Sky History 2 HD Saturday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The variety of objects witnessed in Earth's skies
UFO witnesses have reported a variety of objects in Earth's skies for centuries, but whether they offer clues about more intelligent life in the Galaxy remains unclear

7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The notion that extraterrestrials have been influencing US presidents
Documentary contemplating the notion that extraterrestrials have been influencing US presidents

8:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The divine significance of the number 12
The number 12 holds divine significance in numerous sacred traditions and is found repeatedly in ancient architecture. This programme reveals why

9:00 AM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the Plantagenet era through the history of Canterbury
Alice Roberts explores the Plantagenet era through the history of Canterbury, joining a modern-day pilgrimage and uncovering the lasting impact of the Black Death

10:00 AM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Alice Roberts is in Glasgow to investigate the impact of steam power
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

11:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country
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

12:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Archaeological digs in the west of Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain

1:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts shares the best archaeological discoveries of 2018
Alice Roberts shares the best archaeological discoveries of 2018, starting with the North of the UK and a preserved prehistoric village at the black Loch in Myrton

2:00 PM
Curse of the Ancients
The Middle Ages
Professor Alice Roberts explores historic cataclysmic events, including wars and floods, experienced during the Middle Ages

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
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the Plantagenet era through the history of Canterbury
Alice Roberts explores the Plantagenet era through the history of Canterbury, joining a modern-day pilgrimage and uncovering the lasting impact of the Black Death

5:00 PM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Alice Roberts is in Glasgow to investigate the impact of steam power
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

6:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country
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

7:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Archaeological digs in the west of Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain

8:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts shares the best archaeological discoveries of 2018
Alice Roberts shares the best archaeological discoveries of 2018, starting with the North of the UK and a preserved prehistoric village at the black Loch in Myrton

9:00 PM
Royal Autopsy
Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of Henry IV
Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of Henry IV, best known for usurping and murdering his cousin Richard II

10:00 PM
Deadman's Curse
The mystery of Slumach's lost gold mine
Legend hunter and mountaineer Adam Palmer leads a bid to finally solve the mystery of Slumach's lost gold mine, amid the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest

11:00 PM
Greatest Prison Escapes with Billy Hayes
The escape by six men from a Tennessee jail
Audacious jail and prison breaks, focusing on an instance when six inmates smashed a rusted toilet through a bathroom wall to escape a jail in Tennessee

12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The variety of objects witnessed in Earth's skies
UFO witnesses have reported a variety of objects in Earth's skies for centuries, but whether they offer clues about more intelligent life in the Galaxy remains unclear

1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The notion that extraterrestrials have been influencing US presidents
Documentary contemplating the notion that extraterrestrials have been influencing US presidents

2:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The divine significance of the number 12
The number 12 holds divine significance in numerous sacred traditions and is found repeatedly in ancient architecture. This programme reveals why

3:00 AM
Royal Autopsy
Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of Henry IV
Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of Henry IV, best known for usurping and murdering his cousin Richard II

4:00 AM
Inside the Tower of London
Cameras follow a new recruit for the Beefeaters
Examining the execution of German spies captured in the two world wars, how suffragette Leonora Cohen highlighted her cause, and cameras follow a new recruit for the Beefeaters

5:00 AM
What on Earth?
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena

6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
A mystical realm supposedly hidden in the Himalayas
According to the earliest Tibetan traditions, hidden in the Himalayas is Shambhala, a kingdom of the gods. This programme assesses whether such a mystical realm might truly exist
