Ancient Worlds
Art, philosophy and science blossom while political discord, social injustice and war erupt.
2026-01-02 02:18:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 03:25:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
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Ancient Worlds
Winners and losers from the Bronze Age collapse; emergence of the Iron Age.
2026-01-02 01:11:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 02:18:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Ancient Worlds
Exploring the origins of civilization, beginning in Uruk in southern Iraq through Greece.
2026-01-02 00:05:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 01:11:00 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
Living with Dinosaurs
It may come as a surprise that we're living with many of the reptiles that survived the great extinction.
2026-01-01 23:09:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 00:05:00 +0000 UTC(56m)
How to Build a Dinosaur
Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together.
2026-01-01 22:09:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 23:09:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
The Science of Walking with Beasts
A look at the science supporting Darwin's idea that humans have an ancestral connection with the ape.
2026-01-01 21:12:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 22:09:00 +0000 UTC(57m)
The Science of Walking with Beasts
The 120-million-year reign of the dinosaurs ended when mammals became the fiercest creatures on the planet.
2026-01-01 20:14:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 21:12:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Iain Stewart shows the impact of salt on the existence of ice ages and the preservation of the dead in Egypt.
2026-01-01 19:16:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 20:14:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Iain Stewart discovers how water has played a role in history, including the fall of the Roman Empire.
2026-01-01 18:18:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 19:16:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how the rocks of the Mediterranean have shaped human history.
2026-01-01 17:20:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 18:18:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Cave painters scraped their colors from rocks, but later civilizations used rocks to broaden their palettes.
2026-01-01 16:21:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 17:20:00 +0000 UTC(59m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Dr Stewart reveals how rocks inspired the Egyptians to build pyramids and the Romans to build perfect circles.
2026-01-01 15:23:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 16:21:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Earthquakes are behind everything from catastrophic volcanoes to natural health spas.
2026-01-01 14:25:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 15:23:00 +0000 UTC(58m)
Ancient Worlds
Christianity filled a spiritual vacuum at the heart of the Roman civilization.
2026-01-01 13:18:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 14:25:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Ancient Worlds
Exploring the Roman Republic from its mythical beginning to violent end.
2026-01-01 12:11:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 13:18:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Ancient Worlds
Tracing the career of Alexander the Great from Greece to Pakistan.
2026-01-01 11:04:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 12:11:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Ancient Worlds
Art, philosophy and science blossom while political discord, social injustice and war erupt.
2026-01-01 09:57:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 11:04:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Ancient Worlds
Winners and losers from the Bronze Age collapse; emergence of the Iron Age.
2026-01-01 08:51:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 09:57:00 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
Ancient Worlds
Exploring the origins of civilization, beginning in Uruk in southern Iraq through Greece.
2026-01-01 07:44:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 08:51:00 +0000 UTC(1h7m)
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a giant dinosaur find in Argentina.
2026-01-01 06:44:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 07:44:00 +0000 UTC(1h)