S2 E1 • Seven Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. Built in a time before Christ and their scale and majesty continues to mesmerize. *************** This is a 2-hour special. Episodes for this series are 1 hour long, not 2 hours long***********

Première diffusion : 1 août 2007

S2 E2 • Sous Le Signe Du Kâmasûtra

1,000 years ago in the central India, the Hindu Kings built their capital city, Khajuraho, 85 temples were built, 20 of which remain. Famed above all for the delicate sensuality and eroticism of their sculptures, these frank representations of sexuality are considered an expression of India's world renowned Kama Sutra.

Première diffusion : 8 août 2007

S2 E3 • L' Amérique à  l'aube de l'Aire atomique

The end of World War II heralded the Cold War, war of paranoia and potential nuclear catastrophe. In the wreckages of missile sites, secret cities and crumbling nuclear facilities, search for clues to understand how this war was played out and the secret structures that were constructed to arm the nation against attack.

Première diffusion : 15 août 2007

S2 E4 • Henry VIII, bâtisseur de sang

Connu pour ses frasques conjugales, Henri VIII d'Angleterre, qui régna de 1509 à 1547, est sans doute le monarque le plus puissant de toute l'histoire britannique. Ce prince érudit, véritable créateur de la prestigieuse marine britannique, succède à son frère aîné sur le trône. Il épouse sa veuve, Catherine d'Aragon, qui lui donne une fille.

Première diffusion : 22 août 2007

S2 E5 • Les bunkers secrets de l'amérique

As the Cold War reached its boiling point elaborate defense preparations were made in the event of nuclear war. Secret bunkers were constructed and a covert shadow government program was born. Now these newly opened bunkers are brought into view... in some of the most unexpected places imaginable.

Première diffusion : 29 août 2007

S2 E6 • Hérode le grand

Herod, king of Judea, was famous for creating a series of great buildings, and laying the foundations for Jerusalem. Watch as Herod's impressive projects are charted, including his masterpiece, Herod's Temple.

Première diffusion : 5 septembre 2007

S2 E7 • Le grand chantier du Titanic

The construction of the Titanic needed an army of workers & the resources of a purpose-built town complete with an array of specially built docks & facilities to construct it.

Première diffusion : 12 septembre 2007

S2 E8 • Deadwood, la ville maudite du far west

The wild west was an era fueled by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold rushes, & legendary racketeers. Gunfighters & misfits thrived in a society where people were simply looking for a good time and a way to get filthy rich.

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 2007

S2 E9 • Les Vikings

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.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 2007

S2 E10 • Le Chicago d'Al Capone

Al Capone's, rise to power coincided with the notorious Roaring Twenties in Chicago. Capone & his fellow mobsters flooded the city with bootleg liquor, while buying off government officials.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 2007

S2 E11 • Le Premier Empire D'asie Mineure

Les Hittites, civilisation indo-européenne qui domina l'Asie mineure pendant une grande partie du IIe millénaire avant l'ère chrétienne, tinrent tête à Ramsès II et entretinrent des relations d'égal à égal avec l’Égypte des Pharaons avant d'être anéantis par l'Empire assyrien. Excellents architectes militaires, vaillants conquérants disposant d'une des premières armées au monde à posséder des armes de fer et des chars, ils tombèrent pourtant dans l'oubli jusqu'au début du XXe siècle.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 2007

S2 E12 • Le Moscou de Staline

See what the Soviet Union looked like during Stalin's rule.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 2007

S2 E13 • Les mystères d'Har Megiddo, cité d'Armageddon

Located on a rocky plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, the now-ruined fortress of Masada once had walls 1400m long and 4m thick, storehouses, barracks, an armory, a palace and massive cisterns filled with rainwater. Designed to withstand any invader, it became the scene of one of history's most bloody sieges... a siege that ended in mass suicide.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 2007

S2 E14 • Sur les traces de Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde

One of the most frightening horror stories ever written was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Was this story, however, Robert Louis Stevenson's disturbing fantasy or was it based on a series of blood-curdling episodes that took place in the town of Edinburgh?

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 2007

S2 E15 • L'âge d'or des dirigeables

C'est en 1852, près d'un demi-siècle avant le premier vol des frères Wright, que l'ingénieur Giffard fait voler son dirigeable. Au fil des années, les engins se perfectionnent, jusqu'à l'apparition, en 1900, du premier dirigeable à enveloppe rigide. Les appareils gagnent en taille et en vitesse, assurant le transport de passagers ou des tâches militaires. Cependant, gonflés à l'hydrogène, les dirigeables s'avèrent dangereux. Alors qu'ils sont concurrencés par les avions, l'accident du «Hindenburg», en 1937, marque le début de la fin pour ces géants des airs. Depuis, l'hélium, inerte, a remplacé l'hydrogène.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 2007

S2 E16 • Sous le règne d'Ivan le terrible

Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first Tsar, led a brutal and unpredictable life. A renowned sadist, Ivan was the originator of Russia's secret police. He fortified walls to counter the advancing age of artillery, expanded the borders of his nation and built a new generation of Kremlins. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to what Ivan's Russia looked like.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 2007

S2 E17 • Pirates des Caraïbes

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.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 2007

S2 E18 • Les secrets du 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.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 2007

S2 E19 • La cité perdue d'Aphrodite

Aphrodisias is a magnificent city of marble dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It is widely recognized as one of the best-preserved sites in the Classical World. Although forgotten until the mid-20th century, the city's remarkable state of preservation led to comparisons with Pompeii.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 2007