Tales of the Cold War • 2018 • episode "1/3" • The Spying Game Tales from the Cold War

59:10

Jago explores the forgotten people of ancient Costa Rica, who built a series of spectacular settlements amongst the rivers and volcanoes of central America and whose enigmatic legacy - including hundreds of mysterious, giant stone spheres - is only now being unravelled by archaeologists.

3/4 • Lost Kingdoms of Central America • 2014 • History

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Archaeologists decode the afterlife's secrets in an elaborate tomb and unearth a rare burial chamber revealing evidence of grave robbing.

Part 6 • Lost Treasures of Egypt • 2019 • History

54:06

Istanbul: At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, many of its secrets are concealed or underground. The latest 3D imaging technology reveals the city as no human eye ever could to show how the city has had to reinvent itself over and over through its turbulent past.

3/3 • Ancient Invisible Cities • 2018 • History

58:59

A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.

1/10 • Civilisations • 2018 • History

59:05

In the first episode, Roberts introduces the idea that genetic analysis suggests that all modern humans are descended from Africans.

1/5 • The Incredible Human Journey • History

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Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power In Episode Three see why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness.

3/6 • The Dictator's Playbook • 2019 • History