Sky History 2 Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The mystery behind man-made stone giants
From Egypt to Easter Island, towering figures built by ancient man stand watch over Earth - but do they depict visitors from another world?
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The practice of building pyramids
Experts investigate ancient man's apparent obsession with building pyramids, and consider whether extraterrestrials may have helped with their construction
8:00 AM
Conspiracy Files: Unsealed
Evidence suggesting the US military has been under attack from aliens
Investigating evidence that suggests the US military has been under attack from aliens for the past 50 years, asking if a huge secret could be being kept out of the public eye
8:30 AM
Conspiracy Files: Unsealed
Investigating the possibility of time travel
Investigating the possibility of time travel, with experts discussing new evidence suggesting that this phenomenon of science fiction might not be as far-fetched as it seems
9:00 AM
The American Presidency with Bill Clinton
The US presidents who made an impact through their nation's potential
The history of the presidents who made an impact through imagining 'what we could be, not just what we are'
10:00 AM
Hitler's War
The war in Italy
The Second World War in Italy, featuring expert analysis, first-person accounts and archive footage from the Second World War
11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
How Scotland is an epicentre of otherworldly phenomena
How Scotland is an epicentre of otherworldly phenomena, home to mysterious ancient stone circles, stories of strange beings and is a major hotspot for UFO sightings
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Mysterious metal artifacts
Theorists speculate about whether mysterious metal artifacts could provide physical evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth in the distant past
1:00 PM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
Investigating the accident that killed Prince George the Duke of Kent
Garth Barnard examines the event that ended the life of Prince George the Duke of Kent in 1942, questioning whether his death was an accident
2:00 PM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
The Turweston Wellington Collision of July 8, 1944
Garth Barnard investigates the Turweston Wellington Collision of July 8, 1944, when two bombers collided killing 13 soldiers, before the war for them had even begun
3:00 PM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
UFO encounters 'covered up' by the Pentagon
Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas consider incidents over the US that it has been suggested are being covered up by the Pentagon
4:00 PM
The American Presidency with Bill Clinton
How US presidents have exerted power over the economy
The host explores how some US presidents have exerted power over the economy through various measures, including taxation, imports and exports and law-making
5:00 PM
Cursed Treasures
The origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, Lyuba and others
The origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, Lyuba and others, from an Anglo-Saxon Burial ground to the caves of the Judean Desert and Siberia in the Ice Age
6:00 PM
Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
A jailbreak enacted by James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr
The actor visits Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee, to hear of a jailbreak enacted by James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr
7:00 PM
Digging for Britain
The graveyard of a Victorian workhouse in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the graveyard of a Victorian workhouse sheds light on one of the most traumatic periods of modern Irish history, the Great Famine of 1845
8:00 PM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts investigates Norman Britain in Winchester
Alice Roberts explores the Norman period of British history in Winchester. She attempts to storm a castle wearing chain mail and investigates the origins of modern surgery
9:00 PM
Ancient Superstructures
The story behind the breath-taking temple complex Angkor Wat
The story behind the breath-taking temple complex Angkor Wat, which is located in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world
10:00 PM
Royal Murder Mysteries
The death of the Duke of Kent in 1942
The mysterious death of the Duke of Kent in a 1942 plane crash, which has led to accusations of the Royal family erasing him from history
11:00 PM
Truthseekers
The mysterious, isolated Easter Island.
Dr Fern Riddell and Dr Karen Bellinger examine the mysterious, isolated Easter Island, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean
12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
How Scotland is an epicentre of otherworldly phenomena
How Scotland is an epicentre of otherworldly phenomena, home to mysterious ancient stone circles, stories of strange beings and is a major hotspot for UFO sightings
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Mysterious metal artifacts
Theorists speculate about whether mysterious metal artifacts could provide physical evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth in the distant past
2:00 AM
Digging for Britain
The graveyard of a Victorian workhouse in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the graveyard of a Victorian workhouse sheds light on one of the most traumatic periods of modern Irish history, the Great Famine of 1845
3:00 AM
Combat Ships
The crucial role ships have played in international conflict over the past 500 years
The crucial role ships have played in international conflict over the past 500 years, beginning with the battleship's declining influence during the 20th century
4:00 AM
Combat Ships
The silent threat of submarines
A look at the silent threat of submarines, from tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in the Second World War
5:00 AM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
A case of an alien abduction reported in the UK in 1980
Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas turn their attention to reports of alien abductions, focusing on a case from the UK which was reported in in November 1980