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The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

An examination of objects found on the Mary Rose and the battle-winning tactics of Admiral Nelson on HMS Victory

The vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win the Second World War to modern stealth ships

The events of December 1941 when under cover of a fierce naval bombardment, a taskforce of elite British commandos sailed toward the Norwegian town of South Vaagso

Hugh Dennis and the team take on their first prehistoric dig as they try to unearth ancient roundhouses in the village of Stretton in Staffordshire

Hugh Dennis and the team dig up the gardens of Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire, in search of a vanished building - the only evidence of which lies in a painting

Dan Jones explores the history of Warwick Castle, which was established by William the Conqueror in 1068 and transformed into a stone fortress two centuries later

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

The truth and lies behind ancient Egypt's best-known and loved icons, including the Great Sphinx, Tutankhamun, and the lost city of Tanis

How, after five years' reign, Ramses II - also known as Ramses the Great - had already earned the distinction of being the most feared and respected among the martial pharaohs

The Battle of Raphia, fought in 217 BC near modern Rafah, which was a pivotal clash between Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire during the Fourth Syrian War

The story of Cleopatra Selene, the little-known daughter of Cleopatra and Antony, who witnessed her dynasty collapse but survived to become a great queen

Actor Laurence Fishburne explores Egypt's 4,500 year-old Sphinx, which stands guard at the great pyramids of Giza

Science and the supernatural, focusing on the discovery of the 'fairy coffins' - 17 miniature coffins containing carved figures located in Edinburgh in 1836

Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty told through the women who shaped the course of English history, beginning with Lady Margaret Beaufort

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

The background and engineering of booby traps, diabolical devices just waiting to kill the unwary - and often the innocent

The Waffen-SS, a military elite intended to attract the best German soldiers. Masqueraded as military excellence, the reality was very different

This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code, revealing the US efforts to crack Japan’s unbreakable Second World War code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor

In Cyprus, a UN peacekeeper fights off deadly foe with the help of a mysterious power. Meanwhile, a strange presence is encountered at an Alaskan air force base

Car builder Ian Roussel wants to help Billy renew his old car. He uses his new tricks on Billy's rusty old '54 Chevrolet and fixes it.