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The story of Travis Walton, who claims that in 1975 he was abducted and taken aboard a space ship inhabited by extraterrestrial beings

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

The smallest ships of war, such as the tiny canoes of the Cockleshell Heroes who led an audacious attack on German ships, and the boats that rescused soldiers from Dunkirk

A look at the tactics employed to pass strategically important ships under the nose of the enemy, and the use of intelligence to carry out naval attacks

Part one of two. The safety, competitiveness, and thorough quality management systems of the Korean seaweed industry

Hugh Dennis and a team of archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain. In Falkirk, they attempt to uncover a Roman fort connected to the Antonine Wall

The archaeologists uncover a 19th-century prison in Wiltshire whose revolutionary architecture allowed just a handful of guards to monitor hundreds of convicts

Dan Jones explores the turbulent history of the Tower of London, which has been a military fortress, a palace, a royal mint, a prison, a zoo and a place of execution

The story of Travis Walton, who claims that in 1975 he was abducted and taken aboard a space ship inhabited by extraterrestrial beings

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

Science shines a light on the dark side of Ancient Egypt, from a 5,000-year-old homicide to drug-fuelled debauchery - and one very shocking revelation

The secrets and lies of Ramses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279 to 1213BC - one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, diplomat and self-promoter

The Battle of Kadesh, fought in the 13th century BC between the Egyptian Empire led by pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire led by king Muwatalli II

The shocking story of two other Cleopatras who ruled Egypt jointly with Ptolemy VIII - a grim tale of incest, murder, rape, mutilation and war

More than 4,000 years old, the pyramids of Egypt are celebrated architectural marvels, however no one fully understands how they were built, or why

How, when a century-old extradition treaty between Britain and Spain ended in 1978, the Spanish coast became a safe haven for the mafia and criminal masterminds

The Battle of the Bulge, a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, which took place in December 1944 and January 1945

The story of Travis Walton, who claims that in 1975 he was abducted and taken aboard a space ship inhabited by extraterrestrial beings

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

A tour of some of the most significant breakthroughs in human history, from the digital revolution to the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound

More than any other Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich was an orchestrator of mass murder, and was terrifyingly clinical in approach

The Nazis' growing influence in Europe after the First World War. The seeds were sown as a clash of right-wing and left-wing politics caused strife in Germany

How the race to develop the first atomic bomb was seen as critical to secure world dominance

How, as Hitler rose to power in Nazi Germany, Heinrich Himmler and the SS resolved to find the legendary continent Atlantis