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Dan Aykroyd looks shocked while smoke and fire shoots out the top of his head

‘Stories that defy imagination’ – Dan Aykroyd on The UnBelievable S2
'The Art of Washoku' - Traditional Japanese dishes and a chef preparing some fish

The art of Washoku: A culinary masterpiece
Rendering of a fiery asteroid entering the Earth's atmosphere

6 biggest asteroid strikes on Earth
Dr Meredith Brand holding a book inside a museum

Archaeologist explores the secrets of Egypt's pyramids
Concept image of Ancient Egyptian drawings featuring a flying saucer

Chariots of the Gods? The book that inspired Ancient Aliens
A selfie of Tony McMahon inside an Egyptian tunnel

An investigative historian cracks Ancient Egypt's Cosmic Code
Black and white photograph of Rosalind Franklin looking through a microscope

The remarkable life of Rosalind Franklin
A bearded collie looks at the camera and stands on green carpet during a dog show

The colourful and controversial history of Crufts
Bradley Walsh looms over the Great Pyramids and lifts one up with his finger

'I needed to find the truth' – Bradley Walsh on Egypt’s Cosmic Code
The entrance to Hỏa Lò Prison - with a sign reading 'Maison Centrale'

The dark history of Vietnam’s notorious prison
The Great Sphinx of Giza

Why was the Sphinx created?

Vladimir Putin

From Kursk to Ukraine: Russia's 21st century timeline
Emma Culligan speaks to members of the team around the main table

Who is Emma Culligan? Unveiling her role in Oak Island’s secrets
Vladimir Putin and Bill Clinton speaking in July 2000

Bill Clinton’s relationship with Vladimir Putin
An 1888 illustration of four men watching a suspicious character walk past. A poster reading 'MURDER' is pinned to the wall

How Jack the Ripper invented the tabloid press (and vice versa)
A Seder meal

Passover 2025: When is it and how is it celebrated?
Edit image of three pyramids with lights emanating from the tips into the night sky

What is the Cosmic Code?
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on a wall

Why were so many Ancient Egyptian treasures found in Fife?
Bill Clinton gestures with his hands while being interviewed in 2024

11 key contributors to 'Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin'
Roman Catholic Cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel

Conclave: How is the next pope chosen?
Bradley Walsh wearing an Indiana Jones-style fedora with his arms folded

8 surprising facts about Bradley Walsh
1888 illustration of Mary Jane Kelly standing in an alleyway

The 5 victims of Jack The Ripper
Vladimir Putin speaking in 2000

How the Kursk Submarine Disaster changed Putin’s rule
A painting of Looty, Queen Victoria's Pekingese dog

Royal canines: Queen Victoria's beloved dogs
Gary Drayton

Who is Gary Drayton? The detectorist striking gold on Oak Island
László Tóth (portrayed by Adrien Brody in 'The Brutalist') watches sparked embers with a cigarette in his mouth

Who is Laszlo Toth? The architects behind The Brutalist's true story
Crew members of the Kursk stand on its deck during a parade in July 2000

The Kursk Submarine Disaster
Camels walk in front of the three pyramids in the Giza Pyramid Complex

5 pyramid conspiracy theories debunked
Ivar the Boneless portrayed by Alex Høgh Andersen in 'Vikings'

Legendary television and film dramas about the Vikings
Entrance to the oubliette deep dungeons in Nottingham's County Gaol in the National Justice Museum, Nottingham

Oubliettes: The most tortuous prisons history
Skara Brae, a stone-built Neolithic settlement in Scotland

Skara Brae: The prehistoric settlement older than Stonehenge
The Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, Egypt

3 lesser-known Egyptian pyramids
Alex Lagina

Who is Alex Lagina? The engineer behind the Oak Island mystery
A rugby ball with 'Guinness Six Nations' branding

History of the Six Nations: Rugby’s most iconic tournament
Sky HISTORY - LGBT+ History Month

What is LGBT+ History Month?
An official portrait of Queen Charlotte

Artists and aristocrats: Georgians in television and film