National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Sunday, 28 June 2026

The voyages and exploits of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who formed a troublesome trio with Calico Jack. Together they successfully robbed ships and lived off the spoils of the sea before being eventually captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy

In Florida, workers uncover a tunnel system beneath a neighborhood. In Italy, the Hypogeum of Cristallini Street opens a window into Hellenistic-era burial practices. In Iran, a man digging a well uncovers a sprawling three-storey underground city. Finally, beneath Rome's Caelian Hill, construction exposes military barracks and a luxury villa

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb and journalist Joe Crowley investigate stories connected to the Tower of London, looking at the contrasting fates of three people imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason. They examine what happened to Jesuit priest Fr John Gerard after he was accused of being sent by the pope to overthrow Elizabeth I, and look at the cases of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes and German spy Josef Jakobs, who was captured in 1941 after breaking his ankle while parachuting into England on a mission

Tudor historian Suzannah Lipscomb and journalist Joe Crowley investigate the history of the Tower of London, examining stories that challenge accepted beliefs about the infamous prison using original historical sources and dramatic reconstructions. Here they consider why it took executioner John Ketch five blows to decapitate the Duke of Monmouth in July 1685, and examine whether former inmate Lady Jane Grey had a legitimate claim to the English throne. They also look into how a ragtag gang managed to breach its defences during the Peasants' Revolt in June 1381 and killed Simon of Sudbury, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Suzannah Lipscomb and Joe Crowley examine the evidence and report on the intrigues that led to three royal deaths, detailing the sometimes salacious accusations levelled at Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Arabella Seymour. Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell informed the monarch of gossip about Anne and court musician Mark Smeaton, but allegations at her public trial included adultery with five men, incest with her brother George and treason. Rumours of relationships with distant cousin Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper led to Catherine Howard's execution, while Lady Arabella, a serious threat to the ruling Stuart dynasty, is thought to have committed suicide against a backdrop of a cross-dressing noblewoman and two escapes from the Tower

Re-creating witch trials from Europe and America through expert analysis, exploring the reasons behind deaths and injustice