Secret HistorySeason 152015 · 9 episodesEpisodes1London's Lost Graveyard - The Crossrail DiscoveryEngineers from the Crossrail construction project have uncovered a 300-year-old graveyard that reveals intriguing new information about the people who built London.2Prince Philip - The Plot to Make a KingDocumentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to manoeuvre his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.3Hunt for the Arctic Ghost ShipSecret History has exclusive access behind the scenes of the momentous expedition that found HMS Erebus: the Royal Navy ship that disappeared in 1845 while searching for the Northwest Passage4The Other Prince William5First Humans: The Cave DiscoveryDocumentary following the discovery of fossilised remains in a deep and nearly inaccessible cave in South Africa. The bone fragments recovered were found to have come from a previously unknown species of human ancestor.6Cleopatra's Lost TombAn insight into the pioneering work of criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist Dr Kathleen Martinez, who has made it her life's mission to locate the final resting place of Cleopatra, Egypt's last queen.7China - Treasures of the Jade EmpireA look at the relics found in the tombs of China's Han Dynasty - an era that is generally considered the golden age of ancient China. It's up there with the Roman Empire in terms of international power at the time and has been a defining influence on the country's cultural identity ever since, with China's majority ethnic group referring to itself as the "Han people" and the Chinese scripts referred to as "Han characters". This programme examines how the emperors arranged to have their dead bodies mummified in the search for immortality and looks at a newly discovered version of the famous terracotta army - sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.8Sex Change Spitfire AceMichael Dillon and Roberta Cowell’s pioneering sex change operations caused a press sensation in 1950s Britain, but ultimately ended in tragedy.9Britain's Medieval VampiresThis chilling documentary brings together medieval manuscripts, new archaeological finds and a shocking interview with a vampire slayer to cast new light on medieval beliefs in vampiresSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 16Season 17Season 18
