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It's America's origin story. But how much of it is not true?

Flying is considered a very safe way of travelling. So why are some people aviophobic?

When invasive snakes began killing Florida's native wildlife, they came up with a plan: bring in bounty hunters.

Black children drown in swimming pools seven times more than white children, a legacy of racial segregation.

Do certain personality traits mean some people are hard wired to be 'punctually challenged'?

In 1911, a fence was constructed on the US-Mexico border. But its purpose was not to stop humans.

How the Vikings mixed with the French to create Normandy and transform Europe.

Evidence found in caves suggests we may have been cooking earlier than 300,000 years ago.

The Dutch are known for being a nation of cyclists, does it make them healthier?

The 8.2km-long Atlantic Ocean Road reveals extraordinary views as it hops from island to island.

The King's Path is a unique walkway in Spain but not one to attempt if you are scared of heights.

Montenegro's most difficult roads are also the most beautiful, as Carmen Roberts discovers.

The English trainspotter goes on a journey through rainforests to explore Malaysia's fascinating railway legacy.

Watch what happens when we try to take one of the world's oldest motor homes, a 1935 Pontiac, for a spin.

The Icon of the Seas has set sail, but how does its vast size compare to other famous objects?

A dive into 3,500 years of underwater archeology, sunken cities and Lycian tombs with Prof Hakan Öniz.

River dolphins in Mocajuba in Brazil are known to play with people without guarantee of reward.  

The discovery of the city's first basilica is seen as one of the most significant archaeological finds.

Tech Now is given rare access to the world's most advanced telescope with the largest digital camera ever built.

From Hitler's last shelter to an underground tunnel connecting eleven small houses in the German countryside.

The Scottish actor talks about filming for How to train your dragon.

These scavenger lizards have found a way to seek food in an urban metropolis like Bangkok.

The Travel Show visits the iconic Battersea Power Station for rare access to the historic London control room.

We explore how technology is reviving the renowned fiction writer's legacy.

Our reporter gets emotional visiting a hidden sinkhole in the Yucatan Peninsula, home to three million bats.

The only way to reach the village of Supai is by helicopter or on foot.

Baiae was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire. Today, a team of archaeologists and engineers are trying to save it.

Coober Pedy is at the centre of Australia's opal mining industry as well as being a leader in sustainable living.

The BBC gets access to Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room' under the Medici Chapel in Florence.

The mudskipper is a fish that can leap with a flick of its tail. Watch a particularly agile specimen in action.

This excluded isle can only be accessed by postal boat.

Wildlife expert Nick Baker explores the influence of the natural world on the art of Japanese bonsai.

Throughout history simple letters have caused scandals, altered the course of wars and inspired social change.

In 1890 an estimated cargo of 180,000 ancient felines, weighing 19.5 tonnes, were auctioned off in Liverpool.

This is the story of how our collective lust for gold gave rise to the myth of El Dorado, a lost city of gold.

The BBC's Melissa Hogenboom explores why women were so vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft.

The newly born United States needed the help of a powerful ally to win against the Brits.

The story of a group of Napoleonic soldiers that endured life as prisoners on an island in the Mediterranean.

In an expedition through the steppe, Kazakh and European archaeologists search for clues of early migrations.

The battlegrounds of World War One are still giving up their revealing evidence of bitter fighting.

Why legendary crime photographer Weegee offers a crucial lens to understand the American psyche.

The way we see ancient Greek and Roman sculpture isn't actually the way it was first created.

An investigation on freedom, from Thoreau all the way to Don Draper.

It's one of the most versatile words in the English language.

Digital imagery allows a rare 1000-year-old painting to be explored in an exciting new way

In 1929, French philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir courageously fostered an open relationship.

The Travel Show follows soprano Isabelle Peters for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the London Coliseum.

Partially blind, he vows to continue until he can no longer see.

In the BBC Select documentary Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, we explore the world of penguin fathers.

Lucy Hedges is in Thailand where she explores the beach made world-famous by Hollywood.

Watch two rhinoceroses involved in a game of 'kiss and chase'.

On Mount Chimaera, fire has been spitting out from rocks for over 2,500 years. Our local SpeciaList explains why.

British photographer and zoologist Dani Connor 'adopted' four squirrels after their mother died.

Jay Christensen makes striking drone's eye videos, showing a new view of the world. He told us about his process.

This fast-growing ancient organism could become the super-material of the future.

Every year, Colombia's Caño Cristales transforms into a rushing rainbow - in a natural display that happens nowhere else on Earth.