Sky History 2 HD Thursday
Virgin
186
6:00 AM
Life After People
The fates of Las Vegas and Atlantic City
Examining how the oceans would claim the casinos of Las Vegas and Atlantic City if there were no humans left on Earth, and lead to the proliferation of rats

7:00 AM
Life After People
The fate of mankind's machinery of war
The fate of mankind's machinery of war in a hypothetical world without people, as Pearl Harbour comes under attack and snow causes urban avalanches

8:00 AM
History's Greatest Mysteries
Captain Kidd's treasure
Actor Laurence Fishburne explores the story of notorious 17th-century Scottish pirate William Kidd and his treasures, the majority of which were never recovered

9:00 AM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. His aim was to weaken Britain in Europe and gain 'lebensraum', or living space, in the East

10:00 AM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Operation Reinhardt, in which the Nazis killed two million people over two months
Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor, the camps used in Operation Reinhardt, a murder campaign in which the Nazis murdered almost two million people over two months in 1942 and 1943

11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Reports of UFOs during the Black Death
Experts investigate alleged sightings of UFOs during the Black Death, and examine the theory that aliens may have inflicted the disease on the human race

12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Evidence of aliens in ancient ruins
Experts examine the ruins left by ancient civilisations, including the Mayans, in the hope of finding evidence of extraterrestrial contact

1:00 PM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
The infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980
Craig joins forces with journalist Sarah Cruddas to investigate some perplexing UFO encounters. Here the duo recall the infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980

2:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Life during the Bronze and Iron ages
Alice Roberts discovers what life was like during the Bronze and Iron ages before the Romans invaded, uncovering a monument that has been hidden for 2,000 years

3:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Mankind's Stone Age ancestors
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals

4:00 PM
Life After People
The fates of Las Vegas and Atlantic City
Examining how the oceans would claim the casinos of Las Vegas and Atlantic City if there were no humans left on Earth, and lead to the proliferation of rats

5:00 PM
Life After People
The fate of mankind's machinery of war
The fate of mankind's machinery of war in a hypothetical world without people, as Pearl Harbour comes under attack and snow causes urban avalanches

6:00 PM
History's Greatest Mysteries
Captain Kidd's treasure
Actor Laurence Fishburne explores the story of notorious 17th-century Scottish pirate William Kidd and his treasures, the majority of which were never recovered

7:00 PM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. His aim was to weaken Britain in Europe and gain 'lebensraum', or living space, in the East

8:00 PM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Operation Reinhardt, in which the Nazis killed two million people over two months
Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor, the camps used in Operation Reinhardt, a murder campaign in which the Nazis murdered almost two million people over two months in 1942 and 1943

9:00 PM
Clash of Ancient Warriors
How a Parisian army repelled the Vikings
A look at the mysteries of the most legendary battles from ancient times. This episode reveals how a Parisian army repelled the Vikings

10:00 PM
Clash of Ancient Warriors
The Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae, a major battle of the Second Punic War, taking place in August 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in south-east Italy

11:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Reports of UFOs during the Black Death
Experts investigate alleged sightings of UFOs during the Black Death, and examine the theory that aliens may have inflicted the disease on the human race

12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Evidence of aliens in ancient ruins
Experts examine the ruins left by ancient civilisations, including the Mayans, in the hope of finding evidence of extraterrestrial contact

1:00 AM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
The infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980
Craig joins forces with journalist Sarah Cruddas to investigate some perplexing UFO encounters. Here the duo recall the infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980

2:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Life during the Bronze and Iron ages
Alice Roberts discovers what life was like during the Bronze and Iron ages before the Romans invaded, uncovering a monument that has been hidden for 2,000 years

3:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Mankind's Stone Age ancestors
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals

4:00 AM
History's Greatest Aircraft
The Boeing B29 Superfortress
The story of the prolonged development and the initially troubled operational history of the Boeing B29 Superfortress

5:00 AM
Dirty Old Cars
In North Carolina, a maggot-infested pick-up crawls into the shop
In North Carolina, a maggot-infested pick-up crawls into the shop and rises from the dead. Meanwhile in Georgia, a vandalised classic Mercedes comes clean

5:30 AM
Dirty Old Cars
In North Carolina, owner Jaime lets Caleb hold the boss card for the day
In North Carolina, owner Jaime lets Caleb hold the boss card for the day. Meanwhile in Minnesota, a beat-up '65 Chevy Impala gets all wrapped up and ready to roar

6:00 AM
Life After People
The fate of cars, planes and roads in a world without humans
What would happen to cars, planes and roads in a world without humans, and the potential disaster caused by an unmanned oil refinery
