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A team of experts looks into the Orion constellation to investigate whether this could have been an entry point for aliens visiting Earth

Experts investigate the similarities in burial tombs from distant cultures, and question whether aliens could have influenced their complicated designs

A chronological appraisal of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on the vessels that made the landings on the beaches of Normandy possible

A look at the silent threat of submarines, from tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in the Second World War

The efforts of Norwegian resistance fighters to return to their invaded homeland to carry out a daring mission to raid and destroy a hydroelectric plant

Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, beginning in the quiet suburban streets of Benwell in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Hugh Dennis and the team of expert archaeologists unearth William the Conqueror's lost Priory hidden beneath the neighbourhood lawns of Lenton in Nottingham

Alice Roberts explores Plymouth's history during the Elizabethan era, visiting the home of Sir Francis Drake, and uncovering his history of piracy and slave trading

A team of experts looks into the Orion constellation to investigate whether this could have been an entry point for aliens visiting Earth

Experts investigate the similarities in burial tombs from distant cultures, and question whether aliens could have influenced their complicated designs

Science reveals new insights into belief and superstition in the land of the pharaohs, from finding the long-lost 'Land of Punt' to Tutankhamun

The life of Ramses II - also known as Ramses the Great - a pharaoh who expanded Egypt's borders, built monuments and signed the first international peace treaty

The presenter visits the monuments of Ancient Egypt in a bid to understand how such 'wonders of the ancient world' were built 4,500 years ago

The presenter considers the riddle of the Sphinx, contemplating the suggestion that it is even older than thought

Bradley visits the resting places of Akhenaten and King Tutankhamun's successor Horemheb - before coming face to face with the mummy of the Boy King himself

Ross sees just how prevalent cocaine is in Colombia as he joins an army raid. He also meets the son of Gilberto Rodriguez - a founder of the Cali Cartel

The Battle of Kursk, an engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk, roughly 280 miles south west of Moscow, during July and August 1943

A team of experts looks into the Orion constellation to investigate whether this could have been an entry point for aliens visiting Earth

Experts investigate the similarities in burial tombs from distant cultures, and question whether aliens could have influenced their complicated designs

The stories of some of history's most notable leaders, from Sir Winston Churchill to Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela

A look at UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences, casting new light on historic cases

Garth Barnard investigates the likely cause of an accident in Nebraska in 1944, when a transport plane crashed during a violent storm

Garth Barnard examines the event that ended the life of Prince George the Duke of Kent in 1942, questioning whether his death was an accident

How Inca, Mesopotamian, Persian, Greek, Chinese, Egyptian, Roman and Indus civilisations all still exert deep influences on modern life. This episode focuses on art and culture