Archaeology
How discoveries in the 18th century overturned ideas of when and where civilization began.
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Archaeology
Richard Miles explores how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth.
2026-01-03 21:35:44 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 22:37:26 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Ancient Worlds
Richard Miles looks at the winners, losers and survivors of the great Bronze Age collapse.
2026-01-03 15:49:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 16:58:42 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Ancient Worlds
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilization in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
2026-01-03 14:40:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 15:49:51 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Walking with Dinosaurs
This episode's featured species are the leaellynasaura and the tyrannosaurus.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
This episode's featured species are the opthalmosaurus and the ornithocheirus.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
This episode's featured species are the coelophysis and the diplodocus.
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The Making of Walking with Dinosaurs
David Attenborough explores why dinosaurs vanished while reptiles like crocodiles and turtles survived.
2026-01-03 12:27:19 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 13:26:14 +0000 UTC(58m)
Walking with Dinosaurs
A look at the scientific work which went into the reconstruction of Big Al the Allosaurus.
2026-01-03 11:52:54 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 12:27:19 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Dinosaurs
In 1991, scientists discovered a perfectly preserved Allosaurus body and named him Big Al. This is his story.
2026-01-03 11:18:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 11:52:54 +0000 UTC(33m)
Walking with Dinosaurs
Nigel Marven is on the trail of the dinosaur with the biggest claws of all time.
2026-01-03 10:44:57 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 11:18:55 +0000 UTC(33m)
Walking with Dinosaurs
Computer animation is used to simulate dinosaurs in a walk alongside the biggest ones that ever lived.
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Ancient Powers
The ancient powers must get rich by trading their treasures and monetizing their assets.
2026-01-03 03:11:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 04:10:13 +0000 UTC(58m)
Ancient Powers
In an unpredictable world, our ancient powers must lay down their foundations.
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Ancient Powers
In a brutal world where nature is both friend and foe, our ancient powers take shape.
2026-01-03 01:11:38 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 02:10:12 +0000 UTC(58m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
We shed fresh light on the mysteries of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
2026-01-03 00:13:44 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 01:11:38 +0000 UTC(57m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
After a short reign, Tutankhamun falls dangerously ill.
2026-01-02 23:16:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 00:13:44 +0000 UTC(57m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Exploring the life of Tutankhamun, the 19-year-old boy king of ancient Eygpt.
2026-01-02 22:18:45 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 23:16:06 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ice Age Giants
What finally killed all the woolly rhinos, mammoths, sloths and sabre-toothed cats?
2026-01-02 21:09:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 22:18:45 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Truth About Killer Dinosaurs
The devastating powers of the Velociraptor and Ankylosaur are examined.
2026-01-02 14:50:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-02 15:59:59 +0000 UTC(1h9m)