Curiosity Stream

'S1/E3 - Great Zimbabwe'. In 1871, European explorers stumbled across an astonishing ruined city. Great Zimbabwe has been a source of fascination and controversy ever since.

'S1/E1 - Bronze Age Catastrophe'. Was climate change behind the sudden collapse of multiple civilizations 3200 years ago?

'S1/E2 - Cities and Empires'. How a centuries-long explosion of civilization all around the Mediterranean creates the Roman Empire.

'S1/E16 - Air Travel'. Buckle up and discover how in the space of just 100 years we've gone from the first-ever commercial air passenger to more than 1 million passengers each and every day.

'S1/E15 - Skyscrapers'. Bigger, taller, faster, find out how we've supercharged our skyline, facing down our fears and defeating seemingly impossible engineering challenges.

'S1/E3 - Ethiopia'. When Emperor Haille Selassie was deposed by the Ethiopian military in 1974, an ancient kingdom came to an end.