Alfie Hinds was a criminal and escape artist who, while serving a 12 year prison sentence for robbery, successfully broke out of three high security prisons in the 1950s. He was able to gain a pardon using his knowledge of the British legal system.
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The team search for remains of the crashed WWII Spitfire and discover parts of the cockpit.
Ross starts his journey under the arches of Blackfriars bridge in London. In 1982, under this bridge a man was found. He had apparently hanged himself. The man was Roberto Calvi, better known as “God's Banker".
Ross heads to Portsmouth and the Mary Rose Museum and takes up an opportunity he can't turn down – to be one of the few divers allowed on the site of Britain's most famous wreck, the Mary Rose.
Vladimir Vetrov was a KGB officer who worked for the French intelligence service. He passed on vital documents to President Ronald Reagan.
Ross starts his journey under the arches of Blackfriars Bridge in London. In 1982, under this bridge a man was found. He had apparently hanged himself. In his pockets he had five bricks and about US$14,000 in three different currencies.
Going out on a raid with the army, Ross finds out just how prevalent cocaine is in Colombia. He then heads up into the mountains to hear about the Cali Cartel from the son of its founder.
Fresh from diving on the Mary Rose and still on the hunt for underwater artefacts that tell the story of the British Empire, Ross hops round the coast from Portsmouth to Plymouth, then on to the Gulf of Suez.
Dan ventures behind the battlements of Dover Castle, exploring the underground lairs and a vast network of tunnels that have been used to defend the country for centuries.
Ross tries to find out more about his sea-faring Great Grandfather, Arthur ‘Pop' Chalmers. He discovers that Pop served in the Merchant Navy and survived three shipwrecks. Inspired to know more, he links up with maritime archaeologist, Mallory Haas.
Ross prepares to explore the wreck of a sunken steam-age ship, the Iona II. The ship went down with a mystery cargo on board. Determined to solve the mystery, Ross meets with a maritime historian who has uncovered the Iona II's shocking purpose.
Dr Alice Roberts investigates British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country.Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp.
The team search for remains of the crashed WWII Spitfire and discover parts of the cockpit.
Ross completes his specialist SCUBA training under the expert tutelage of dive Supervisor Neil Brock, and inspired by the stories of his shipwrecked relatives, he heads up to the Royal Navy's historic naval base in the far northerly Orkney Islands.
Ross heads to Portsmouth and the Mary Rose Museum and takes up an opportunity he can't turn down – to be one of the few divers allowed on the site of Britain's most famous wreck, the Mary Rose.
Dan is in the heart of Snowdonia exploring a Caernarfon Castle - built not only as an impenetrable fortress but also as a lavish royal palace fit for a fairy tale.
Dr Alice Roberts joins a team of archaeologists as they attempt to restage a Roman cavalry tournament.
The spectacular rock-hewn pillars of Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey have baffled archaeologists for decades. Who built this incredible monument over 12,000 years ago, and why? Were they the first settled communities of humans in the world?
Mary Magdalene is at the heart of Christianity she was the witness to the Resurrection. Yet despite playing such a pivotal role, her life after Christ is a mystery.
Alfie Hinds was a criminal and escape artist who, while serving a 12 year prison sentence for robbery, successfully broke out of three high security prisons in the 1950s. He was able to gain a pardon using his knowledge of the British legal system.
Toby Dorr started a volunteer rehabilitative dog program that paired rescued canines with prisoners. The Warden assigned John Maynard, who was serving a life sentence, to be her bodyguard. The two realized they saw the world alike, and fell in love.
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