Al is joined by proud Frenchman Fred Sirieix to separate the fact from the fiction of the Napoleonic Wars. Together, they take a deeper look into the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar.

Al joins forces with German comedian Henning Wehn to delve deeper into the truth behind some WWII myths. Taking to the skies, they explore whether the Spitfire really was the saviour of Britain that it was cracked up to be.

What did the Romans ever do for us? Well, they certainly put the Brits through their paces back in AD 43. Al is joined by 'Caesar' Bruno Tonioli to look at key battle tactics during the Roman Invasion. From wading through the waves in Roman armour, to seeing how hard it was to invade, to the power struggle the Celts went through to hold onto their identity and just how difficult it is to fire a catapult.

Joined by comedian Reginald D Hunter, Al faces up to one of the world's superpowers and the richest nation on Earth to discover how the former British colony somehow slipped through the UK's fingers.

It is 865, and the Vikings' Great Heathen Army have invaded Britain. Al takes up his sword to discover the truth behind how the Vikings were so successful and teams up with John Thomson to explore what they really looked like.

Al meets 'the Auld Enemy', where bitter sibling rivalry is as strong today as it's ever been. Joined by Sanjeev Kohli, Al visits Craufurdland Castle to explore the truth behind famous battles from the Wars of Scottish Independence.