Did Plato describe a real lost city when he spoke about Atlantis or did he invent a warning? Bradley Walsh investigates in Out of this World.

In 1962, four teenage divers vanished off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, and the sole survivor later blamed a sea monster.

Do mermaids exist? Probably not, but there have been plenty of hoaxes. From the Fiji mermaid to a TV mockumentary, here are four of the best fakes.

Ross Kemp lifts the lid on one of the most shocking secrets in British history: how Nazis became our neighbours.

In 2011, treasure hunters found a disc-shaped object on the Baltic seabed. Is it a crashed spacecraft or just a rock? Bradley Walsh investigates.

The Carrington Event of 1859 packed a bigger punch than any other recorded geomagnetic storm. How did it cause chaos, and ...

When most people think of the Kama Sutra, images of ecstatic couples woven around each other like human pretzels come to mind. But the truth is, this time-honoured text is much, much more than just an ...

Triads vs Yakuza - how do East Asia’s two most notorious crime syndicates differ? Here’s how their origins, structure and rivalry compare.

In the summer of 1518, a woman emerged from her house in the French town of Strasbourg and started dancing. Within a week, hundreds had joined her. They danced day and night, seemingly oblivious to ...

Win or lose, the passion and dedication of Olympic athletes is awe-inspiring, not to mention the bravery required to perform for such huge audiences. To label any of them as ‘the worst’ would be ...

Could the 16th-century soothsayer Nostradamus really see the future? Given the vagaries of his written prophecies, we’ll probably never be able to tell for sure. Still, supporters have credited him ...

Many of the 10,000-plus men and women officially recognised by the Catholic Church as saints have also been revered for centuries as martyrs – meaning they died because of their faith. In many cases, ...