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.

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.

Wildfires, economic collapse and a turning point in the Middle East. Just some of the things the soothsayer Nostradamus has ...

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 Vory refers to an elite section of the Russian criminal underworld. Those with the title operate under a strict code, but ...

Could 2027 really see ‘superhumans’, a new Russian leader and even a retro-style Avengers film? The late Bulgarian prophet ...

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

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 ...

Andrew Carnegie, the most contradictory of the robber barons: he supported workers’ rights, but destroyed unions; and when he acquired the largest fortune in US history, he tried to give it away.

The Mountain Men are the original frontiersmen, trappers and explorers, who blazed trails into the frigid far north with nothing but their grit and stamina to fall back on. Despite all our modern ...

Now this is amazing. During the Wild West time of the 1960s, the world of music was still trying to find its way. Bands were royally ripped off by management, publishing deals were particularly shady ...

Revolutions That Changed History exposes the complex truth behind ancient revolutions and revolts, from the epic, action-packed, bloody battlegrounds to the intimate exchanges between confidants that ...