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)

The A-Bomb Spies

Discover how and why several brilliant scientists divulged the secrets of the atomic bomb.

2025-12-24 04:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-24 05:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The East

After the war, hunger and adversity shape daily life in East Germany. Many Berliners go to the countryside in search of food. In the city, a notorious gang of youths is up to no good.

2025-12-23 22:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 23:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Ascent of Civilization

This episode explores the Vikings not as ruthless raiders but as groundbreaking seafarers, traders, and explorers. Master shipbuilders, they forged vast networks of commerce stretching from Europe to Asia and even reached the shores of America centuries before Columbus. By challenging the stereotype of violent marauders, the documentary presents the Vikings as a tolerant and skilled people whose innovations in navigation and trade reshaped medieval exploration and left an enduring mark on global history.

2025-12-23 21:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 22:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Ascent of Civilization

The Romans created one of the greatest empires in history, built with the help of an incredible army of professional legionnaires and a well-oiled political machinery. At its height, a few hundred men ruled over a fifth of mankind and an area stretching from Britain to Syria and from Gibraltar to the Euphrates. They undertook some of the most ambitious building projects of their time: endless roads, gigantic bridges and imposing aqueducts formed a complex infrastructure and left a lasting legacy. This film is a revelatory and unique journey into the world of ancient Rome.

2025-12-23 20:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 21:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

The Ascent of Civilization

Ancient Greece – the cradle of modern Europe. Around 3000 years ago, the cultural foundations of western civilisation were laid right here, on the shores of the Mediterranean. It's the birthplace of democracy, where great thinkers forged the beginnings of scientific reasoning, where theatre was turned into mass entertainment, and where the Olympic Games began. Imaginative animation, stunning visuals and an entertaining narrative combine in an extraordinary exploration of Greece and the rise of an ancient super-power that would leave a permanent mark on western society.

2025-12-23 19:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 20:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

Heliopolis

A German-Egyptian team is looking for traces of the largest temple of the pharaohs in the middle of Cairo and for answers as to why the sanctuary was abandoned more than 2000 years ago.

2025-12-23 18:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 19:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)

First Before Columbus

To many, Columbus is the man who discovered America. Yet, there had been others before him. This is their story!

2025-12-23 17:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-23 18:00:00 +0000 UTC (1h)