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We've heard the tales of prison breaks, but these aren't your average escapes. From a man who frees himself all thanks to a fruit to a Soviet pilot that evades capture by stealing the enemy's plane.

The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers. Through massive failures and shocking alliances, they'll usher in their first-ever handheld device.

A vast majority of these strange and disturbing incidents take place in the same locations on Earth. Is it possible that extraterrestrial spacecraft are visiting Earth at so-called 'UFO Hot Spots'?

From a Revolutionary War-era ship hiding under Manhattan to a sprawling Roman villa unearthed in the backyard of a home. The structures uncovered in this episode lead to more questions than answers.

Human bones as a 'miracle cure' for gout? Living mummies buried alive? A truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight—with tapeworms? The stranger side of human nature is revealed in these rituals.

For centuries, fantastic tales of terrifying monsters have fascinated mankind. Bizarre beasts of all shapes and sizes have been portrayed in some of history's most classic stories and folklore.

Mike and Danielle geek out over a collection of oddball antiques in Ohio, while Robbie takes a thrilling joyride in his new vintage Impala, leaving him stranded.

Before World War II, board games were mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity revealed a demand for more challenging pastimes. After decades of struggle, three different innovators break the mould.

Journey into the heart of Japan's culinary heritage with this program celebrating the beauty of washoku—Japanese cuisine. Explore the kaiseki ryori, a multi-course meal inspired by the changing seasons.

In the 1980s, groundbreaking technology doesn't just improve adult life, it redefines classic toys. Childhood staples are reimagined by innovators pushing the boundaries of entertainment technology.

Starvation and exhaustion push the survivalists to their limits as the wild game taunts them. While one participant looks for a reason to carry on, another teeters on the edge of their breaking point.

Mike and Danielle geek out over a collection of oddball antiques in Ohio, while Robbie takes a thrilling joyride in his new vintage Impala, leaving him stranded.

Journey into the heart of Japan's culinary heritage with this program celebrating the beauty of washoku—Japanese cuisine. Explore the kaiseki ryori, a multi-course meal inspired by the changing seasons.

In the 1980s, groundbreaking technology doesn't just improve adult life, it redefines classic toys. Childhood staples are reimagined by innovators pushing the boundaries of entertainment technology.

Human bones as a 'miracle cure' for gout? Living mummies buried alive? A truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight—with tapeworms? The stranger side of human nature is revealed in these rituals.

For centuries, fantastic tales of terrifying monsters have fascinated mankind. Bizarre beasts of all shapes and sizes have been portrayed in some of history's most classic stories and folklore.

Before World War II, board games were mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity revealed a demand for more challenging pastimes. After decades of struggle, three different innovators break the mould.

Starvation and exhaustion push the survivalists to their limits as the wild game taunts them. While one participant looks for a reason to carry on, another teeters on the edge of their breaking point.

Human bones as a 'miracle cure' for gout? Living mummies buried alive? A truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight—with tapeworms? The stranger side of human nature is revealed in these rituals.

For centuries, fantastic tales of terrifying monsters have fascinated mankind. Bizarre beasts of all shapes and sizes have been portrayed in some of history's most classic stories and folklore.

Mike and Danielle geek out over a collection of oddball antiques in Ohio, while Robbie takes a thrilling joyride in his new vintage Impala, leaving him stranded.

Before World War II, board games were mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity revealed a demand for more challenging pastimes. After decades of struggle, three different innovators break the mould.

Journey into the heart of Japan's culinary heritage with this program celebrating the beauty of washoku—Japanese cuisine. Explore the kaiseki ryori, a multi-course meal inspired by the changing seasons.

In the 1980s, groundbreaking technology doesn't just improve adult life, it redefines classic toys. Childhood staples are reimagined by innovators pushing the boundaries of entertainment technology.

Starvation and exhaustion push the survivalists to their limits as the wild game taunts them. While one participant looks for a reason to carry on, another teeters on the edge of their breaking point.

Human bones as a 'miracle cure' for gout? Living mummies buried alive? A truly bizarre Victorian way to lose weight—with tapeworms? The stranger side of human nature is revealed in these rituals.

Before World War II, board games were mostly simple, but postwar peace and prosperity revealed a demand for more challenging pastimes. After decades of struggle, three different innovators break the mould.

In the 1980s, groundbreaking technology doesn't just improve adult life, it redefines classic toys. Childhood staples are reimagined by innovators pushing the boundaries of entertainment technology.

For centuries, fantastic tales of terrifying monsters have fascinated mankind. Bizarre beasts of all shapes and sizes have been portrayed in some of history's most classic stories and folklore.

Mike and Danielle geek out over a collection of oddball antiques in Ohio, while Robbie takes a thrilling joyride in his new vintage Impala, leaving him stranded.

Ancient Aliens is counting down the top ten alien petroglyphs around the world, from strange, human-like figures to flying craft and carvings of what appear to be astronauts.

From clandestine nuclear weapons programmes to a secret Cold War bunker hidden in the mountains, we explore the unlikely people and surprising places behind the discoveries of the top-secret information.

With weather preventing Darrell Miklos and the team from diving from the boat, they attempt a risky strategy. Garth makes a solo journey to explore a deserted island where he discovers a mysterious cross.

In 1930, a New York Supreme Court justice with close ties to Tammany Hall, and future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, steps out of a steakhouse and disappears.

The team launches an incredible nighttime 200-drone light show experiment above the Triangle and the East Field leading to a startling sighting in the sky and new data that points toward possible answers.

Ancient Aliens is counting down the top ten scariest encounters that just might be evidence of extraterrestrial visitation. Are these frightening encounters proof of extraterrestrial contact?