Sky History 2 HD Wednesday

The veteran actor explores the golden age of piracy, when thousands of larger-than-life buccaneers terrorised the high seas and became legends

Matty Blake and Tony Sampson join another hunt with the Fisher family and their team to search the waters off Florida for a mother lode of treasure connected to the Atocha

An examination of footage said to show alien pilots in a UFO cockpit. Plus, the claims that a Australian man stumbled upon an alien corpse on the pavement

The efforts of Norwegian resistance fighters to return to their invaded homeland to carry out a daring mission to raid and destroy a hydroelectric plant

Recounting how on the outskirts of Bouerat Harbor in Libya, a small group of British special forces made plans to destroy a crucial German fuel depot

Researchers suggest that the ancient site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico was once home to a highly advanced, perhaps extraterrestrial, civilization

The US military has denied that the infamous 1947 Roswell crash was anything other than a weather balloon, but FBI files include a memo to J Edgar Hoover

To enter space, humans require a space suit. Are the aliens that are said to have visited Earth any different, or are they more akin to artificial drones?

In the spring of 1952, reports of UFO sightings rose significantly. Former US Air Officials attempt to shed light on the possible causes

Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about its various incarnations over the centuries

Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists are in the market town of Masham in North Yorkshire, hoping to find a Viking burial ground hidden underneath

The veteran actor explores the golden age of piracy, when thousands of larger-than-life buccaneers terrorised the high seas and became legends

Matty Blake and Tony Sampson join another hunt with the Fisher family and their team to search the waters off Florida for a mother lode of treasure connected to the Atocha

An examination of footage said to show alien pilots in a UFO cockpit. Plus, the claims that a Australian man stumbled upon an alien corpse on the pavement

The efforts of Norwegian resistance fighters to return to their invaded homeland to carry out a daring mission to raid and destroy a hydroelectric plant

Recounting how on the outskirts of Bouerat Harbor in Libya, a small group of British special forces made plans to destroy a crucial German fuel depot

The work of Pericles, who paved the way for Western civilisation when he raided defence funds to build Athens. Experts recreate the first major city

Three of the most extravagant and expensive weddings in history are profiled. Lavish and luxurious was the only way to celebrate for these big spenders

The ancients who bankrolled the construction of massive churches and temples in a desperate attempt to buy their way into Heaven

Researchers suggest that the ancient site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico was once home to a highly advanced, perhaps extraterrestrial, civilization

The US military has denied that the infamous 1947 Roswell crash was anything other than a weather balloon, but FBI files include a memo to J Edgar Hoover

To enter space, humans require a space suit. Are the aliens that are said to have visited Earth any different, or are they more akin to artificial drones?

In the spring of 1952, reports of UFO sightings rose significantly. Former US Air Officials attempt to shed light on the possible causes

Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about its various incarnations over the centuries

Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists are in the market town of Masham in North Yorkshire, hoping to find a Viking burial ground hidden underneath

Allen Haff and Ton Jones endure disappointment at an auction, but hope a container they have secured at another site will make their day worthwhile

Storage auction enthusiasts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are not pleased when Allen Haff and Ton Jones arrive in town searching for bargains

The story of one of the Viking longship. Its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship, changing the course of history