Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Trujillo, Peru

The two great threats to Chan Chan

This enormous ancient mud metropolis was the largest city in the Americas before Europeans arrived. But now it’s under threat… and we are to blame.

How do you see the Nazca Lines, Peru

The doodles of aliens

Why are these enormous drawings in the middle of Peru’s desert? It could be an ancient astronomical calendar… or perhaps they were made by aliens!

Getting to Caral Supe, Peru

The birth of a civilisation

Historians believe that civilisation started in just a few places on the planet. You have probably heard of some of them… but what about this place?

tyneside theatre

Film in the Scott family

The Tyneside Cinema is the oldest functioning newsreel theatre in the UK. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a blockbuster with your nostalgia.