It's a thrill ride filled with adventure and mystery, ancient riddles and modern day issues as international explorer Josh Bernstein journeys on an epic quest in INTO THE UNKNOWN WITH JOSH BERNSTEIN.

Global traveller, explorer, and educator Josh Bernstein has a voracious appetite for knowledge and a strong desire to do whatever it takes to explore the world’s hidden treasures, mysteries and natural wonders. From uncovering secret mummification rituals in the jungles of Papua New Guinea to exploring the ancient wealth and wonders of Timbuktu; from investigating a radical theory regarding elephant attacks in East Africa to revealing the true lifestyle and status of gladiators in the Roman Empire, no location is too remote, no culture too exotic, no goal too ambitious.

Episode descriptions for INTO THE UNKNOWN WITH JOSH BERNSTEIN:

Timbuktu

In 14th century Africa, a legend that Timbuktu was a ‘City of Gold’ began to spread across the world – travel with Josh across West Africa, into the Sahara desert, and to the famous city itself on a quest to find the gold of legend and determine if the myth was ever really true.

Cloud Warriors

For seven centuries the fierce Chachapoya tribe ruled the mountains of northern Peru from their hilltop fortress. Then, in the 1500s, the tribe suddenly vanished from history. Josh goes deep into the Peruvian Andes by foot and by horse to investigate how one of South America’s deadliest tribes could have disappeared in an instant.

The Secret Life of Gladiators

The Roman Gladiator participated in history's most deadly sport, but does the Hollywood portrayal of Gladiators bear any resemblance to the truth? Were they slaves or celebrities? What was their training and everyday home life like? Josh travels the former Roman Empire from Italy to Turkey to Tunisia to find out.

Search for Noah’s Ark

Did the flood of Genesis really happen? Was there an actual ark or a man called Noah? Josh travels throughout Armenia, Israel, Sicily and Cyprus to investigate a compelling new theory about the truth behind this extraordinary story.

Armarna

How did one man almost destroy one of the greatest empires on earth? Josh is on a quest across Lower and Upper Egypt to explore how the heretical Pharaoh Akhenaten left his son, King Tut, with a country and a dynasty that was on the verge of destruction.

Elephants

A deadly conflict between elephants and humans is escalating across Africa. Josh goes on the trail of elephants that are attacking and killing humans in record numbers to find out why these gentle giants have turned into killers and to investigate a compelling new theory that claims to know the answer.

Mummies

In the past, the Anga people of Papua New Guinea revered their ancestors so deeply that they mummified their dead and refused to bury them. But this ritual hasn’t been performed in over a half-century and the skills of this ancient rite may soon be lost forever. In a race against time, Josh lives with one of the most primitive tribes on Earth and becomes one of the first Westerners to ever witness their secret mummification process.

Mars

For millennia people have assumed that because we live on Earth, life must have started here. But scientists are now seriously considering that life may have come here from Mars, having navigated the hazards of deep space to take up residence on Earth. Josh gains access to places only NASA scientists are typically allowed on his quest through the American West for the true story.