Retreat from Reality

Hitler uses technology and terror to keep Germans fighting to the bitter end.

2025-12-25 10:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 11:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Himmler's Empire of Terror

Adolf Hitler's bid for power depends on his most loyal and violent supporters, the SS. They use intimidation, detention, terror and even murder to defeat all the Nazis political enemies.

2025-12-25 09:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 10:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

A Culture of Control

Adolf Hitler is determined to change the way German people think and feel by creating a new, Nazi form of art and culture. He takes control of all forms of media to spread Nazi propaganda.

2025-12-25 08:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 09:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Industry of War

Adolf Hitler is determined to rebuild Germany's military strength after its humiliating defeat in the First World War by stealing raw materials from abroad.

2025-12-25 07:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 08:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Hitler's Highways

Adolf Hitler promises to make Germany great again with his ambitious plans to create 22,000 kms of motorway and build one and half million “People's Cars” every year.

2025-12-25 06:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 07:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Designed for Power

Adolf Hitler's mastery of propaganda, and his instinctive skill for effective design, helps win huge popular support for the Nazi party, a vital step in its march towards total power.

2025-12-25 05:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 06:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Conspiracy and Revenge

This episode deals with the murder of the glacier mummy Ötzi, the conspiracy against the Macedonian King Philip II and the assassination of the later first emperor of China.

2025-12-25 04:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-25 05:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Maya

What brought about the collapse of the ancient Maya Civilization?

2025-12-24 21:45:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 23:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h15m)

The Mystery of the Sea People

Did the Sea People cause the collapse of the Bronze Age?

2025-12-24 20:45:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 21:45:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Akkadian Empire

Why did the Akkadian Empire, the world's first empire, collapse?

2025-12-24 20:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 20:45:00 +0000 UTC (45m)

The Lost City of Helike

Can the sunken Greek city of Helike ever be found?

2025-12-24 19:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 20:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Sodom and Gomorrah

Can archaeologists find evidence of the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?

2025-12-24 18:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 19:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Doggerland

Was there a Mesolithic paradise on the North Sea floor?

2025-12-24 17:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 18:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Conspiracy and Revenge

This episode deals with the murder of the glacier mummy Ötzi, the conspiracy against the Macedonian King Philip II and the assassination of the later first emperor of China.

2025-12-24 16:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 17:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Maya

What brought about the collapse of the ancient Maya Civilization?

2025-12-24 09:45:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 11:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h15m)

The Mystery of the Sea People

Did the Sea People cause the collapse of the Bronze Age?

2025-12-24 08:45:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 09:45:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Akkadian Empire

Why did the Akkadian Empire, the world's first empire, collapse?

2025-12-24 08:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 08:45:00 +0000 UTC (45m)

The Lost City of Helike

Can the sunken Greek city of Helike ever be found?

2025-12-24 07:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 08:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Sodom and Gomorrah

Can archaeologists find evidence of the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?

2025-12-24 06:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 07:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Doggerland

Was there a Mesolithic paradise on the North Sea floor?

2025-12-24 05:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 06:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)