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Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past

Investigating what the God Particle reveals about the origins of the world, and whether clues to its significance could have been left by ancient aliens

The events of spring 1944, when on the Eastern Front, the momentum was firmly with Allies as the Second World War moved into its final, violent act

A look at what it was really like to live and survive during one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever seen

Examining the German attack on Stalingrad, which turned into one of bloodiest battles in the history of warfare and was a pivotal point in the war

The team seeks artefacts from the country's first superhighway - the Bridgewater Canal - that linked the coal mines of Worsley with Manchester and powered the Industrial Revolution

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in Buckinghamshire, Somerset, Dorset and Northumberland, finding out about discoveries that shed new light on British history

Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette look for evidence of Roman life in Scotland, heading to Ardoch Fort in Perthshire, on the east bank of the River Knaik

Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past

Investigating what the God Particle reveals about the origins of the world, and whether clues to its significance could have been left by ancient aliens

In 1943, Germany fell at Stalingrad, its first major defeat. In the Pacific, Japan lost momentum after the US won at Guadalcanal

In 1944, D-Day pierced the Atlantic Wall, as Operation Bagration crushed the Wehrmacht in the East. Plus, the fall of the Third Reich began

How, for some covert missions, assassination is the goal, with lethal toxins deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes

Andy McGrath returns to Cornwall, where he meets a real-life mermaid, stalks a local churchyard for owl men and faeries, and stops off at a haunted smugglers' inn

Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena

The history of Attica, a 90-year-old maximum-security prison in upstate New York, has a legacy of violence and inmate abuse stretching back decades.

A look at the history of Leavenworth. Located 25-miles north-west of Kansas City, it was the largest maximum-security federal prison in the United States for over 100 years

A look at trafficking organisation Sinaloa and its leader El Chapo. Its success was threatened by the Tijuana Cartel and US and Mexican authorities

How when John Gotti, a mafioso from the Bronx, tired of the greed of his boss Paul Castellano, he orchestrated a mob hit, rising to power as the new don of the Gambino family

Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past

Investigating what the God Particle reveals about the origins of the world, and whether clues to its significance could have been left by ancient aliens

This programme contempates whether the Ark of the Covenant stolen by King Solomon's son was taken to Ethiopia. Archaeologists investigate new, mysterious leads to uncover the truth

Explorations of Seahenge's timber circle, an unusual Ukrainian canoe, ancient remains in a mudslide and a relic from Lake Mead's dry bed

In 1943, Germany fell at Stalingrad, its first major defeat. In the Pacific, Japan lost momentum after the US won at Guadalcanal

In 1944, D-Day pierced the Atlantic Wall, as Operation Bagration crushed the Wehrmacht in the East. Plus, the fall of the Third Reich began

The remaining artists are put into teams of two for a challenge that requires them to make two-piece sculptures

The remaining contestants are challenged to work with scale, colour and texture to create masterfully crafted botanical-themed pieces