Exploring the mysteries and unearthing the treasures of the ancient world.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
Bettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
The secrets of the Neanderthal discoveries in the Mandrin Cave in France are revealed.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
Jacob Bronowski opens the first programme at the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.
Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)
