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Josh Gates scales a mountain to learn how a Kush king conquered Egypt. He braves the murky waters for one more dive to find the king's mummified remains

The astronomical documentary turns attention to the surprisingly active surfaces of dwarf planets, from the oceans of Pluto to the vanishing volcanos of Ceres

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event

A revealing glimpse behind the scenes of America's most classified sites and their activities

Drew Pritchard heads to Oswestry, Shropshire, to visit a salvage business that specialises in upcycling. Later, he visits one of Wales' most famous listed houses

Henry Cole takes his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer on a 1500 mile ride of a lifetime.

Bruce Crompton helps a Texan millionaire who wants to collect memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy. He visits farmhouses and museums to find rare items like a 1942 Luger

The processes involved in manufacturing rope, billiard tables and sailboards, and how advances in technology have led to improved production methods

The manufacturing processes involved in creating seatbelts, hot-air balloons, windows and wax figurines, and how these methods have adapted to modern technology

How the movement of Uranus and Neptune may have influenced the development of life on Earth

Drew Pritchard heads to Oswestry, Shropshire, to visit a salvage business that specialises in upcycling. Later, he visits one of Wales' most famous listed houses

Stel and Jess investigate a mysterious Greek island where an ancient civilisation built a massive marble pyramid

Don Wildman investigates a pair of timeworn, everyday dining implements among other objects and artefacts that reveal America's hidden secrets

Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos attempts to decode and follow a 'treasure map' created by his boyhood idol, former NASA astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper

Josh chases the treasure of the infamous pirate Amaro Pargo. A search of the Canary Islands leads him beneath a volcano to dive for the pirate's hoard

Gold is discovered in California and a penniless prospector named George Hearst seeks his fortune. After much toil, his son takes over a newspaper

A small unit of Texas Rangers fight off 80 Comanche warriors in 1844, and their battle sets in motion a chain of events that transforms America into an industrial powerhouse

A Hollywood blockbuster seeks an authentic Second World War SAS jeep within two weeks, and Bruce Crompton strives to meet the deadline

Drew Pritchard visits a north London store full of antique shop-fittings, and then heads to a Second World War hospital museum in Suffolk

With the Metisse running smoothly and the sun shining, it's plain sailing for Henry Cole as he takes on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.

A pioneering experiment shows how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes, with new findings suggesting how they prompted the downfall of the pharaohs

Bruce Crompton hunts down relics of one of the greatest military commanders of all-time, George S Patton. Then, he tries to close a deal worth £200,000

Drew Pritchard visits a north London store full of antique shop-fittings, and then heads to a Second World War hospital museum in Suffolk

Gold is discovered in California and a penniless prospector named George Hearst seeks his fortune. After much toil, his son takes over a newspaper

A small unit of Texas Rangers fight off 80 Comanche warriors in 1844, and their battle sets in motion a chain of events that transforms America into an industrial powerhouse

With the Metisse running smoothly and the sun shining, it's plain sailing for Henry Cole as he takes on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home