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Alice Roberts examines the disastrous final days of the Roman Empire, including the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse and the effects felt even beyond its borders

The fate of mankind's machinery of war in a hypothetical world without people, as Pearl Harbour comes under attack and snow causes urban avalanches

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

The development of the original form of combat - melee. Over time, short-range instruments of battle have evolved, from the short sword to Exoskeletons

The Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement contested in October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

Reported encounters with enormous, human-like beings, exploring how some archaeologists claim to have found skeletons of extraordinary size

How, in the age of smartphones and social media, more evidence of otherworldly activity has come to light than ever before

A countdown of the top 10 most interesting reported alien encounters

Tony Robinson embarks on expeditions through some of Britain's most historic landscapes, starting with a 40-mile walk along the Derwent Valley in the Peak District

Rob Bell investigates the events that led to the Battle of Watling Street, Boudicca's uprising against the Roman occupation of Britain in 60-61 AD

Alice Roberts examines the disastrous final days of the Roman Empire, including the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse and the effects felt even beyond its borders

The fate of mankind's machinery of war in a hypothetical world without people, as Pearl Harbour comes under attack and snow causes urban avalanches

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

The development of the original form of combat - melee. Over time, short-range instruments of battle have evolved, from the short sword to Exoskeletons

The Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement contested in October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

How the recovered fossilised remains of the giant penguin Crossvallia waiparensis, standing about five feet tall, provide new insights into prehistoric penguin evolution

How Claudius became emperor in 47AD without the respect of the people - many of whom considered him the village idiot - and chose to prove himself by conquering Britain

Reported encounters with enormous, human-like beings, exploring how some archaeologists claim to have found skeletons of extraordinary size

How, in the age of smartphones and social media, more evidence of otherworldly activity has come to light than ever before

A countdown of the top 10 most interesting reported alien encounters

Tony Robinson embarks on expeditions through some of Britain's most historic landscapes, starting with a 40-mile walk along the Derwent Valley in the Peak District

Rob Bell investigates the events that led to the Battle of Watling Street, Boudicca's uprising against the Roman occupation of Britain in 60-61 AD

In 1955, a family of seven in Kentucky fired their guns on an alleged alien attack. This programme assesses what they thought they saw against what they possibly did see

The latest recruit to join the team of 37 beefeaters begins his career with some testing exams, while the chief curator reveals the history of Anne Boleyn within the walls