Blowing Up History

2016•5 series

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Exploring new evidence that helps with answering questions and cracking the unsolved myths and mysteries surrounding some of the greatest wonders of both the ancient and modern world.

Episode 11Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets

Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from. S4, Ep2

Episode 13Lost Kingdom of Kush

Pyramids in the deserts of Sudan are the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that rivalled Egypt. However, why are the pyramids there and who built them? S4, Ep21

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