Conspiracy Theories

On November 22, 1963 a gun shot was fired in Dallas Texas. The shot echoed across the globe, a whole nation mourned. John F Kennedy, the president of the United States of America had been assassinated! Abraham Zapruder famously captured the assassination of President Kennedy on film, however twelve other photographers had also shot footage of the motorcade that day. This documentary attempts to piece together those images in order to get a complete picture of that tragic event.

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her California home. While the coroner ruled her death a probable suicide, there was minimal investigation and rumours of conspiracy and cover-up persist to this day. This exciting documentary delves deep inside the annals of time and attempts to explain the on-going mystery, how Marilyn Monroe really died.

On August 31, 1997, the world stopped. Millions of people right across the globe wept as they learned of the tragic death of Princess Diana, "The People's Princess". Diana's car had hit a concrete pillar at high speed in the Pont De l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Her driver, Henri Paul, had consumed alcohol, but what other factors led to the accident? To this day Diana's untimely and tragic death is shrouded in mystery, with many questions still yet to be answered with any degree of certainty.

Conspiracy theories are everywhere, but they are hardly ever subjected to the rigour of scientific testing. "Conspiracies on Trial" rectifies this by subjecting some of the world's most enduring and intriguing conspiracy theories to a battery of scientific tests. "Conspiracies on Trial - Volume 1" is subjecting the biggest conspiracy theory of them all - that the past 2000 years of Western history have been based on a lie - Jesus Christ had a child with Mary Magdalene and that this child survived andgave rise to a Royal French dynasty.

Conspiracy theories are everywhere, but they are hardly ever subjected to the rigour of scientific testing. "Conspiracies on Trial" rectifies this by subjecting some of the world's most enduring and intriguing conspiracy theories to a battery of scientific tests. "Conspiracies on Trial - Volume 2" investigates three long standing mysteries that have been the subject of many a conspiracy theory. John Paul I - Was he assassinated? Robert Maxwell - Accident or assassination? The Kursk - Was it tragedy or sacrifice?

Did Bérenger Saunière, the parish priest of Rennes-le- Château, a small village in France, discover a sacred treasure? Is it linked to an incredible secret about the roots of Christianity? His sudden fortune is an enigma which has lasted for more than a century. Seekers for the truth have continued to pursue an amazing investigation, certain elements of which form the substance of The Da Vinci Code, a book event that has excited world-wide attention.

UFOs Down to Earth" investigates controversial UFO sightings and close encounters. Fresh evidence sheds unexpected light on some famous cases while, in others, the latest scientific research brings new controversy. This programme offers an insight into the widespread perception that UFO reports are either hoaxes or genuine alien contacts. Indeed this documentary shows how natural phenomena, top-secret technology, altered states of the mind and mythology all provide much more realistic explanations.

For the last three hundred years unusual shapes have appeared in growing farm crops. Wheat, barley, soy and maize; nothing seems immune to these spontaneous crop circles.