Sky History 2 Thursday

The idea that aliens may have given human brains incredible untapped abilities. Experts ask whether harnessing these hidden powers could spark the next step in man's evolution.

Theorists offer compelling evidence suggesting that the ancient monolith thought to depict Egyptian pharaoh Khafra once represented an alien being

From ghostly voices to vanishing UFOs, experts investigate puzzling and mysterious signal interferences and break down the meanings behind them

How the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe

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

In the 21st century, UFOs have gone from fringe science to mainstream obsession. This programme examines society's proximity to understanding the strange events in the sky

As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that society is merely following the path of its alien creators

Rare archival film and home movies featuring Winston Churchill, including moments of drama alongside playful scenes with Charlie Chaplin

Al and local comedian Loyiso Gola embark on a road trip through the true British imperial history in South Africa

In Nova Scotia, a former naval officer sees five bright lights in the skies. He is able to see a cigar-shaped object behind the light, about 20 feet in length

Strange light patterns are seen across multiple counties in Texas. In France, after an intense encounter a man's previous knee injury is completely healed

Part one of two. An archaeological investigation aiming to find the long-lost tomb of Attila the Hun, with experts following new leads to a potentially history-changing discovery

Ortis Deley tries to find out what happened to five naval aircraft lost in 1945, while Rick Edwards dives to the remains of a US air force plane that crashed in 1963

The team examines skulls from the site of the 1499 battle that saw Switzerland win its independence from the Holy Roman Empire, and which changed the nature of medieval warfare

The first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang, who rests in a tomb so large that the archaeological dig could last a century

Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King visit the ancient city of Verona, Italy, to examine the death of a 14th-century warlord

The suspicious death of Elizabethan noblewoman Amy Dudley, whose husband was a favoured member of the Queen's court

A look through some of Nostradamus's predictions, asking whether a Frenchman living in the 16th century could predict so many modern-day disasters, from 9/11 and tsunamis to Ebola

In the 21st century, UFOs have gone from fringe science to mainstream obsession. This programme examines society's proximity to understanding the strange events in the sky

As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that society is merely following the path of its alien creators

The first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang, who rests in a tomb so large that the archaeological dig could last a century

The British Empire from its peak in the early 20th century through uprisings, wars and inevitable decline. Including early colour home movies from the Raj

Al takes a look at colonial rule in Jamaica, with Chris Daley helping him uncover the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean and the barbaric realities of the slave trade

In Australia, Al and comic Kevin Kropinyeri reveal that Captain Cook was not really a captain and explore the Aboriginal history of Australian cricket