Shipwreck: Ark Royal
2006 · 1 season · 1 ep · Documentary
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One of the Royal Navy's most modern aircraft carriers when the Second World War began, HMS Ark Royal was eventually sunk by a German torpedo. Now her wreck has been found in the Mediterranean, and veterans are among the first to see it. With Dan Snow.
Created by Dan Snow, Mike Rossiter
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★ 9.52012
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Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery · 2012Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
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In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old Kingdom of Mercia to unravel the secrets of the Staffordshire Hoard.
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Natural World · 1983Natural World
★ 7.41983
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Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.
Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Into Dinosaur Valley with Dan Snow · 2022Into Dinosaur Valley with Dan Snow
★ 7.02022
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The presenter travels across America retracing the very first discoveries made by fossil hunters nearly 200 years ago, from Wyoming to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. He reveals how the very first discoveries of the most amazing dinosaurs of all time were made, including the T-Rex and Diplodocus, and learns why America's stunning wild West is such a hotspot for dinosaur remains.
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Celebrity Mastermind · 2003Celebrity Mastermind
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★ 5.72016
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In 2015, a media frenzy broke when 2 amateur researchers found a buried train in Poland. They believed it contained precious treasure left by the Nazis at the close of WW2. Historian Dan Snow investigates.
British Film Forever · 2007British Film Forever
★ 5.52007
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Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.
China's Terracotta Army · 2007China's Terracotta Army
★ 5.02007
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The exhibition "Qin Shihuang: Chinese Terracotta Warriors" featuring hundreds of palace-level cultural relics featuring terracotta warriors will be exhibited at the British Museum on September 13. Today, the packing work of the terracotta warriors and horses officially started, and at the same time, the decoration work of the central hall of the British Museum (where Marx once consulted information) is also in full swing. Hong Kong Phoenix Satellite TV, China Shaanxi TV Station and British Sky TV News Channel will cooperate for the first time to live broadcast the opening ceremony of the exhibition, visits and other important activities, and show the whole process of exhibit packing, departure, exhibition arrangement, exhibition and exhibition to the global audience Live delivery.
The Battle of Britain: 3 Days That Saved the Nation · 2020The Battle of Britain: 3 Days That Saved the Nation
★ 5.02020
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Dan Snow and Kate Humble present a three-part guide to the critical aerial battle that changed the course of the Second World War, featuring personal stories of pilots, ground crews and members of the public. The first episode tracks the first skirmishes of the three-day battle,as the Luftwaffe began an all-out assault to rid Britain of air power prior to a land invasion. The first skirmishes were being tracked by a 19-year-old WAAF member in a secret London bunker, and her secret diaries provide fresh insight into the strategies behind the aerial combat.
Explosion 1812 · 2012Explosion 1812
2012
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On April 27, 1813, American forces defeated the British at York (present-day Toronto) and captured the capital of Upper Canada - but not before suffering their own losses. History Television's Explosion 1812 looks at the Battle of York and unearths new evidence around this lesser-known event from the War of 1812.
The Odyssey with Dan Snow · 2026The Odyssey with Dan Snow
2026
MovieDocumentary
Dan Snow sets sail across the Mediterranean in the wake of Homer's The Odyssey. This epic was written down almost 3,000 years ago, and it has been loved by generations of filmmakers, artists, authors and historians since. Now Dan re-tells the story visiting the harbours, mysterious islands and incredible ancient locations across Greece that inspired The Odyssey.
Hadrian · 2008Hadrian
2008
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Documentary film, made for TV, about the Roman emperor Hadrian.
Stonehenge: The Discovery with Dan Snow · 2024Stonehenge: The Discovery with Dan Snow
2024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Join historian Dan Snow as he pieces together the story of Stonehenge, revealing how modern discoveries have started to solve its many mysteries.
Dan Snow and the Lost City · 2025Dan Snow and the Lost City
2025
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Historian and adventurer Dan Snow heads to the Andes Mountains on 5 for a fresh look at one of history’s most enduring mysteries. Dan Snow & the Lost City transports viewers to Machu Picchu, where the secrets of the Inca civilisation are waiting to be unearthed.
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