Sky History 2 Monday

Tattoos, piercings and body modifications are big business. This edition considers whether man's desire for these alterations stem from a profound link to his ancestors

An investigation into whether Earth's deepest caves could contain secret conduits to other worlds, or harbour evidence that aliens once visited the planet

On 8 April 2011, the FBI declassified decades of top secret government documents for the first time. Here, experts examine the possibility of the end of the world

Investigating the plans and goals of the world's most secretive organisations, considering whether elite groups of power players could be plotting the fate of the world

How the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for gangs and terrorists. This episode focuses on thefts from the land of the pharaohs

The events following September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Hitler's attack on Poland

Mysterious teachers who have appeared throughout history, including a biblical patriarch, a race of fish-people and Egypt's most controversial pharoah

Investigating 'The Nine' - an alleged federation of extraterrestrial beings who some believe monitor and influence mankind

Madness frontman Suggs discovers the history of the British pub and gets stuck into a load of issues, from women's role in brewing to the community role of the local alehouse.

Strategic catastrophes and doomed military decisions, beginning with those whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to fatal mistakes

Tthe disappearance of Frederick Valentich and his Cessna over the treacherous Bass Strait. His last transmission gave a disturbing account of what the young pilot experienced

Part one of a two-part drama-documentary recounting the true story of a man widely regarded as a most remarkable and contradictory American president. Rufus Jones stars

The achievements of Herman Lay, who took a small-time crisps business to a national scale. However, a competitor with a new kind of chip soon emerged from the shadows

Alice Roberts sets off across Hadrian's Wall to reveal the forgotten story of the Roman Army's secret weapon in Britain - their cavalry

Ancient Egyptian queens who have shaped history, featuring an assessment of their enduring legacies. This programme looks at the life of Queen Tiye

Before the Unabomber, New Yorkers were terrified for 16 years by an attacker who planted bombs across the city. The culprit was an electrician called George Metesky

The secrets of ancient Egyptian, Roman and Indian civilisations, using their approach to death and the hereafter to shed new light on the great beyond

Adam Thorn and Rob Alleva serve up their most annoying stings in the history of the Pain Index, chasing them with a tiny fish that has venom to die for

Mysterious teachers who have appeared throughout history, including a biblical patriarch, a race of fish-people and Egypt's most controversial pharoah

Investigating 'The Nine' - an alleged federation of extraterrestrial beings who some believe monitor and influence mankind

Alice Roberts sets off across Hadrian's Wall to reveal the forgotten story of the Roman Army's secret weapon in Britain - their cavalry

Celebrities explore British passions and preoccupations, beginning with Harry Hill focusing on the nation's unique sense of humour

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

The actor is joined by astrophysicist Sarah Cruddas to scrutinise an 2016 event in the village of Pentyrch, south Wales involving a vast triangular UFO and the RAF