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Documentary examining the causes and effects of lightning, one of nature's great enigmas, which celebrates its power and looks at how man is still battling to understand it. Show more
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Documentary on the history of the laboratory mouse and its role in important medical breakthroughs of the 20th century, from the development of penicillin to transplant surgery. Show more
Ancient Apocalypse
Episode 1: Death on the Nile
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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Science series solving riddles of the ancient past. Exploring why the Egyptian Old Kingdom, the civilisation of the great pyramids, collapsed around 2200 BC. Show more
Ancient Apocalypse
Episode 2: Mystery of the Minoans
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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How the Minoan civilisation on Crete was wiped out 3,500 years ago by one of the biggest volcanic eruptions since the Ice Age on the nearby island of Thira. Show more
Ancient Apocalypse
Episode 3: The Maya Collapse
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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Series using science to solve riddles of the ancient past. This edition unravels the reasons behind the disappearance of the Maya civilisation in Central America. Show more
Ancient Apocalypse
Episode 4: Sodom and Gomorrah
50 minutes
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Series using science to solve riddles of the ancient past. Were the Bible's Sodom and Gomorrah real cities, destroyed by a landslide caused by an earthquake? Show more