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Mars the Magnificent

  • Category: History

How and why did the 'unsinkable' Swedish warship, the Mars, catch fire and explode during the Northern Seven Years' War in 1564? An expedition to the wreck site reveals all.

Mars the Magnificent is not currently available on demand.

  • The Architecture the Railways Built

    Description: Tim Dunn explores the stunning architecture that lines the railway network.; Category: Engineering; 40 episodes available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • Underground Worlds

    Description: Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.; Category: Engineering; 20 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Battle of Britain

    Description: Guy Martin trains as a Battle of Britain fighter pilot.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.

  • How Britain Worked

    Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • War's Secret Shame: Shell Shock

    Description: Dan Snow examines the devastating impact war has on the mental health of soldiers.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • 1066: A Year to Conquer England

    Description: Historian Dan Snow explores events leading up to the Battle of Hastings.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney

    Description: An investigation into Orkney being the capital of Stone Age Britain.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.