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Pope Francis waves to crowds

Pope Francis: 1936 - 2025
cross silhouette and the sky with full moon

Why the moon changes Easter's date
A little girl dressed as traditional Finnish Easter witch

10 peculiar Easter traditions from around the world
A basket of colourful Easter Eggs surrounded by flowers and grass

When is Easter 2026?
A number of flat-topped pyramids in Sudan

Why does Sudan have so many pyramids?
A German U-Boat surrender to the US Navy

The Nazis who surrendered after VE Day
King George VI waves to the crowd from the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the VE Day celebrations, accompanied by Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

How Queen Elizabeth II secretly joined the VE Day party
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry playing snooker

The greatest snooker players of all time
A plaque marking the location of the 'Harry' tunnel at Stalag Luft III during WWII

4 great prison escapes from WWII
Actors portraying WWII soldiers traversing through the snow

4 unbelievable commando missions from WWII
Spooky black and white alley with a lit street lamp

Goulston Street graffito: Jack The Ripper's missing clue?
A reconstruction of a letter signed 'Jack The Ripper'

Is Jack The Ripper’s ‘Dear Boss’ letter genuine?
Filthy Thirteen member Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda

The true story behind The Dirty Dozen
Churchill shows the 'Victory' symbol to the crowd on VE Day

The truth behind Winston Churchill’s ‘V’ sign
Drama reconstruction of a man reading a copy of 'The Star' newspaper next to a sign saying 'Murder Maniac'

Has Jack The Ripper’s identity been revealed?
'AMAZING WAR STORIES' - text overlayed on images of soldiers at war

Amazing War Stories: The podcast honouring the sacrifice of veterans
Jack Begley

Who is Jack Begley? The adventurer digging into Oak Island’s past
T.P O'Connor, Ernest Parke and Frederick Best in 'Jack The Ripper: Written In Blood'

Jack The Ripper: Written In Blood – 5 key characters
A flying saucer hovering over a forest

The Pascagoula Abduction: Did aliens kidnap two fishermen?
People in London crowd the streets and surround a double-decker bus on VE Day 1945

7 little known facts about VE Day
Hand and blue umbrella under heavy rain against nature background

5 strangest things to rain from the sky
Egypt's Valley of the Queens

The biggest discovery from Ancient Egypt since Tutankhamun?
A large number of young people celebrate VE Day on a car in London 1945

VE Day 80: When is VE Day 2025?
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