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Don Wildman examines a dinosaur skeleton, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president.

Don Wildman explores how a dentist tool was key to solving a mystery involving Thomas Jefferson and the story of a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

What happens when galaxies containing billions of stars collide? The gravitational forces of these giants intersect, and they are left irrevocably changed.

Houdini's mysterious sudden death may not have been an accident. Experts recreate his buried alive escape and investigate if he was killed by more sinister forces.

Can You Dig It? Josh Gates digs deep to uncover the buried secrets of six legendary locations. Places include a treacherous island prison in Ireland.

How do they use one of the slipperiest substances on earth to make waterproof clothing for explorers, mountaineers and special forces soldiers.

How do they turn bitter oranges into the Queen's favourite breakfast spread, marmalade? Plus, how do they print out a dress fit for the catwalk.

Bruce is asked to find World War Two spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London.

Rise Of The Ice Giants. New research shows the migration of ice planets may have helped start life on Earth, and stopped it being destroyed. How are they so vital.

Don Wildman examines a dinosaur skeleton, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president.

Don Wildman explores how a dentist tool was key to solving a mystery involving Thomas Jefferson and the story of a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

Phil and Jess investigate caverns believed to be portals to the Maya underworld. The sacred cenotes supposedly hide secrets far darker than any legend.

Josh investigates a three-man crew of WW2 Navy pilots lost in the Pacific for 75 years. He embarks on a daring mission to find their plane.

U-505 was the only U-boat captured by the US Navy during WWII. Relive the battle, and its aftermath, through archive footage and personal accounts from sailors.

Bruce dives into the murky secrets of World War II spies. In Italy, he unearths an iconic code-breaking machine. In the UK the lads revive two rocket launchers.

Experts use innovative technology to investigate why pharaohs and emperors built a colossal temple monument on a mysterious Egyptian island.

The ancient city of Abydos contains Egyptian tombs and a buried temple linked to a mysterious death cult. Archaeologists use drone imaging to investigate.

At a stately home in Staffordshire, Drew uncovers a hidden 19th century gem that the owners were oblivious to. And in the Lake District, he digs out some of Britain's mining past.

Drew goes to the biggest antiques emporium he's ever visited and a Somerset antique shop. At a grand school in Ipswich he uncovers a historical artifact that leaves him speechless.

Quasars are the brightest objects in space, powered by black holes, and the most mysterious. How do they shape the universe and ultimately aid in its destruction.

A man on a night-time snowmobile ride suddenly feels something has been implanted in his leg. And, an otherworldly beast stalks a family over three generations.

Josh has new evidence to finally unravel the mysterious case of DB Cooper, America's only unsolved skyjacking. The search uncovers a new suspect.

Phil and Jess probe the science behind geology's strangest phenomena while investigating mysterious objects flying around Mexico's tallest active volcano.

Don Wildman investigates the story behind an amazing feat of engineering, an incredible and true tale of a literary legacy and a monumental discovery at sea.

Don Wildman investigates the unexpected story behind the Alaskan flag, the madman behind an important English Language book and a quest to save Chicago.

The Rosetta mission was a ground-breaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time. What did this cutting-edge journey uncover about life on Earth.

U-505 was the only U-boat captured by the US Navy during WWII. Relive the battle, and its aftermath, through archive footage and personal accounts from sailors.

From a prison in Florida where a convicted murderer went from hated to hero, to the site of a Viking massacre in Ireland, Josh explores six awe-inspiring areas.

How do they build heavy duty road rollers? How do they bake bread in a can? And, how do they make a mobile phone with the care and precision of a Swiss watch.

How do they pick, process and can thousands of tonnes of grapefruit? How do they build conveyor belts to carry millions of pieces of luggage every year.

Bruce dives into the murky secrets of World War II spies. In Italy, he unearths an iconic code-breaking machine. In the UK the lads revive two rocket launchers.