To uncover how the mafia has worked in the UK, Ross heads to New York. Meeting Salvatore ‘Crazy Sal' Polisi, a mafia enforcer in the 1970s, Ross learns how in the 1920's British bootleggers exported alcohol to the US during prohibition.
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Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present more outstanding archaeology. In the east of Britain, sites include Must Farm, Colchester, Oakington, Lyminge and Silchester.
Tony takes in a stretch of the beautiful Cornish coast, discovering the history of smuggling - the biggest industry in the area back in the 18th century.
Tony Robinson takes a 45-mile hike through the beautiful countryside of the Weald in Kent and East Sussex, discovering its rich and surprising Tudor heritage.
At the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, we visit the 5,000-year-old standing stones of Callanish, look at traditional Scottish blackhouses and highland cattle, and cut peat with a modern crofter.
To uncover how the mafia has worked in the UK, Ross heads to New York. Meeting Salvatore ‘Crazy Sal' Polisi, a mafia enforcer in the 1970s, Ross learns how in the 1920's British bootleggers exported alcohol to the US during prohibition.
In 6 minutes, 6 inmates kicked a hole through a toilet fixture, with 11 others watching, and high tailed it out of the joint for a Christmas-on-the- run. The inmates needed little time to kick down concrete and escape through a 20 inch wide hole.
The Kennedy assassination, Pizzagate, Coronavirus - conspiracy theories are booming, thanks in part to the internet. But they are not a modern phenomenon.
Dan ventures behind the battlements of Dover Castle, exploring the underground lairs and a vast network of tunnels that have been used to defend the country for centuries.
Dan delves into the rich past of the Tower of London, exploring inside the imposing walls that have witnessed some of the most important events in our history.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present more outstanding archaeology. In the east of Britain, sites include Must Farm, Colchester, Oakington, Lyminge and Silchester.
Alfie Hinds was a criminal and escape artist who, while serving a 12 year prison sentence for robbery, successfully broke out of three high security prisons in the 1950s. He was able to gain a pardon using his knowledge of the British legal system.
Scandals have accompanied human history since ancient times. Dive into the history of scandals and witness how they have changed over time.
Alice explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting the home of the Scottish royals who eventually took the English throne in 1603 and created Great Britain.
Experts examine new theories that may serve to shed light - or cast doubt - on the traditional yet controversial story of Jesus' fate.
In Malta, an ancient temple contains the remains of 7,000 humans. Among these remains, strange, elongated skulls have been found, demonstrating anomalies which have confounded experts for over a century. Could they be from another world?
The spectacular rock-hewn pillars of Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey have baffled archaeologists for decades. Who built this incredible monument over 12,000 years ago, and why? Were they the first settled communities of humans in the world?
Mary Magdalene is at the heart of Christianity she was the witness to the Resurrection. Yet despite playing such a pivotal role, her life after Christ is a mystery.
In the National Library in Stockholm sits one of the ancient wonders of the world – a three-foot-tall compendium of medieval knowledge called the Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible.
When Hitler seized power in 1933, he had one aim in mind – to convince the German people to go to war.
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