History

Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world, resonating with real-life relevance.

The world of the Ancient Greeks lives on today through its mythology. For countless generations prior to biblical times, tales of gods and goddesses were passed down by storytellers and interwoven into traditions and philosophies. Each city devoted itself to particular gods. But these gods also had human frailties. Where did the pantheon originate? Did any of the stories in Greek mythology actually occur? We look at new archaeological evidence that supports the possibility. This History Channel program delves deep into the stories of the Greek Olympian pantheon.

This series explores ancient inventions and engineering that were previously believed to have been created only in modern times. Included in this special collection: the extraordinary ingenuity of the engineers who created some of the largest and most fearsome navies of the ancient world; the basic technologies discovered by ancient civilizations that led to the creation of the tank hundreds - maybe even thousands - of years ago; the mysteries of history's special agents from Japanese ninja assassins to the Italian genius who wrote secret messages on the inside of eggs; an investigation of the ancient world's naval technology including lethal grenades, covert attack equipment and toxic biological warfare.

In Walking Through History Series 2 Tony Robinson embarks on more spectacular walks through historic landscapes in search of richest stories from Britain's past.

The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery; it was also marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after his discovery of the New World, Columbus languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his most treacherous voyage–one that ended with the loss of all four of his ships and left Columbus and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival.

Faces…and facts…fleshed out from the grave. Unprecedented technology brings to life extraordinary mirror images and powerful last impressions of history's most powerful men. Every line, every wrinkle, every expression tells a story. Forensic-science and anthropology experts have identified that history's most relevant figures left behind highly-detailed castsof their faces, created at their moment of death, to preserve their souls and physical memory for eternity.

What is hidden within the walls of the Vatican? The Secret Archives of the Vatican, 43 kilometers of shelves that contain official and private documents of the history of the Church. In "Archivum Secretum Apostilicum Vaticanum" the term "secret" can evoke something obscure and unfathomable, in reality it derives its meaning from the etymology of the term "secretum", the more accurate translation is "personal" or "private".

David Olusoga travels back in time to examine the turbulent 400-year history of the Covent Garden Piazza, one of the most well-known public areas in the country. The Covent Garden Piazza has served as a market, a gathering place, a stage for performances, and a place of rebirth for more than four centuries. In this documentary, David Olusoga examines its history and summons the ghosts of the past—market vendors, orphans, artists, and activists—with the assistance of numerous experts and eyewitnesses.

The History Channel series DOGFIGHTS, recreates famous battles using state-of-the-art computer graphics. With up to 25 percent of the program consisting of animation, viewers will feel like they're in the battle, facing the enemy. While first-hand accounts will drive the story, rare archival footage and original shooting supplement the remarkable computer graphics.

Through graphics, archive, oral history and travels across the scenes of past battles, Neil Pigot and Dr Peter Pedersen explain where, why and how the ANZACs fought in France and Belgium almost 100 years ago.