Inside Secret Societies

We go on the hunt in Tokyo to investigate the Yakuza, one of the most ruthless organized crime syndicates in the world. Today, the Yakuza are one of the largest gangs in the world. With a reputation for blackmail and violence in a quest for control of Japan's political and economic system. We explore the history of the Yakuza and assess the impact of Japan's underworld today.

The Ku Klux Klan is the most notorious white supremacist group in America. Once it had more than a million members, but today it's just a shadow of its former self. As the world moves on, this is the perfect time to meet today's Klan members, look at the impact of the group has had on America over the last 150 years, and ask whether America is heading for a new race war.

The Assassins were one of the mostly deadly, notorious and secretive groups in the Medieval world. Based in lands which are now modern day Syria and Iran, they were a highly-trained group of killers who used stealth to kill political leaders across the globe in the 11th and 12th centuries. Is any of the romance which surrounds these brutally efficient killers true?

The Nazis were an infamous force across both Europe and North Africa in the 1930's. But what few people know is that there was a strong belief in ancient mysticism, the occult and even alien contact. The Nazis had Secret Societies to hold meetings, perform rituals and hord Holy Relics that would give them super-natural powers to rule the world as a genetically pure, white, super-race.

We investigate the secret society known as 'The Priory of Sion' which is said to protect heretical information about the marriage of Jesus Christ to Mary Magdalene. We talk to two current Priory members about its history and its role in the modern age, examine claims and meet a French author that supposedly invented the Priory of Sion history back in the 1960's as a hoax.

Sworn to protect and preserve the Holy Blood of Christ, the Brotherhood of the Blood are a dark and mysterious sect. We embark on a quest to shine a light on a group that has been shrouded in secrecy through the ages; we reveal the extreme methods employed to project their faith and the dark secrets behind their cloaks.