Sky History 2 HD Monday

Experts examine the belief that gifted children with strange abilities and great knowledge may have been born from ancient aliens

The possibility of direct human contact with extraterrestrial life within the highest levels of the US government

Professor Alice Roberts is in Glasgow to investigate the impact of steam power on major towns in the 18th and 19th centuries, and learns about the arrival of migrant workers

After centuries of searching, Blackbeard's epic hoard remains missing. As new evidence emerges, the mystery endures as to what became of the treasure

The C-47 aircraft that led the D-Day landings, which was found in a scrapyard in 2015 and reconstructed for a transatlantic mission to honour the fallen

Experts visit an ancient fortress in Peru believed to have been built by aliens using tools far more advanced than those thought to have been available to humans at the time

Theorists speculate about the existence of black holes on Earth, which may explain strange disappearances and other inexplicable phenomena

How new weapons with immense force define the wars of the 20th century. International experts test the catastrophic effects of destructive weaponry

A look from the Russian perspective at the Soviet operation to encircle and annihilate the occupying Germans in the Belorussian SSR

A look at the most iconic aliens in popular culture - the Grays - and if they exist, what their plan could be for mankind and the future of Earth

With a 4,500-year-old diary to hand and a new approach, a team sets out to solve one of the ancient world's great mysteries - how was the Great Pyramid built?

Delving deep into museums, laboratories and storage rooms, a look at some of the most perplexing and unusual artefacts from ancient and modern history

The presenter questions the need for modern man to physically dig up the past and contemplates the secrets that might remain hidden in tombs

Archaeologists conduct a dig at Auckland Castle in Co Durham, which 700 years ago was home to a group of power-crazed bishops who behaved more like warriors than religious leaders

The actor explores some of the most elaborate real-life heists in history, beginning with the Baker Street Bank Burglary staged in September 1971

The actor recalls the Antwerp Diamond Heist of February 2003, when after 27 months of planning, an elite crew of Italian thieves executed a plan to make off with over $100million

At the sacrificial alter El Castillo, researchers find new evidence that could shed light on the Maya - a sacred well at Chichen Itza where thousands were deposited

Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of Henry IV, best known for usurping and murdering his cousin Richard II

Experts visit an ancient fortress in Peru believed to have been built by aliens using tools far more advanced than those thought to have been available to humans at the time

Theorists speculate about the existence of black holes on Earth, which may explain strange disappearances and other inexplicable phenomena

Archaeologists conduct a dig at Auckland Castle in Co Durham, which 700 years ago was home to a group of power-crazed bishops who behaved more like warriors than religious leaders

How speed has become a decisive feature in war's evolution - from the chariot that brought greater mobility to small handguns like Samuel Colt's revolver

William Shatner reveals that as a new era of exploration of Mars begins, its mysteries might be close to getting solved

The team compares the strange encounters of two men, one from Ohio and the other from Virginia, to see if there is evidence that they have had contact with extraterrestrials