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Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante is in the Maldives in search of the supposedly extinct Pondicherry shark, with sightings in the area leading many to believe it is alive

Amazing feats of engineering designed by some of the most audacious and innovative manufacturers in the industry are put to the test

Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics

Josh Gates travels to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa to look for a fabled lost city, traversing rough desert terrain, encountering wild animals and rafting down rapids

Josh Gates travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita's Gold, a treasure that has been hidden since the Second World War

Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara, as archaeologists uncover the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets

A look at the destruction of the town of Herculaneum by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii in 79 AD

An account of how cosmonauts fought for their lives trapped inside a capsule in a frozen lake. Plus, NASA astronomers are spooked when the full moon affects their experiments

New research is beginning to reveal an invisible scaffold of dark matter known as the Cosmic Web, an intergalactic network that transformed the universe

Bad weather strikes treasure hunter Darrell Miklos as he makes his way along the Columbus trail, forcing him to put his gear to the ultimate test

Don Wildman investigates a Titanic survivor, a crime of passion and a plot to attack the moon.

Don Wildman examines a bizarre gift, a cheese crisis and a spy who went shopping for secrets.

While investigating Argentina's most credible military encounter, the team tracks down an eyewitness and the unexpected presence of Nasa

Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante is in the Maldives in search of the supposedly extinct Pondicherry shark, with sightings in the area leading many to believe it is alive

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

Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove head to Herefordshire, where they discover sheds full of engines, autogyros and weird and wonderful vehicles of all kinds

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove drive on to Gloucestershire to find a picturesque farm where deer, goats and pigs rub shoulders with vintage agricultural equipment

In this one-hour special Henry Cole rides through the Everglades up to Tallahassee, the state capital and then into the wilds of Alabama through Mississippi into Louisiana

Bad weather strikes treasure hunter Darrell Miklos as he makes his way along the Columbus trail, forcing him to put his gear to the ultimate test

New research is beginning to reveal an invisible scaffold of dark matter known as the Cosmic Web, an intergalactic network that transformed the universe

An account of how cosmonauts fought for their lives trapped inside a capsule in a frozen lake. Plus, NASA astronomers are spooked when the full moon affects their experiments

Josh Gates travels to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa to look for a fabled lost city, traversing rough desert terrain, encountering wild animals and rafting down rapids

Josh Gates travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita's Gold, a treasure that has been hidden since the Second World War

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