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Historic Ships

How are historic ships are conserved and why is so much spent on their long term survival?

• 28 mins

Mass Tourism

Can heritage sites like Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey cope with modern mass tourism?

• 28 mins

Mexico - The Aztecs

Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Aztec civilisation

• 28 mins

Calcutta

How Calcutta (Kolkata) is fighting to preserve its crumbling architectural heritage

• 28 mins

Alexandria

Almost nothing of Alexandria remains above ground but the harbour is full of treasures...

• 28 mins

The Masada Myth

Was the mass suicide of Jewish rebels besieged by Romans at Masada the truth or a myth?

• 27 mins

The Grand Tour - Rome

A visit to Rome was an essential part of an 18th Century British gentleman's education

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Gardens - Fishbourne Roman Palace

The discovery of extensive gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex

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The Netherlands

How new archaeological research has led to shipwrecks turning up in forests and fields

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Thailand

Recent discoveries at ancient sites are changing the Thai's perception of their past

• 28 mins

Athens

How the building spurt for the Olympics has led to spectacular archaeological finds

• 28 mins

Angkor Wat - Cambodia

Angkor Wat survived the Khmer Rouge but more distant sites are at risk from thieves

• 28 mins

Alaska

Under Russian colonial rule the fur trade saw the indigenous Aleuts forced into slavery

• 28 mins

The Getty Museum

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and its conservation work across the world

• 28 mins

Palermo, Scicily

Its architecture reflects centuries of invasion and includes the Palace of the Normans

• 28 mins

Experimental Archaeology

The surprising discoveries made when replicating the past including Stone Age tools

• 28 mins

Cuba

The crumbling buildings of Havana are being restored. With music from Miriam Ramos

• 28 mins

Treasures of the Egyptian Museum

The wonders of the Egyptian museum including the playable trumpets of Tutankhamen

• 28 mins

Cuba

The restoration of the merchant's palaces and the social changes brought by tourism

• 24 mins

Herculaneum

Buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and now crumbling apart. Can Herculaneum be saved?

• 28 mins

The Monuments of Sri Lanka

Can lecturers at Jaffna University help save Rajarata and their country's heritage?

• 22 mins

Ancient Water

The role of water in ancient Rome including Nero's aqueducts and Herculaneum's bath houses

• 22 mins

Cave Art in Les Eyzies

Cave paintings in Les Eyzies, France with palaeontologist Christine Desdemaines-Hugon

• 21 mins

World Heritage Centre

The role of the World Heritage Centre in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage

• 22 mins

Venice

Can a multi-billion Euro tidal defence barrier protect Venice from rising Adriatic tides?

• 22 mins

Liverpool

A visit to Liverpool following its recent designation as a UNESCO world heritage site

• 22 mins

Andalucia

The multi-layered culture of Jewish, Moorish, Gypsy, and Christian traditions in Andalucia

• 22 mins

World Heritage Sites in Cyprus

The problems a divided city faces conserving its buildings and monuments

• 22 mins

The Hejaz Railway

Built to transport Muslim pilgrims from Damascus to Medina and made famous by TE Lawrence

• 22 mins

The Hejaz Railway

The impact in Jordan on the Bedouin, Amman and the desert castle of Qasr Mshatta

• 22 mins