Episodes

• Holy Shroud

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  Investigate what recent advances in science might reveal about this mysterious religious relic since the last time it was tested in 1988.

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  Saturday 20 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Sodom And Gomorrah

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  Following clues in the Old Testament, an archaeologist believes he has discovered the location of the original cities of sin, Sodom and Gomorrah.

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  Friday 19 April at 23:30 CAT

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• The Mona Lisa Code

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  New high-resolution images of the Mona Lisa may reveal hidden numbers and letters. Could they be the key to understanding the enigmatic painting?

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  Tuesday 16 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Decoding The Incas

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  Dr Sabine Hyland attempts to study the three dimensional language found in sacred knotted Incan relics and crack their intricate code.

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  Thursday 18 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Crown of Thorns

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  Father Patrick Hough visits Notre Dame Cathedral to examine a relic that's said to be the crown of thorns worn by Christ at his crucifixion.

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  Wednesday 17 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Living Vampires

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  A mysterious burial 4,000 years ago and the recent discovery of a body with a missing heart leads to a search for the world's oldest vampire.

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  Sunday 21 April at 23:30 CAT

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• The Mystery of Mary Magdelene

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  Ancient artefacts that defy rational explanation come under the microscope, as this series explores the unsolved mysteries of the past.

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  Thursday 25 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Dawn of Man

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  Turkey's Gobekli Tepe is a series of giant, intricately carved stones constructed 12,000 years ago. Did it belong to the first civilised society?

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  Sunday 28 April at 23:30 CAT

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• The Crucifixion

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  Millions of Christians retrace Christ's footsteps every year, but now an archaeologist claims that they may be worshipping at the wrong sites.

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  Wednesday 24 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Gates of Hell

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  Join our team of intrepid investigators as they delve into some of mankind’s most enduring mysteries to reveal secrets buried deep in the past.

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  Monday 22 April at 23:30 CAT

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• The Great Flood

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  After centuries of debate, archaeological evidence unearthed in Bulgaria may reveal not only where the Great Flood happened, but what caused it.

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  Tuesday 23 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Joan of Arc Conspiracy

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  Could Joan have survived her execution? New evidence suggests that France's national heroine may not have been burnt at the stake after all.

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  Saturday 27 April at 23:30 CAT

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• Sword In The Stone

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  An expert in Arthurian legend makes an unlikely journey to a remote Italian church, and a tiny pendant challenges the origins of Christianity.

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  Friday 26 April at 23:30 CAT

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• The Holy Grail

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  In the first episode of this exciting series, best selling author and Grail researcher Janice Bennett investigates whether a chalice in the Cathedral of Valencia, Spain, might be the legendary Holy Grail. It is guarded by a brotherhood of Holy Knights who have sworn to protect it with their lives. Following a trail hidden within a 12th century grail legend she follows the clues to a mountain top monastery in the Pyrenees, where the chalice may have been kept, and finds a Nazi conspiracy to create a new religion based on the occult. Also in this episode academic Nick Howarth finds a mysterious symbol in an ancient map in Oxford University that...

• The Blood of Christ

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  In the second episode of this series, ancient languages translator and historian Mark Guscin follows a trail of evidence surrounding the Sudarium of Oviedo in Spain. This is a seemingly simple piece of cloth that some believe was wrapped around the face of Christ at his death and may contain the only sample of his human remains on earth. If it is soaked in 'his' blood, does it contain the DNA of Christ? Mark follows the trail of the Sudarium to the Holy Land in Israel in a quest to uncover the provenance of this incredible relic. Also in this episode linguistic code cracker Gareth Owens attempts to solve the riddle of one of the most mysterious...

• Secrets of The Dark Arts

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  In the third episode of this exciting series, archaeologist Professor Shimon Gibson follows a trail of clues that leads him towards the lost Ark of the Covenant, a sacred golden box that holds the ten commandments and which, to some, holds the spirit of God. Wading waste deep through icy water in tunnels beneath old Jerusalem and scouring the city's rubbish tips for ancient clues to its whereabouts, Shimon unveils a world of intrigue, mystery and religion. On the day an ancient Jewish prophecy comes true, that claims to start a holy revolution, riots break out and Shimon is caught in the middle of a holy war. And the Ark of the Covenant is at...