Groundbreaking Discoveries
Unearthing the worlds we left behind.
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
David Attenborough attempts to animate the life of a 200-million-year-old ichthyosaur.
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The Bodies—Pompeii: The New Dig, Series 1
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
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The Latest Secrets of Hieroglyphs
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
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Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park—Digging for Britain, Series 13
New evidence of a brutal massacre, Bradford’s first Muslim burial and a 1970s skatepark.
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Ardal O’Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish using archaeology.
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Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
Using brand new evidence, this documentary brings to life the final days of the dinosaurs.
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Tutankhamun’s Secrets—Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
The true story behind the discovery of Tutankhamun’s treasure.
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London—Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village, Series 1
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the hidden villages of London.
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King Solomon's Mines—Buried Treasure
Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)
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The Age of Heroes—Treasures of Ancient Greece
Alastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
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Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
Sir David Attenborough uncovers an Ice Age mammoth mystery on the outskirts of Swindon.
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The Mystery of the Desert Kites
An international team of archaeologists explores megastructures in the Arabian desert.
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Episode 1—Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney
Chris Packham uncovers the secrets revealed by the DNA of Orkney's unique vole.
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Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
The story of the discovery in Argentina of the largest animal to ever walk the earth.
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Second Moment of Creation—Civilisations, Series 1
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
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Episode 1—Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs, Series 1
Liz Bonnin investigates a mysterious dinosaur graveyard in the remote badlands of Wyoming.
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Secrets of the Tomb Builders—Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Dan visits the underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
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The Orphan—Walking With Dinosaurs, Series 1
An orphaned baby triceratops must outwit a deadly T. rex. Can she survive?
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The Wolf Den—Meet the Ancestors, Series 1
Potholers in the Yorkshire Dales stumble upon the remains of human burials.
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Age of Ice—A History of Ancient Britain, Series 1
Life in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
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Stonehenge—The Flying Archaeologist
Ben Robinson reveals evidence about Stonehenge that explains the reason for its location.
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Clovelly—Villages by the Sea, Series 1
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of a romantic Victorian seaside village.
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Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed
Alice Roberts follows a decade-long quest that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret.
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