Season 25 (2006)

The Bog Bodies
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January 20, 2006 • 50m

Eighteen months ago, National Museum of Ireland archaeologists set out to solve a pair of ancient murder mysteries after the disco...Read more

The Battle of the River Plate
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January 27, 2006 • 50m

A deadly duel at sea - featuring one of the Second World War's great tactical bluffs - is the focus of this dramatised documentary...Read more

The Floating Brothel
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February 3, 2006 • 50m

In 1789 the first all-female transport ship set sail from Britain for the struggling colony at Sydney Cove. Three of today's high-...Read more

The Unknown Soldiers
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February 24, 2006 • 50m

France 2003: A unit of the American military that aims to bring home all missing US servicemen sifts through the remains of two Fi...Read more

Missing in Action
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March 3, 2006 • 50m

Over 1,300 American pilots were declared missing in action as a result of the Vietnam War. Nearly 40 years on, a special unit of t...Read more

The Secret History of Genghis Khan
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March 10, 2006 • 50m

Reputed to have been written by Khan's adopted son, 'The Secret History of the Mongols' reveals a very different man to the butche...Read more

The Crusaders' Lost Fort
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April 14, 2006 • 50m

1179: The Crusaders build a new and supposedly impregnable fortress at a crossing on the Jordan called Jacob's Ford. Within a year...Read more

Mystery of the Headless Romans
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April 21, 2006 • 50m

When 30 decapitated Romans were found buried in York in February 2005, archaeologists were baffled by their presence. Had these bo...Read more

Battle for Warsaw
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April 28, 2006 • 50m

For two months in 1944, the men, women and children of Warsaw faced incredible odds in a bid to liberate the Polish city from Nazi...Read more

The Iron Coffin
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May 5, 2006 • 50m

The first ever exchange of fire between iron-clad ships took place on 9 March 1862 and changed the course of the American Civil Wa...Read more

San Francisco's Great Quake
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May 12, 2006 • 50m

One of America's worst natural disasters struck in the early hours of 18 April 1906. This film marks the centenary of the San Fran...Read more

The Princess Spy
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May 19, 2006 • 50m

In 1943 the daughter of an Indian mystic was sent into France by the SOE (Churchill's secret service) to provide a vital link with...Read more