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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Whether extraterrestrials landed on Earth thousands of years ago
Investigations into the possibility that extraterrestrials with a superior knowledge of science and engineering landed on Earth thousands of years ago
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts examine evidence linking Bigfoot to alien species
Ancient astronaut theorists hunt for evidence linking Bigfoot to alien species from the distant past, and ask whether the giant ape-like creature could be an extraterrestrial
8:00 AM
U-Boat Wargamers
How the Wrens started devising wargaming tactics to combat U-boat formations
Though the Admiralty were convinced the Allies had the expertise to defeat Germany, Gilbert Roberts and the Wrens started devising wargaming tactics to combat U-boat formations
9:05 AM
Secrets of the Lost Ark
Experts follow the trail of the elusive order of the Knights Templar
Experts follow the trail of the elusive order of the Knights Templar - believed to have located and seized the Ark of the Covenant centuries ago
10:00 AM
The Machines That Built the World
How products powered by electricity made housework easier
How, with America plugging in to electric power, a flood of industry-changing innovation revolutionised the home by introducing products to make housework easier
11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The notion that some aliens are capable of 'bending' both time and space
An investigation into the possibility that some extraterrestrials are capable of 'bending' both time and space in order to visit Earth
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
How ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind
Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past
1:00 PM
WW2 Treasure Hunters: WW1 Special
A First World War transit camp near Winchester
In a First World War special, Suggs and Stephen Taylor excavate the site of a huge transit camp at Morn Hill, outside Winchester, home to over two million troops
2:00 PM
Walking Through History
Tony Robinson explores the story of the medieval monarch King John
On a walk across medieval monarch's King John's stamping grounds of Sherwood Forest and the Peak District, Tony Robinson discovers he was a man plagued by crises
3:00 PM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the UK's past through the stories of individual towns
Alice Roberts tells the story of the Regency period by studying the history of Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town, investigating the rigid social hierarchy of the age
4:00 PM
Empire Builders
The Maya civilization
This documentary visits the remote jungles of Central America to discover the extraordinary history of the grandest and most spectacular cities once inhabited by the Maya
5:00 PM
Secrets of the Lost Ark
Where King Solomon's son took the stolen Ark of the Covenant
This programme contempates whether the Ark of the Covenant stolen by King Solomon's son was taken to Ethiopia. Archaeologists investigate new, mysterious leads to uncover the truth
6:00 PM
Salvage Kings
Ted has a mountain of salvage to deal with
At the site of a famous old hotel, Ted has a mountain of salvage to deal with - and a ghost
7:00 PM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
The last flight of General Sikorski in 1943
The documentary concludes with a look at a 1943 crash in Gibraltar, which killed Polish Prime Minister in exile Wladyslaw Sikorski
8:00 PM
Bomber: Terror of WWII
How bomber aircraft dominated the skies throughout the Second World War
In September 1939 German forces invaded Poland as four Luftwaffe bomber groups attacked Warsaw. The bomber aircraft would dominate the skies throughout the Second World War
9:00 PM
Close Encounters
The Australian rancher who spotted a large UFO
Recounting an instance when an Australian rancher went to check what was frightening his herd. He spotted a large UFO, which then sped off into the distance
9:30 PM
Close Encounters
How members of a youth group observed a falling star while on a hillside
Recounting how members of a Christian youth group observed a falling star while on a hillside. Things became even more unusual when an object landed close to them
10:00 PM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
UFO encounters 'covered up' by the Pentagon
Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas consider incidents over the US that it has been suggested are being covered up by the Pentagon
11:00 PM
Dark Marvels: Killing Machines
The background and engineering of booby traps
The background and engineering of booby traps, diabolical devices just waiting to kill the unwary - and often the innocent
12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The notion that some aliens are capable of 'bending' both time and space
An investigation into the possibility that some extraterrestrials are capable of 'bending' both time and space in order to visit Earth
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
How ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind
Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past
2:00 AM
Salvage Kings
Ted has a mountain of salvage to deal with
At the site of a famous old hotel, Ted has a mountain of salvage to deal with - and a ghost
3:00 AM
Warriors
The British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879
Drama-documentary re-creating the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879, when the Zulus overwhelmed the British in their worst defeat by a technologically inferior force
4:00 AM
Empire Builders
The Maya civilization
This documentary visits the remote jungles of Central America to discover the extraordinary history of the grandest and most spectacular cities once inhabited by the Maya
5:00 AM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the UK's past through the stories of individual towns
Alice Roberts tells the story of the Regency period by studying the history of Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town, investigating the rigid social hierarchy of the age
6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts analyse whether aliens may have caused natural disasters
Experts analyse whether natural causes were responsible for the volcanoes, earthquakes and floods of ancient times - and the possibility that it was down to aliens