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- An examination of hidden structures built by the Nazis, from tunnels to towers, artillery sites, resistance nests, and communication centres.
- They passed intelligence, intercepted communications, stole blueprints and mapped targets. But ultimately they drove the deep-seated paranoia and distrust that would forever change the course of history.
- Around the world, and throughout history, secret societies have bubbled under the surface. In crypts and clubhouses, under lock and key, in the darkest corners of the internet, they assemble for mysterious purposes.
- We are surrounded by an endless stream of infinite data, with information bombarding us from seemingly every direction. These signals, which are part of our everyday operations, help define our understanding of the Universe, and largely go unnoticed. That is until a glitch occurs. A blip on a screen, a faulty frequency, or a mysterious interference - what are these unknown signals? Where are they coming from? And what do they really mean?
- Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs.
- We examine how animals have evolved over the course of time and analyze how we can benefit from their evolution.
- Would you let your Mom pick out your next date? Celebrity matchmaker Carmelia Ray takes on fierce and fiery moms in the hottest competitive dating show. Carmelia and Mom choose their contenders and train them in a date boot camp on everything from wardrobe, to physical contact, culture and manners; stacking the odds for romance to blossom. Two forces of nature, two sizzling dates, only one winner. Who will the single fall for?
- Why would the Nazi's pour so many resources into this strategically insignificant island, and hold onto it at all costs even at the end of the war when the end was surely near? What dark secrets lie buried in the tunnels, bunkers and watchtowers dotting Guernsey?
- Nearly seven decades after D-Day, a massive Nazi artillery base the size of four football fields is found near Omaha and Utah beaches.
- 2019– 42mTV-PG6.1 (33)TV EpisodeBuilt by a mysterious German engineer in an inhospitable location, the structure contains strange and suspicious tunnels, bunkers and more. Was this a secret Nazi base for Uboat resupply, or were there darker purposes for the house?
- 2019–6.0 (25)TV EpisodeOne of the largest bunkers ever constructed, the Blockhaus is built under immense secrecy, utilizing unimaginable engineering feats, and is a potential game changer for Hitler at the tipping point in the war.
- A secret weapons program that could have ended badly for the allies. In the heart of Austria, a bunker and network of tunnels were discovered based on a long lost 1944 German report that indicated what the Nazis were up to.
- 2019– 42mTV-PG6.8 (24)TV EpisodeAs the Red Army approaches a forest in Poland at the end of the war, they stumble upon a massive complex containing over a thousand structures across 25 sq km. How did the Germans keep this colossal base secret from allied intelligence?
- Although gravity keeps our feet firmly planted, some defy earthly forces at all costs. Who are the ones who dreamed of high-flying adventures? Over the course of a decade, the Apollo programs mobilise all resources to send man to the Moon. But this giant leap for mankind couldn't have happened without the first Apollo astronauts who face incredible odds and extreme danger to move science forward. For one little girl with an adventurous spirit, rules and records are made to be broken. Amelia Earhart dominates the male-driven world of flying, but risks life and limb along the way. And for Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt, seams and stitches promise an entry into the exciting world of aviation. Though history remembers his failure, he leaves his tick on the timeline of parachute innovation.
- Breaking the glass ceiling is never easy, but for these female inventors, science comes at an added price. When Marie Curie discovers radioactivity, she earns not one but two Nobel Prizes. But though she is devoted to her subject matter, it puts her in incredible danger. How does her selflessness open a whole new world of particle physics? When the 36-year old Dian Fossey packs up her life to study mountain gorillas, she has no tracking experience, no university degree, and no idea what she's in for. How does she become one of the most iconic and controversial primatologists to have ever lived? And when the entrepreneurial Elizabeth Fleischmann gets hold of a new invention, she transforms X-rays into a tool for medical imaging. How does her can-do attitude allow her to enter the world of male-dominated medicine, even as the tools of her own innovation take a silent toll?
- Some discoveries lie in wait for those brave enough to venture out. From hidden cities in the jungle to dinosaur fossils and seeds in far-flung locales, the prize goes to those willing to take the risk. The world watches with bated breath as adventurer Percy Fawcett enters the Green Hell of the Amazon jungle. Does he find a lost city in this dangerous expanse? And at a time when America sees a great expansion, two of America's first paleontologists go to war over dinosaur fossils. How far will O.C. Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope be willing to go in their brawl over prehistoric beasts? Confronted by famine, Russia sends a botanist to find the seeds to save an empire. But as political winds shift, Nikolai Vavilov becomes champion for science. How does he fight for the truth when no one else will?
- Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. When a revolutionary science fiction writer anticipates modern blood transfusions, does anyone take him seriously? As Alexander Bodanov turns metaphor into medicine, he puts his own body on the line. And before much is known about the body's internal systems, a God-fearing scholar named Michael Servetus makes an incredible observation about human circulation. How do his religious beliefs bury the discovery until almost 100 years later?
- Some names stay with us over hundreds and even thousands of years. Great thinkers left their mark on scientific discovery, although some were far ahead of their time. For Galileo Galilei, new tools allow him to make bold statements about the nature of the Universe. But what happens when what seems obvious flies in the face of accepted truth? In ancient Alexandria, scholar Hypatia makes contributions to mathematics and science. But how does her celebrity become a double-edged sword? And for a roving scholar unwilling to bow down to authority, every new city offers a new pulpit for his religious and astronomical beliefs. But when there's nowhere left to run, how does Giordano Bruno face those he's angered in his wake?
- To ensure body and spirit remain everlasting, the Egyptians developed elaborate rituals, massive tombs, and even magic incantations passed down through millennia. Not only do the entombed remains display a shocking knowledge of biology and chemistry, they hold the promise of a life beyond the mortal coil... While some ancient cultures lavished bodies with burial goods, the Romans were all about processional pomp and grandeur. What can be learned from the war wounds of the skeletons found in the Gladiator Burial Pit of Ephesus? Or the remains of the victims of Mt. Vesuvius? The remote Mustang Caves of Nepal hold thousand-year-old corpses. But a deeper investigation yields shocking information. What ritual climb accompanied their burial? What symbols were left for the living?
- A mysterious well filled with bones reveals a strange practice in ancient Persia... Why were these ancients laid bare atop desert towers, their bodies picked clean by vultures before being consigned to the grave... Thousands of kilometers away, archaeologists digging in Mongolia uncovered a two-thousand-year-old textile that holds the key to solve the mystery of what soma, the mysterious elixir that brings light, gods and immortality, is made from. And, in Sichuan, hanging coffins are discovered... legend has it the ancient Bo People could fly. To date, we still haven't been able to determine how they suspended their leaden coffins from the cliffside. Who were the Bo? How did they achieve this and why did they disappear?
- Jell Mound, in Gjellstad Norway is a known Viking burial ground where archaeologists are using ground penetrating radar to unveil new findings every year. Vikings believed the soul needed to be freed from the body after death, but it wasn't just the soul that took flight to Valhalla. For these warring people, what did death promise? Across the great ocean explorers uncover one of the largest Incan burial sites at Ancon on the Peruvian coast where the salt content of the region prevents the decay so prevalent in other cultures. 'Juanita' the mummified teenager was sacrificed to the volcano 500 years ago. Why was she drugged with coca leaves and alcohol? And what do the sacred waters of Lake Titicaca hide and what do they tell us about the Inca? Using DNA from skeletons excavated in New Mexico more than a century ago, researchers have shown that more than a dozen people buried in a small, hidden chamber were likely members of a powerful Native American dynasty related through their mothers. Could this burial site reveal the Chacoans to be a matriarchal society?
- In 1928, an earthquake shift uncovered a row of painted warriors, 7-foot statues that encased mummies from an ancient civilization, perhaps a cemetery of Chachapoya children. Who were they? And what were the large Sentinel Sarcophagi set to guard against, in life, or in death? Curious bone arrangements in Winterborne link somehow to intermingled ashes from dig sites of Slovenia. Why would the Celts build human-animal hybrids? What were they trying to accomplish? Excavations of the Tophet of Carthage, a place of great archaeological controversy, unearths more questions than answers... was this simply a children's cemetery or was it a place of child sacrifice.
- 2022–2023TV EpisodeThe first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang rests in an underground kingdom, in a tomb so large the archaeological dig could last a century. Buried with 8,000 life-sized terracotta warriors and a moat of mercury to guard his body under a sky of pearls, what could justify such a show of funereal grandeur? We might think of Neanderthals as uncivilized, but we now know they too buried their dead. Could evidence of cannibalism and strange markings on other bones finally shed light on these distant relatives? Researchers discover that the oldest of the Chinchorro mummies are children. Embalmers disassembled the corpse, treated the organs then reassembled the pieces, using wood supports, filling the internal space with fibre or feathers. What could this mean?
- At the sacrificial alter, El Castillo, where thousands met their death, researchers find exciting new evidence. Can a sacred well at Chichen Itza, where thousands of Mayan victims were deposited shed new light on the Maya? Were they simply at the mercy of bloodthirsty Gods? Or was there great honor in being sacrificed? Ceramic pieces found at Khonkho Wankane mortuary prove these people stripped dead bodies of flesh using quicklime. Whatever was left, they carried with them as they moved with their herds. What can science tell about these ancient chemists and their solutions? How did they justify the literal weight of loved ones carried on their backs? The Xiongnu nomadic people's burial complexes protect not just the elite leaders, but shares new clues on their influence and control over the silk road.
- At the height of their power, the Knights Templar owned vast swathes of land, commanded fleets, and lent money to Kings. An ancient society of warriors, and one that has inspired so many societies that followed. From the original nine knights, that protected holy pilgrims, their powers expanded across Europe and left enduring mythologies in their wake. Can we unravel fact from the fiction? Did the Knights protect the Holy Grail and Turin Shroud? How were they selected, and what codes did they follow? And even though they were vanquished, are they truly gone?