Unearthing the worlds we left behind.
Alastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
Experts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry.
Alice Roberts follows a decade-long quest that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret.
How experts are learning more about those who wrote the texts of the ancient Egyptians.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)
Liz Bonnin investigates a mysterious dinosaur graveyard in the remote badlands of Wyoming.
The true story behind the discovery of Tutankhamun鈥檚 treasure.
An imperial Roman bathhouse, lost treasures of medieval pilgrims and a mountain fortress.
Using brand new evidence, this documentary brings to life the final days of the dinosaurs.
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of a romantic Victorian seaside village.
Sir David Attenborough uncovers an Ice Age mammoth mystery on the outskirts of Swindon.
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
At Pompeii, in the biggest dig in a generation, archaeologists excavate a new city block.
Chris Packham uncovers the secrets revealed by the DNA of Orkney's unique vole.
Ardal O'Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish using archaeology.
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
David Attenborough attempts to animate the life of a 200-million-year-old ichthyosaur.
The story of the discovery in Argentina of the largest animal to ever walk the earth.
Life in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
Dan Cruickshank looks for man-made treasures in Brazil, Peru and on Easter Island.
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
Dan visits the underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
