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This definitive series opens a pandora's box of weird, wonderful and scary weapons from World War II. A few were so fantastical that they never got beyond the conception stage. Others were developed, tested and taken to prototype. Some were then used in battle to terrifying effect. From death rays and giant wire traps in the sky to ensnare bombers, to flying saucers, warships hewn from icebergs and rocket-propelled tanks, the imagination and ingenuity of Allied and Nazi weapons experts knew no bounds in their frenzied efforts to overcome the enemy and win the war.

World War II historian James Holland tests out just how effective German weaponry was in battle conditions. From Lugers to MG42 machine guns and the Pak40 anti-tank gun, he uncovers the secrets flaws the Nazis hid; how interference from the top meant crucial weapons failed to reach the frontline; and how the incredible craftsmanship of German weapons engineering was totally unsuited to fighting a long attritional war.

The Incas appeared out of nowhere, and within a few decades, their empire developed into the largest empire in the world at that time. They ruled over more than 10 million people. In Europe, there is talk of a legendary gold country. Gold, the 'tears of the sun', had exclusively spiritual value and no material value whatsoever for the Incas.

The astonishing, little-known story of men, women, and children who were exhibited alongside animals in Europe, America, and Japan from the second half of the 19th century until World War II.

Adolf Hitler had a clear idea of what he considered to be a model citizen of the Third Reich. For him, a true Nazi was much more than just a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Aryan of Germanic decent. A true and loyal Nazi would live and breathe the regime, incorporating it into every aspect of their lives. What they read, how they dressed, and even who they married would all be strictly controlled in order for them to conform to his ideals. Guy takes a look at how Hitler implemented these changes through various policies and laws.

In May 1945, one week after Adolf Hitler committed suicide, the Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany and war in Europe was finally over. The Nazis had been beaten and people all over Britain took to the streets to celebrate victory. Now, we've discovered just how advanced the plans were for Britain and what we might have seen if Hitler and his armies had actually won the war. These were not just Nazi pipe dreams, these were detailed plans and preparations, many of which were already being implemented. From pre-war spying, concentration camps on British soil to national landmarks earmarked by the Nazis, in this episode, we'll discover what Hitler's plans for Britain really were.

A battle to be queen. We think of Queen Victoria as a respectable matron, the epitome of duty, a beloved monarch. But Victoria's path to the throne was by no means easy. Britain in the 1830s was a country on the brink of revolution. The people could not have borne another debauched son of George III as king. Fortunately, they were able to invest their hopes in the innocent Princess Victoria. But there were those determined to grab power for themselves, not least her mother. Intrigue, deception, death threats - this is the true story of the young queen. Alternative title: Timewatch: Young Victoria.

The Arderns continue their time-travelling adventure, from post-war rationing to the boom years of the '60s, and discover how small shops fought back against bigger grocery chains.

Historian Sam Willis unravels how Chinese fascination with the sky has influenced peoples and cities from the past to the present.

October 1962: The world holds its breath under the threat of a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. Behind the scenes, one of the greatest spies of the century plays a crucial role to help Kennedy stand up to Khrushchev. This episode of 'Spies of War' reveals the remarkable achievements of Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet officer working for the CIA. Discover how he betrayed USSR to be a mole to the West and relive his incredible life until its tragic end to see how he prevented World War III.

As Australia reaches 100 years of air travel, Justine Clarke sets off to discover a turbulent history that's also the story of modern Australia. Justine meets air hostesses, pilots and stewards of the 1960s and '70s, including those called 'old boilers' who fought for equality.

Jeff Gusky is an ER doctor from Texas. His interest in World War I begins with the realisation that this first truly modern conflict must have posed the ultimate challenge for people like himself dedicated to saving lives. Millions of soldiers were the victims of the first weapons of mass destruction. But when he goes to France to search the battlefields for clues about the lives of the soldiers who fought there, he finds only cemeteries and monuments. World War I has been sanitised and covered up. Then, one day, he visits an ancient limestone quarry in a hillside in Northern France close to where some of the original trenches of the Western Front were dug. What he finds inside that hillside is an underground city complete with railcars and electricity. And on its limestone walls are hundreds of inscriptions and images left by soldiers who were once billeted there. To his great surprise there are American names among them. With the help of military experts and historians he traces them to the 26th or Yankee Division, a unit from New England that was among the first to arrive in France. Gusky's mission is to tell the story of Yankee Division in this hidden world of World War I: to find out who these men were, where they came from, and what happened to them. The film follows his progress, which takes him from the underground caves and battlefields of France back to New England, where he tracks down some of the descendants of the soldiers whose names he discovered on the walls of the underground city.

Take a look at Osama Bin Laden's personal life through an in-depth examination of the now declassified personal hard drives taken from his compound.

This definitive series opens a pandora's box of weird, wonderful and scary weapons from World War II. A few were so fantastical that they never got beyond the conception stage. Others were developed, tested and taken to prototype. Some were then used in battle to terrifying effect. From deathrays and giant wire traps in the sky to ensnare bombers, to flying saucers, warships hewn from icebergs and rocket-propelled tanks, the imagination and ingenuity of Allied and Nazi weapons experts knew no bounds in their frenzied efforts to overcome the enemy and win the war.

World War II historian James Holland goes to the depths with the Wolf Packs - the force that threatened Britain's survival like no other. He explores the U-Boat fleet from suicidal one-man torpedoes to the potentially game-changing Type XXI and uncovers how Hitler's failure to understand maritime warfare held the key to the outcome of World War II.

Recreation, leisure, and Nazism. Not words you would normally put together. But for Adolf Hitler, they were an integral part of his plan to control Germany's workforce, and indoctrinate citizens of the Third Reich with the ideals of the Nazi regime. In this episode, we'll see how Hitler used the Olympic games to promote Nazism. We also look at how he controlled the leisure time and holidays of his citizens by developing the world's largest travel agency, and how by constructing the world's biggest beach resort, he hoped to brainwash the people of the Reich in preparation for World War II.

Marty Lagina joins Kevin and his team as they battle the elements and take one final shot at finding $140 million of Confederate gold at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

We'll examine how the Nazis began to stamp their image on Germany and the nations that had fallen under the German jackboot. From Hitler's plans to redesign Berlin as the capital of the world, to the destruction of Warsaw to make way for a Nazi Model City, as an ever-expanding building program acted as a catalyst for the enslavement, extermination and destruction of entire nations, histories and cultures.