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A look at underground structures, including Derinkuyu, a multi-level underground city in Turkey large enough to have sheltered up to 20,000 people, their animals and food stores

Key events of the Second World War, beginning with Germany invading Poland, and touching on Japan's expansion in Asia

Events of 1941, when Hitler invaded the USSR. Plus, Operation Barbarossa stalled as winter hits and Soviet resistance - fuelled by propaganda - turned the tide

The story of Britain's first female agents sent to the front line during the Second World War and spymistress Vera Atkins, who led them

Tony Robinson embarks on a five-day expedition along Dorset's Jurassic coast to explore the county's role in protecting Britain from invasion during the Second World War

Alice Roberts visits digs in southern England that reveal a previously unknown Roman town, a Tudor ship and evidence of Henry VIII's financial forgery

Alice Roberts examines a gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark, and Roman burials with pots where the heads should be

A countdown of the top 10 most interesting reported alien encounters

Reported accounts of alien encounters, hearing from people who believe that beings from other worlds have the means to control humanity

After the liberation of Paris, operations of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) dwindled, prompting spymistress Vera Atkins to confront the harm done to her agents

While Europe rejoiced over victory in the Second World War, spymistress Vera Atkins worked hard to determine the whereabouts - or fates - of her agents

Tony Robinson sets off on a 45-mile hike through the countryside of the Weald in Kent and the Downs of East Sussex to discover the area's rich and surprising Tudor heritage

Tony Robinson embarks on a walk across Wiltshire, from Avebury to Stonehenge, telling the story of the development that occurred in the latter days of the Neolithic era

Examining the plausibility of apocalyptic prophecies throughout history. This edition focuses on Isaac Newton's obsession with alchemy and biblical prophecies

An investigation into the plausibility of apocalyptic prophecies throughout history

The secret underground pathways of Scotland that reveal the degree of sophistication of the culture 700 years ago, when William Wallace fought for the country's independence

A look at underground structures, including Derinkuyu, a multi-level underground city in Turkey large enough to have sheltered up to 20,000 people, their animals and food stores

The actor investigates evidence from recently declassified files to shine a light on what's really going on deep in the shadows

The actor investigates daring government operations, revealing uncensored evidence and the lengths to which elite operatives have gone to complete missions

Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943

Extraordinary footage, colourised for the first time, shows life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the north African desert

A battle contested between the Japanese and Americans at the small island of Tarawa. Plus, a battle fought in New Britain and the invasion of Sicily

Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most compelling investigations of all, and events that he believes represent real encounters with extraterrestrial visitors