Sky History 2 HD Friday

Strange and eerie disappearances of people over the years that continue to capture the world's attention

Matty Blake travels to the swamps of North Carolina, to help a father and son treasure-hunting duo excavate an old mining dredge believed to contain vast riches

Tony Harris and his team of experts probe reports of a serpent-like creature caught on camera. Plus, possible signs the Nazis colonised the South Pole

A mission to take out four German howitzers about to assault Utah Beach during the Normandy landings, carried out by US paratroopers from Easy Company, the 101st Airborne Division

Detailing how an elite group of British paratroopers managed to launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment

The Eisenhower Briefing Document, advising President-elect Dwight Eisenhower about top-secret scientists and government officials tasked with investigating reports of UFOs

Hindu god Shiva, the great destroyer. This programme contemplates whether the deity could have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race

A look at some dangerous fighter pilot encounters with UFOs, featuring the Thomas F Mantell Incident where a UFO is reported to have shot down a military plane killing its pilot

For decades, governments around the world have investigated UFO sightings. This programme considers how such top-secret studies are conducted

Dan Jones explores the history of Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor to its current ownership by a specially created charity

Hugh Dennis and the archaeologists set out to uncover evidence of a secret military base on the clifftops of South Shields

Strange and eerie disappearances of people over the years that continue to capture the world's attention

Matty Blake travels to the swamps of North Carolina, to help a father and son treasure-hunting duo excavate an old mining dredge believed to contain vast riches

Tony Harris and his team of experts probe reports of a serpent-like creature caught on camera. Plus, possible signs the Nazis colonised the South Pole

A mission to take out four German howitzers about to assault Utah Beach during the Normandy landings, carried out by US paratroopers from Easy Company, the 101st Airborne Division

Detailing how an elite group of British paratroopers managed to launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment

Sightings of unexplained 'aerial phenomena' and reports of so-called 'first contact' moments, which are supported by credible eyewitness accounts or clear video footage

Examining what would happen to the food industry in mankind's absence, with supermarkets becoming overrun by rodents and insects, and some foods lasting for ever

The Eisenhower Briefing Document, advising President-elect Dwight Eisenhower about top-secret scientists and government officials tasked with investigating reports of UFOs

Hindu god Shiva, the great destroyer. This programme contemplates whether the deity could have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race

A look at some dangerous fighter pilot encounters with UFOs, featuring the Thomas F Mantell Incident where a UFO is reported to have shot down a military plane killing its pilot

For decades, governments around the world have investigated UFO sightings. This programme considers how such top-secret studies are conducted

Dan Jones explores the history of Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor to its current ownership by a specially created charity

Hugh Dennis and the archaeologists set out to uncover evidence of a secret military base on the clifftops of South Shields

The traders discover a coffin inside a storage unit in Chicago and hope it does not contain any unpleasant surprises. They also find a collection of toxic grenades

The traders take on wealthy opponents at an Ontario auction, where they find a remote-controlled model of a Viper FanJet aircraft and a 1920s field camera

How bad design, human error and the enemy sent great ships to tragic ends, such as Britain's K13 submarine and HMS Hood and Sweden's 17th-century Vasa