History

Hidden in the desert of Jordan, the ancient city of Petra continues to fascinate archaeologists and engineers. Built more than

On the 14 February 1939, the German flagship and pride of the Kriegsmarine, Bismarck was launched. In the darkness of

More than 20,000 died making Hitler’s deadly ‘Vengeance’ weapon, the V2 ballistic missile – a rocket designed to kill civilians

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s story begins with good ideas and ideals and ends in bloody chaos. On the one hand,

In the late 1920s, Germany was seething. Social protest turns into a racist and anti-Jewish movement, Hitler and his NSDAP

“Planet of Treasures” visits World Heritage Sites in the Old World and the history-charged orient. Presenter Christopher Clark travels through

Goes behind the fortified walls of the Vatican Museums to uncover secrets hidden for centuries. From the physical toll Michelangelo

The men and women who bore witness to the events of the life of Christ are the principle source of

The true story of St. Patrick is a gripping saga of survival, transformation, and spiritual warfare. Kidnapped by pirates and

Who was the man who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911, hid it in his flat for

Go inside the Israel Museum to uncover the dark and strange secrets of the Holy Land. From the only physical

Just east of the San Francisco Bay Area are the Berkeley Hills Walls–remnants of a massive, stone wall that stretches