Mystery of the Puzzling Pyramids Egypt
Sunday 10 March 7:30 PM
History’s Greatest Mysteries S04 E10: Awe-inspiring and mysterious, the pyramids of Egypt are among the most significant wonders of the ancient world.
More than 4,000 years old, they are among the most celebrated architectural marvels in the world.
But no one fully understands how they were built, or why.
Can we ever decipher the true purpose of Egypt’s astonishing pyramids?
Odysseus Returns
Sunday 10 March 8:20 PM
Is King Odysseus, the Trojan-horse-building genius in Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, merely a figure of ancient fiction? Or was he a flesh-and-blood man? One discovery could change it all.
Part 1:
In Homer’s Odyssey, King Odysseus wanders the earth for decades before returning to his beloved homeland of Ithaca.But archaeologists have searched Ithaca in vain for his city for almost 200 years.
When Makis Metaxas, the mayor of a seaside village on Ithaca’s neighbouring island, claims that clues in the Odyssey led him right to the door of a Mycenaean king’s tomb, archaeologists were dumbfounded.
Part 2:
When Makis Metaxas and his wife begin to talk about the discovery of what they believe to be the tomb of King Odysseus, they expect they story will soon be known around the world.But the revelations of artifacts dating back to the time of the Trojan war only trigger a storm of controversy.
Hidden Volcano Abyss
From Wednesday 13 March 8:30 pm
January 2022, the volcano Hunga Tonga erupts with the power of over 60 million tons of TNT.
It is the most powerful explosion ever recorded on the planet.
Within minutes waves as high as a six-storey building, devastate the Pacific nation of Tonga, leaving a country in tatters, and scientists around the world struggling to understand the enormity of what had happened.
Bettany Hughes: Treasures of Oman
From Thursday 14 March 7:35 pm
Treasures of the World Series: S02 E07 Bettany Hughes explores the Sultanate of Oman - a land full of surprises and contrasts, wedged between the vast sands of the Arabian Desert, and the glistening waves of the Indian Ocean.
Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication
From Saturday 16 March 8:30 pm
The biggest scandal ever to engulf the royal family.
How the press breaks the story of the constitutional crisis of 1936 when the king is determined to marry an American divorcee.