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Maiya May journeys across the United States to explore climate tipping points. Discover how critical our climate systems are for our planet’s stability, and learn the science behind these changes and how to protect our planet’s future. Part 1 of 6.
A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago. Part 6 of 6.
Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle. Part 1 of 6.
The chilling discovery of 30 massacred bodies on a Swedish island reveals an ancient Nordic murder mystery – a warrior tribe was brutally murdered by their rivals in a power struggle which would eventually lead to the rise of the Vikings. Part 2 of 6.
New investigations at Pompeii reveal a dark underbelly of lawlessness, murder and political intrigue. Could this explain the mystery of dozens of bodies found sheltering in a warehouse – some laden with treasure, others stripped of all worldly goods? Part 3 of 6.
The Siege of Leningrad by the German Armed Forces began on 8 September 1941 and ended on 27 January 1944. A remarkable story both of heroism and mankind’s failings – and one of the worst atrocities carried out by Germany during the Second World War.
Winter 1944 to 1945. The Allies are unprepared for Hitler's counterattack in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and Luxembourg. It is the biggest battle of the war on the Western Front, fought during the coldest winter in memory. By the time the Battle of the Bulge is over, Hitler's enormous gamble has ended in disaster and the Russians are approaching Berlin. Meanwhile, in the Santo Tomas Camp in the Philippines, thousands of internees await liberation. A series by Ken Burns. Part 11 of 14.
Winter to Spring 1945. On the island of Iwo Jima, the marines face 21,000 Japanese defenders who, without hope of reinforcement, have been ordered to kill as many Americans as possible before being killed themselves. Once the island is taken, Allied bombers set the cities of Japan ablaze, killing thousands and leaving millions homeless. In Europe, Americans are crossing the Rhine and driving into Germany, while the Russians are within 50 miles of Berlin. A series by Ken Burns. Part 12 of 14.
Spring 1945. In the Pacific, Americans fight on the island of Okinawa while kamikaze pilots wreak havoc on the fleet offshore. In Europe, allied forces rapidly push across Germany from the east and west, and American and British troops discover the true horrors of the Nazis' industrialised barbarism at Buchenwald, Dachau, Mauthausen and other concentration camps. Finally, on 8 May, with their country in ruins and their Fuhrer dead, the Germans surrender. A series by Ken Burns. Part 13 of 14.
May to December 1945. In June, the battle on Okinawa ends yet Japan's rulers, despite the agony their people are enduring, resist unconditional surrender. On 6 August 1945, an American plane drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Two days later, Russia declares war against Japan. A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki and, finally, Japan surrenders. In the following months, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women return home. A series by Ken Burns. Part 14 of 14.
The quest for the Holy Grail has consumed knights, Crusaders and Hollywood alike. One church in Spain says they have found the secret chalice, with two ancient Arabic parchments as proof. Part 5 of 6.
