S4 E2 • Bridge on the River Kwai

In 1942, the Japanese army forced 200,000 Allied soldiers to build a railway in Burma; 21 months later a new weapon destroyed its tracks.

Première diffusion : 12 novembre 2003

S4 E3 • Killer Flu

In 1918, a flu pandemic ripped through the global population with such speed and virulence that by the end of the following year an estimated 40 million people would be dead — four times the number of victims eventually claimed by the First World War.

Première diffusion : 3 mars 2004

S4 E4 • Shroud of Christ?

Could the Shroud of Turin actually be stained with the blood of Jesus Christ? Experts debate the origin of a prized religious relic.

Première diffusion : 11 avril 2004

S4 E5 • D-Day

For two years they planned the now-famous amphibious operation. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy.

Première diffusion : 19 mai 2004

S4 E6 • Amazon Warrior Women

View the excavation of a warrior priestess grave and use forensic science to identify the modern descendants of these powerful women.

Première diffusion : 4 août 2004

S4 E1 • The Sunken Basilica

Lots of bodies are found in a grave at the site of Britain's bloodiest battle during the famous Wars of the Roses - The House of Lancaster against The House of York. Practically dividing Britain into North and South, the civil war lasted for at least 30 years, and the Battle of Towton in 1461 claimed 28,000 lives in a single day's fighting. This programme focuses on just a handful of those unfortunate soldiers, accidentally found when building work disturbed their place of rest.

Première diffusion : 11 octobre 2023