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From mummification to the cult of Osiris, discover the ancestral rites, still present today, that linked the Egyptians to death, and eternal life.

From architecture to necropolises or shipbuilding discover the Egyptian symbols that have survived through the ages and what they mean today.

After invading France, Hitler is planning to cross the Channel. His only obstacle is the Royal Air Force. Throughout the summer of 1940, both sides lose an incredible number of daring flyers.

German field marshal Erwin Rommel scores a major victory at the Libyan seaport of Tobruk.

After British forces withdrew in defeat from Greece to the island of Crete in early 1941, they were soon fighting German invasion armies again. This time, 5,000 of Hitler's elite paratroopers landed to complete their conquest in the Mediterranean.

In 1941, Mussolini desperately wants to wrest the tiny island of Malta from the British for control of the Mediterranean. When his inadequate air force fails to bomb the Maltese into submission, Hitler's Luftwaffe joins the campaign.

Before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese initiate the Pacific War by firing on the British in Malaya. Their route to the rubber-rich nation takes them into Singapore, the World's most armed fortress.

During a two-hour surprise attack on the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, Japanese navy pilots score a near-complete victory.

Examining the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941.

Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack.

For the first time since Americans entered the war, Marines face Japanese infantrymen at Guadal Canal. In the jungles, two powerful armies clash in a six month battle that claims nearly 30,000 lives.

The 20th Century looks back at Fidel Castro, his Communist revolution and forty years of confrontation with the United States.

In 1991 Boris Yeltsin became the first man in a thousand years to be elected by the people to be Russia's head of state.

Look back at the early days of America's space program and the race to space with the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

The failure of National Health Insurance chronicles the birth and death of the Clinton health care plan.

During the 1940s, London Police investigate John George Haigh, a conman responsible for killing six people and destroying their bodies with acid.

The murder of two teens along the River Thames leads to one of Britain's most massive manhunts and, ultimately, the capture of Alfred Whiteway.

In 1955, London nightclub manager Ruth Ellis confessed to the murder of her abusive lover, becoming the last woman to be executed in Britain.

Peter Manuel was a Scottish serial killer who killed at least eight people, but it was his mother's testimony that proved crucial to his case.

Scandinavian warriors set sail to spread their net of trading and pillaging for three centuries.

How early Viking society developed, their sacred rituals and the role of women in religion.

Examining how the Vikings' ergonomic, lightweight and speedy longships were built.

The secrets behind Viking weaponry which helped them plunder far-flung lands.

Three revolutionary war vessels and the pursuit of naval supremacy.

Three powerful mediums, and the men who struggled to reflect our world back at us.

Three fields of medicine that preserve the health of body and mind.

Three ways that man experiences the unknown.

Three paths to destruction that are side effects of civilization.

Three ways we exploit earth's resources to feed ourselves.

Three professions that have kept us safe through the ages.

Three institutions of justice through the ages.

The last episode of the series Eternal Egypt ventures into the desert that the Egyptians of the Nile have never really managed to control. It is still today the place of all dangers and rebellion.

Over 4,500 years ago, near the city of Cairo, once stood an outstanding construction. One of the first pyramids of ancient Egypt, built long before Khufu. The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet.

Located in Dashur's necropolis, the Bent Pyramid stands as the first great pyramid. Its peculiar shape has puzzled experts, sparking debate over whether it resulted from a construction mishap.

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