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The story of the supersonic plane's last flight from New York to London in October 2003. Featuring appearances by Maurice Saatchi and David Frost. Narrated by Bill Nighy

Drew and Paul look at a Volvo 850R station wagon, the car that became an instant classic when it appeared in the 1994 British Touring Car Championship.

Bruce Crompton takes Hus on an Italian road-trip, meeting up with dealers whose objects tell the story of Italy's role in the Second World War

CGI animation and archaeological investigations reveal how the most iconic buildings of the ancient worlds were built, stone by stone

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

Experts and theorists explore the limits of human knowledge and explain the science behind the sun

An account of how a malfunction on the ISS threatens to poison the crew with a deadly gas, and a startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars

An extra-terrestrial stalker leaves a family frozen in fear outside of Juneau, Alaska. A maritime monster nearly capsizes an aircraft on Alaska's famed Lake Iliamna

Four years after Josh Gate's quest for the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, he heads to the town of Turbek for some shocking revelations

Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot venture deep in the Cambodian jungle to search for a monster that has been terrifying locals for centuries

Don investigates the story behind the invention of the parachute, a blizzard that threatened 13 young students and musical legend's humble beginnings.

Don investigates a mystery surrounding two young survivors of the Titanic and a diabolical plot to assassinate one of the world's most influential people.

How the movement of Uranus and Neptune may have influenced the development of life on Earth

The story of the supersonic plane's last flight from New York to London in October 2003. Featuring appearances by Maurice Saatchi and David Frost. Narrated by Bill Nighy

Rob Nelson searches for a mass grave that could harbour a dark secret. Plus, a giant lake seems to be disappearing, and Rob set off to find out why

How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? Plus, a look at how the world's sharpest knives are forged

How ugly root vegetables are transformed into sweet sugar. Plus, the manufacture of feather dusters and party balloons

Around the world there are extraordinary building mistakes. Design teams and experts analyse what went wrong and how engineers are fixing them

Don investigates the story behind the invention of the parachute, a blizzard that threatened 13 young students and musical legend's humble beginnings.

Don investigates a mystery surrounding two young survivors of the Titanic and a diabolical plot to assassinate one of the world's most influential people.

Experts and theorists explore the limits of human knowledge and explain the science behind the sun

An account of how a malfunction on the ISS threatens to poison the crew with a deadly gas, and a startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars

Four years after Josh Gate's quest for the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, he heads to the town of Turbek for some shocking revelations

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