Mixing in-depth excavation work and scientific analysis of the  forgotten city of Naachtun, this documentary traces the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

Naachtun - The Forgotten Mayan City

Coming in all shapes and sizes, bacteria are present in every corner of the Earth.  Their purposes and types are even more diverse, with only 1% being truly harmful. Dive into the world of Bacteria to experience the latest discoveries and scientific knowledge surrounding these plentiful and necessary microbes.

Bacterial World

Ces microbes qui nous gouvernent

In 1613, a samurai feudal lord, Masamune Date delegated a Japanese Embassy to sail off to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain the opening of a new sea route. Led by the samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and the Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, this expedition spent seven years traveling one third of the globe before reaching their final destination. Watch their epic adventures unfold from Japan across Mexico, all the way to Seville and the Vatican. Find out about this forgotten chapter of History, revealing the twist and turns of this extraordinary Japanese expedition to the Western World. And discover the fate and legacy of these men caught up in the first ages of globalization as they faced secret ambitions, religious and political tensions.

A Samurai at the Vatican

In Summer 2008, a mysterious submarine, German U-boat U-455 is discovered off the coast of Italy at 120 meters deep. For Lorenzo del Veneziano, an underwater marine archeologist, it's an amazing sight. The U-boat is intact! It stands almost vertically at the bottom of the sea, it's hull stuck in the sediment. What is the story of this ship? The history of U-455 & cause of the sinking are revealed.

U455 The Mystery of the Lost Submarine

L'aventure météo

La cité perdue d'Al Andalus

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

The True Story of Pirates

Nicknamed the "Versailles of Andalucia", Medina Azahara is one of the most important Islamic archaeological sites in the world. Recognized as Heritage of Humanity, this unique caliphal city, built four centuries before the Alhambra, is the object of a new excavation campaign, led by a team of international researchers.

Medina Azahara: The Lost Pearl of Al-Andalus

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Fontainebleau, la vraie demeure des Rois

Why did the first Ming emperor build a gigantic imperial city, then abandon it? The story of the city's construction, abandonment and rediscovery.