Curiosity Channel

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

The Egtved Girl was a Nordic Bronze Age girl whose well-preserved remains were discovered outside Egtved, Denmark in 1921.

'S3/E5 - Champollion: Unravelling The Mysteries Of The Stone'. In July 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone.

'S3/E6 - Gandhi: The Force Of Willpower'. In May 1893, a man is thrown out of a train for daring to sit in a first-class compartment. This young Indian lawyer is named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

'S3/E9 - Augustus: Emperor Of The Republic'. Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However, on March 14, 44 BC, he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.

'S3/E10 - Carthage: Rome's Rival'. In 814 BC, the exiled Phoenician queen Dido founds the city of Carthage on the African Coast. But in the third century BC she finds herself opposed to the Roman Republic.

'S1/E1 - The Vikings: Origin of the Vikings'. Fearsome Scandinavian warriors sailed the globe for three centuries spreading their net of trade and pillage. But where are their origins?

'S1/E2 - The Vikings: Early Viking Society and Religion'. In this episode of our series, we learn how early Viking society developed, what the sacred rituals really were, and what role women played in Viking religion.

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imagination, but the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

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

'S3/E7 - Lawrence of Arabia: For a Fistful of Sand'. With a handful of intrepid men, Thomas Edward Lawrence leads the revolt of the Arabs alongside Sharif Hussein, against the Ottoman Empire.

'S3/E8 - Apartheid: The Spiral of Fear'. After months on the run, the Black leader Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African police and incarcerated on Robben Island, a fortress-like jail off Cape Town.

'S3/E11 - Miners: Fodder Of The Industrial Revolution'. University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1763. A young engineer tries, in vain, to fix a steam engine before finally understanding what is wrong with it.

'S3/E12 - Encyclopedia: Dare To Know'. July 31, 1784, Paris. Denis Diderot has just passed away and with him, the memory of the biggest editorial epic of the Age of Enlightenment: Encyclopedia.

'S1/E2 - The Vikings: Early Viking Society and Religion'. In this episode of our series, we learn how early Viking society developed, what the sacred rituals really were, and what role women played in Viking religion.

'S1/E3 - The Vikings: The Ships of the Vikings'. The Vikings were great explorers and sailors. How were these ergonomic ships built and what made them so special?

Druids, the mysterious wizards of the Celts, have always fascinated the world, as heroes of Irish legends and stars of modern fantasy worlds. But who were they really?

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imagination, but the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

'S3/E9 - Augustus: Emperor Of The Republic'. Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However, on March 14, 44 BC, he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.

'S3/E10 - Carthage: Rome's Rival'. In 814 BC, the exiled Phoenician queen Dido founds the city of Carthage on the African Coast. But in the third century BC she finds herself opposed to the Roman Republic.

'S3/E11 - Miners: Fodder Of The Industrial Revolution'. University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1763. A young engineer tries, in vain, to fix a steam engine before finally understanding what is wrong with it.

'S3/E12 - Encyclopedia: Dare To Know'. July 31, 1784, Paris. Denis Diderot has just passed away and with him, the memory of the biggest editorial epic of the Age of Enlightenment: Encyclopedia.

'S1/E2 - The Vikings: Early Viking Society and Religion'. In this episode of our series, we learn how early Viking society developed, what the sacred rituals really were, and what role women played in Viking religion.

'S1/E3 - The Vikings: The Ships of the Vikings'. The Vikings were great explorers and sailors. How were these ergonomic ships built and what made them so special?

Druids, the mysterious wizards of the Celts, have always fascinated the world, as heroes of Irish legends and stars of modern fantasy worlds. But who were they really?

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imagination, but the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

'S3/E9 - Augustus: Emperor Of The Republic'. Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However, on March 14, 44 BC, he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.

'S3/E10 - Carthage: Rome's Rival'. In 814 BC, the exiled Phoenician queen Dido founds the city of Carthage on the African Coast. But in the third century BC she finds herself opposed to the Roman Republic.

'S3/E4 - Muscle Car Mania'. Keith Martin and Peter Klutt examine the glory days of the muscle car craze and tell us what makes a Mustang GT, a Superbird and a Judge the stuff of fantasies.

'S3/E5 - Stylin''. Keith Martin and Peter Klutt show off some classics, including a 1957 Thunderbird and a classic 1948 Cadillac. Topping things off they'll take a look at a 1929 Packard.

'S3/E6 - Big Rigs'. Keith Martin and Peter Klutt weren't expecting to see an antique tanker truck, but they're happy to have some fun with it.

'S3/E7 - Racing Around Town'. Today it's all about going fast and looking good at the same time, with a 1963 Porsche 356B, a modern Ford GT and a sporty Studebaker.

'S1/E12 - How Saran Wrap Saved D-Day'. The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the first artificial dye, Saran Wrap, sanitary towels, and the cancer killing drug Cisplatin.

'S5/E4 - Nuclear Fusion When Humans Create Suns'. Fusion powers the stars and may soon power Earth. Scientists race to replicate the sun's energy and unlock a future of limitless clean power.

'S5/E5 - Materials From Flint to Silicon'. From bronze to silicon, materials have shaped civilization. Explore how advances in metals, plastics and ceramics propel human progress.

'S5/E2 - Nanotechnologies The Superpowers of the Invisible'. At the nanoscale, scientists reshape medicine, materials and industry to reveal a new frontier where controlling matter redefines what's possible.

'S5/E3 - The Scientific Method Towards Infinity and Beyond'. Curiosity drives discovery, but the scientific method turns questions into knowledge. Explore how observation, testing and proof shape humanity's search for truth.

'S2/E3 - Nifty Fifties'. From cars that make a Mini look big to a land yacht of American steel. We'll see what the fifties are worth at Gooding and Company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

'S2/E4 - Travelin' In Style'. The cruisers of your dreams, the cars that still turn heads. We highlight a '37 MG SA Tourer, a '36 Ford Station Wagon, and a '41 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan.

'S1/E1 - Sri Lanka'. Pete Trego travels to cricket-obsessed Sri Lanka uncovering the secrets of spin-bowling and how cricket is helping to heal wounds left by the recent civil war.

'The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman. S1/E2 - The Hall, The Kitchen, The Dining Room, The Living Room'. Now that we've reviewed the basics of shelter it's time to find out who is home.

'The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman. S1/E3 - The Second Story Private Life'. In the final episode, we focus on private life by exploring the history of three rooms: the study, the bedroom, and the bathroom.

'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'. In the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a vacation hotspot.

'S1/E1 - LIKE BUTTON | The Unintended Consequences of the Facebook Like Button'. When first presented with the like button (then dubbed 'the awesome button') Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a simple response: 'No.'

'S1/E2 - CUBICLE | How the Cubicle Became Universally Hated'. A futuristic designer, Robert Propst, dreamed up 'The Action Office' as a workplace utopia that would unleash the modern knowledge worker's vast untapped potential.

'Highway To The Arctic - Canada's Ice Roads'. Every winter, ice roads are built across hundreds of miles in Canada's far north, connecting frozen rivers and lakes.

'S1/E2 - Kenya'. In this episode, Peter Trego will be playing on a dust-bowl pitch in the Kenyan Savannah, where giraffe and zebra graze just beyond the boundary.

'The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman. S1/E3 - The Second Story Private Life'. In the final episode, we focus on private life by exploring the history of three rooms: the study, the bedroom, and the bathroom.

'S1/E1 - The Journey Begins'. In the Italian Alps, Monte Brento is a great place to try new tricks in a wingsuit. And for a paralyzed friend from Dubai, it's the perfect place to keep on jumping.

'S1/E5 - MAUVE | The Fake Color That Made Our Modern World'. In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue - the world's first synthetic dye.

'S1/E6 - VANILLA | The Bean That Shaped the Future of Food'. In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before, artificially pollinate the vanilla plant.

'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'. In the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a vacation hotspot.

'S1/E1 - Sri Lanka'. Pete Trego travels to cricket-obsessed Sri Lanka uncovering the secrets of spin-bowling and how cricket is helping to heal wounds left by the recent civil war.