Myth Hunters Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Hitler and the Spear of Destiny

48 mins

The armies of Nazi Germany crossed the border with Austria, but when Hitler arrived in Vienna just 2 days later, the very first thing he did was to go to the Hofburg museum to lay claim to what appeared to be a simple Roman spear head. This spear head was something that Hitler had apparently coveted ever since he had first nurtured ambitions to become the ruler of a new German Reich.

Episode 2

The Quest for Noah's Ark

49 mins

This 50 minute documentary tells the story of three of these Christians and their expeditions which were full of danger and despair as they looked for Noah's Ark.

Episode 3

The Missing Eighth Wonder of the World

49 mins

In 1941 the Germans looted one of the Soviet Union's most important art works, called the Amber Room. An extraordinary series of C18 amber screens worth millions of pounds and considered, by many, the 8th wonder of the world. It was taken to the Baltic city of Konigsberg. 4 years later at the end of the war, it had vanished. So began one of the greatest treasure hunts of the twentieth century.

Episode 4

The Hunt for Pirate Treasure

51 mins

Richard Knights attempt to find a treasure, referred to in a letter, Kidd wrote to the houses of Parliament, where he had been sentenced to hang for piracy, in May 1701. Kidd stated and I quote. " That in my late proceedings in the Indies. I have lodged goods and Treasure to the value of one hundred thousand pounds, which I desire the Government may have the benefit of. In order thereto I shall desire no manner of liberty but to be kept prisoner on board such shipp as may be appointed for that purpose and only give the necessary directions and in case I fail therein I desire no favour but to be forthwith Executed according to my sentence". I have Lodged

Episode 5

The Real King Solomon's Mines

48 mins

A rich and exotic Queen of Sheba brought King Solomon gifts of gold from the mystical land of Ophir. But where was Ophir? Where had all that gold come from? For 1000 of years, ancient Greeks, Renaissance adventurers, Victorian explorers, and modern day scientists have searched for the source of Solomon's gold. A mysterious place that would famously become known as King Solomon's Mines.

Episode 6

The Lost Sword of the Samurai

49 mins

The Honjo Masamune is perhaps the greatest Japanese sword ever made. Forged in the 13th century by the great sword smith Masamune it became the ceremonial sword of the ruling Tokugawa shoguns for 250 years. After their fall from power in 1868 the great sword continued to be passed down the generations into the 20th century, but in the aftermath of the Second World War it disappeared.

Episode 7

Himmler and the Holy Grail

49 mins

The Holy Grail, the most prized relic of Christianity has been shrouded in mystery for centuries. Said to be the cup used by Christ at the last supper it is believed by many to hold miraculous powers. For centuries Kings, knights and treasure hunters have sought it, but it has always remained elusive and out of reach of human hands.

Episode 8

The Hunt for the Book of Spells

49 mins

It's one of the most influential books ever written. It's said to have inspired early Freemasons, to provide the wisdom behind the Tarot and to have underpinned a string of 20th century esoteric cults. Yet after years of looking for it nobody has ever found the original text.

Episode 9

The Lost City of El Dorado

49 mins

Legend tells that somewhere in South America there is a great city of gold, El Dorado, a fabulously rich and sophisticated kingdom that was once home to thousands of people living deep in the Amazon jungle. To most people it was just a legend. But for British explorer, Colonel Percy Fawcett, it was real. Convinced he knew the location of this lost world, he spent years searching for it.

Episode 10

The Nazis and the Book of Power

50 mins

Heinrich Himmler sent his SS solders to locate a treasure so valuable to Nazi ideology that it must be recovered at all costs. The item they are searching for is an ancient manuscript, a perfect copy of a book written nearly two thousand years before in Rome which the Nazis call the birth certificate for the German race. The book is known as the Germania; for the Nazis it is the "Book of Power".

Episode 11

Raider Ron and the Lost Ark

49 mins

Episode 12

The Search for the Crystal Skulls

50 mins

In 1924, a young girl found an extraordinary object in the jungles of Central America. It was a beautiful skull from a single block of pure quartz crystal. All her life Anna Mitchell-Hedges claimed that her skull had telepathic powers.

Episode 13

The Quest for the True Cross

48 mins

Fifteen years ago Michael Hesemann, a German historian, set out to establish the authenticity of one of the most important Christian relics ever found. It's called the Titulus Crucis, or Title of the Cross, a small piece of wood that, it's claimed, hung on the cross of Christ announcing his name and crime. It's displayed in a church in Rome. But is it real or a mediaeval fake?