Lost Worlds

  • : 2006
  • : 31
  • : 6
  • History
  • Documentary History

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Seven Wonders of the World
Episode overview
01, 2007
The Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. Built in a time before Christ and their scale and majesty continues to mesmerize. ***************
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Kama Sutra
Episode overview
08, 2007
1,000 years ago in the central India, the Hindu Kings built their capital city, Khajuraho, 85 temples were built, 20 of which remain. Famed above all for the delicate sensuality and .. show full overview
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Secret A-Bomb Factories
Episode overview
15, 2007
The end of World War II heralded the Cold War, war of paranoia and potential nuclear catastrophe. In the wreckages of missile sites, secret cities and crumbling nuclear facilities, .. show full overview
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Henry VIII's Mega Structures
Episode overview
22, 2007
Considered one of England's greatest Kings and builders, Henry VIII remains famous for his six wives. Henry ruled by fear, executing his opponents and several of his wives. He ordered .. show full overview
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Secret U.S. Bunkers
Episode overview
29, 2007
As the Cold War reached its boiling point elaborate defense preparations were made in the event of nuclear war. Secret bunkers were constructed and a covert shadow government program was .. show full overview
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Herod the Great
Episode overview
05, 2007
Herod, king of Judea, was famous for creating a series of great buildings, and laying the foundations for Jerusalem. Watch as Herod's impressive projects are charted, including his masterpiece, Herod's Temple.
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Building the Titanic
Episode overview
12, 2007
The construction of the Titanic needed an army of workers & the resources of a purpose-built town complete with an array of specially built docks & facilities to construct it.
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Sin City of the West
Episode overview
19, 2007
The wild west was an era fueled by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold rushes, & legendary racketeers. Gunfighters & misfits thrived in a society where people were simply looking for a good time and a way to get filthy rich.
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The Vikings
Episode overview
26, 2007
The Vikings were fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway who burst upon Western Europe, raiding and plundering at the end of the 8th century. They first targeted coastal monasteries, .. show full overview
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Al Capone's Secret City
Episode overview
03, 2007
Al Capone's, rise to power coincided with the notorious Roaring Twenties in Chicago. Capone & his fellow mobsters flooded the city with bootleg liquor, while buying off government officials.
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Lost Superpower of the Bible
Episode overview
10, 2007
The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the heart of their empire. They were a highly advanced military powerhouse who struck fear into the .. show full overview
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Stalin's Supercity
Episode overview
17, 2007
See what the Soviet Union looked like during Stalin's rule.
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City of Armageddon
Episode overview
24, 2007
Located on a rocky plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, the now-ruined fortress of Masada once had walls 1400m long and 4m thick, storehouses, barracks, an armory, a palace and massive .. show full overview
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Episode overview
31, 2007
One of the most frightening horror stories ever written was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Was this story, however, Robert Louis Stevenson's disturbing fantasy or was it based on a series of blood-curdling episodes that took place in the town of Edinburgh?
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Age of Airships
Episode overview
07, 2007
Airships flew years before the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, yet it has been almost forgotten. The largest aircraft ever built was an airship. The first aerial bombardment of .. show full overview
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Ivan the Terrible
Episode overview
14, 2007
Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first Tsar, led a brutal and unpredictable life. A renowned sadist, Ivan was the originator of Russia's secret police. He fortified walls to counter the .. show full overview
2x17
Pirates of the Caribbean
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21, 2007
During the heyday of piracy, fearsome buccaneers sailed the Caribbean in search of booty. Fortresses are raided, swords are drawn and galleons clash in an incredible story of glittering .. show full overview
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Taj Mahal
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28, 2007
Four hundred years ago Emperor Shah Jahan was the most powerful man in the world. The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India was built to honor his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. .. show full overview
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Lost City of Aphrodite
Episode overview
05, 2007
Aphrodisias is a magnificent city of marble dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It is widely recognized as one of the best-preserved sites in the Classical World. Although .. show full overview