Episodes 6

Nearly a century after Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun, Egyptologist Dr. Chris Naunton returns to Carter's vast excavation files; the notes suggest that the Boy King's mummy was burned.

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Documentary revealing the secret childhood of Queen Victoria's eldest grandson, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, through a long-hidden cache of intimate family letters. Wilhelm was born with a permanently paralyzed arm - a disability considered shameful at the time - and was subjected to a series of bizarre and often cruel attempts to cure the condition. These childhood experiences are believed to have helped create a highly dysfunctional connection between the boy and his mother, Victoria, Princess Royal, and to have shaped his love-hate relationship with her country.

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Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

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November 20, 2013

The Hanging Garden of Babylon is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world for which no archaeological evidence has ever been found. Centuries of digging have turned up nothing, and many people assume it never existed. But has everyone simply been looking in the wrong place?

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The discovery of China's Terracotta Army in 1974 revealed just a fraction of this extraordinary treasure. This documentary has exclusive access to the latest discoveries.

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WWII Dambusters' Great Escape

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March 30, 2014

Absolutely gripping story of the Lancaster pilots who launched an attack on the Tirpitz. These men on both sides are so heroic and dignified . We are so privileged to hear the story first hand from these men. Very moving .

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Return of the Black Death

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Season Finale
April 6, 2014

Bubonic plague is still around today, but kills in small numbers. Why did it kill so many people in 1348? The discovery of 25 medieval skeletons in London provides new answers.

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