Curiosity Channel

An artistic, spiritual adventure to the Vatican heritage site, where religion, politics, arts and science meet - and new, untold secrets are revealed.

Gaudi left us a spectacular work. And an unfinished creation: the Sagrada Familia. A huge, senseless cathedral project.

Discover how the Normans turned conquest into culture, transforming Sicily into a diverse, enlightened kingdom in the heart of the medieval world.

'S1/E3 - BARCODE | How The Barcode Shaped Our Modern Economy'. Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China.

'S1/E4 - FLORIDA | How Real Estate Rogues Invented Florida As We Know It'. Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State. In the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida.

'Hot Roads The World's Most Dangerous Roads. S2/E4 - The Philippine Serpentines'. The Halsema Highway, situated on the island Luzon, leads right through the Philippine jungle with its frequent fog and heavy rainfalls.

'Hot Roads The World's Most Dangerous Roads. S2/E5 - The Canadian Ice Roads'. The Canadian ice roads exist for a few months in the winter when the ice is thick enough.

'S1/E1 - Battling the Trust'. At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on Americas growing fascination with moving pictures.

'S1/E2 - Escape From New York'. Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a young actress.

'S1/E3 - Rise of the Studios'. By 1914, movies are more popular than ever, and with Edison's cartel out of the picture, the Titans are free to make films wherever and however they want.

'S1/E4 - Sin City'. As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favour of the stars.

'S1/E2 - Christophe Rocancourt'. From an orphanage in a small town in France to the heart of the glitterati of Los Angeles and New York, Christophe Thierry Rocancourt is a legend on the imposter scene.

'S1/E1 - Matthew Cox'. Matthew Cox is an American former mortgage broker from Florida who made millions falsifying documents to make it appear that he owned the properties.

'S1/E3 - Jan Lewan'. Jan Lewandowski, known as Jan Lewan, is a Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader. Lewan's financial crimes were described as a 'classic Ponzi scheme'.

'S1/E4 - Frédéric Bourdin'. Frédéric Bourdin is a former French serial imposter the press has nicknamed 'The Chameleon'.

'S1/E5 - Shaun Greenhalgh'. Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger. Over a seventeen-year period, he produced a large number of forgeries in a variety of styles.

'S1/E6 - Helmut Kiener'. One of Germany's greatest con artists, Helmut Kiener, tricked thousands of private investors and banks out of more than $300 million.