Lost Cities of the Ancients
Tucume, South America's largest pyramid city, has 26 structures and a history of sacrifice and neglect.
2025-12-19 17:26:03 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 18:28:28 +0000 UTC
(1h2m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Piramesses, the grand capital of Ramesses II, was lost to time until scientists found it in the desert.
2025-12-19 16:23:38 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 17:26:03 +0000 UTC
(1h2m)
Walking with Beasts
A herd of mammoths head south for winter, running a gauntlet of ice-age hunters.
2025-12-19 15:49:38 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 16:23:38 +0000 UTC
(34m)
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.
2025-12-19 09:58:24 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 10:58:19 +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.
2025-12-19 08:58:24 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 09:58:24 +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.
2025-12-19 07:58:24 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 08:58:24 +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.
2025-12-19 06:58:28 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 07:58:24 +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.
2025-12-19 05:58:35 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 06:58:28 +0000 UTC
(59m)
Journeys from the Centre of the Earth
Dr Iain Stewart reveals how earthquakes have created a network of cracks in the ground.
2025-12-19 05:00:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 05:58:35 +0000 UTC
(58m)
Walking With Dinosaurs (1999)
A giant comet heading for Earth is destined to mark the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
2025-12-19 04:24:34 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 05:00:00 +0000 UTC
(35m)
Walking With Dinosaurs (1999)
Follow a group of plant-eating dinosaurs as they try to survive in an extreme climate.
2025-12-19 03:50:31 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 04:24:34 +0000 UTC
(34m)
Archaeology
Richard Miles explores how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth.
2025-12-18 22:30:53 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 23:32:35 +0000 UTC
(1h1m)
Ancient Worlds
In the last of the series, Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.
2025-12-18 21:21:49 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 22:30:53 +0000 UTC
(1h9m)
Ancient Worlds
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic.
2025-12-18 20:12:18 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 21:21:49 +0000 UTC
(1h9m)
Ancient Worlds
Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great.
2025-12-18 19:03:20 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 20:12:18 +0000 UTC
(1h8m)
Ancient Worlds
Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing'.
2025-12-18 17:54:20 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 19:03:20 +0000 UTC
(1h9m)
Ancient Worlds
Richard Miles looks at the winners, losers and survivors of the great Bronze Age collapse.
2025-12-18 16:45:59 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 17:54:20 +0000 UTC
(1h8m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
The Hittites ruled an empire from Hattusha, lost for 2,500 years until its rediscovery.
2025-12-18 10:06:13 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 11:07:36 +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.
2025-12-18 09:04:18 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 10:06:13 +0000 UTC
(1h1m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Piramesses, the grand capital of Ramesses II, was lost to time until scientists found it in the desert.
2025-12-18 08:02:24 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-18 09:04:18 +0000 UTC
(1h1m)