S3 E1 • Search for the First Human

Ancient hominid fossils ignite controversy over the origins of humankind.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 2001

S3 E2 • Mystery of the Black Death

Did a genetic mutation save an English village from the Great Plague -- and could it help save the world from the scourge of AIDS?

Première diffusion : 30 octobre 2002

S3 E3 • Titanic's Ghosts

Almost a hundred years later, investigators are employing new DNA forensic techniques to name the unidentified victims of the Titanic disaster.

Première diffusion : 20 novembre 2002

S3 E4 • Great Fire of Rome

Experts explore ancient Rome's great fire and question who was responsible -- the emperor Nero or the Christians he blamed the disaster on.

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 2002

S3 E5 • Tragedy at the Pole

In March 1912, on their return trip from the South Pole, Captain Robert F. Scott and his team froze to death in Antarctica just 11 miles from a depot of food and heating oil. Scott's fatal journey has become the stuff of legend, and some have labeled him an incompetent leader whose mistakes cost him and his team their lives. But are the criticisms fair, or has history judged him too harshly?

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 2003

S3 E6 • Bombing Nazi Dams

In 1943, a British aircraft designer developed a weapon that would allow the Allies to deliver a blow to the very heart of Nazi Germany.

Première diffusion : 12 février 2003

S3 E7 • Blood Red Roses

The Battle of Towton in North Yorkshire, fought during the Wars of the Roses, was reputedly the bloodiest battle ever seen on English soil. In 1996 a mass grave of soldiers was discovered there by chance. This was the catalyst for a multi-disciplinary research project, still unique in Britain ten years after the initial discovery, which included a study of the skeletal remains, the battlefield landscape, the historical evidence and contemporary arms and armour. The discoveries were dramatic and moving; the individuals had clearly suffered traumatic deaths and subsequent research highlighted the often multiple wounds each individual had received before and, in some cases, after they had died. As well as the exciting forensic work the project also revealed much about medieval weaponry and fighting. Blood Red Roses contains all the information about this fascinating discovery, as well as discussing its wider historical, heritage and archaeological implications.

Première diffusion : 1 novembre 2003