• Air date: 30 Oct '18 17 episodes
      Some of the most iconic and historic buildings of the ancient and medieval worlds are examined by 'blow apart' CGI animation to reveal how these structures were built. Using the latest archaeological investigations combined with X-Ray and LiDar scanning technologies, the series delves into the myths and mysteries behind ancient civilizations and the structures they built.
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. Inca Apocalypse: The Dark Evidence

      30 Oct '18
      The Inca capital of Cusco was said to be the site of untold gold and riches, and new discoveries at this mysterious site reveal the secrets behind this mighty empire's fall.
    • 2. Viking City of the Dead

      30 Dec '18
      When a Viking fortress lost underground for over 1,000 years is discovered, experts investigate its buried treasures. What caused this civilization's demise?
    • 3. Lost Pyramids of the Americas

      30 Dec '18
      At an ancient city lost in the Peruvian desert for 5,000 years, experts find signs of strange rituals. Was it the first civilization of the Americas?
    • 4. Statue of Liberty: The New Secrets

      30 Dec '18
      The Statue of Liberty is the home to dark American mysteries. Now, experts are using the latest science and technology to reveal her secrets.
    • 5. Hunt for the real Atlantis

      30 Dec '18
      A mysterious ruined city in Greece is home to the mythical Labyrinth and the Minotaur. Its catastrophic downfall may have inspired the legend of Atlantis.
    • 6. Wrath of Attila the Hun

      30 Dec '18
      Attila the Hun was one of history's fiercest warriors, and new evidence reveals if his terror was responsible for the fall of Roman Empire
    • 7. Lost world of Easter Island

      30 Dec '18
      The statues of Easter Island were built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations. New evidence reveals why they were constructed.
    • 8. Pompeii's Doomsday Mummies

      16 Oct '18
      New discoveries at Pompeii's last unexplored area reveal the dark secrets of the doomsday event that destroyed it, and recently unearthed mummies might help answer Pompeii's most enduring mystery: why it was built on an active volcano.
    • 9. Mystery of the Cursed Pyramid

      09 Oct '18
      Egypt's strange Bent Pyramid is one of the world's most mysterious, ancient mega-structures; new discoveries help experts investigate its dark secret: if it was always intended to look so bizarre, or if something went catastrophically wrong.
    • 10. Titanic: The Last Secrets

      02 Oct '18
      A cutting-edge investigation into the sinking of the Titanic reveals new discoveries that might finally explain the mysteries of her last moments, and experts get closer to a shocking secret: if there was a way to save almost everyone on board.
    • 11. Secrets of the Forbidden City

      23 Oct '18
      For the first time, archaeologists use cutting-edge technology to discover what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, revealing the dark secrets of this mysterious mega-palace that have buried for nearly 600 years.
    • 12. Forbidden City of the Pharaohs

      30 Dec '18
      The city of Thebes was the religious centre of Egypt's New Kingdom. How did workers construct the largest religious site in the ancient world?
    • 13. Egypt's Lost Skyscrapers

      20 Nov '18
      A ground-breaking experiment reveals how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes; new discoveries at this holy site could explain why these mysterious marvels triggered the downfall of the pharaohs and the end of Egypt's golden age.
    • 14. Ghosts of the Stone Age

      18 Dec '18
      New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle, three times bigger than Stonehenge, and just as enigmatic.
    • 15. Lost City of the Maya

      11 Dec '18
      Deep in the jungle, the lost city of Tikal holds the dark secrets of the Maya; a new investigation uncovers how it grew into a megacity home to 100,000 people, and why it was mysteriously abandoned.
    • 16. Curse of the Jungle Treasure

      27 Nov '18
      The discovery of strange giant stone heads in the Mexican jungle leads archaeologists to the lost capital city of the Olmec; new investigations reveal evidence that the secret knowledge of these mysterious people changed life in the Americas forever.
    • 17. Ramses' Buried Treasures

      04 Dec '18
      The treasures of Ramses II are found at Abu Simbel, a giant temple carved into a desert cliff over 3,000 years ago, and new discoveries at this marvel reveal the secrets of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaoh.