Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks explore how weapons and body armour were developed, beginning with a look at the impact of the 1645 Battle of Naseby during the English Civil War.
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Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain.
In the National Library in Stockholm sits one of the ancient wonders of the world – a three-foot-tall compendium of medieval knowledge called the Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible.
When Hitler seized power in 1933, he had one aim in mind – to convince the German people to go to war.
Edward Salas and seven other inmates, charged with violent crimes, escaped from the Curry County Adult Detention Center. The men escaped by climbing prison pipes inside a wall, then using homemade instruments to cut a hole in the roof.
The two prisoners kissed and cuddled to the extent their wrist and ankle manacles would allow. He had once been her prisoner, she had once been his guard until, police say, they ran away to Canada together.
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.
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.
Al joins forces with German comedian Henning Wehn to delve deeper into the truth behind some World War II myths.
Frenchman Fred Sirieix joins Al Murray to break down what really happened during the Napoleonic wars. Did Britain really win the battle of Waterloo?
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the north of Britain.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain.
In the National Library in Stockholm sits one of the ancient wonders of the world – a three-foot-tall compendium of medieval knowledge called the Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible.
When Hitler seized power in 1933, he had one aim in mind – to convince the German people to go to war.
Alice explores the English Civil War through the history of Oxford, the city at the heart of a battle between an autocratic king and his rebellious parliament.
Before the Unabomber, New Yorkers were terrified for 16 years by an attacker who planted bombs across the city. The culprit? An electrician named George Metesky.
Umberto 'Albert' Anastasia, once the chief of the notorious 'Murder Incorporated' crime firm, winds up the target of a mob hit in a barber shop chair.
Despicable duo Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck team up to con lonely women across the nation, posing as siblings to rob them of their riches.
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband's life and a lover as an accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown's plan to stage a murder?
The prime suspect of a gruesome triple homicide, wax sculptor Robert Irwin sold his story to finance his defence and escape the death penalty.
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