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32. The Age of Airships
2007 - Season 2
Airships flew years before the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, yet it has been almost...
31. Stalin's Supercity
2007 - Season 2
Josef Stalin is considered one of the most powerful and murderous dictators ever. He was the...
30. Ivan the Terrible's Fortresses
2007 - Season 2
Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first Tsar, led a brutal and unpredictable life. A renowned sadist,...
29. Lost City of Aphrodite
2007 - Season 2
Widely recognised as one of the greatest and best preserved sites in the Classical World,...
28. Taj Mahal
2007 - Season 2
Four hundred years ago Emperor Shah Jahan was the most powerful man in the world. The Taj Mahal,...
26. Pirates of the Caribbean
2007 - Season 2
During the heyday of piracy, fearsome buccaneers sailed the Caribbean in search of booty....
24. Lost Superpower of the Bible
2007 - Season 2
The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the heart of...
23. Jekyll & Hyde
2007 - Season 2
One of the most frightening horror stories ever written was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Was this...
22. The Vikings
2007 - Season 2
The Vikings were fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway who burst upon Western Europe,...
21. Sin City of the West
2007 - Season 2
The Wild West was an era of American growth fueled by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold...
20. Secret A-Bomb Factories
2007 - Season 2
The end of the World War II heralded The Cold War--a war of paranoia and potential nuclear...
19. Lost City of Aphrodite
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Widely recognised as one of the greatest and best preserved sites in the Classical World, Aphrodisias is a magnificent city of marble dedicated to the goddess of beauty, love and sex - Aphrodite. Forgotten until the mid-20th century, the city's remarkable state of preservation led to comparisons with Pompeii. Lost Worlds recreates the city's most amazing buildings and tries to unravel the life story of the man who ordered them built - a former slave freed by Julius Caesar.
18. Taj Mahal
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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. Join a team of historical detectives as they search for clues to the original Taj Mahal and investigate the myth of a second Taj Mahal, built not in white but in black marble.
17. Ivan the Terrible's Fortresses
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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. Computer graphics will allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into the world of Russia's Terrible Tsar.
16. Pirates of the Caribbean
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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.
15. The Age of Airships
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Airships flew years before the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, yet it has been almost forgotten. The largest aircraft ever built was an airship. The first aerial bombardment of one nation by another was conducted using airships and they still are the only airborne aircraft carriers ever built. Follow the rise and fall of the airship and discover the shining future of air travel that never was.
14. Jekyll & Hyde
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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 façade 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.
13. Stalin's Supercity
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Josef Stalin is considered one of the most powerful and murderous dictators ever. He was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century and his regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to see what the Soviet Union looked like during Stalin's rule. Computer graphics allow the viewers to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into this lost world.
12. City of Armageddon
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The Cold War was one of paranoia and potential nuclear catastrophe. In the wreckages of missile sites, secret cities and crumbling nuclear facilities, join a team of historical detectives as they search for clues to understand how this "war" was played out and the secret structures that were constructed to arm the nation against attack. From fifteen-meter concrete walls to airtight steel doors and massive nuclear production plants, this episode reveals the awesome engineering that took place across America.
11. Lost Superpower of the Bible
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The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the heart of their empire. They were a highly advanced military powerhouse who struck fear into the hearts of all their enemies, yet the Hittites disappeared as quickly as they emerged--the greatest vanishing act in history. Follow a team of historical detectives as they use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to determine what the ancient Hittite empire looked like. Computer graphics allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into this lost world.
10. Al Capone's Secret City
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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.
9. The Vikings
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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.
8. Sin City of the West
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The Wild West was an era of American growth fueled by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold rushes, and legendary racketeers. Gunfighters and misfits thrived in an anarchic society where people were simply looking for a good time and a way to get filthy rich. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to what the Wild West looked like. Computer graphics will allow viewers to fly over, enter the streets, walk through the halls and peer into this lost age.
7. Building the Titanic
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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."
6. Herod the Great
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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.
5. Secret U.S. Bunkers
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As the Cold War reached its boiling point the US began to make plans to protect the country and the president. Elaborate defense preparations were made in the event of nuclear war. Highly 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.
4. Henry VIII's Mega Structures
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Considered one of England's greatest Kings and builders, Henry VIII remains famous for his six wives. Henry ruled by fear, executing his opponents and several of his wives. He ordered the destruction of beautiful buildings, libraries and works of art. However, Henry also built many magnificent palaces like Hampton Court and transformed Westminster Abbey from a modest church into the epicenter of the Protestant religion. Henry VIII remains one of the most important monarchs to have ruled England.
3. Secret A-Bomb Factories
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The end of the World War II heralded The Cold War--a war of paranoia and potential nuclear catastrophe. In the wreckages of missile sites, secret cities and crumbling nuclear facilities, we'll search for clues to understand how this "war" was played out and the secret structures that were constructed to arm the nation against attack. From fifteen-meter concrete walls to airtight steel doors and massive nuclear production plants, this episode reveals the awesome engineering that took place across America.
2. Kama Sutra
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One thousand years ago in the northern region of central India, the Hindu Kings built their capital city, Khajuraho. Eighty-five stunning temples were built, twenty of which remain today. 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.
1. Seven Wonders of the World
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The Seven Wonders of the World were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. They were built by the ancients in a time before Christ and their scale and majesty continues to mesmerize us today. The structures were created on a scale that's hard to imagine, and their architects pushed engineering to a new height which still astounds us today.
