Nazi Killing Fields

Ancient Superstructures - Season 2

The Taj Mahal is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Modern World; we investigate the building methods, ingenious engineering and mysteries at the heart of this iconic monument.

History Uncovered - Season 3

Who instigated the Cold War? We investigate the misunderstandings, false impressions and President Truman's anti-Communism that tipped the world into decades of belligerent peace and nuclear dissuasion.

The Enigma of the Swamp Mummy

Peru: Sacrifices in the Kingdom of Chimor

Out of Europe

Forbidden History - Season 6

Apparently imprinted with an image of Jesus' crucified body, the Turin Shroud is one of Christianity's most famous holy relics; scientists battle to try to prove if it's genuine or a fake.

Forbidden History - Season 6

Part of the Nazi plan was to take control of most of Europe's vast collection of artworks, treasures, and gold; the Nazis hid this massive loot down within mine shafts in Austria and Germany.

Forbidden History - Season 6

On a hill near Mt. Ararat in Turkey is what most scientists believe is just an unusually shaped rock formation; hoping to prove it's the remains of Noah's Ark, a research team investigates the site.

The Enigma of the Swamp Mummy

The Black Pharaohs

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

In June 1914, the first steps towards war were made when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, from the house of Habsburg, was assassinated by Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

During WWI, men had to endure combat and extreme conditions; civilians dealt with food shortages and raids. The insidiousness of ethnic cleansing raised its head, and a young Adolf Hitler took note.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Stalin rises as the leader of the Bolsheviks, and in Munich, the German Workers Party takes a new name: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter, or 'Nazi' as it would come to be called.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Hitler and Stalin begin to shape the course of history. President Roosevelt attempts to raise his country out of the Depression, and the world teeters on the brink of yet another World War.

The World War: 1914-1945 - Season 1

Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland was a gamble that paid off as his push west remained unchecked; while the leaders of Europe attempt 'peace', Kristallnacht signalled the horrors yet to come to many.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

What secrets did the Nazis hope to find inside the cells and DNA of the human body? Some of the most nauseating Nazi experiments were performed in the name of creating a pure Aryan race.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

WWII was a war in the skies; though the Treaty of Versailles had prevented the Germans from developing new weapons, they sponsored air clubs and pushed for supremacy in the air.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

Adolf Hitler was famously against using chemical and biological weapons, but chemistry and biological science still played an incredible role in the Nazis' unquenchable quest for power.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

What would it take to bomb the Allies into the ground? This was the question on the minds of top Nazi brass as they mobilised Germany's top scientists to create frightening new bombs.

Secret Nazi Science - Season 1

Science was a tool to help the war effort for the Nazis; how could a Nazi soldier and its leadership be optimised, and what secret Nazi plans can we glean from a hidden crypt in Thuringia?

Female Spies of WWII - Season 1 New

As the Allies cornered the Nazis, D-Day loomed and the Russians dominated the East, the SOE deployed their best agents to help free France; these were the war's boldest and most dazzling heroines.

D-Day: The Soldiers' Story - Season 1

Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.

D-Day: The Soldiers' Story - Season 1

Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.