From the sun-scorched cliffs of Arizona’s Superstition Mountains to the volcanic shores of Santorini, uncover locations where ...

Explore the secret life and legacy of WWII British Intelligence officer Vera Atkins and discover her pivotal role during the ...

A new discovery reveals more clues about what might be inside the anomalous Mesa. After a groundbreaking fourth season, investigators return to the 512-acre ranch in Utah's Uintah Basin to push their ...

Reflect on 80 years since Auschwitz’s liberation. Explore its history, echoes in today’s world and lessons to shape a more ...

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in Earth orbit. Learn more about her life, career and ...

You might have heard of ‘Opposite Day’, a tradition encouraging quirky behaviour. What exactly do people do on Opposite Day, ...

Today, the word ‘terrible’ can be used to describe anything from a particularly bad meal to a natural disaster that kills millions of people. Back in the 16th Century when it was a nickname bestowed ...

Ah Nostradamus. The gift that keeps on giving. The seer that keeps on seeing. Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf ...

Mafia bosses, capos and hitmen have lived all over the UK, some in the most unlikely of places, from caravan parks to shoe shops, semi-detached houses to coffee shops. Ross Kemp goes on a global ...

At the end of August, the streets of West London are transformed into a celebration of colour, music, and all things Caribbean. The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual street festival that comes around ...

As the years have passed since World War II, the world has learned more about the secret endeavours Allied forces undertook in their desperation to win. Some of these efforts, like the spy mission ...

As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. What about skinning a human? It turns out that in the ancient world there were quite a few ways to execute condemned men and women ...