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The Egyptian Sphinx

The Great Sphinx is one of Egypt’s most spectacular and mysterious monuments.

• 50 mins

Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3

In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of the Second World War.

• 45 mins

The Salem Witch Trials

In 1692, the most infamous witch hunt in history took place in Salem, Massachusetts.

• 54 mins

Pearl Harbor, Part 2 of 3

Chaos reigns in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

• 49 mins

VE Day

Amid the devastation of WW2, how do Europe's citizens look forward with optimism?

• 50 mins

Pearl Harbor, Part 3 of 3

As the smoke clears after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the blame game begins.

• 54 mins

The Anglo-Saxons

How did the Anglo-Saxon period shape England as we know it today?

• 58 mins

Henry VIII

In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England.

• 53 mins

The Romanovs

The Romanovs turned Russia from a fractured land into one of history's largest empires

• 56 mins

Chernobyl

1986. The Chernobyl power plant becomes the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.

• 54 mins

Alfred Hitchcock

How did an introverted working-class boy become Hollywood's ‘Master of Suspense’?

• 53 mins

The Terracotta Army

Discovered in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world.

• 37 mins

Anne Frank

Anne Frank’s diary captured life in hiding during WWII, through which her story lives on.

• 48 mins