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Mysteries in the Alien Desert

Mysteries in the Alien Desert

Episode number: 1

Overview: The Nazca Lines are mysterious symbols that have been carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago. How and why were they created?

Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets

Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets

Episode number: 2

Overview: Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.

Mysteries of the Ice Mummy

Mysteries of the Ice Mummy

Episode number: 3

Overview: The 'Iceman' is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy. Cutting-edge forensic technology may unearth the mummy's darkest secrets.

Nero’s Lost Palace

Nero’s Lost Palace

Episode number: 4

Overview: The Emperor Nero built an astonishing palace in the heart of Rome. Now using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate if he burnt the city for the building.

Curse of the Seventh Wonder

Curse of the Seventh Wonder

Episode number: 5

Overview: The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders. Experts investigate its many secrets - did it hold a superweapon?

Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth

Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth

Episode number: 6

Overview: The Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel are the oldest biblical texts. New discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind these manuscripts.

Pompeii’s Evil Twin

Pompeii’s Evil Twin

Episode number: 7

Overview: The sunken town of Baiae remains frozen in time, lying on the seabed of the Bay of Naples. Now, marine archaeologists investigate its fascinating secrets.

Finding Sparta’s 300

Finding Sparta’s 300

Episode number: 8

Overview: Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.

Empire State Building: The New Secrets

Empire State Building: The New Secrets

Episode number: 9

Overview: Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate one of the wonders of the modern world. They reveal mysteries hidden in its foundation.

Egypt’s Buried City

Egypt’s Buried City

Episode number: 10

Overview: Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara. Archaeologists are uncovering the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets.

Vesuvius's Secret Victim

Vesuvius's Secret Victim

Episode number: 11

Overview: When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano, another town was destroyed, too - Herculaneum. It is one of history's most perfectly preserved towns.

Rome's Great Wall

Rome's Great Wall

Episode number: 12

Overview: The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure.

Hitler's Lost Bunker

Hitler's Lost Bunker

Episode number: 13

Overview: The underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime. Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover new evidence.

Leaning Tower of Pisa: The New Mystery

Leaning Tower of Pisa: The New Mystery

Episode number: 14

Overview: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings, but why does it lean? Investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt.

Ghosts of the Wild West

Ghosts of the Wild West

Episode number: 15

Overview: The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral only lasted 30 seconds. Now, experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover the mystery surrounding the event.

Tower Of Babel: The New Evidence

Tower Of Babel: The New Evidence

Episode number: 16

Overview: The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible. Archaeologists use new technology to uncover how engineers could have built it.

Lost City of Troy

Lost City of Troy

Episode number: 17

Overview: Troy is the legendary lost city at the centre of the Trojan War, but its existence was never confirmed. New cutting-edge technology explores the ancient myth.

Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets

Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets

Episode number: 18

Overview: Mount Rushmore is one of North America's most iconic landmarks. Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what lies beneath the rock.

Curse of the Hindenburg

Curse of the Hindenburg

Episode number: 19

Overview: What caused the Nazi aircraft to explode into a giant ball of fire over New Jersey in 1937? Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate the event.

Bermuda Triangle Apocalypse

Bermuda Triangle Apocalypse

Episode number: 20

Overview: Cutting-edge technology is helping experts investigate the Bermuda triangle. Using new techniques, they search for evidence of aliens on the ocean floor.

Lost Kingdom of Kush

Lost Kingdom of Kush

Episode number: 21

Overview: Pyramids in the deserts of Sudan are the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that rivalled Egypt. However, why are the pyramids there and who built them?

Hunt for the First Pyramid

Hunt for the First Pyramid

Episode number: 22

Overview: Saqqara is the site of the first pyramid - the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids.

Lost City of Babylon

Lost City of Babylon

Episode number: 23

Overview: Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city. New evidence reveals what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.

Hidden Secrets of the Twin Towers

Hidden Secrets of the Twin Towers

Episode number: 24

Overview: The World Trade Centre's iconic twin towers were an engineering marvel.

Secrets of the Black Pyramid

Secrets of the Black Pyramid

Episode number: 25

Overview: With special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation, experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed before its pharaoh was buried there.

Egypt’s Sunken Treasures

Egypt’s Sunken Treasures

Episode number: 26

Overview: A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.

Lost World of Atlantis

Lost World of Atlantis

Episode number: 27

Overview: New discoveries on a strange Mediterranean island might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis. Experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed it.

Jericho's Buried Secrets

Jericho's Buried Secrets

Episode number: 28

Overview: New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down.