

The events surrounding the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, when General Robert E Lee brought his army north in a bold attempt to end the war

Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton takes on a huge project to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to do so he must part with some Second World War 'halftracks'

Josh Gates investigates the lost Mayan city of El Mirador, from the possible burial of the Snake Kings to the secrets behind one of history's greatest ancient cities

The truth about reports that suggest the Statue of Liberty was originally intended to stand in Egypt, and the real identity of the designer of the American Flag

The truth about great feats of American engineering, including the final destination of the Panama Canal, and the facts about the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to Finland looking for props, including Cold War Russian anti-aircraft guns, for a new blockbuster movie

Drew Pritchard hunts for valuable items on an old family estate, steps back in time at a 1920s-themed hotel, and uncovers tiny treasures at an antiques wholesaler

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Dumfries to meet Maggie, whose farm holds an extraordinary collection of memorabilia

The events surrounding the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, when union forces clashed with a massive rebel army in Virginia

How game calls, mayonnaise and different types of razors are manufactured

How corn tortillas, Bush planes and aluminium bike wheels are manufactured

Drew Pritchard hunts for valuable items on an old family estate, steps back in time at a 1920s-themed hotel, and uncovers tiny treasures at an antiques wholesaler

The truth about reports that suggest the Statue of Liberty was originally intended to stand in Egypt, and the real identity of the designer of the American Flag

The truth about great feats of American engineering, including the final destination of the Panama Canal, and the facts about the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien head to Dumfries to meet Maggie, whose farm holds an extraordinary collection of memorabilia

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home