Timewatch Season 22 Episodes

Episode 1

White Slaves Pirate Gold

A shipwreck off Devon uncovered much more than a haul of Islamic coins and jewelry - it also revealed a forgotten and fearful time when coastal Europe lived in terror of the 'Barbary pirates'.

Episode 2

Lost Cities of the Maya

Episode 3

Rocket and Its Rivals

Episode 4

Rameses III: Behind the Myth of the Pharaoh

60 mins

Episode 5

1914: The War Revolution

Episode 6

Concorde: A Love Affair

Both loved and vilified, the world's only supersonic passenger plane survived ecological and economical pressure to become an international symbol for the ultimate in global travel. Engineers, pilots, staff, and well-known frequent fliers remember its legacy.

Episode 7

Zulu: The True Story

49 mins

"Zulu: The True Story" is a look at how the humiliating defeat at the battle of Isandlwana was played down while the small victory at Rorke's Drift, on the same day, was promoted by Victoria and Disraeli as the major engagement. The true story of the Zulu War is one of unprovoked slaughter, heroes ignored and the guilty protected - and the responsibility for this lies with those who lived above suspicion.

Episode 8

The Greatest Storm

In January of 1953, unusual weather conditions caused Britain's worst national peacetime disaster of the 20th century. A storm surge flooded the eastern coast of England, killing more than 300 people and leaving thousands homeless. Fifty years later, 'Timewatch' re-examines a calamity which is largely forgotten today.

Episode 9

Mystery of the Missing Ace

50 mins

Episode 10

Gallipoli: The First D-Day

Episode 13

Through Hell for Hitler

50 mins