Discovery

Rising seas threaten the survival of Venice. Can innovative engineering projects save it?

The legend goes that Sarah Winchester was so haunted by the ghosts of people killed by Winchester guns that she built her massive house to confuse them and evade death. But it turns out that's not quite the truth... so what is? Who, really, was Sarah Winc...

Bastet was the goddess of protection, pleasure, and the bringer of good health. She had the head of a cat and a slender female body. Bastet was the daughter of Ra, sister of Sekhmet, the wife of Ptah, and the mother of Mihos. Since the Second Dynasty, Bas...

Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany when he began experimenting with printing in Strasbourg, France in 1440. He returned to Mainz several years later and by 1450, had a printing machine perfected and ready t...

Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Nearly everyone has heard one story or another about arguably the most well-known volcanic eruption in history, but how many of you know what really happened on that fatef...

The Original Asymptomatic Super-Spreader. This is the story of the real Typhoid Mary.

Egyptologist, Dr Joann Fletcher investigates what everyday life was like in ancient Egypt for an ordinary person. Joann explores how the people of Egypt lived by exploring their tombs, touring museums as well as uncovering their beliefs in the afterlife.

Ancient America History Documentary. The initial script for this video was researched by Dr David Miano from The World of Antiquity.

This is a two part series. The first being "The Burning Times" and the second is "Witches in Literature and Art".

In this documentary, we explore the roots of Halloween. The legends, myths, culture behind it, and more.

The team have been invited to Applecross to excavate a broch, a monumental stone tower that was amongst one of the largest Iron Age structures in Britain.

In our new animated historical documentary video we will talk about the importance of Egypt for the Roman Empire and how Egypt was not only the breadbasket of Rome, but also financed its military conquests and the legions. What made Egypt so special and h...

Standing amid the stunning Scottish wilderness for the past 2,000 years, these mysterious stone structures are a symbol of Scotland’s unique archaeological past. Known as a broch, the exact purpose of these iconic Iron Age ruins is still unknown, however...

The Black Death’s reign of terror lasted for more than 400 years. By culling up to 50% of the population of Europe, the Great Plague guaranteed its place in the history books. Yet while accounts of the Black Death have focused graphically on those who die...

Founded more than 1,500 years ago, India's ancient Nalanda University is thought to have been the world's first residential university.

The Kvikne Psaltery, held at Nasjonalbiblioteket (Oslo), features Latin contents but a wooden cover scratched on in Old Norse both in the Roman alphabet and in runes. Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people h...