Lost Cities of the Ancients
Tucume, South America's largest pyramid city, has 26 structures and a history of sacrifice and neglect.
2026-01-01 00:15:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 01:17:37 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
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Lost Cities of the Ancients
Piramesses, the grand capital of Ramesses II, was lost to time until scientists found it in the desert.
2025-12-31 23:13:47 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 00:15:42 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Ancient Powers
Our ancient powers have endured for centuries, but destruction is close at hand.
2025-12-31 22:14:25 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 23:13:47 +0000 UTC(59m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
After a short reign, Tutankhamun falls dangerously ill.
2025-12-31 15:25:08 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 16:22:16 +0000 UTC(57m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Exploring the life of Tutankhamun, the 19-year-old boy king of ancient Eygpt.
2025-12-31 14:27:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 15:25:08 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ice Age Giants
What finally killed all the woolly rhinos, mammoths, sloths and sabre-toothed cats?
2025-12-31 13:18:53 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 14:27:47 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Ice Age Giants
Professor Alice Roberts ventures to the areas hit hardest by the cold of the Ice Age.
2025-12-31 12:09:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 13:18:53 +0000 UTC(1h9m)
Ice Age Giants
Professor Alice Roberts is on the trail of Ice Age beasts including the sabre-toothed cat.
2025-12-31 11:00:54 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 12:09:43 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
We shed fresh light on the mysteries of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
2025-12-31 10:02:30 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 11:00:54 +0000 UTC(58m)
Planet Dinosaur 2D
Recent discoveries reveal the extraordinary ability of dinosaurs to adapt and survive.
2025-12-31 03:49:39 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 04:49:37 +0000 UTC(59m)
Planet Dinosaur 2D
The southern continents are home to some of the undisputed heavyweights of the dinosaur world.
2025-12-31 02:49:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 03:49:39 +0000 UTC(59m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
The Hittites ruled an empire from Hattusha, lost for 2,500 years until its rediscovery.
2025-12-31 01:48:24 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 02:49:47 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Tucume, South America's largest pyramid city, has 26 structures and a history of sacrifice and neglect.
2025-12-31 00:45:59 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 01:48:24 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Piramesses, the grand capital of Ramesses II, was lost to time until scientists found it in the desert.
2025-12-30 23:44:04 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 00:45:59 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Walking with Beasts
A herd of mammoths head south for winter, running a gauntlet of ice-age hunters.
2025-12-30 23:10:04 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 23:44:04 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
The largest of all the sabre tooth cats roamed South America one million years ago.
2025-12-30 22:35:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 23:10:04 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Three million years ago, Ethiopia was home of the ape-man Australopithecus and the sabre-toothed Dinofelis.
2025-12-30 22:01:37 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 22:35:47 +0000 UTC(34m)
Journeys from the Centre of the Earth
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how the rocks of the Mediterranean have shaped human history.
2025-12-30 15:18:20 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 16:18:50 +0000 UTC(1h)
Journeys from the Centre of the Earth
Cave painters scraped their colors from rocks, but later civilizations used rocks to broaden their palettes.
2025-12-30 14:18:24 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 15:18:20 +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.
2025-12-30 13:18:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 14:18:24 +0000 UTC(1h)