S1.E5 ∙ Sadie Frost

Companion mini-series to the PBS show "Secrets of the Dead". Why the 18th dynasty failed? Did armies of slaves who lived in a lost city built the pyramids? British scientists examine the mummy of an Egyptian noblewoman named Asru.

Stalin was born Joseph Dzhugashvili in the Georgian town of Gori in 1879. He was an early activist in the Bolshevik movement, where he first assumed the pseudonym Stalin (which means "man of steel").

Travelling through Mexico and the entire Central American isthmus, to the Panamanian border with South America, it's a remarkable trip through some of the oldest civilizations on the planet Mayan, Aztec and Olmec.

Documentary series following the staff and customers of a tattoo parlour catering to British tourists in the popular holiday destination of Kavos on the island of Corfu.

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a mini-series on BBC World News.