The extraordinary story of the Bulgarian secret department called Service 7, a force that operated in 9 countries.

Mystery still surrounds how fascist dictator Benito Mussolini met his end, before being hanged.

Jamie Theakston investigates Johann Reichhart, a German executioner who killed approximately 3,000 people during World War II.

The Vatican Secret Archives is a treasure trove of history that is shrouded in secrecy; Jamie Theakston heads to Rome in a bid to gain access.

The extraordinary story of the Bulgarian secret department called Service 7, a force that operated in 9 countries.

Templar fact and fiction have become blurred by their depictions in book and on film. This program presents a very different picture that challenges head on the orthodox beliefs about an order that angered much of Europe - particularly France.

Mary Magdalene, a key figure in Christianity, traveled with Jesus and is said to have witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.

Templar fact and fiction have become blurred by their depictions in book and on film. This program presents a very different picture that challenges head on the orthodox beliefs about an order that angered much of Europe - particularly France.

Mary Magdalene, a key figure in Christianity, traveled with Jesus and is said to have witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.

Mystery still surrounds how fascist dictator Benito Mussolini met his end, before being hanged.

Jamie Theakston investigates Johann Reichhart, a German executioner who killed approximately 3,000 people during World War II.

The Vatican Secret Archives is a treasure trove of history that is shrouded in secrecy; Jamie Theakston heads to Rome in a bid to gain access.

The extraordinary story of the Bulgarian secret department called Service 7, a force that operated in 9 countries.

Unearthing the secrets of a widespread criminal gang in the heart of Japan who are engaged in a variety of criminal activity including extortion, prostitution and illegal gambling.

Delving into the world of the KKK, which is just a shadow of its former self, and looking at the impact the group has had on America.

Exploring the secrets of The Assassins, one of the mostly deadly, notorious and secretive groups in the Medieval world, and discovering whether their skills and tactics been passed down and copied by today's Islamic terrorists.

Uncovering the history of the overwhelming military power of the Nazis, including their strong belief in ancient mysticism, the occult, and even alien contact which fueled their desire to rule as a genetically pure super-race.

Investigating the mysterious secret society known as 'The Priory of Sion' that traces its roots back to the 12th Century and is believed to protect incontrovertible, if heretical, information about the marriage of Jesus Christ.

Shedding light on the Brotherhood of Blood, a dark and mysterious sect sworn to protect and preserve the Holy Blood of Christ and revealing the extreme methods the Brotherhood used.

The mysterious reports of vanishing aircraft, UFOs and reverse engineering highly advanced technology from Area 52.

Newly declassified documents and firsthand accounts of unidentified submergible objects lead researchers to look to the water instead of the skies.

Pilots and astronauts share firsthand accounts of their encounters with mysterious, unknown flying objects.

New evidence reveals the possibility that extraterrestrials visited ancient humans, influencing ancient technologies, architecture and art; a scholar reveals evidence supporting his theory that aliens created ancient Sumerians.

Trace evidence from the history of ancient Egypt, to the myths of Native Americans through the art of the Renaissance period lead researchers to believe that otherworldly spacecraft have visited humans since the dawn of man.

New evidence from top intelligence, government and scientific witnesses who revealed the truth on their deathbeds.

Pilots and astronauts share firsthand accounts of their encounters with mysterious, unknown flying objects.

New evidence reveals the possibility that extraterrestrials visited ancient humans, influencing ancient technologies, architecture and art; a scholar reveals evidence supporting his theory that aliens created ancient Sumerians.

Trace evidence from the history of ancient Egypt, to the myths of Native Americans through the art of the Renaissance period lead researchers to believe that otherworldly spacecraft have visited humans since the dawn of man.

New evidence from top intelligence, government and scientific witnesses who revealed the truth on their deathbeds.

The mysterious reports of vanishing aircraft, UFOs and reverse engineering highly advanced technology from Area 52.

Newly declassified documents and firsthand accounts of unidentified submergible objects lead researchers to look to the water instead of the skies.

Courtenay Savage is an ex-cop with a loaded gun aimed at a friend's trailer.

With 41 arrests and no convictions Phillip Williams had no worries about stabbing his ex in a parking lot until he became a wanted man and went on the road living off his gambling wins.

Edward Roberson and two fellow inmates escape jail and go on the run.

Sean Salley shoots an actress and her friends above a deli then flees to New Orleans then to Miami where he plans to leave the country for good.

Raymond Ross skips town with his cousin after beating a teen into a coma; the police close in on this trail.

A Texas separatist group takes two hostages and rangers are able to negotiate the release but two of the members get away undetected.

On a job to pick up a prostitute Lane Slettvet stabs a man, while trying to stay under the radar he still goes to parties for the drugs.

Steve Lamb was a part of a group of traffickers until he got caught in a sting operation.

Anthony Ragno witnesses a murder, then goes on the run and builds a life trafficking pot in the Haitian islands.

Man murders his ex-best friend after a fight and spends two years fighting extradition before being sent back to the U.S.

A man is sentenced to 12 years in prison but due to technicalities he escapes and wins big in a Vegas poker tournament.

In Daytona Beach, Fla., Juanita Liebman and two friends fatally attack a Biketoberfest tourist, then police stake out a pharmacy to apprehend Liebman who requires medical attention due to her epilepsy.

Aurlieas McClarty kills the manager of a store for $200 and despite being wanted continues to go from state to state, defrauding banks, stores and women.

Christopher Gay escapes from police custody to see his dying mother, then manages to steal country singer Crystal Gayle's tour bus while on the run.

Brenda Wynn is out of jail and wants a new life but a co-worker steals her money so she hits him with her car.

Man escapes from prison with seven others and hides in shacks, muddy pigpens and even dresses up as a woman to evade the cops.

Ricky McCurry, who has been in and out of prison his whole life, runs into bad luck with botched robberies and high speed chases.

A man goes on a violent spree searching for his ex girlfriend after she dumps him.

Brenda Wynn is out of jail and wants a new life but a co-worker steals her money so she hits him with her car.

Man escapes from prison with seven others and hides in shacks, muddy pigpens and even dresses up as a woman to evade the cops.

Ricky McCurry, who has been in and out of prison his whole life, runs into bad luck with botched robberies and high speed chases.

A man goes on a violent spree searching for his ex girlfriend after she dumps him.

Aurlieas McClarty kills the manager of a store for $200 and despite being wanted continues to go from state to state, defrauding banks, stores and women.

Christopher Gay escapes from police custody to see his dying mother, then manages to steal country singer Crystal Gayle's tour bus while on the run.

Highlighting the defining battles that turned the tide in the Pacific theater for the U.S.

The Cold War turns hot when the U.S. faces two communist giants in Korea.

The decisive moments of American involvement in Vietnam, highlighting key battles and turning points.

Key battles and strategies surrounding the liberation of Kuwait from invading dictator Saddam Hussein.

The secrets and stories behind the United States' greatest icons.

Exploring the significance of the Civil War, the CIA, the Civil Rights movement, and the advent of flight.

Exploring the unbreakable codes, top secret underground nerve centers, super-human navy seals, and most classified operations of WWII.

Investigating the people, plots and ploys behind America's wartime secret weapons.

The best-kept secrets of World War II revealed.

An early pioneer for racial equality; German children await candy from the skies; a moonshiner develops a famous rifle.

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the top secrets and the secret weapons used to help defy the Nazis in WWII.

The stories behind George Washington, the California Gold Rush, the vast highways that stretch across America, and the wars between the United States and Great Britain.

Exploring a conspiracy that helped three inmates escape; revealing the truth behind the dungeon of Alcatraz; discovering the remnants of a mysterious military outpost with links to Abraham Lincoln.

The Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the heavily fortified, Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.

Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces in the South Vietnamese city of Hue.

A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company known as.

U.S. Marines struggle to capture an elevated Japanese strongpoint on the island of Okinawa during World War II.

American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the heavily fortified, Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.

Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces in the South Vietnamese city of Hue.

A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company known as.

U.S. Marines struggle to capture an elevated Japanese strongpoint on the island of Okinawa during World War II.

Exploring a conspiracy that helped three inmates escape; revealing the truth behind the dungeon of Alcatraz; discovering the remnants of a mysterious military outpost with links to Abraham Lincoln.

The Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

Allied forces are within striking distince of the Rhine; a Red Army blitzkrieg brings Soviet forces to the River Oder.

in 1945, a desperate Japan is attacked by U.S. carriers and amphibious forces.

The most destructive war begins as German troops invade Poland.

Facing a new type of warfare, Poland was conquered in just four weeks by Hitler's army.

Being victorious in western Europe, Nazi Germany controlled Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but Britain remained defiant.

No longer considering Britain a threat, Hitler focuses on Operation Barbarossa.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bomb the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

Benito Mussolini dreams of recreating the Roman Empire.

The race begins to develop new weapons and ways to wage war.

A look at the American Nazis and how they terrorized the United States in the 1930s and waged a battle against the FBI and an undercover team of amateur spies.

Gold is one the most rare treasures on Earth. Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get it.

The attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history and shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years, and made heroes of ordinary men.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

Royal Air Force fighter pilot Douglas Bader leads a ragtag squadron of Canadian counterparts against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The crew of the Allied Lancaster ME669 bomber had one of the most dangerous jobs of World War II, but the controversial tactic known as.

An experimental program to train black fighter pilots during World War II helps change the course of American history.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robin Olds masterminds Operation Bolo, a combat ruse designed to lure MiG-21 enemy aircraft to their destruction during the Vietnam War.

U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Francis.

Canadian aviator George Beurling becomes one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II.

Bat Masterson, sheriff of Ford County in Kansas, was also a buffalo hunter, an Army scout, a gambler and a sportswriter.

Bill Doolin and his posse, The Oklahombres, made a habit of terrorizing Oklahoma in the 1890's with repeated robberies and also fought the greatest shootout in the history of the Wild West.

Despite his outward appearance as a devout family man, outlaw and hired killer Jim Miller was one of the most violent characters of the Old West.

The truth behind some of America's most powerful men and the birth of the country they governed.

Stories behind history's most famous flying devices and the truth about America's most influential inventors.

Exploring the truth behind the men who discovered the New World; taking a trip to discover the real facts behind the most famous bridge and road in America.

The myths behind some of history's most defining moments are uncovered; revealing facts behind America's space explorations.

Explores the myths that infect America's medical history and the facts behind America's nuclear age.

Rethinking Hollywood's vision of the old west; learning the truth behind some of America's renowned rivalries.

True stories behind America's most infamous bad guys.

The myths behind World War II are exposed; exploring the truths that are often forgotten about America's Civil War.

Examining the past from a fresh perspective.

Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.

July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters must stop Robert E. Lee's Alabamian shock troops from flanking the Union line and winning the battle of Gettysburg and perhaps the entire Civil War.

December 1864: In a daring attempt to regain the upper hand in the Civil War, Confederate forces try to retake the city of Nashville and sever the supply line that's feeding the Union invasion of the south.

April 1865: Two officers from Vermont lead a daring raid on Petersburg, Virginia.

July 1861, in the first real battle of the Civil War, untested and poorly trained Rebel and Confederate troops clash on the blood soaked banks of the Bull Run River. Thousands are killed and wounded.

September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate military genius General Robert E. Lee brings his Army north in a bold attempt to end the Civil War and win Southern Independence.

December 1864: In a daring attempt to regain the upper hand in the Civil War, Confederate forces try to retake the city of Nashville and sever the supply line that's feeding the Union invasion of the south.

April 1865: Two officers from Vermont lead a daring raid on Petersburg, Virginia.

July 1861, in the first real battle of the Civil War, untested and poorly trained Rebel and Confederate troops clash on the blood soaked banks of the Bull Run River. Thousands are killed and wounded.

September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate military genius General Robert E. Lee brings his Army north in a bold attempt to end the Civil War and win Southern Independence.

Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.

July 1863: An elite band of Yankee Sharpshooters must stop Robert E. Lee's Alabamian shock troops from flanking the Union line and winning the battle of Gettysburg and perhaps the entire Civil War.

A look at the B-52 and stealth B-2, as well as top secret bombers of the future.

A look inside the robotic war machines now being used on the front lines of modern battlefields.

The latest in body armor; camouflage that creates a cloak of invisibility.

Advanced techniques used to train smart, inventive soldiers.

Discover the role of the infamous HITRON UNIT.

Snipers face new challenges and missions as different types of warfare advance.

The most intimidating war machines will break a terrified army faster than any amount of firepower.

Check out the ten stealthiest war machines across every class of weapon.

Machines that can haul massive loads are critical to success on the battlefield.

The ability to send a missile through a specific window of a building has completely changed the nature of war.

A showcase of the heaviest hitting military hardware on the planet.

A showcase of the toughest military hardware on the planet.

Extreme Warriors are trained to live and fight in the harshest environments known to man - exposed mountaintops, extreme altitude, sub-zero temperatures, snowstorms - these guys bring the pain in any terrain.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

Foreign volunteers leave their past lives behind to fight for the glory of France.

Members of Russia's elite fighting force work in counterterrorist strike squads and special operations.

Technological innovation has resulted in the production of rifles that can kill from a distance of 2,000 yards.

The history of armor protection, from the suits worn by medieval knights to the latest high-tech apparel.

Foreign volunteers leave their past lives behind to fight for the glory of France.

Members of Russia's elite fighting force work in counterterrorist strike squads and special operations.

Technological innovation has resulted in the production of rifles that can kill from a distance of 2,000 yards.

The history of armor protection, from the suits worn by medieval knights to the latest high-tech apparel.

Extreme Warriors are trained to live and fight in the harshest environments known to man - exposed mountaintops, extreme altitude, sub-zero temperatures, snowstorms - these guys bring the pain in any terrain.

Combat engineers use their skills to both build and destroy.

A look back at the terrible epidemics and diseases that have decimated entire populations in the course of human history, as well as a look ahead to the planet's future risks.

Exploring the theory that a hidden planet has a gravitational force strong enough to cause mass extinctions in the past and destroy Earth in the future.

Nostradamus' cryptic prophecies have predicted some of the most dramatic and tragic events in history with chilling accuracy. There are many among his followers who say that he was not sealing us to this fate but warning us against it.

With the recent discoveries of thousands of other planets in the universe, scientists begin to wonder if one day Earth could be invaded by alien creatures.

Discover the past & future of apocalyptic beliefs, the lengths people will go to ready for the end, and the dark side of End Times prophecy.

The Cold War might be long gone, but the nuclear threat has re-emerged.

Bordellos, which have endured for thousands of years, hold secrets involving famous patrons, governments and religion.

An examination of underground bunkers, from their use in ancient wartime planning to the hidden survival complexes found beneath modern American cities.

Investigating UFOs and the strange stories surrounding them, including the existence of a.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

Secrets involving the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, including the escape of three prisoners and the remnants of a strange military outpost with ties to President Abraham Lincoln.

Secrets of gambling mecca Las Vegas include the city's connection to organized crime, crafty tricks used by casinos and why the Nazis considered it a target for sabotage.

American Nazis hold rallies at New York's Madison Square Garden in the 1930s and plot to steal the nation's weapons secrets.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.

The Mutual UFO Network investigates a possible UFO sighting and abduction using the tools of science, psychology and law enforcement.

MUFON has a hard time separating fact from fiction as they travel to three cities in Mexico.

The MUFON investigators converge on Bucks County in Pennsylvania because of a quick rise in UFO sightings.

Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.

The Mutual UFO Network investigates a possible UFO sighting and abduction using the tools of science, psychology and law enforcement.

MUFON has a hard time separating fact from fiction as they travel to three cities in Mexico.

The MUFON investigators converge on Bucks County in Pennsylvania because of a quick rise in UFO sightings.

American Nazis hold rallies at New York's Madison Square Garden in the 1930s and plot to steal the nation's weapons secrets.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

A look back at the terrible epidemics and diseases that have decimated entire populations in the course of human history, as well as a look ahead to the planet's future risks.

Exploring the theory that a hidden planet has a gravitational force strong enough to cause mass extinctions in the past and destroy Earth in the future.

Nostradamus' cryptic prophecies have predicted some of the most dramatic and tragic events in history with chilling accuracy. There are many among his followers who say that he was not sealing us to this fate but warning us against it.

With the recent discoveries of thousands of other planets in the universe, scientists begin to wonder if one day Earth could be invaded by alien creatures.

Discover the past & future of apocalyptic beliefs, the lengths people will go to ready for the end, and the dark side of End Times prophecy.

The Cold War might be long gone, but the nuclear threat has re-emerged.

The Mutual UFO Network investigates a possible UFO sighting and abduction using the tools of science, psychology and law enforcement.

MUFON has a hard time separating fact from fiction as they travel to three cities in Mexico.

The MUFON investigators converge on Bucks County in Pennsylvania because of a quick rise in UFO sightings.

Investigating the United States' most infamous cults, from fire-and-brimstone organizations to those worshipping visitors from space.

The U.S. government attempts to create telepathic supersoldiers in the days of the Cold War; criminal Whitey Bulger volunteers to take part in a top-secret CIA mind-control program.

Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get gold, one of the rarest treasures on Earth; looking at where the gold is today and who owns it.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

The secrets and scandals surrounding the Vatican are some of the darkest in all of history.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

American code breakers have given the United States an edge in every conflict in American history.

A secret society gathers in the dead of night and plots the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. spymaster Allan Pinkerton stops Confederate agents before they can topple the Union.

Many of the Founding Fathers and 14 U.S. presidents were members of the secret society known as the Freemasons.

Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.

American code breakers have given the United States an edge in every conflict in American history.

A secret society gathers in the dead of night and plots the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. spymaster Allan Pinkerton stops Confederate agents before they can topple the Union.

Many of the Founding Fathers and 14 U.S. presidents were members of the secret society known as the Freemasons.

Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.

The secrets and scandals surrounding the Vatican are some of the darkest in all of history.

Handsome, intelligent thief Dennis Hope pulls off a series of daring robberies and goes on the run while living a life of luxury.

A man obsessed with a woman kills her husband in a fit of jealousy.

Man escapes from jail when his inmate love is released and the two live a lavish life on the outside.

Escapee Dominic Reddick goes on the run; while searching for food, he finds doughnuts in a dumpster, not knowing that police are waiting inside the shop.

A man and his friends rob a restaurant after he gets fired, which results in three deaths.

Kenneth.

William Baldi is found dead in the apartment he shared with Ricky Sleight.

Man changes his identity but it's not enough to keep authorities from tracking him down.

A man kills another as revenge and flees to Mexico to stay out of prison.

A man scams the film industry and sells pirated videos.

Man and his friends kill a man and steal his truck; the friends confess to the crime.

A man kidnaps a co-worker and terrorizes her.

A man who served time but turned his life around may end up back in prison following a freak accident.

By the age of 17, William Van Poyck is convicted of robbery and serves six years behind bars before escaping from a maximum security prison, then, in 1987, he prepares to ambush a prison transport van.

Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, Katie Couric, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Charles Gibson, Robin Roberts, Brian Williams and others support cancer research.Guests: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, J..

While facing five life sentences for a spree of robberies, Frankie Lee Bass makes a daring escape and goes on the run.

A woman robs a bank and flees with her three children.

Con artist Fred Brito has reinvented himself dozens of times; wth no formal training, he's conducted a symphony orchestra, been elected to a public office, and administered mass as a fake catholic priest.

A woman murders an elderly widow as revenge for firing her.

While facing five life sentences for a spree of robberies, Frankie Lee Bass makes a daring escape and goes on the run.

A woman robs a bank and flees with her three children.

Con artist Fred Brito has reinvented himself dozens of times; wth no formal training, he's conducted a symphony orchestra, been elected to a public office, and administered mass as a fake catholic priest.

A man who served time but turned his life around may end up back in prison following a freak accident.

By the age of 17, William Van Poyck is convicted of robbery and serves six years behind bars before escaping from a maximum security prison, then, in 1987, he prepares to ambush a prison transport van.