Mysteries From The Grave: Titanic
Sunday 7 August 7:30 PM
It is one of the world’s most epic disasters: the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Although the voyage only lasted five days, our collective obsession with the ill-fated ocean liner shows no signs of letting up.
Now, 110 years after the tragic journey, we go below deck to understand how an unsinkable ship was lost along with 1,500 souls.
Featuring interviews with the descendants of passengers, this film seeks to decode the ship’s remaining secrets still lying on the Atlantic Ocean floor.
Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome
Friday 12 August 7:30 PM
This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
Friday 12 August 8:30 PM
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter sees the BAFTA award-winning documentary-maker dive on a series of incredible shipwrecks around the British coastline to reveal some of the nation’s murkiest and best-kept secrets.
From the remains of a slave ship discovered off Plymouth, to the Kaiser’s sunken Imperial Fleet in Scapa Flow and an experimental submarine aircraft carrier, which sank with all passengers and crew on deck during its sea trials, Ross uncovers Britain’s hidden maritime past.
Along with his fascination for seafaring history, Ross has a personal reason for undertaking this adventure as members of his family served at sea, with some being shipwrecked and not surviving to tell their tales. His great grandfather ‘Pop’ was in the Merchant Marines during World War II and survived being shipwrecked three times. Pop’s two nephews both served and perished aboard HMS Hood when it went into battle against the Bismarck in May 1941.
Ross is joined in his adventures by expert diver Emily Turton, maritime archaeologist and professional diver Mallory Haas and dive supervisor Neil Brock as they delve down into Britain’s past.