Viasat History programa šiandien

The invasion of Poland forces even resistant nations into declaring war. Chamberlain is replaced by Winston Churchill. Now hardly-remembered early naval encounters start to shape the war.

Join archaeologists decoding a newly unearthed pyramid worker's 4500-year-old journal; can they reconstruct an ancient boat and unlock the long-lost secrets of how the Great Pyramid was built?

As archaeologists decode the 4500-year-old journal of a pyramid worker, they uncover new clues about how the Great Pyramid was built; can they transport a heavy stone block using manpower alone?

The Mayan city of Chichen Itza was the capital of a powerful civilisation - the "water wizards" of the Itzas - but was mysteriously abandoned between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Commonly known as Notre Dame, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral is one of the most emblematic monuments of Paris and France; its construction began in 1163 and lasted for two centuries.

Lyon is the third-largest city in France; in ancient times it was the largest. At the time, the capital of the Gauls was called Lugdunum, a showcase for Rome in lands conquered by Julius Caesar.

During the Gallic Wars, Arles in the south of France fared really well. The most beautiful Roman monuments were built there, hence Arles was nicknamed 'the little Rome of Ancient Gaul'.

Using 3D imagery, reconstitutions and interviews with historians and archaeologists, this episode tells the story of Gallo-Roman Paris and uncovers the vestiges of ancient Paris: Lutetia.

Divers search for Hitler's U-boat fleet that lies off the north west coast of Ireland.

The tide turns in the sea battle, while modern-day divers hunt for Hitler's U-boat wrecks.

Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.

Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.

It was hell. But music gave prisoners at Auschwitz a lifeline - and even a way to resist.

We explore London's 18th century brothels, bordellos, bathhouses, and baronial bed chambers in this scholarly docudrama. It is filled with eye-opening accounts, anecdotes, and vivid illustrations.

Viasat History. From a rejected, illegitimate child to England's longest-reigning and one of its most successful monarchs, we explore Elizabeth I's legacy through her complicated bond with her mother, Anne Boleyn.

In 2023, three amateur codebreakers decoded 57 long-lost letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, uncovering a hidden correspondence preserved in the French National Library after a year of remote collaboration.

We witness the final moments and aftermath of World War II with the establishment of war crime trials - such as the ones in Nuremberg - and move towards peace with the creation of the United Nations.

WWII began with a deadly deception inside a Polish radio station; the early years of the war saw deception in its infancy, from code-breaking and spies to fake bombing sites and even inflatable tanks.

By 1942, deception had become extremely sophisticated; the most cunning operation used a deceased homeless man to trick the entire Nazi leadership about the Normandy invasion.

Technology was used to deceive the enemy; radio and transmitters spread false information, and a ghost army tricked entire enemy forces by using sound effects.