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Wernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the Moon, but this 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps.

Thousands of people from every part of the world have reported being abducted by aliens, including even a world leader - President Kiran Ilyumzhinov.

The Ishi-no-Hoden megalith in Japan was supposedly built to depict an ancient flying ship. Could this have been an ancient alien vessel.

Aliens And The Creation Of Man: Can unexplained advances in human evolution be attributed to alien architects? Alien theorists look at the evidence.

Hugh and the team search for a monastic grange known as Biggin Hall, which provided produce for the nearby monks at St Mary's Priory.

Dr Alice Roberts examines an RAF air base with a Roman past and a pub with a very long history of hospitality in central England.

Look inside curious dwellings in the Peruvian Andes, visit a sacred monolith in Wyoming's Black Hills and spot an immovable waterfall in Mexico.

The guys get revved up during a sneak peak for an auction but the seller's sentimental attachment leave prices sky-high.

Of all the Hindu gods, none is more important than Shiva, the great destroyer. Could the deity have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race.

Hundreds of seemingly alien discs are found in China, only to be taken by the Chinese government and dismissed as a hoax. Is there more to the story.

In 1945, WWII was over but the violence had not ended. The survivors want to blame the Germans. The reckoning with National Socialism is ambivalent.

The industrial revolution changed it all when it came to cannons as they evolved from wholly inaccurate and immobile to deadly killing machines. (3 of.

A look at America's Cold War codebreakers charged with unravelling a seemingly uncrackable Soviet code and the uncovering of the Manhattan Project.

Of all the Hindu gods, none is more important than Shiva, the great destroyer. Could the deity have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race.

Hundreds of seemingly alien discs are found in China, only to be taken by the Chinese government and dismissed as a hoax. Is there more to the story.

We examine how the battleship began the 20th century as a dominant force, but then saw its weaknesses exploited mercilessly in the World Wars.

War Beneath The Waves: From early beginnings in the American War of Independence to modern day, this is the story of the submarine and its role in naval warfare.

A chronological telling of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on the vessels that made the landings possible.

Looking at early metal warships, and how HMS Rattler's screw propeller in 1845 would lead to the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought in the 20th Century.

From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.

Mystery Sea Beast, the Earth is Alive and Shapeshifting UFO: What is the mysterious sea beast seen from UK shores? Are summoners able to commune with UFOs? Is the Earth alive.

The industrial revolution changed it all when it came to cannons as they evolved from wholly inaccurate and immobile to deadly killing machines. (3 of.

A look at America's Cold War codebreakers charged with unravelling a seemingly uncrackable Soviet code and the uncovering of the Manhattan Project.

Discover treasures and ancient manuscripts hidden in mysterious chambers, tunnels, caves and burial sites.

Most of the world's holiest places sit in plain sight, but there are some hidden deep underground.

Of all the Hindu gods, none is more important than Shiva, the great destroyer. Could the deity have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race.