Sky History 2 HD Wednesday

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

Considering whether ancient rulers had otherworldly links. Experts examine whether history's most powerful leaders were 'chosen' and guided by aliens

The Shroud of Turin, a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man, said to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus after his crucifixion

How Germany, Italy and Japan's ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to the demise of the so-called Axis Powers

Aerial archaeologists battle to solve the mystery of the Mayan Empire collapse. Plus, the horrors of the communist lake of death

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

Considering whether ancient rulers had otherworldly links. Experts examine whether history's most powerful leaders were 'chosen' and guided by aliens

Alice Roberts explores Edinburgh and its role in the union between England and Scotland, as well as the story of Burke and Hare, and how it influenced British medical law

Tony Robinson walks 50 miles from Penrith to Ambleside and on to the Irish Sea at Ravenglass, exploring how the Romans conquered the Lake District

Drama-documentary telling the story of the Roman Empire. As the Roman Empire expanded, so did the diversity of exotic beasts brought back to entertain the Colosseum crowds

How Germany, Italy and Japan's ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to the demise of the so-called Axis Powers

An examination of several seemingly impossible things 'caught on film', including a flying saucer-shaped object spotted near the Panama Canal and a 'bloody' Red Sea in Egypt

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

Documentary investigating almost every UFO and alien sighting ever recorded, beginning with the history of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds

Across every profession and industry, icons exist in various forms and have done throughout history, from the Albert Einstein to the Jumbo Jet and the Sydney Opera House

Comedy discussion show, with host Russell Kane joined by Danielle Ward, Rachel Fairburn and Danny McLoughlin to weigh up drug lord Pablo Escobar

The Shroud of Turin, a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man, said to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus after his crucifixion

The most important battles of the European theatre, starting with the Blitzkrieg attack on Poland in 1939

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture