LOST WORLDS
Upcoming episodes
May 16th
600a
Jekyll & 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? Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations and historical documents to look under the grand fa?ßade of Edinburgh. Watch as an underworld of streets and houses with a blood-soaked history of grave robbers, body-snatchers and unspeakable crimes is uncovered. Computer graphics allows the viewer to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into the Edinburgh of long ago.
May 17th
600a
Al Capone's Secret City
Al Capone's, rise to power coincided with the notorious 'Roaring Twenties' period in Chicago. Capone and his fellow mobsters flooded the city with bootleg liquor, while buying off government officials. Follow a team of historical detectives as they travel back to a time of unimaginable wealth, speakeasies, and ruthless mobsters. Using evidence from excavations, scientific studies and historical documents watch as the team piece together clues as to what 1920's Chicago looked like. Computer graphics allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets, and walk through the halls of this era.
May 20th
200a
Building The Titanic
The construction of the 'unsinkable' Titanic needed an army of workers and the resources of a purpose-built town complete with an array of specially built docks and facilities to construct it - this is the forgotten story of Belfast's 'Titanic Town'.
May 20th
300a
Herod The Great
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. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to what ancient locations looked like. They are brought to life by computer graphics which allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into these vanished worlds.
May 20th
400a
Secret Us Bunkers
As the Cold War reached boiling point the US began to make plans to protect the country - and the president - against a catastrophic nuclear war. Now these newly opened secret bunkers are brought into view... in some of the most unexpected place imaginable. The Cold War was a war which raged in secret for decades. At its height the U.S. began making elaborate preparations for protection in the event of nuclear war. Complex and highly secret bunkers, massive in scale and only recently discovered, were constructed and a secret shadow government programme was born.
May 20th
500a
City Of Armageddon
The hill or Har at Meggido, gave its name to Armageddon the final battle between good and evil that is described in the book of Revelation. We trace the book's author, John selected this place: rebuilding the thirty cities that have risen and fallen on the hilltop, and relive six thousand years of conflict beginning with the first battle in recorded history, and culminating in the construction of a vast Roman encampment.
May 20th
600a
Henry Viii's Megastructures
Famed for his six wives, Henry VIII was one of England's greatest kings - and greatest builders. He built many magnificent palaces like Hampton Court and the country's first major naval shipyard at Portsmouth. He liked to rule by fear, executed his opponents and wives and ordered the destruction of beautiful buildings, libraries and works of art. However, Henry VIII remains one of the most important monarchs to have ruled England.
May 21st
600a
Pirates Of The Caribbean
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. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues as to what the pirate world looked like.
May 22nd
600a
Vikings, The
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. These raids resulted in the Viking invasion of Britain and Northern France. Many of the sites of the most crucial events in world history are now lost. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to see what these locations looked like. Computer graphics allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets and peer into these lost worlds.
May 23rd
600a
Lost Superpower Of The Bible
Lost in the mists of time, the Hittites have been identified as the forgotten superpower of the Bible. At the heart of their domain was the sacred capital of Hattusha. From here in eastern Turkey they set off on a campaign of conquest that culminated in war with Egypt. Then in the 13th century the Hittites suddenly disappeared from the records in the greatest vanishing act in history. Lost Worlds goes in search of what happened to their empire.