Forbidden History

It is one of the great wonders of the ancient world, but who built the magnificent city of Petra in Jordan and why? What treasure remains buried there and what dark secrets remain hidden in this mysterious place? We travel on a night time expedition with Bedouin treasure hunters and learn more about how and why ancient artefacts are traded in the back streets of the city.

What exactly was The Holy Grail? A cup from the Last Supper? A cup used to help cleanse Jesus's body after the Crucifixion? In this episode, we look at whether the real 'Holy grail' is still around today and exactly what it is. We investigate the four 'Grail Cups' that all claim to be the 'real' one.

Who are the mysterious group known known to the world as "The Illuminati"? If it exists at all, where do they operate from and who are its members? Is the Illuminati really some kind of secret world government operating in the shadows, or is the whole thing a figment of the imagination? In this episode, our cameras travel to London and Paris to search for the evidence.

Les Oracles étaient de jeunes femmes de la Grèce antique qui étaient consultées pour leurs visions et leurs idées, qui ont influencé le cours de l'histoire. Cet épisode explore la vérité qui se cache derrière leurs transes extraordinaires et leurs apparentes capacités psychiques, en voyageant en Grèce et en Italie pour enquêter sur les preuves qui subsistent de leurs pratiques.

As World War Two drew to a close, had the Nazis developed a brand new flying craft at a secret research facility in Northern Germany? What is the truth behind reports that thousands died as a result of the forced labour needed to build the facility? In this programme we travel to the mysterious Owl Mountains in Poland to seek the answers.

Nikola Tesla was one of the most enigmatic but least known scientists of the last century. He was an early pioneer of both electricity and radio, and creator of one of the first electrical motors - so, why did he die in poverty and under investigation by the FBI? In this episode we travel to the UK and the USA to look at the life and work of an difficult, tortured but extraordinary man.