Sky History 2 Today

Throughout history, there have been stories of strange beings unlike anything known to exist on Earth This programme examines whether they could be more than just mythology

Experts investigate stories of a French church that supposedly contains a gateway to another universe and an alien library believed to be hidden underneath the Great Sphinx of Giza

The motivations leading people to spy against their own nations. As notorious cases demonstrate, they tend to fall into one of four categories

Ortis Deley goes in search of the lost city of Atlantis, while Rick Edwards experiences one of the area's deadliest threats - reefs lurking beneath the waves

The connection between the development of military devices and the aftermath of their usage - dynamics that shaped several millennia of human fate

Meteor impacts have created the perfect environment for humankind. This film ponders whether new evidence reveals that celestial objects have been sent by an alien intelligence

From Rasputin to the Nazis, many people throughout history are believed to have tapped into dark powers. This programme considers the validity of such claims

Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944. Though successful, it highlighted the intense Allied disagreements over strategy

The award-winning comedian and history fanatic finds out what lies behind England's greatest feuds with its closest neighbours, beginning with France

Cousins Billy and John Smith recall driving in separate cars when they encountered a massive mothership three times the size of a football stadium

In rural Pennsylvania, several dozen witnesses claim to have seen a fiery object fall from the sky and land in a nearby forest

Part one of two. The violent and bloody struggles that define the culture and identity of Mexico

Actor Peter Stormare and history enthusiast Elroy Balgaard embark on a quest to discover whether the Vikings visited America

An angry vacuum, a reclusive imp and other colourful creatures come to life as the contestants create original cartoon characters

The artists are asked to make meaningful pieces about climate change and fill the shop with icebergs, beetles, mushrooms, and more.

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the east of England

The Battle of Kursk, an engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk, roughly 280 miles south west of Moscow, during July and August 1943

The 1927 murder of Albert Snyder by his wife, Ruth Brown Snyder, and her lover, corset salesman Henry Judd Gray

Divers Fabien and Céline Cousteau investigate one of the most credible UFO sightings in history - a strange alien craft seen crashing into the ocean

Rob and Adam test the pain dished out by a trio of unlikely creatures commonly kept in home aquariums

Meteor impacts have created the perfect environment for humankind. This film ponders whether new evidence reveals that celestial objects have been sent by an alien intelligence

From Rasputin to the Nazis, many people throughout history are believed to have tapped into dark powers. This programme considers the validity of such claims

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the east of England

Kevin Sempé dives in search of wrecks harking back to the Roman Empire's greatness. The journey begins with the Nave Romana

Part one of two. The violent and bloody struggles that define the culture and identity of Mexico

The award-winning comedian and history fanatic joins forces with Elis James to find out what lies behind England's feuds with Wales

From octopuses that can edit their DNA to jellyfish that can live for ever, this edition considers whether such unusual creatures were delivered to Earth by aliens