LOST WORLDS
Upcoming episodes
Apr 25th
1100p
Secret Cities Of The A-Bomb
In 1939 a group of scientists - Albert Einstein among them - warned President Roosevelt, of the possibility that Hitler's Germany might be close to producing an atomic bomb. Roosevelt issued an order - whatever it takes, the US has to be the first to develop an atomic bomb. And within three years they were well on their way to creating a hidden world of secret cities and classified nuclear facilities, built inside America. 400,000 people were part of it - though only a handful really knew the truth. Six decades later, a team of experts return to the once-classified sites where the course of history was decided. In top secret cities and nuclear facilities, they uncover and rebuild this lost world.
Apr 26th
600a
Secret Us Bunkers
As the Cold War reached boiling point the US began to make plans to protect the country - and the president - against a catastrophic nuclear war. Now these newly opened secret bunkers are brought into view... in some of the most unexpected place imaginable. The Cold War was a war which raged in secret for decades. At its height the U.S. began making elaborate preparations for protection in the event of nuclear war. Complex and highly secret bunkers, massive in scale and only recently discovered, were constructed and a secret shadow government programme was born.
Apr 26th
1100p
Atlantis
In the heart of the Mediterranean a peaceful island explodes with devastating force - it will be the biggest volcanic eruption in three and a half thousand years of recorded history. At a stroke, an entire civilization is wiped from the face of the earth and lost. All that remains are stories. Then, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the remains of a spectacular palace are discovered on the island of Crete, preserved beneath thousands of tons of volcanic ash. And out of the physical clues lifted from the ash, a radical theory emerges. These ruins could be the home of an ancient civilization: Atlantis. As they uncover a lost world, our investigators find that a palace on Crete and a town on Santorini are linked by the unique engineering of their buildings. Rebuilding incredible towns, temples, and the palace of Atlantis as described by Plato and uncovered by 21st century archaeologists, we reveal the majesty and the mystery of this lost world.
Apr 29th
200a
City Of Armageddon
The hill or Har at Meggido, gave its name to Armageddon the final battle between good and evil that is described in the book of Revelation. We trace the book's author, John selected this place: rebuilding the thirty cities that have risen and fallen on the hilltop, and relive six thousand years of conflict beginning with the first battle in recorded history, and culminating in the construction of a vast Roman encampment.
Apr 29th
300a
Henry Viii's Megastructures
Famed for his six wives, Henry VIII was one of England's greatest kings - and greatest builders. He built many magnificent palaces like Hampton Court and the country's first major naval shipyard at Portsmouth. He liked to rule by fear, executed his opponents and wives and ordered the destruction of beautiful buildings, libraries and works of art. However, Henry VIII remains one of the most important monarchs to have ruled England.
Apr 29th
400a
Pirates Of The Caribbean
During the heyday of piracy, fearsome buccaneers sailed the Caribbean in search of booty. Fortresses are raided, swords are drawn and galleons clash in an incredible story of glittering treasure and swashbuckling adventures. From the icy docks of Bristol to the tropical paradise of the Caribbean, discover the incredible world of the buccaneers. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues as to what the pirate world looked like.
Apr 29th
500a
Vikings, The
The Vikings were fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway who burst upon Western Europe, raiding and plundering at the end of the 8th century. They first targeted coastal monasteries, but later they constructed magnificent ships that could sail up rivers and sack inland towns. These raids resulted in the Viking invasion of Britain and Northern France. Many of the sites of the most crucial events in world history are now lost. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to see what these locations looked like. Computer graphics allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets and peer into these lost worlds.
Apr 29th
600a
Lost Superpower Of The Bible
Lost in the mists of time, the Hittites have been identified as the forgotten superpower of the Bible. At the heart of their domain was the sacred capital of Hattusha. From here in eastern Turkey they set off on a campaign of conquest that culminated in war with Egypt. Then in the 13th century the Hittites suddenly disappeared from the records in the greatest vanishing act in history. Lost Worlds goes in search of what happened to their empire.
Apr 30th
600a
Kama Sutra
One thousand years ago, in the jungles of northern India, Hindu Warrior Kings built a vast and mysterious city. Erotic statues cover the ruins of temples that still soar above the jungle. These may hold the key to India's world-renowned Kama Sutra: an ancient text on the art of making love. In hunting the rest of this lost city, and exploring its mountain fort, we trace the glorious engineering feats of a fearsome kingdom. And we uncover the legacy of the Kama Sutra in the palaces of the kings who took over this exotic kingdom.
May 1st
600a
Taj Mahal
Four hundred years ago Emperor Shah Jahan was the most powerful man in the world. The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India was built to honor his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. The Taj Mahal is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and considered to be the finest example of Mughal architecture. 20,000 workers toiled to create an astounding feat of engineering, but what we see today is only a fraction of what was originally erected. Join a team of historical detectives as they search for clues to the original Taj Mahal and investigate the myth of a second Taj Mahal, built not in white but in black marble.