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Men who survived the Normandy invasion as young soldiers in June 1944 recall their experiences of the conflict and discuss the effect it had on their lives

Examining the ideas behind large-scale construction projects, starting with plans to build a 1,500ft dome over Houston in a bid to prevent deaths from hurricanes

Bruce Crompton is doing up a wartime German tank engine so that he can pay for Glenn Miller's army uniform, a special Second World War relic

Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America

Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador, seeking a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by an advanced ancient civilization

Experts digitally examine the Sumerian ziggurat of Ur in Iraq. Built 4000 years ago, it was the heart of one of the world's first civilisations

Experts use drone technology to explore the tunnels hidden below an Egyptian pyramid for the very first time. Plus, forensics uncover a pharaoh's secrets

When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger it poses to Earth

The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today

Jeremy Wade explores the sinking of the mighty SS Fitzgerald. Can new discoveries finally tell us what led to one of the biggest catastrophes on the Great Lakes?

Don Wildman investigates a scandal that rocked 19th-century Paris, a life-or-death chess game during the Russian Revolution, and a viral sasquatch sighting

Don Wildman investigates the story behind the Statue of Liberty, and examines an attempt to bomb St Patrick's Cathedral in New York, and a daring Second World War escape

Chuck and the team are in Tonopah in Nevada to investigate the story of an alien that had reportedly escaped from Area 51

The possibility of building a tunnel between Asia and the USA, which would involve crew members working not only on the seabed but also in the arctic conditions at the surface

One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge

Bike guru Henry Cole and ace mechanic Sam Lovegrove visit a shop hoping to sell a bike and get side-tracked by the wares on offer

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are near Preston, visiting a collector of military gear and Americana. Much to their surprise they spot something a little unusual

Part one of two. Setting out from John O'Groats, the first part of Henry Cole's ride takes in the history, the landscapes and probably the rain of Scotland

Jeremy Wade explores the sinking of the mighty SS Fitzgerald. Can new discoveries finally tell us what led to one of the biggest catastrophes on the Great Lakes?

The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today

When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger it poses to Earth

Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America

Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador, seeking a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by an advanced ancient civilization

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