Seasons & Episodes
Hitler and the Spear of Destiny
The armies of Nazi Germany crossed the border with Austria, but when Hitler arrived in Vienna just 2 days later, the ver
The Quest for Noah's Ark
For 2000 years, adventurers have been searching for the ship that, according to the Bible, saved Noah, his family and th
The Hunt for Pirate Treasure
Richard Knight has traveled the world as an actor, entertainer and odd-job man. But then the story of Captain Kidd's pir
The Real King Solomon's Mines
The biblical King Solomon was famous for his wisdom, women, and wealth. The Queen of Sheba gave him gold from the myster
The Missing Eighth Wonder of the World
For many it is the eighth wonder of the world: the Amber Room. Frederick I gave it to the Russian tsar in 1716, in 1941
The Lost Sword of the Samurai
The Honjo Masamune is perhaps Japan's most legendary sword, but no one knows where it is. Forged in the 13th century, it
Himmler and the Holy Grail
For centuries, the Holy Grail has been regarded as a holy relic that brings life-force and its location have repeatedly
The Hunt for the Book of Spells
According to legend, the Egyptian god Thoth gave the Book of Thoth to the people. With its help, the future can be predi
The Lost City of El Dorado
Legend has it that somewhere in South America there is a city of gold: Eldorado, the remnant of a kingdom that once lay
The Nazis and the Book of Power
In 1944, Heinrich Himmler sent SS soldiers to Italy to search for a missing document. It is the oldest version of the wo
Raider Ron and the Lost Ark
The Ark of the Covenant has been missing for over 2000 years. According to legend, it contained the power of God and was
The Search for the Crystal Skulls
In 1924, young Anna Mitchell-Hedges found an unusual object in the jungles of Central America: a crystal quartz skull. O
The Quest for the True Cross
In the 1990s, German historian Michael Hesemann examined one of the most important Christian relics: the Titulus Crucis.
The Nazi Hunt for Atlantis
Nazi military commander Heinrich Himmler's search for an Aryan race he believed came from the mythical underwater city o
The Lost Spanish Galleon
The story of Indiana-born treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who spent much of his life hunting for sunken Spanish treasure gal
The Lost Dutchman's Mine
The story of amateur treasure hunter Adolph Ruth who set off into the Superstition Mountains, Arizona, in 1931 in search
The Legend of Kruger's Millions
South African councillor Athol Stark searches for missing gold buried during the Boer Wars with help from a Zulu family.
The Search for King Arthur's Bones
The Hunt for the Garden of Eden
The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible
The Curse of Montezuma's Gold
The Relics of Joan of Arc
The Quest for the Labyrinth
The Lost Jewels of Helen of Troy
The Secret of the Copper Dead Sea Scroll
The Shogun's Lost Treasure
The Man Who Found The Maya
19th-century explorers John L Stephens and Frederick Catherwood altered our view of the Maya civilisation and uncovered
The Mystery of Thomas Beale's Treasure
In the early 1800s a party of men headed by a Thomas Beale set out from Virginia to the Colorado Rocky Mountains where t
The Search For Nazi Gold
The dying days of World War II. Hitler was in his bunker, unable to accept defeat. But most Nazis knew the game was up.
The Priest, His Lover And The Holy Grail
At the end of the 19th century, the Priest of Rennes-le-Chateau, Berenger Sauniere mysteriously and suddenly became fabu
The Lost Ship of the Mojave Desert
A desert in California is said to hold something truly astonishing. According to the myth, somewhere in the Mojave Deser
The Chalice Of Valencia
While on holiday in Spain researching a book, American author and writer Janice Bennett, found herself looking at an exh
The Pirate Treasure Of Cocos Island
A quest for buried treasure allegedly hidden on an island near Costa Rica is undertaken by a German adventurer in the la
The Quest For Camelot
This week’s episode turns to King Arthur who according to legend was Britain's greatest king. He led his Knights of th
Yamashita’s Gold
This week’s episode turns to history’s greatest story of war loot - the legend of Yamashita's Gold. During WW2, it's
The Curse Of Treasure Mountain
Yesterday’s fascinating series continues this week in America’s Rocky Mountains where according to legend, a fortune
The Search For Machu Picchu
In 1911, Hiram Bingham was a young scholar specialising in modern Latin American history at Yale University. He was 36-y
The Veil Of Veronica
Historically the 'face of God' has been linked to the one of the greatest Catholic relics - the Veil of Veronica - a sim
The Mystery Of The Spider Rocks
According to legend, somewhere in Texas lies buried a vast treasure of Spanish gold. At the turn of the 20th century, on