Viasat History

In this episode, we reveal how Hitler manipulated and played games with the Czechs and the western powers of Britain and France to achieve his ends.

In this episode, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world ever closer to war by attacking Jewish people in his country and launching another military invasion abroad.

In the final episode, we explore how Hitler dragged the world to war; fresh from invading Czechoslovakia, Hitler now turned to his next target - Poland.

Though they never met, Hitler and Stalin's collaboration turned out to be a pivotal event in modern history; discover the latest revelations about the most infamous relationship of the 20th century.

Artefacts at an auction of Titanic memorabilia in the south of England prove that fascination with the Titanic shows no sign of waning over a century after the sinking of the ship.

We often think of partisans struggling on their own during WWII, yet many clandestine networks were mobilised, organised and funded by a secret British organisation, the S.O.E.

In 2017, an ordinary archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens turns up a sensational discovery when the best-preserved example of a Roman crucifixion ever discovered is unearthed.

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

Dictators often want to extend their power beyond their country's borders; this generally means military aggression and the deaths of vast numbers of soldiers and civilians.

Dictatorships are almost universally unsustainable; a dictator's thirst for power invariably leads to greater and greater oppression, leaving a nation broken and so all dictatorships eventually fall.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this documentary brings together archival footage from across the world rarely seen by the general public.

The Knights Templar were established as a special religious-military order within the tradition of medieval knighthood, but the rise and fall of the Order involves several secrets and mysteries.

Discover the developments that led the famous Knights Templar to extreme power; they subsequently became the target of specific accusations arranged by the French court.

The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.

Japan's escalation of the War in the East is devastatingly effective, but despite their success it is possible to see their inevitable defeat, and they have roused the military might of the USA.

The war turns in favour of the Allies. Montgomery turns the tables on the Afrika Corps at El Alamein, the Japanese are defeated at Guadalcanal and the Germans are defeated at Stalingrad.

The Allied leaders meet for their first conference to discuss the coordination of their efforts, a Japanese Division is destroyed at sea, and the Red Army begins its advance towards Berlin.

The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June 6th - Operation Overlord.

The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border. In the east the Soviet Union unleashes the greatest offensive of the war, Operation Bagration.

A look at the events that led up to World War II using archive footage and eye witnesses.

Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

In this episode, we reveal how Hitler manipulated and played games with the Czechs and the western powers of Britain and France to achieve his ends.

In this episode, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world ever closer to war by attacking Jewish people in his country and launching another military invasion abroad.

In the final episode, we explore how Hitler dragged the world to war; fresh from invading Czechoslovakia, Hitler now turned to his next target - Poland.

We often think of partisans struggling on their own during WWII, yet many clandestine networks were mobilised, organised and funded by a secret British organisation, the S.O.E.

The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs, one of the greatest empires in the Americas.

Thousands of people were dosed with LSD by the CIA; did the CIA murder its own people, poison a whole French town, experiment on New Yorkers and assassinate Bobby Kennedy?

Generation after generation has been marked by tragedy; is there a debt to pay for their money-motivated actions?

February 2021: a nearly intact Roman ceremonial chariot is unearthed to the north of the site of Pompeii. How could it have been used, and what would traffic have looked like in Pompeii's streets?

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs, one of the greatest empires in the Americas.

The life and death of Cleopatra is shrouded in mystery; the discovery of this legendary queen's last resting place could shed new light on her personal and political trajectory.

A burning story of love and power took place in Alexandria's sumptuous palaces; this ancient jewel of the Mediterranean brings to light relics that allow us to reconstruct the queen's true face.

Cleopatra did not hesitate to eliminate her enemies... even if they were family members; archaeologists enter the only Ptolemaic mausoleum ever discovered to shed light on the queen's family.

After delving in the Battle of Actium, this final episode takes us to Alexandria, where Cleopatra and her lover ended their lives; will this investigation finally lead to the legendary queen's tomb?

We meet a team of Egyptologists in Luxor; they are intrigued by a richly adorned tomb where they try to uncover the secrets of its priests, scribes, painters, engravers and builders.

We meet a team of Egyptologists in Luxor; they are intrigued by a richly adorned tomb where they try to uncover the secrets of its priests, scribes, painters, engravers and builders.

Viasat History. About 4000 years ago, strong kings ruled for over 1500 years in the land of Kush (now northern Sudan and southern Egypt) - who were these African kings and what happened to them?

The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

1323 B.C. / B.C.E.: Egypt is still in chaos left by Akhenaten's attempted religious revolution when his son, the young king Tutankhamun, dies; the 18th dynasty comes to an end in a state of disorder.

Ramses I's eight-year-old son Seti becomes king and all eyes are on him; the young prince representes the future of the new royal family which has yet to assert its influence over the kingdom.

A look at the events that led up to World War II using archive footage and eye witnesses.

The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

Viasat History. The onset of a violent storm in Staffordshire in England announced the discovery of the largest Anglo-Saxon hoard ever uncovered, but was the storm an omen of things to come?

Investigating how a skull changed neuroscience and asking if World War II could have been won by a bat.

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

A series of personal misfortunes seemed to confirm the family was struck by a curse.

In 2017, an ordinary archaeological dig in the Cambridgeshire Fens turns up a sensational discovery when the best-preserved example of a Roman crucifixion ever discovered is unearthed.

Viasat History. About 4000 years ago, strong kings ruled for over 1500 years in the land of Kush (now northern Sudan and southern Egypt) - who were these African kings and what happened to them?

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

Newfound writings have turned the history of Christianity upside down; did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene and have children with her? We try to solve one of the world's most puzzling mysteries.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

Guided by historians deciphering the Vatican's rich archives following recent restorations and excavations, the Vatican delivers new untold secrets and reveals a fascinating historical saga.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

We will examine the stories of people who travelled to Egypt in 19th-20th centuries to uncover the earliest Christian texts. Their discoveries shed controversial new light on the story of the Bible.

Discoveries in Egypt in the 19th and 20th centuries included strange zodiacs, hymns to Egypt's solar god, and heretical Christian texts. These threatened to shake the foundations of Christianity.

Newfound writings have turned the history of Christianity upside down; did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene and have children with her? We try to solve one of the world's most puzzling mysteries.

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

Seti I is still in his prime when he dies in 1279 B.C. / B.C.E.; despite his short reign, it proves brilliant and gives Prince Ramses ample time to perfect his education for his future role as king.

Ramses the Great has earned the distinction of being the most feared and respected pharaoh when he signs the first true peace treaty in human history with longstanding foes the Hittites.

Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends. Okinawa falls with terrible losses on both sides as each prepares for the invasion of the first of the major home islands - but a new weapon is unleashed.

Newfound writings have turned the history of Christianity upside down; did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene and have children with her? We try to solve one of the world's most puzzling mysteries.

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

This episode's hunt for cursed treasure begins not with diamonds and gold, but with skin and bone unearthed in the dangerous wilds of Russia's arctic Yamal Peninsula...

Is a gold death mask really the face of a king who fought in the Trojan Wars, and are three ancient chalk carvings really the secret to constructing Stonehenge?

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

Generation after generation has been marked by tragedy; is there a debt to pay for their money-motivated actions?

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

1323 B.C. / B.C.E.: Egypt is still in chaos left by Akhenaten's attempted religious revolution when his son, the young king Tutankhamun, dies; the 18th dynasty comes to an end in a state of disorder.

Ramses I's eight-year-old son Seti becomes king and all eyes are on him; the young prince representes the future of the new royal family which has yet to assert its influence over the kingdom.

Seti I is still in his prime when he dies in 1279 B.C. / B.C.E.; despite his short reign, it proves brilliant and gives Prince Ramses ample time to perfect his education for his future role as king.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

Ancient Iraq is the setting for some of the greatest stories of the Bible; we follow archaeologists as they investigate Iraq's lost cities, including Nineveh, Babylon, Girsu and Uruk.

Nineveh and Babylon were two superpowers of the ancient world, but they were the cities of sin for the writers of the Bible; why do they have such poor reputations in the Old Testament?

The Knights Templar were established as a special religious-military order within the tradition of medieval knighthood, but the rise and fall of the Order involves several secrets and mysteries.

Discover the developments that led the famous Knights Templar to extreme power; they subsequently became the target of specific accusations arranged by the French court.

The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.

We explore the evolution of the Mongol Empire, from its humble beginnings to becoming an extraordinary force; they conquered vast territories and came to be four times larger than the Roman Empire.

This episode explores the Mongols' expansion and conquest through the locality and into China; we see how spiritual beliefs in circulation and redistribution led to trade across thousands of miles.

The legend of the Mongols in popular imagination of being bloodthirsty marauders has been obliterated by a more nuanced reality of Mongol life where people were rewarded for talent and not status.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

Ramses reaches the 30th year of his reign as a pharaoh of unparalleled achievements, but he has little time to savour his lengthy tenure on the throne amid the grandeur.

Ramses fortified borders and established peace with other kingdoms during his long reign; his 13th son Merenptah must strive to uphold his father's legacy, but will his efforts prove sufficient?

New and previously published documents identified and analysed by a team of experts show that the plans of Pius XII and and his closest collaborators saved over 700,000 Jews during World War II.

Viasat History. In an exciting archaeological and scientific investigation, we meet the most eminent specialists in the Bible to try to answer one fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

A discovery 20,000 years ago in Ice Age Spain ruins its finders' life; we also travel to Turin in Italy, which is home to one of one of the most controversial relics of the Christian church.

Investigate a machine which can supposedly read personalities, a mask painted with human blood and a cursed pot.

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

From royal families spanning centuries to billionaire business tycoons and their clans, "Cursed Bloodlines" examines real-life historical instances of tragically ill-fated bloodlines.

We reveal the ground-breaking science being used by Professor Brent Seales as he attempts to be the first person in nearly 2,000 years to read inside the ancient scrolls found in Herculaneum.

Ramses the Great has earned the distinction of being the most feared and respected pharaoh when he signs the first true peace treaty in human history with longstanding foes the Hittites.

Ramses reaches the 30th year of his reign as a pharaoh of unparalleled achievements, but he has little time to savour his lengthy tenure on the throne amid the grandeur.

Ramses fortified borders and established peace with other kingdoms during his long reign; his 13th son Merenptah must strive to uphold his father's legacy, but will his efforts prove sufficient?

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

We will examine the stories of people who travelled to Egypt in 19th-20th centuries to uncover the earliest Christian texts. Their discoveries shed controversial new light on the story of the Bible.

Discoveries in Egypt in the 19th and 20th centuries included strange zodiacs, hymns to Egypt's solar god, and heretical Christian texts. These threatened to shake the foundations of Christianity.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

The Crusades were meant to be the religious wars to end all others... but they didn't; we shed new light on them and reanalyse the history to find out what really happened eight centuries ago.

At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.

An excavation in Pompeii unearths new rich finds, and the search is on for survivors.

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

When was the New Testament written and who wrote it? The greatest specialists in the study of the holy text are called upon to solve the mystery and to try to answer all of these questions.

Charlie is on the beach in Khao Lak with his dad Simon when the tsunami crashes into the hotel they are staying in; trapped in swirling water, Simon somehow saves Charlie from certain drowning.

15 minutes after the tsunami hit Thailand, it crashes into the east coast of Sri Lanka; despite being 1100 miles from the epicentre, the waves are travelling at the speed of a passenger jet.

History is filled with examples of how dictators have come to power, but what are the common themes, what are the circumstances that lead to tyranny, and what techniques do they use to get to the top?

A strong decisive leader will emerge when the conditions are right, but there's a process to winning over a population; they need to sell themselves and build a cult of personality.

Hitler unleashed war and Pius XII organised meetings to thwart him, but the Allies did not trust the Pope's words; meanwhile, Hitler had started sending Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

A room in Russia was described as the eighth wonder of the world, but it has left a trail of conspiracy and bloodshed since its mysterious disappearance during WWII.

Did Nostradamus predict Hitler and 9/11 using a 500-year-old brass machine, why does a diving company make a device to save the life of a tiny bird, and how can a tiny metal sphere kill a man?

Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.

In this episode, we reveal how Hitler manipulated and played games with the Czechs and the western powers of Britain and France to achieve his ends.

In this episode, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world ever closer to war by attacking Jewish people in his country and launching another military invasion abroad.

In the final episode, we explore how Hitler dragged the world to war; fresh from invading Czechoslovakia, Hitler now turned to his next target - Poland.

January 28th, 1945: the war reaches its climax on German soil. It is the beginning of a hundred days of horror and death, claiming more lives than in all the years of war.

March 6th, 1945: Cologne is the first German city to fall to the Allies. Stalin plans to conquer Berlin before the other Allies arrive; the Wochenschau stokes up fear of the Red Army.

April 16th, 1945: the Red Army begins its offensive on Berlin; the first concentration camps have been liberated by British and US forces; on May 8th, the Second World War comes to an end in Europe.

How could a nobody become a dictator, bringing down a democracy in just a few years?.

How did Hitler succeed in transforming a republic into a "Führer state" in such a short time?.

Hitler had outwardly emphasised his will for peace, yet he committed his top commanders once he came to power to a war of extermination that would secure the German Reich's supremacy in Europe.

Hitler used confrontations between economic crises and street violence to provoke the need for more authoritarian power; the "ordinary man with political genius" became the 'Chancellor of Peace'.

Decoding tools reveal exchanges between the Führer and his allies; Hitler morphs from political leader to military strategist; the masters of the Reich unleash a world war in seven years.

We look at the conversations at the heart of German power; the deciphering of archive images allows us to understand the motivations of the Nazi regime in their conquest of Europe.

We look at the Nazi hegemony from 1941 to its decline in 1945; deciphered archives show us the greatest offensive of the 20th century in the East as well as the apocalypse of a ruined Germany.

Guided by historians deciphering the Vatican's rich archives following recent restorations and excavations, the Vatican delivers new untold secrets and reveals a fascinating historical saga.

Following the success of Hernán Cortés over the Aztecs, conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the Incas, the largest civilisation in the Americas.

History is filled with examples of how dictators have come to power, but what are the common themes, what are the circumstances that lead to tyranny, and what techniques do they use to get to the top?

Dictators are charismatic, narcissistic and sadistic, but they most of all crave power; keeping a grip on power once you have it takes a mix of negotiation, coercion and force.

Hitler once said that the Pope was his personal enemy; he could finally carry out his revenge on Pius XII after the Nazi occupation of Italy, so he decided to invade the Vatican and kidnap the Pope.

Guided by historians deciphering the Vatican's rich archives following recent restorations and excavations, the Vatican delivers new untold secrets and reveals a fascinating historical saga.

Following the success of Hernán Cortés over the Aztecs, conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the Incas, the largest civilisation in the Americas.

An Indian jewel at the time of the Mughal Empire is linked to centuries of greed and bloodshed, and a fatal road trip in 1950s Los Angeles extinguishes one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

Examine an ancient pyramid toolkit, a device that unleashes lethal X-rays and a divisive terracotta sculpture.

The Eiffel Tower might never have seen the light of day; it owes its existence to the tenacity of visionary engineer Gustave Eiffel prevailing over his main rival architect Jules Bourdais.

Like the Kennedy dynasty in the US, the Agnelli story is marked by an over-sized influence on the history of their country and by a succession of tragedies that has spanned generations.

The crucifixion of Jesus changed the world; how much of our understanding of this event is true, and what answers can be found in the Holy Land to back up the Bible's story?

Viasat History. About 4000 years ago, strong kings ruled for over 1500 years in the land of Kush (now northern Sudan and southern Egypt) - who were these African kings and what happened to them?

The Knights Templar were established as a special religious-military order within the tradition of medieval knighthood, but the rise and fall of the Order involves several secrets and mysteries.

Discover the developments that led the famous Knights Templar to extreme power; they subsequently became the target of specific accusations arranged by the French court.

The Knights Templar left a legacy both visible - with castles, villages, and abbeys - and invisible through long-lasting traditions claiming the survival of individuals belonging to the Order.

In the summer of 1940, Churchill had taken power and the decision to arrest UK citizens originating from Germany, Austria and Italy; many were perfectly innocent men and some were Jewish refugees.

Did she die at her own hands, or was she a tragic victim of Hitler's overbearing affections?

We discover that both the remains and police files have vanished from the archives.

In 1946, Hermann Goering cheated the hangman by deciding his own fate; how did he manage to get hold of a cyanide capsule in a maximum-security prison? We explore the theories surrounding his death.

Allied forces stumbled across a Nazi complex in France where three layers of protection guarded three strange things: a swimming pool, meeting rooms, and a bunker that could only house one man.

A chilling discovery in the furthest reaches of Eastern Canada hints at the true depths of the Nazis' seafaring capabilities.

The Nazis did all they could behind enemy lines to keep the Luftwaffe in the air and set up shop in Kamienna Gora; do the abandoned plants and tunnels here hide Hitler's ultimate revenge weapon?

A vast network of Nazi bunkers buried in the Hague tells the story of the greatest battle of WWII that never was.

Where are the missing billions? Exploring the tunnels, lakes, and secret caches used by the Nazis to hide spoils of war.

The Nazis had all but lost the war by March of 1945, but Hitler still sent throngs of soldiers to protect an isolated area of occupied Poland from oncoming forces. What was he trying to hide?