Sky History 2 HD Tuesday

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

The theories behind the location of the Garden of Eden, regarded by many as the biblical birthplace of man. Is it a physical place or a metaphor for a great migration?

How the seeds of Japan's Second World War defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China

Experts investigate images captured by satellites orbiting the Earth, including a ship stranded on the island that time forgot and a mystery Russian military compound

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

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

Tony Robinson embarks on a walk across Wiltshire, from Avebury to Stonehenge, telling the story of the development that occurred in the latter days of the Neolithic era

Emperor Domitian tasks master builder Haterius with constructing a labyrinth underneath the Colosseum floor

How the seeds of Japan's Second World War defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China

The team explores possible proof of a sea monster and a tale of a skydive gone wrong. Plus, a spectral image recorded on a Freighter ship in Somalia

Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena

Part two of two. Imagining the possibility of advanced alien technology, such as invisibility cloaks, laser weapons and tele-transporters, falling into human hands

The mega-rich love to display their wealth by acquiring flashy vehicles and the ancients were no different, whether it be chariots, horse-drawn carriages or boats

Rich people have the money to build a dream house, but as this episode reveals the richest have the resources to go much bigger

As long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail - practices that continue today

The theories behind the location of the Garden of Eden, regarded by many as the biblical birthplace of man. Is it a physical place or a metaphor for a great migration?

Extraordinary curiosities once concealed within the planet's desert sands. In China's Ordos Desert, archaeologists find jade stones among crumbling rock faces

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to build remarkably similar structures all around the world

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

Alice Roberts visits Manchester to explore the spirit of protest and revolution that grew out of the experience of Britain's working class during the Industrial Revolution

Tony Robinson travels along the north Norfolk coast, finding out how the area maintained its rural identity despite the industrial changes of the Victorian age

Part two of two. Imagining the possibility of advanced alien technology, such as invisibility cloaks, laser weapons and tele-transporters, falling into human hands

The team explores possible proof of a sea monster and a tale of a skydive gone wrong. Plus, a spectral image recorded on a Freighter ship in Somalia