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A look at pioneering aircraft, beginning with the DC3, the rigorously tested twin-engine passenger airliner that helped to revolutionise air travel in the 1930s and 40s

Drew and Paul look at a Volvo 850R station wagon, the car that became an instant classic when it appeared in the 1994 British Touring Car Championship.

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

Experts examine the origin of the pyramids in the deserts of Sudan, the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that once rivalled Egypt

Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids, looking closely at the Step Pyramid of Djoser

Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take him from San Francisco to Brazil, where he finds evidence that re-writes the FBI's version of the story

Searching a city of the dead, Josh unearths artefacts from the mysterious Etruscans who ruled central Italy before being conquered by the Roman Empire

Did Apollo astronauts hear unexplained transmissions on the far side of the moon? Plus, an astronomer spots a strange disturbance in Martian atmosphere

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

Chasing Bigfoot's origin story, Phil and Jessica uncover a rash of recent sightings and bone-chilling new evidence in the Pacific Northwest

Don Wildman explores the story of a dramatic crime, a historical speech from a reluctant ruler and an unlikely hero of the Cold War

Don examines a mission that provoked a military standoff, a subway stench with a surprising source and an explanation for the Great Chicago Fire

Once there was life on Mars - but scientists believe a series of devastating mass extinctions transformed a watery planet into a desert

A look at pioneering aircraft, beginning with the DC3, the rigorously tested twin-engine passenger airliner that helped to revolutionise air travel in the 1930s and 40s

Advanced laser scanning uncovers the identity of a mysterious ancient carving, and 3D modelling reveals the gruesome details of a Maya mass murder

The construction of electric guitars using Japanese maple and mahogany, and how a 1,700-seat circus can be set up in 36 hours

How a 700-year-old tree is used to produce a two-ton Japanese drum, the methods used by car factories to be environmentally friendly, and Italian pasta-making techniques

US Highway 1, one of the most famous coastal rides in the world. Its 650-mile length hugs the west coast from San Francisco to Laguna Beach

Don Wildman explores the story of a dramatic crime, a historical speech from a reluctant ruler and an unlikely hero of the Cold War

Don examines a mission that provoked a military standoff, a subway stench with a surprising source and an explanation for the Great Chicago Fire

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

Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take him from San Francisco to Brazil, where he finds evidence that re-writes the FBI's version of the story

Searching a city of the dead, Josh unearths artefacts from the mysterious Etruscans who ruled central Italy before being conquered by the Roman Empire

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