Jamie Theakston exposes a secret unit who murdered Bulgarian dissidents. One victim, Georgi Markov, was famously killed with a ricin-tipped umbrella.

Hear about the Templars in a very different light. Jamie Theakston disputes the orthodox beliefs about the Catholic order that angered much of Europe.

Serie documental que destapa secretos que han estado ocultos durante siglos. Gracias a técnicas forenses y arqueológicas, misterios como el descubrimiento de la balsa muisca o el rostro de la esfinge de Guiza tratarán de ser resueltos a lo largo de los episodios.

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez cómo se hacen las rayas en la pasta de dientes, o cómo se fabrican las lentes de contacto? ¿De qué forma las mercancías viajan de un país a otro y llegan luego a nuestros supermercados? ¿De qué están hechos los neumáticos de los automóviles y, exactamente, por qué las pantallas de TV de plasma son planas? Todos los días –a menudo sin darnos cuenta– estamos en contacto con la tecnología, ya sea en el cuarto de baño, en nuestro automóvil o en el campo de golf. Aquí damos un paso atrás, observamos algunos de los objetos que nos rodean cotidianamente y nos preguntamos: ¿Cómo los hacen?

How plasterboard is made from power station smoke, the casting of the world\'s top awards, and how planes are built that can take off and land almost anywhere.

How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick

A look at how George Washington\'s favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries

How screws help hold the world together. Also: marmalade\'s bitter roots; and fashionable clothing created with technology.

In the Deep South is a river monster with the reputation of a devil. Blamed for a series of violent attacks on humans, this creature is said to be as vicious as a shark and as big as an alligator. The authorities said it should be annihilated, but not all are so quick to condemn it. Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Texas on its trail in an attempt to uncover the facts behind this animal\'s notoriety. Helped by local expertise and with his own wits honed sharp, he finds new ways to reveal the truth about the monster alligator gar.

Reports of an attack on a swimmer in a lake close to Berlin is the starting point for an intense and shocking investigation. Wade travels to Germany where he meets modern-day victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of fresh waters in Europe regularly over the past 700 years. Investigations travel to Spain where Wade discovers firsthand that the wels catfish is a living, breathing aggressive predator growing to man-eating proportions capable of everything depicted in medieval records and more.

Satellite images reveal how El Chapo escaped from a high-security prison in Mexico; mysterious patterns in the Australian outback and the Kalahari Desert spark a major scientific investigation; and a giant black stain appears in a war-torn area of Iraq.

Richard stretches Gas Monkey\'s style and Aaron\'s skills by making an \"ugly\" 1978 Ford Fairmont into a cool, mirrored drift car. Richard flips a rare 1967 Corvette Stingrays complete with tank sticker and bets his driving skills to sell the shop truck.

Richard stretches Gas Monkey\'s style and Aaron\'s skills by making an \"ugly\" 1978 Ford Fairmont into a cool, mirrored drift car. Richard flips a rare 1967 Corvette Stingrays complete with tank sticker and bets his driving skills to sell the shop truck.

How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick

A look at how George Washington\'s favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries

Las fuerzas de Saruman han sido destruidas, y su fortaleza sitiada. Ha llegado el momento de que se decida el destino de la Tierra Media, y por primera vez en mucho tiempo, parece que hay una pequeña esperanza. La atención del señor oscuro Sauron se centra ahora en Gondor, el último reducto de los hombres, y del cual Aragorn tendrá que reclamar el trono para ocupar su puesto de Rey. Pero las fuerzas de Sauron ya se preparan para lanzar el último y definitivo ataque contra el reino de Gondor, la batalla que decidirá el destino de todos. Mientras tanto, Frodo y Sam continuan su camino hacia Mordor, a la espera de que Sauron no repare en que dos pequeños Hobbits se acercan cada día más al final de su camino, el Monte del Destino.