Ancient Apocalypse

Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 4: Sodom and Gomorrah

  Geologist Graham Harris cites evidence for his theory that the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by earthquakes and sank into the Dead Sea. His team of scientists reveal that the area lies on a fault line and that pockets of flammable methane rest dormant beneath the ground : but will tests performed at the Cambridge University Centrifuge lab back up Harris's big ideas?

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Maya Collapse

  Former Texan banker and born-again historian Dick Gill pursues evidence for his unpopular theory that the mighty Mayan civilisation crumbled before the onslaught of a devastating drought in the ninth century. He travels to an archaeological site in the middle of a Belize jungle and gathers clues backed by studies involving tree rings in Sweden and ice in Greenland to support his unorthodox ideas : but is it enough to convince the experts?

• Season 1 Episode 2: Mystery of the Minoans

  Geologist Floyd McCoy offers an insight into the chaos caused by a massive volcanic eruption on the tiny Mediterranean island of Thira 3,500 years ago, which propelled pumice 36km into the sky and buried a whole town in a 10m layer of debris. He explores why this devastating event led to the collapse of the mighty Minoan civilisation, a people who ironically believed they had the ability to control nature