Ancient Powers
In an unpredictable world, our ancient powers must lay down their foundations.
2026-01-06 01:40:49 +0000 UTC→2026-01-06 02:41:57 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
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Ancient Powers
In a brutal world where nature is both friend and foe, our ancient powers take shape.
2026-01-06 00:42:44 +0000 UTC→2026-01-06 01:40:49 +0000 UTC(58m)
Planet Dinosaur 2D
Over 150 million years during the Jurassic period, the first giant killers stalked the Earth.
2026-01-05 23:42:16 +0000 UTC→2026-01-06 00:42:44 +0000 UTC(1h)
Planet Dinosaur 2D
Recent discoveries reveal the extraordinary ability of dinosaurs to adapt and survive.
2026-01-05 22:41:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 23:42:16 +0000 UTC(1h)
Planet Dinosaur 2D
The southern continents are home to some of the undisputed heavyweights of the dinosaur world.
2026-01-05 21:41:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 22:41:48 +0000 UTC(1h)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
The Hittites ruled an empire from Hattusha, lost for 2,500 years until its rediscovery.
2026-01-05 20:40:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 21:41:26 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Walking with Beasts
Forty-nine million years ago, the world was heavily forested and birds ruled the planet.
2026-01-05 15:10:18 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 15:44:37 +0000 UTC(34m)
Living with Dinosaurs
It may come as a surprise that we're living with many of the reptiles that survived the great extinction.
2026-01-05 14:12:18 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 15:10:18 +0000 UTC(58m)
The Mystery of the Body in the Bog
A documentary following the investigation of a 4,000-year-old body found preserved in a bog.
2026-01-05 13:10:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 14:12:18 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
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.
2026-01-05 12:10:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 13:10:23 +0000 UTC(59m)
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.
2026-01-05 11:09:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 12:10:29 +0000 UTC(1h)
Journeys from the Centre of the Earth
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how the rocks of the Mediterranean have shaped human history.
2026-01-05 10:09:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 11:09:59 +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.
2026-01-05 09:10:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 10:09:59 +0000 UTC(59m)
Horizon
Unraveling the secrets of the 5,000-year-old corpse found frozen in an Alpine glacier.
2026-01-05 03:35:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 04:35:04 +0000 UTC(59m)
Horizon
According to new evidence, the Woolly Mammoth went on roaming until about the time the Pyramids were built.
2026-01-05 02:37:02 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 03:35:42 +0000 UTC(58m)
Natural World
Thousands of years ago, tar slicks entombed the most spectacular animals ever to walk the continent.
2026-01-05 01:38:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 02:37:02 +0000 UTC(58m)
Walking with Beasts
A herd of mammoths head south for winter, running a gauntlet of ice-age hunters.
2026-01-05 01:03:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 01:38:25 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
The largest of all the sabre tooth cats roamed South America one million years ago.
2026-01-05 00:29:37 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 01:03:55 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Three million years ago, Ethiopia was home of the ape-man Australopithecus and the sabre-toothed Dinofelis.
2026-01-04 23:55:28 +0000 UTC→2026-01-05 00:29:37 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Twenty five million years ago lived the Indricotheres - the largest land mammals of all time.
2026-01-04 23:21:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-04 23:55:28 +0000 UTC(34m)