Solving History with Olly Steeds
Journalist Oliver "Olly" Steeds travels to the ends of the earth to investigate the truth behind some of the world's biggest mysteries. From the lost city of Atlantis and the Ark of the Covenant to the Nazca Lines, Olly doesn't just talk to the theorist experts -- he puts their controversial claims to the test. He utilizes hidden cameras, holds clandestine meetings with smugglers, treks to remote locations to see relics and throws himself headlong and hands-on into the native rituals to weed out the myths surround the real stories.
Episodes
S1 | E2
Nazca Lines
Journalist Olly Steeds goes hands-on in search of the true reason for Peru's Nazca Lines. What was the real purpose of these giant shapes and animal figures carved into the desert thousands of years ago that can only really be seen from the air?
S1 | E3
Lost City of Gold
Journalist Olly Steeds follows new clues and treks deep into the remote Andes Mountains in search of the legendary city of gold.
S1 | E4
Atlantis
Journalist Olly Steeds investigates the fabeled lost city of Atlantis to test theories of what really may have caused the annihilation of an entire civilization in an instant.
S1 | E5
Nazi Treasure
Olly travels Eastern Europe in search of the final hiding place of "The Amber Room", a quarter billion dollar piece of art made of amber, gems, and gold that was the pride of the Russian Czars before being looted by the Nazis in 1941.
S1 | E6
Hitler's Mummies
Journalist Olly Steeds goes deep into the inner workings of the Nazi propaganda machine as he examines the Third Reich's fascination with mummies.
S1 | E7
Devil's Island
Journalist Olly Steeds examines the horrors of prison life at the notorious Devil’s Island prison in tropical French Guiana and tests first-hand whether tales of great escapes could be true.