Fatal Conflicts: The Rise and Fall of Civilisations Fatal Conflicts: The Rise and Fall of Civilisations
Women Pirates: Rebels of the Seas Women Pirates: Rebels of the Seas
Lost Mummies of the Incas Lost Mummies of the Incas
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Fatal Conflicts: The Rise and Fall of Civilisations

How did ambition and ideology shape the ancient world? We explore two defining rivalries: Xerxes vs Themistocles in the Second…

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Thursday at 20:00 · Ancient History, Documentary · 60 min
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Women Pirates: Rebels of the Seas

Marie-Anne Dieu-le-veut, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Louise Antonini: meet four female pirates, pioneers of freedom long overshadowed in history by…

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Friday at 20:00 · Adventure, Crime · 60 min
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Lost Mummies of the Incas

This two-parter charts teams of archaeologists as they undertake digs in and around the iconic Machu Picchu Citadel and Tambo…

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Archaeology, Documentary
18:50
The Giza Pyramid: Reaching For The Stars
The world is fascinated by the Pyramids of Giza; we explore theories and recent advances in archaeology, Egyptology and astrophysics to decipher the clues left behind by the ancient Egyptians.
19:00
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E21
Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless figurehead behind the Holocaust's planning, wielded power through deadly efficiency. His assassination was a dramatic blow to the Nazi elite.
20:00
Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma S1 E1
Cleopatra, the seventh of her name, is history's most famous Ptolemy - heir to a Greek dynasty ruling Egypt for centuries. How did these foreign pharaohs blend Greek and Egyptian traditions?
21:00
Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma S1 E1
Cleopatra, the seventh of her name, is history's most famous Ptolemy - heir to a Greek dynasty ruling Egypt for centuries. How did these foreign pharaohs blend Greek and Egyptian traditions?
21:05
Hitler's Power S1 E1
How could a nobody become a dictator and bring down a democracy in just a few years, what crucial events helped Hitler gain respectability and influence, and who were his supporters?
22:20
Lost Cities of the Bible S1 E1
6000 years ago, Sumerians built the world's first cities in southern Iraq; the first Westerners to explore these ruins were inspired by Bible stories. What was the world of the Book of Genesis like?
23:25
Lost Cities of the Bible S1 E2
Nineveh and Babylon were two superpowers of the ancient world, but they were the cities of sin for the writers of the Bible; why do they have such poor reputations in the Old Testament?
00:35
Real Life of a Roman Soldier S1 E1
Two sites are emblematic of legionary life in Ancient Roman times: the fort of Vindolanda and the garrison of Lugdunum. Excavations have unearthed objects that shed light on the life of these sites.
01:45
Real Life of a Roman Soldier S1 E2
Recent excavations in the city of Lyon shed light on the daily lives of Roman soldiers; numerous artefacts have been unearthed such as 1st-century A.D. / C.E. weapons and toiletry and leisure items.
02:50
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E23
Adolf Eichmann, the meticulous bureaucrat behind the mass deportation of Jews, organised genocide from behind a desk. After the war, he vanished - only to be hunted down and tried decades later.
04:05
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E21
Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless figurehead behind the Holocaust's planning, wielded power through deadly efficiency. His assassination was a dramatic blow to the Nazi elite.
22:00
The Secret Story of the Knights Templar S1 E1
The Knights Templar were established as a special religious-military order within the tradition of medieval knighthood, but the rise and fall of the Order involves several secrets and mysteries.
23:10
The Secret Story of the Knights Templar S1 E2
Discover the developments that led the famous Knights Templar to extreme power; they subsequently became the target of specific accusations arranged by the French court.
00:15
The Secret Story of the Knights Templar S1 E3
The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.
01:30
Jesus' Family Secrets
Newfound writings have turned the history of Christianity upside down; did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene and have children with her? We try to solve one of the world's most puzzling mysteries.
02:35
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E23
Adolf Eichmann, the meticulous bureaucrat behind the mass deportation of Jews, organised genocide from behind a desk. After the war, he vanished - only to be hunted down and tried decades later.
22:30
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E1
Romuald's Cave in Istria has 30,000-year-old paintings, discovered by Darko Komšo, that complement Slovenia's 60,000-year-old flute and Croatia's 33,000-year-old Neanderthal remains.
23:30
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E2
177 B.C. / B.C.E - when Romans cut their water supply, the Histri led by King Epulon chose to kill their families and themselves; the Histri had inhabited the Adriatic since 1500 B.C. / B.C.E.
00:30
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E3
In 229 B.C. / B.C.E., Rome's fleet of 200 ships and 20,000 legionaries crossed the Adriatic, Queen Teuta's piracy sparked conflict, and Liburni allies faced assimilation while the Delmati resisted.
01:30
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E4
In 1992, the Yugoslav army left the Croatian island of Vis abandoning 30 military facilities, an underground hospital, a submarine shelter and tunnels; after centuries of war, Vis embraced peace.
02:30
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E23
Adolf Eichmann, the meticulous bureaucrat behind the mass deportation of Jews, organised genocide from behind a desk. After the war, he vanished - only to be hunted down and tried decades later.
04:10
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E23
Adolf Eichmann, the meticulous bureaucrat behind the mass deportation of Jews, organised genocide from behind a desk. After the war, he vanished - only to be hunted down and tried decades later.
22:30
World War II: The Price of Empire S1 E12
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
23:35
World War II: The Price of Empire S1 E13
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.
00:40
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E1
Britain and France declare war when Hitler invades Poland; in May 1940, the Germans attack Holland and Belgium as a decoy. As the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe strike in force, the French seem trapped.
01:50
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E2
1940: France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion - the invasion of Great Britain - to commence, but first the Luftwaffe must defeat the RAF for seaborne landings to succeed.
02:55
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E3
When Japan's expansion in the Pacific reaches fever pitch, Roosevelt must act. Instead of having them back down by cutting off oil supplies, he pushes them to attack the US fleet in Pearl Harbor.
04:05
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E24
As the Third Reich collapsed, the perpetrators scattered - some dead, some hunted, others attempted to rewrite history. A final look at the unravelling threads of power within the Third Reich.
22:30
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E21
Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless figurehead behind the Holocaust's planning, wielded power through deadly efficiency. His assassination was a dramatic blow to the Nazi elite.
23:35
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E22
Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, oversaw the industrialised murder of over a million people. After the war, his confessions exposed the horrifying mechanics behind the Nazi death camps.
00:40
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E23
Adolf Eichmann, the meticulous bureaucrat behind the mass deportation of Jews, organised genocide from behind a desk. After the war, he vanished - only to be hunted down and tried decades later.
01:50
Nazis: Threads of Evil S1 E24
As the Third Reich collapsed, the perpetrators scattered - some dead, some hunted, others attempted to rewrite history. A final look at the unravelling threads of power within the Third Reich.
02:50
Hitler's Entourage S1 E1
Joseph Goebbels is a spokesman, seducer and propagandist driven by hatred, ambition, and the desire to be immortal.
04:05
Hiroshima: Behind the Scenes S1 E1
When atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the world entered a new era suddenly dominated by the fear of nuclear apocalypse.
23:05
The Titanic in Colour S1 E1
The first episode takes us from the Titanic's construction in Belfast to the final photograph of the ship as she sails into the North Atlantic.
00:15
The Titanic in Colour S1 E2
Artefacts at an auction of Titanic memorabilia in the south of England prove that fascination with the Titanic shows no sign of waning over a century after the sinking of the ship.
01:15
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E1
Two rival rail companies compete to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, an unprecedented railway that crosses the American continent.
02:25
The Roman Empire: Beyond the Myths S1 E1
The economy, trade and commercial power of Rome on the eve of the Empire with the Battle of Alesia, portraits of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and the Pantheon, the temple of all gods.
04:00
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E1
Romuald's Cave in Istria has 30,000-year-old paintings, discovered by Darko Komšo, that complement Slovenia's 60,000-year-old flute and Croatia's 33,000-year-old Neanderthal remains.
05:00
Hidden Secrets of the Adriatic S1 E2
177 B.C. / B.C.E - when Romans cut their water supply, the Histri led by King Epulon chose to kill their families and themselves; the Histri had inhabited the Adriatic since 1500 B.C. / B.C.E.
22:00
Machu Picchu: City of Stone
In southern Peru stands an Inca city uninhabited for several centuries but still virtually intact: Machu Picchu. We discover the secrets behind its construction and the genius of the Inca builders.
23:10
Abu Simbel: Giants of the Nile
Ramses II launched the construction of two temples dedicated to the Pharaoh and to his wife Nefertari; how did the Egyptians organise and manage such a project 1,500 kilometres from the Nile delta?
00:25
The Giza Pyramid: Reaching For The Stars
The world is fascinated by the Pyramids of Giza; we explore theories and recent advances in archaeology, Egyptology and astrophysics to decipher the clues left behind by the ancient Egyptians.
01:35
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E2
A little-known 19th-century French artist embarks on an impossible 20-year odyssey to build the tallest statue in the world and erects it on US soil.
02:40
The Roman Empire: Beyond the Myths S1 E2
The aristocracy and the perils of power in the time of a feared emperor with Boudicca's revolt, portraits of Nero and Boudicca, and Nero's incredible palace of the Domus Aurea.
04:00
Forbidden History S7 E1
A team of experts investigate the methods Hitler used to indoctrinate Germany, turning it into a finely-tuned war machine; we visit Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry and the holiday park of Prora.
22:00
Ancient Megacities S1 E1
In Tunisia, an exceptional archaeological site dominates the Mediterranean - Carthage - but these ruins tell another story of a city founded seven centuries earlier by the Phoenicians.
23:15
Ancient Megacities S1 E2
The prestige of Troy is based on a mythical legend; it is said to have been the scene of a legendary conflict in the Trojan War, but did it really happen?
00:20
Ancient Megacities S1 E3
Dreamt of as a veritable Garden of Eden in the middle of the Middle East, Persepolis is the city of all excesses and one of the Achaemenid Empire's nerve centres.
01:30
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E3
Two master roadbuilders spend decades struggling to create a highway system that connects every city and town in America that becomes the greatest public works project in history.
02:25
The Roman Empire: Beyond the Myths S1 E3
The games and entertainment, plus violence as a political instrument, with the Battle of Laugaricio (modern-day Slovakia), portraits of Commodus and Lucilla, and the legendary Colosseum.
22:00
Lost Secrets of the Pyramid S1 E1
Join archaeologists decoding a newly unearthed pyramid worker's 4500-year-old journal; can they reconstruct an ancient boat and unlock the long-lost secrets of how the Great Pyramid was built?
23:05
Lost Secrets of the Pyramid S1 E2
As archaeologists decode the 4500-year-old journal of a pyramid worker, they uncover new clues about how the Great Pyramid was built; can they transport a heavy stone block using manpower alone?
00:15
Machu Picchu: City of Stone
In southern Peru stands an Inca city uninhabited for several centuries but still virtually intact: Machu Picchu. We discover the secrets behind its construction and the genius of the Inca builders.
01:20
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E4
Two nations - France and America - compete to build a path just 50 miles long that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; completing it will require overcoming every obstacle imaginable.
02:30
The Roman Empire: Beyond the Myths S1 E4
War, loyalty, citizenship and the plots of a changing empire with the massacres of Alexandria, portraits of Caracalla and Julia Domna, and the extraordinary Baths of Caracalla.
22:00
Roman Megastructures S1 E1
Lyon is the third-largest city in France; in ancient times it was the largest. At the time, the capital of the Gauls was called Lugdunum, a showcase for Rome in lands conquered by Julius Caesar.
23:10
Roman Megastructures S1 E2
During the Gallic Wars, Arles in the south of France fared really well. The most beautiful Roman monuments were built there, hence Arles was nicknamed 'the little Rome of Ancient Gaul'.
00:20
Roman Megastructures S1 E3
Using 3D imagery, reconstitutions and interviews with historians and archaeologists, this episode tells the story of Gallo-Roman Paris and uncovers the vestiges of ancient Paris: Lutetia.
01:25
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E7
Engineer Joseph Strauss and US President Herbert Hoover battle side by side to build the two longest suspension bridges of all time - the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge - in San Francisco.
02:25
The Lost Scrolls of Vesuvius
We reveal the ground-breaking science being used by Professor Brent Seales as he attempts to be the first person in nearly 2,000 years to read inside the ancient scrolls found in Herculaneum.
03:55
Secret Nazi Science S1 E2
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.
22:05
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E4
In the aftermath of Japan's attack at Pearl Harbor, the Navy moves in for a knockout blow. Japan's next strike is thrown into chaos when its plans are unearthed by an American codebreaker.
23:15
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E5
1942: Hitler pits the forces of the German Fatherland against those of the Soviet Motherland at Stalingrad. Stalin's fiercely patriotic army will fight the Nazis to the last drop of blood.
00:20
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E6
The Allies plan how to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall for years. The D-Day fleet is the biggest assembled in history, responsible for one of the bloodiest and most extraordinary battles of WW2.
01:25
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E7
Hitler's audacious plan to turn the tide of the war; colourised archive depicts the Germans' opening salvo artillery barrage and George Patton's arrival in Bastogne to break the German siege.
02:35
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour S1 E8
As World War II drags on into another bitter winter, the Allies become desperate to end the conflict. Churchill turns to his formidable bomber force to break the deadlock.
04:00
Forbidden History S7 E7
Thousands of people were dosed with LSD by the CIA; did the CIA murder its own people, poison a whole French town, experiment on New Yorkers and assassinate Bobby Kennedy?
22:20
Hitler's Entourage S1 E2
Hermann Göring presents himself as a hero and bon vivant, but behind the façade lies a power-mad architect of Nazi terror.
23:30
Hitler's Entourage S1 E3
Rudolf Hess is Hitler's most loyal henchman obsessed with loyalty, power, and a mysterious plan to change everything.
00:35
Hitler's Entourage S1 E4
Albert Speer presents himself as an architect with style and decency, but his career leads deep into the centre of a murderous regime.
01:45
Hitler's Entourage S1 E5
Martin Bormann operates in the shadows - inconspicuous, ambitious and unscrupulous, he becomes the man who pulls the strings behind Hitler's power.
02:55
Hitler's Entourage S1 E6
Eva Braun stands in the dictator's shadow - she is invisible to the public, irreplaceable in the inner circle, and loyal to the bitter end.
22:05
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E5
After the London Underground becomes the first subway system in the world, visionary engineers in New York and Boston try to build the first one in America.
23:00
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E6
Two brave visionaries endure failure and heartache a century before the internet while risking everything to connect the United States to the rest of the world with a cable under the ocean.
23:55
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E1
Two rival rail companies compete to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, an unprecedented railway that crosses the American continent.
00:55
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E8
A hard-driving engineer with a reputation for excellence is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States to bring much-needed water to the arid American West.
01:50
Forbidden History S7 E7
Thousands of people were dosed with LSD by the CIA; did the CIA murder its own people, poison a whole French town, experiment on New Yorkers and assassinate Bobby Kennedy?
02:45
Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror S1 E1
This episode traces Alexander's beginnings and reveals how a young prince shaped by ambition, myth, and powerful parents grew into a leader ready to challenge the world's greatest empire.
03:50
Forbidden History S7 E1
A team of experts investigate the methods Hitler used to indoctrinate Germany, turning it into a finely-tuned war machine; we visit Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry and the holiday park of Prora.
04:05
1776: American Independence S1 E1
We begin by profiling three unlikely revolutionaries: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.
22:10
1776: American Independence S1 E1
We begin by profiling three unlikely revolutionaries: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.
23:15
1776: American Independence S1 E2
When fighting broke out between Britain and the American colonists, the native people of North America were forced to pick a side.
00:20
1776: American Independence S1 E3
The American War for Independence was two revolutions. It was the revolution of American Patriots against their British overlords. And that of enslaved Black people against their American overlords.
01:35
1776: American Independence S1 E4
We tell the story of one of the first large battles in Manhattan at Kip's Bay as this newly formed army struggled to fight the world's largest empire.
02:45
Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror S1 E2
Alexander's campaign moves south; he uses religion, symbolism and strategic diplomacy to secure loyalty in Egypt, presenting himself as pharaoh and restoring temples neglected under Persian rule.
04:00
Forbidden History S7 E6
The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?
22:15
1776: American Independence S1 E3
The American War for Independence was two revolutions. It was the revolution of American Patriots against their British overlords. And that of enslaved Black people against their American overlords.
23:20
1776: American Independence S1 E4
We tell the story of one of the first large battles in Manhattan at Kip's Bay as this newly formed army struggled to fight the world's largest empire.
00:20
1776: American Independence S1 E5
As men marched off to war, a number of women made their case to be heard and included. We tell the story of Abigail Adams, the feminist wife of John Adams, who wrote a series of radical letters.
01:35
1776: American Independence S1 E6
The final episode examines how the final years of the Revolution shaped Britain and the global balance of power as the United States entered the game of empires.
02:45
Alexander the Great: Legendary Conqueror S1 E3
Alexander confronts the final unravelling of Darius' power; determined to secure his place as Darius' successor, he adopts the administrative strengths of the Persian Empire.
03:55
Ancient Justice S1 E8
King William Rufus was struck by an arrow while hunting in 1100; Japan's last Minamoto shōgun Sanetomo was assassinated by his nephew outside a shrine in 1219.
22:15
Auschwitz: The Inside Man
As a witness to some of the darkest chapters of human history, Polish officer Witold Pilecki was the first man to inform the Allies about the reality of the Holocaust from inside Auschwitz.
23:30
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E1
Two rival rail companies compete to create the most ambitious engineering project the world has ever seen, an unprecedented railway that crosses the American continent.
00:35
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E2
A little-known 19th-century French artist embarks on an impossible 20-year odyssey to build the tallest statue in the world and erects it on US soil.
01:35
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E3
Two master roadbuilders spend decades struggling to create a highway system that connects every city and town in America that becomes the greatest public works project in history.
02:40
Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles S1 E1
In the second millennium B.C. / B.C.E., the Minoans and Mycenaeans rose as Europe's first advanced civilisations; researchers show that they had more in common with the later Greeks than long assumed.
04:00
Ancient Justice S1 E7
The Pazzi family attacked the Medicis during Easter Mass in 1478, killing Giuliano; Byzantine Empress Maria of Antioch was strangled in 1182 after her cousin Andronikos incited massacre.
22:15
The True Story of the Tattooist of Auschwitz
Lali and Gita Sokolov's story stands as a powerful tribute to human endurance; this documentary sheds light on their incredible love story while revisiting the horrors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust.
23:20
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E7
Engineer Joseph Strauss and US President Herbert Hoover battle side by side to build the two longest suspension bridges of all time - the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge - in San Francisco.
00:20
The Engineering That Built the World S1 E8
A hard-driving engineer with a reputation for excellence is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States to bring much-needed water to the arid American West.
01:15
The Titanic in Colour S1 E1
The first episode takes us from the Titanic's construction in Belfast to the final photograph of the ship as she sails into the North Atlantic.
02:25
Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles S1 E2
Greece awakened from the Dark Ages and enters an era of transformation; across the Aegean Sea, a new cultural identity began to form shaped by shared religion, writing and values.
03:55
Forbidden History S7 E6
The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?
22:20
The World War: 1914-1945 S1 E1
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.
23:20
The World War: 1914-1945 S1 E2
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.
00:20
The World War: 1914-1945 S1 E3
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.
01:25
The World War: 1914-1945 S1 E4
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.
02:30
The World War: 1914-1945 S1 E5
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.
03:55
1776: American Independence S1 E5
As men marched off to war, a number of women made their case to be heard and included. We tell the story of Abigail Adams, the feminist wife of John Adams, who wrote a series of radical letters.
04:00
Ancient Justice S1 E9
Scottish King Consort Darnley survived an explosion in 1567 but was then smothered; Cleopatra's sister Arsinoë IV was murdered at the Temple of Artemis by Mark Antony's soldiers, violating sacred law.
22:25
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E1
Adolf Hitler had set his mind on making Germany into a great empire. In the process, he wanted to rid the world of Bolshevism and Jews; but his invasion of Poland tipped the world into a violent war.
23:30
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E2
Stalin, betrayed by Hitler, was fighting the German army. Meanwhile, the harsh German occupation policies led to the rise of ghettos and the first extermination policies of 'undesirables'.
00:35
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E3
Occupants in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland took the brunt of Hitler's forces' cruelty. Extermination became industrialised with the creation of the first concentration camps.
01:45
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E4
The Red Army developed strength and Hitler's Spring Offensive was stopped at Stalingrad. In the largest ghetto, the inhabitants revolted and fought back in the Warsaw Uprising.
02:50
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E5
In Kursk, a 'battlefield' the size of Wales, the tide turned and the Soviet Army pushed back. But as Germany retreated, they obliterated all evidence of their genocidal activities.
22:10
Ancient Justice S1 E1
Catholic conspirators led by Robert Catesby plotted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I; Guy Fawkes was caught guarding the gunpowder, and an anonymous letter foiled the plan.
23:00
Ancient Justice S1 E2
Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by senators; this episode explores murdered royals, including Danish King Erik IV, Pharaoh Ramesses III, and Persian King Darius III, all betrayed by near-allies.
23:55
Ancient Justice S1 E3
Gladiator Spartacus led 70,000 slaves in rebellion against Rome in 73 B.C.E. / B.C., ending with 6,000 crucifixions; philosopher Hypatia was murdered in 415 C.E. / A.D. during religious conflict.
00:50
Ancient Justice S1 E4
Duke Louis d'Orléans was ambushed and killed in 1407 by rival John the Fearless, who claimed tyrannicide; Athenian general Alcibiades switched sides repeatedly before Persian assassins killed him.
01:50
Adolf Hitler's War S1 E6
Hitler's war moved to its endgame as the Soviets crossed the German border, and concentration camps were liberated. With a death toll of over 40 million, a new, scarred Europe emerged.
02:55
Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles S1 E3
In the sixth century B.C. / B.C.E., Athens transformed through war and violence into a democracy; the Persian Wars cement its rise as a groundbreaking achievement - at the cost of widespread slavery.

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