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A look at the operation by US Navy Seals to free cargo ship captain Richard Phillips following a four-day stand-off with the Somali pirates holding him hostage

Salvage aficionado, Drew Pritchard teams up with Turbo Pickers' Paul Cowland for an epic motoring mission as the pair scour the UK, buying, restoring and selling classic cars

Bruce Crompton uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion, experiences a bumpy landing in a Dakota aeroplane, and in France his passion hits new heights with a parachute jump

King Midas and his golden touch a famous tale in Greek mythology. Experts use advanced archaeological methods to delve into strange ancient mounds

Venice was once a fearsome superpower. Scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover its ancient foundations and reveal how it is still standing

Josh Gates is in the Holy Land to dig in with an archaeologist who has unearthed more Dead Sea Scrolls, and gets rare access to examine fragments of them

Josh Gates heads into the Jordanian desert as he investigates a Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure

Geologists begin to ask questions about 'alien' deposits found on the Earth's surface - and the answer could shed light on the cause of history's greatest extinction event

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

Darrell Miklos seeks clues from Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper's past, and while his widow reveals many secrets, one of his former Nasa colleagues remains silent on the subject of treasure

Don Wildman investigates a goat that served in the First World War, a feud between two prominent New York families, and a murderous scheme against Native Americans

Don Wildman investigates an ingenious trick that helped win a war, a terrifying trek through Antarctica and a miraculous invention that the world loved.

Earth's past is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution. Experts explore how close the Earth has come to destruction

A look at the operation by US Navy Seals to free cargo ship captain Richard Phillips following a four-day stand-off with the Somali pirates holding him hostage

A space-walker who lost his vision and was locked outside his craft after a malfunction, and cosmonauts who were engulfed by a fire while still on the launch-pad

The technology series reveals how New York is able to run on steam, and details the processes perfected by Belgian monks responsible for making some of the world's finest beers

How volcanos contribute to the production of guacamole and the development of trucks capable of crossing swamps

Recounting how Easter Sunday turned deadly when a model and two others were found murdered. Religion, art and madness came together in a twisted tale of love and obsession

How forensic sculptors can create a face in the likeness of a victim, often leading to the naming of unidentified corpses

King Midas and his golden touch a famous tale in Greek mythology. Experts use advanced archaeological methods to delve into strange ancient mounds

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

Josh Gates is in the Holy Land to dig in with an archaeologist who has unearthed more Dead Sea Scrolls, and gets rare access to examine fragments of them

Josh Gates heads into the Jordanian desert as he investigates a Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure

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