Now playing Next Destinations Exploring historic Normandy in château style Visitors flock to Normandy each year to see for themselves the D-Day landing beaches and Bayeux tapestry. We mixed history with the high life. 09/09/2019
Now playing Next Spain Watch: Take a ride through history at Spain's newest theme park Forget rollercoasters, the Spanish Reconquista is the big draw at this theme park 03/09/2019
Now playing Next Germany German far-right invokes 1989 spirit to woo voters in the east In the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg, three decades after the country's reunification, many voters still feel left behind – and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is invoking the spirit of the 1989 revolution to try to win them over. 30/08/2019
Now playing Next Spain Exceptional drought uncovers 5,000-year-old 'Spanish Stonehenge' An extraordinary drought has rescued from oblivion the Dolmen de Guadalperal — one of the major megalithic monuments of the Iberian Peninsula, which has been submerged in a swamp for nearly six decades. 28/08/2019
Now playing Next USA Four hundred years since the first African slaves, race still divides America's first African slaves arrived in August 1619 - 400 years later and race still divides the U.S. 24/08/2019
Now playing Next no comment Archaeologists in Peru unearth ancient mural Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed an ancient mural from the lost Caral civilisation that is believed to be about 3,800 years old, officials reported. 20/08/2019
Now playing Next Germany What was the Weimar Republic? Formed out of the bloodshed of World War One, Germany's first democratic experiment was overcome by Adolf Hitler's Nazis. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next USA Watch: Fans celebrate 50 years since Woodstock music festival The 1969 extravaganza, which happened on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, became one of the most significant counter-culture events in history. 16/08/2019
Now playing Next Greece Watch: Full moon casts a glow by Greece's Koroni castle The moon was celebrated with cultural events around the country, with local media reporting that museums and archaeological sites would stay open late. 16/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Peterloo Massacre remembered 200 years on The bicentenary of one of Britain’s bloodiest political rallies will be marked in Manchester with events in memory of the Peterloo Massacre. 16/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Will a no-deal Brexit threaten peace in Northern Ireland? It's 50 years since a three-decade-long sectarian conflict was sparked in Northern Ireland, which killed around 3,600 people. 14/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle 09/08/2019
Now playing Next Bulgaria Explorers to sail ancient Black Sea route on reed boat A boat constructed of reeds will recreate ancient trade routes betweebn Egypt and the Black Sea that could predate the Greek Argonauts. 05/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience. 02/08/2019
Now playing Next Angola Visit the tomb of Angola's spiritual father IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INFOTUR ANGOLA If there is one historic Angolan figure every visitor to Angola should know it's Agostinho Neto, Angola's first president. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next France Watch: Enormous thigh bone of a dinosaur found in southwest France This femur is two metres long, bigger than the average human male! 26/07/2019
Now playing Next world news Travel back in time with the 'Google Maps' of Ancient Rome Travelling to the French Riviera from London takes a matter of hours nowadays but it would have taken a minimum of 24 days around 2,000 years ago. 18/07/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Bank of England celebrates 'outstanding' Alan Turing on new £50 note "As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing’s contributions were far-ranging and path-breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand,” the Bank of England's governor said on Monday. 15/07/2019
Now playing Next Russia Remains thought to be Napoleon's general found in Russia General Charles-Etienne Gudin was killed on the battlefield in 1812 during the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia. 10/07/2019
Now playing Next World What are some Middle East inventions that helped shape the world? Since the beginning of humankind, inventions have helped move civilizations forward, with many creations coming from Middle East and North Africa. 05/07/2019