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On the lookout for Big Foot, the Pickers search Southern B.C. for treasures like vintage toys, a silver saddle and cedar canoes.

In 1980, a man received a code after touching an alleged spaceship. After the sequence was translated, he was told never to speak of the incident again.

Ancient alien theorists ask whether the Greeks and Egyptians understood electricity. Could extraterrestrials have introduced them to such technology.

In 1943, Germany fell at Stalingrad, its first major defeat. In the Pacific, Japan lost momentum after the US won at Guadalcanal.

The Japanese Super Code reveals the US efforts to crack Japan's unbreakable WWII code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

With the Allies at crisis point, pressure mounts on the Wrens to prove their worth and the stage is set for a battle that will turn the tide of the Atlantic war.

A Roman Mystery And Waterloo's Disappearing Dead: Roberts uncovers East of England's top finds, including a Roman dodecahedron, Boudicca's fort and Waterloo's lost dead.

Discoveries in southern England reveal Britain's oldest shoe, a forgotten warrior king's shipyard and hidden World War II defences.

Digs in western Britain uncover a forgotten fortress and a shocking discovery hidden beneath a Roman mosaic.

In 1980, a man received a code after touching an alleged spaceship. After the sequence was translated, he was told never to speak of the incident again.

Ancient alien theorists ask whether the Greeks and Egyptians understood electricity. Could extraterrestrials have introduced them to such technology.

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.

The astonishing accounts of four railway journeys that changed history, including the perilous expedition that made a young Winston Churchill world famous.

Exploring the machines that hide in the shadows, capturing, transmitting and analysing vital combat information.

A neglected warning inside a mighty conqueror's tomb heeds one of the deadliest invasions in human history.

The world's greatest showman, a rumoured valley of gold and a fortress of protection - their legends prove fame, wealth and even safety can come at a dire cost.

Explore some of the most valuable treasures found in the most unlikely of ways.

As we plan to travel to new worlds, how are we preparing to become human extraterrestrials? Will we survive into the unknown.

In 1980, a man received a code after touching an alleged spaceship. After the sequence was translated, he was told never to speak of the incident again.