Chasing Conspiracies

History tells us that Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin. However, some dissenting voices disagree. What happened to gold hidden by the Nazis as they faced defeat? Is the EU a form of German domination by other means?

Reinhard Gehlen was the head of Nazi Germany's intelligence operation against the Soviets. That made him invaluable to the West during the Cold War, but did he simply tell his new allies what they wanted to hear, fueling the arms race?

Examine famous, unsolved disappearances that have spawned conspiracy theories, including the cases of John Bingham, Jimmy Hoffa, and Robert Maxwell.

Examine some of the familiar conspiracy theories that surround Hollywood: the Church of Scientology and the Sony Pictures Entertainment cyber-attack.

Examine a range of conspiracy theories related to extraterrestrial contact and allegations of government cover-ups.

Conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of Robert Kennedy, the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando and the death of government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly are examined.

Explore four conspiracy theories relating to the Catholic Church. Was Pope John Paul I poisoned? Did the church know about Nazi war criminals fleeing to South America?

Some claim the Apollo moon landings were faked; a hacker claims to have found evidence of a US space fleet fueled by alien technology.

Asking whether Iran was really behind the Lockerbie Bombing, whether the CIA invented and promoted suicide bombing in the Middle East, why there are no photos of Bin Laden's body, and if 9/11was actually an inside job.

Conspiracists are convinced that the US President knew the attack on Pearl Harbor was coming but decided to sacrifice American troops to give the USA a cast iron excuse to join the war against Germany.

Investigating whether the British Royal Family kept their allegiance to Germany, whether Edward VIII a Nazi sympathizer, and if his brother tried to negotiate peace with Germany.

Examining Conspiracies surrounding Led Zepplin, The Sex Pistols and the Doors.