About this season
Some of the most iconic and historic buildings of the ancient and medieval worlds are examined by 'blow apart' CGI animation to reveal how these structures were built. Using the latest archaeological investigations combined with X-Ray and LiDar scanning technologies, the series delves into the myths and mysteries behind ancient civilizations and the structures they built.
Episodes (28)
1. Mysteries in the Alien Desert
Aired 10 November 2019 • 45 min
The Nazca Lines are mysterious symbols that have been carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago. How and why were they created?
2. Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets
Aired 11 October 2019 • 45 min
Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.
3. Mysteries of the Ice Mummy
Aired 29 December 2019 • 45 min
The 'Iceman' is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy. Cutting-edge forensic technology may unearth the mummy's darkest secrets.
4. Nero’s Lost Palace
Aired 24 December 2019 • 45 min
The Emperor Nero built an astonishing palace in the heart of Rome. Now using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate if he burnt the city for the building.
5. Curse of the Seventh Wonder
Aired 1 December 2019 • 45 min
The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders. Experts investigate its many secrets - did it hold a superweapon?
6. Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth
Aired 29 December 2019 • 45 min
The Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel are the oldest biblical texts. New discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind these manuscripts.
7. Pompeii’s Evil Twin
Aired 8 December 2019 • 45 min
The sunken town of Baiae remains frozen in time, lying on the seabed of the Bay of Naples. Now, marine archaeologists investigate its fascinating secrets.
8. Finding Sparta’s 300
Aired 22 December 2019 • 45 min
Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.
9. Empire State Building: The New Secrets
5.0Aired 17 November 2019 • 45 min
Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate one of the wonders of the modern world. They reveal mysteries hidden in its foundation.
10. Egypt’s Buried City
Aired 23 August 2020 • 45 min
Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara. Archaeologists are uncovering the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets.
11. Vesuvius's Secret Victim
Aired 30 August 2020 • 45 min
When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano, another town was destroyed, too - Herculaneum. It is one of history's most perfectly preserved towns.
12. Rome's Great Wall
Aired 18 October 2020 • 45 min
The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure.
13. Hitler's Lost Bunker
Aired 6 September 2020 • 45 min
The underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime. Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover new evidence.
14. Leaning Tower of Pisa: The New Mystery
Aired 8 November 2020 • 45 min
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings, but why does it lean? Investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt.
15. Ghosts of the Wild West
Aired 22 November 2020 • 45 min
The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral only lasted 30 seconds. Now, experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover the mystery surrounding the event.
16. Tower Of Babel: The New Evidence
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible. Archaeologists use new technology to uncover how engineers could have built it.
17. Lost City of Troy
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
Troy is the legendary lost city at the centre of the Trojan War, but its existence was never confirmed. New cutting-edge technology explores the ancient myth.
18. Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
Mount Rushmore is one of North America's most iconic landmarks. Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what lies beneath the rock.
19. Curse of the Hindenburg
Aired 20 September 2020 • 45 min
What caused the Nazi aircraft to explode into a giant ball of fire over New Jersey in 1937? Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate the event.
20. Bermuda Triangle Apocalypse
Aired 4 October 2020 • 45 min
Cutting-edge technology is helping experts investigate the Bermuda triangle. Using new techniques, they search for evidence of aliens on the ocean floor.
21. Lost Kingdom of Kush
Aired 27 September 2020 • 45 min
Pyramids in the deserts of Sudan are the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that rivalled Egypt. However, why are the pyramids there and who built them?
22. Hunt for the First Pyramid
Aired 29 November 2020 • 45 min
Saqqara is the site of the first pyramid - the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids.
23. Lost City of Babylon
Aired 1 November 2020 • 45 min
Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city. New evidence reveals what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.
24. Hidden Secrets of the Twin Towers
Aired 13 September 2020 • 45 min
The World Trade Centre's iconic twin towers were an engineering marvel.
25. Secrets of the Black Pyramid
Aired 25 October 2020 • 45 min
With special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation, experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed before its pharaoh was buried there.
26. Egypt’s Sunken Treasures
Aired 24 January 2021 • 45 min
A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.
27. Lost World of Atlantis
Aired 15 November 2020 • 45 min
New discoveries on a strange Mediterranean island might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis. Experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed it.
28. Jericho's Buried Secrets
Aired 13 December 2020 • 45 min
New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down.