First Civilizations

Mankind Decoded

Mankind Decoded is the intriguing story of how 12 timeless forces have shaped human history in extraordinary ways. Find out how the implacable forces

2013

Romarrikets Arkeologiska Hemligheter

Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.

2023

Les mystères du Nil

2020

Tales from the Jungle

Documentary series about famous anthropologists.

2007

The Rise and Fall of the Maya

Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas

2023

Ancient Invisible Cities

Explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Cairo, Athens and Istanbul. 3D scans allow us to view the ar

2018

Time Team

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented

1994

Prehistoric Autopsy

A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

2012

Sacred Sites

This docuseries uses scientific breakthroughs and archaeological research to bring new perspectives to some of the most remarkable, but mysterious, re

2016

Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

According to recent science the Neanderthals are not the knuckle-dragging apemen of popular imagination. In fact they are our distant ancestors. About

2018

Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones

2020

Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City

Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series that illuminates the history of the sacred, and peerlessly beautiful city - J

2011

Dig WW2 with Dan Snow

Dan Snow joins military archaelogists as they investigate the former battlegrounds of the Second World War, uncovering little-known stories through ex

2012

Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? P

2015

Journeys from the Centre of the Earth

Geologist Dr Iain Stewart presents a series showing how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean.

2004

Extreme Archaeology

A new Channel 4 series takes archaeology to the edge this summer as a team of experts tackles sites across the country that are beyond the reach of no

2004

Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time

Documentary series following the salvage of seven shipwrecks from the river Thames

2008

Six Schizophrenic Brothers

An account of the Galvin family of Colorado Springs, CO, and how schizophrenia ripped through their family, affecting six of 12 siblings.

2024

Rome's Chariot Superstar

In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot ra

2019

Jungle Atlantis

Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architecture, yet most are probably unaware that when it was

2014