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To celebrate Halloween, we investigate the story of the Mothman. In Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there lurks a winged man, with eyes that glow a fierce red, known as the Mothman. The sheer number of sightings has even awed the skeptics.

Legend tells of a utopian kingdom hidden among the towering mountains of inner Asia. A paradise on Earth, yet a place apart. A place of spiritual contentment and eternal life. A place that's become known to the West as Shangri-La. For century's romantics, adventurers and the devout risked their lives searching for this heaven on Earth. Many perished in the quest. Those who returned told of a journey through hostile lands, of crossing treacherous mountain passes & desert gorges in their search for a valley where people live for hundreds of years. To this day its whereabouts remains a mystery...

The Sahara is the biggest desert on earth ... it takes its name from the Arab word for "emptiness". In the dead heart of that emptiness there's a place called the Tenere. The Tenere takes its name from the Tuareg word for "nothing". A nothing the size of France in the middle of an emptiness the size of the United States. It's no wonder the locals call this place "The Land Of Fear". David Adams retraces the trade routes of the people who call this stove-hot corner of the planet home.

Explore the game-changing aircraft, secret weapons, and daring pilots that turned the skies into the fiercest battlegrounds of World War II. Discover the real stories behind legendary warplanes! Dive deep into the evolution of aerial warfare during World War II, from the dogfights between F6F Hellcats and Japanese Zeros to the daring missions of the Tuskegee Airmen and the technological leaps of the Messerschmitt ME 262 jet. This video uncovers how planes like the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang changed the course of history with turbo superchargers and long-range drop tanks, while showcasing the bravery of pilots like Archie Maltby, William Holloman, and Robert Friend. See how German innovations like the V-2 rocket and FW 190 DORA tried to shift the balance, and learn about the harsh realities faced by those who built and flew these machines. You'll witness the critical role of carrier planes in the Pacific, including the Grumman Avenger’s attack on the Musashi and the fast-moving U.S. Navy carrier task forces. Get a closer look at engineering marvels such as the monocoque structure of the Bf 109

How does a civilisation that lasted for several thousand years begin? Joann Fletcher talks us through the genesis of ancient Egypt and how its story progressed. Fletcher also discusses some of the common misconceptions about ancient Egypt, and how we're still learning new things about it even now.

In the tombs that ancient Egyptians prepared for their deaths, they left a record of how they lived more than 3000 years ago, today. But the full meaning of many of the images remains a mystery. In almost every Egyptian tome one image stands out; the blue lotus.