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The presenter dives deeper into Egypt's mysteries, exploring the Great Sphinx and the underground Serapeum with its precision-cut granite sarcophagi, questioning their purpose and links to the pyramid enigma. Travelling south, he visits the intricately designed Dendera Temple, where hieroglyphs and imagery hint at possible extraterrestrial connections. He concludes at the sprawling Karnak temple complex, marvelling at its monumental engineering, sphinx-lined avenues, and Hatshepsut's towering obelisk - wondering whether it's simply a monument or a channel for cosmic energy

Alice Roberts travels to Bamburgh, Northumberland, to learn about the generations of Anglo Saxons who lived and worked there, gaining an insight into the illnesses they suffered and the societies in which they lived. She visits the Sutton Hoo site, as well as a pioneering project in Sittingbourne, Kent, which was set up following the unearthing of an Anglo Saxon cemetery, and looks at the Staffordshire hoard discovered by a metal detector in 2009

The patterns in fields, which appear overnight and without any warning. What are crop circles, why are they there and what could they possibly signify? Do they come from other worlds?

A bizarre trend happened in Ireland in the 1980s when thousands of people started seeing religious statues move. Some residents of a village reported seeing a statue of the Virgin Mary move. Others believed the phenomenon was just an optical illusion or a prank

Many historical figures have resided in The White House and the US building is one of the most-famous and most-haunted residences in the world. Experts investigate claims of extraordinary paranormal activity

Thousands of UFO sightings are reported every year, along with terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences. This programme examines these accounts and explores recently declassified top secret UFO files, casting new light on historic cases

A fresh look at the Third Reich from a global and current perspective, telling how the Nazis conquered Germany and then half of Europe within a few years of losing the First World War. The survivors and the winners from the war wanted to blame the Germans. No one knew whether the Germans had really broken with the Nazis

The presenter sets out to uncover the mysteries of King Tutankhamun. Along the way, he encounters the enigmatic 'Alien King' Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti. Sailing down the Nile, he investigates how the Ancient Egyptians transported enormous stone blocks for their architectural marvels, including the 700-ton Colossi of Memnon. His quest then leads him into the Valley of the Kings, where he discovers the resting places of Akhenaten and King Tut's successor, Horemheb - before finally coming face to face with the mummy of the Boy King himself

Alice Roberts finds out about discoveries that shed light on the Tudor Age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch and at his last home in Stratford-upon-Avon, where clues reveal his economical use of money. In Wales, she meets a team of archaeologists learning about the realities of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, while the history of a forgotten royal palace is uncovered on the banks of the Thames

A bizarre trend happened in Ireland in the 1980s when thousands of people started seeing religious statues move. Some residents of a village reported seeing a statue of the Virgin Mary move. Others believed the phenomenon was just an optical illusion or a prank

Many historical figures have resided in The White House and the US building is one of the most-famous and most-haunted residences in the world. Experts investigate claims of extraordinary paranormal activity

Thousands of UFO sightings are reported every year, along with terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences. This programme examines these accounts and explores recently declassified top secret UFO files, casting new light on historic cases

The presenter sets out to uncover the mysteries of King Tutankhamun. Along the way, he encounters the enigmatic 'Alien King' Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti. Sailing down the Nile, he investigates how the Ancient Egyptians transported enormous stone blocks for their architectural marvels, including the 700-ton Colossi of Memnon. His quest then leads him into the Valley of the Kings, where he discovers the resting places of Akhenaten and King Tut's successor, Horemheb - before finally coming face to face with the mummy of the Boy King himself

Alice Roberts finds out about discoveries that shed light on the Tudor Age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch and at his last home in Stratford-upon-Avon, where clues reveal his economical use of money. In Wales, she meets a team of archaeologists learning about the realities of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, while the history of a forgotten royal palace is uncovered on the banks of the Thames