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Caral: Oldest City in the Americas?
<p>Long before the age of the Inca and Maya, a remarkable city once flourished on the coast of modern Peru. Founded more than five thousand years ago, the sacred city of Caral is home to monumental pyramids, lavish temples and one of the wo
Odyssey | Cyclops, Circe and Calypso
<p>What if the world’s most famous homecoming was really a nightmare of monsters, gods, and one very stubborn king trying to get back to Ithaca?</p><br><p>In our new series Tristan Hughes and classicist Dr. Emily Hauser dive into Homer’s Od
Egypt's Book of the Dead
<p>For over a thousand years, the Book of the Dead guided ancient Egyptians through the afterlife. Filled with powerful spells these remarkable texts were designed to help the dead overcome the dangers of the underworld and reach eternal li
The Trojan War
<p>The story of Achilles, Odysseus and the siege of Troy has captivated audiences for millennia, but behind the legends lies a deeper mystery. Was this epic war a myth, a memory of a real Bronze Age conflict, or something in between?</p><br
The Flood Myth
<p>Thousands of years before the story of Noah and the Ark, people in ancient Mesopotamia were already telling tales of a devastating divine flood. Written into the Epic of Atrahasis, this ancient story describes a man chosen to survive cat
Delphi: Centre of the Ancient World
<p>For more than a thousand years, Delphi was considered a cultural centre of the ancient world. Every year a throng of pilgrims climbed the slopes of Mount Parnassus to seek the words of Apollo through the famous Oracle of Delphi.</p><br><
Stonehenge with Ken Follett
<p>What if the secrets of Stonehenge lie not just in the stones, but in the people who hauled them there?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes sits down with best-selling novelist Ken Follett to uncover and imagine the lives of the Stone Age builders,
The Library of Alexandria
<p>The Library of Alexandria was one of the most important and most celebrated buildings of the ancient Mediterranean. It was a great hub of learning and literature and made Alexandria one of the ancient world’s foremost centres of knowledg
Boudica and the Iceni
<p>In 60 AD Roman Britain was very nearly brought to the brink. Cities burned, authority crumbled, and for a brief moment one woman challenged the might of the Roman Empire. Her name was Boudica.</p><br><p>Today, Tristan Hughes is joined by
The Cambrian Explosion: When Life Began?
<p>538 million years ago, life on Earth changed forever. In an evolutionary burst known as the Cambrian Explosion, complex animals rapidly appeared in the oceans, laying the foundations for almost every major animal group alive today.</p><b
The Pharisees
<p>The Pharisees are one of the most familiar names in the ancient world, but are they also one of the most misunderstood?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Helen Bond to step back into first-century Judea, where the Pharisees were d
The Rosetta Stone
<p>In July 1799, French soldiers unearthed a stone that would transform our understanding of the ancient world. Discovered in a fort at Rashid, the Rosetta Stone became the key to deciphering Egypt’s long-lost hieroglyphs. Within two decade
Neanderthal Art
<p>Fifty thousand years ago, Neanderthal artists in Ice Age Europe painted symbols and handprints deep inside caves, leaving behind some of the oldest known art on the continent. These discoveries are transforming how we understand our clos
Spartacus
<p><br></p><p>In 73 BC, a gladiator escaped slavery and launched a rebellion that shook the Roman Republic to its core. His name was Spartacus, and his uprising became one of the greatest threats Rome had ever faced from within.</p><br><p>T
The Fall of Hadrian's Wall
<p>When the Romans left Britain in the early 5th century AD, Hadrian’s Wall did not simply collapse into ruin. Its forts and ramparts endured, becoming strongholds for the communities who continued to live along this ancient frontier.</p><p
Iron Age Britain
<p>What if Iron Age Britain was never a land of barbarians at all, but a world of skilled farmers, powerful women, trade, ritual, and spectacle? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Tom Moore to reveal a far richer pre-Roman Britain, from
Prehistoric Greenland
<p>What can a frozen island reveal about the people who thrived there for thousands of years? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Asta Mønsted to explore prehistoric Greenland through astonishing archaeology and living mythology, from permafros
The Other Humans: Why We Survived?
<p>For most of human history, we were not alone. Human evolution was shaped by multiple human species living side by side, from Neanderthals in Europe to Denisovans in Asia, before all but one disappeared.</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined
What If Alexander Fought Rome?
<p>Rome vs Alexander. It's a counterfactual of suitably epic proportions, fit for movie theatres and sprawling strategy video games. What would've happen had the great Macedonian general not perished in Babylon and advanced on an emerging R
The Real Armageddon
<p>Armageddon is more than just a biblical prophecy hailing the end of days. It is a real place: Megiddo, an ancient city that for thousands of years stood at the crossroads of empires, trade routes and wars in the ancient Near East.</p><br
Ancient China: The Warring States
<p>How did ancient China plunge into 261 years of chaos, and how did that turmoil forge an empire?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Andrew Seth Meyer to explore the Warring States period, from collapsing Zhou power and ruthle
The Prehistoric Plague
<p>The first ever outbreak of 'plague' - Yersinia Pestis, the most feared disease in human history - was long thought to be the Plague of Justinian in 541 AD. But new studies of ancient DNA have revealed traces of Yesinia Pestis dating back
The Persian Gulf
<p>Near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital commercial chokepoints, lies an ancient trade route that powered civilisation 4,000 years ago: the Persian Gulf - where goods and ideas flowed between the great cities of Mesopotam
The Last Days of Pompeii
<p>In 79 AD, life in Pompeii unfolded beneath the shadow of a tremoring Mount Vesuvius. Streets bustled, businesses thrived, and merchants built fortunes, unaware disaster was hours away. But what happened when that disaster struck? How did
The First Tools
<p>What if the first technology was just a stone?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes and Dr. Emma Finestone, - Curator and the Robert J. and Linnet E. Fritz Endowed Chair of Humans Origins at Cleveland Museum of Natural History - travel back over 3 m
Athens vs Persia: The Legend of Themistocles
<p>A legend of the great Greek city of Athens, Themistocles rose from obscurity to save ancient Greece and helped shape one of the greatest naval powers in history. Yet his story ends in exile, condemned as a traitor and serving the very em
The Hittites
<p>What made the Hittites one of the great Bronze Age powers, and how did their empire survive on war, diplomacy and faith? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Elena Devecchi to uncover ancient royal intrigue, lavish festivals, the 'Thous
Homo Sapiens vs Neanderthals
<p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Ella Al-Shamahi, paleoanthropologist and presenter of the hit BBC series <em>Human</em>, to explore what interactions between early Homo sapiens and Neanderthals may have been like, from communication and cult
The Romans and China
<p>How did Roman silver travel from Egypt to China across monsoon seas, pirate waters, and bustling ports? </p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by legendary archaeologist Sir Barry Cunliffe for a dramatic journey through the Indian Ocean, wh
Judas Iscariot
<p><strong>**Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, including suicide**</strong></p><br><p>What really happened to Judas Iscariot? From shifting accounts in the Gospels to the 30 pieces of silver, Tristan Hughes is
