Sky History 2 Saturday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Ancient relics left hidden by extraterrestrials
Across the world, there are stories of treasures that have been lost for centuries. This programme considers that these ancient relics have been hidden by extraterrestrials
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts question what probes on Mars may have found over the past 40 years
Experts question what probes on Mars may have found over the past 40 years, asking if Nasa could be hiding proof of life on the Red Planet from the public
8:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Investigating whether shamans have contact with extraterrestrial realms
Investigating whether spiritual leaders known as shamans, who have healed and protected people throughout history really have contact with extraterrestrial realms
9:00 AM
Guns That Changed the Game
The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons
Guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. With time, the quest to create more innovative weapons became ever more contested
10:00 AM
History of Weapons
How war was conducted at sea
Military historian Stephen Bull tests the three most significant weapons of the sea and explores whether the subsonic torpedo could rule the waves in the future
11:00 AM
Clash of Ancient Warriors
The Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae, a major battle of the Second Punic War, taking place in August 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in south-east Italy
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Stories of ancestors from the Pleiades star cluster
In numerous ancient cultures, stories were told of ancestors from the Pleiades star cluster. This programme considers whether new scientific findings may reveal the truth
1:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Experts investigate ancient tales and accounts of robots
Experts investigate ancient tales and accounts of robots, contemplating that if such machines did exist in bygone days, what might have happened to them
2:00 PM
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943
3:00 PM
Digging for Britain: Iron Age Revealed
Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they unearth a Yorkshire chariot burial
Professor Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they unearth Britain's most spectacular iron-age grave, a chariot burial in East Yorkshire
4:00 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
5:00 PM
What on Earth?
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena
6:00 PM
What on Earth?
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images
Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena
7:00 PM
Winston Churchill's War
Churchill's time as prime minister
The story continues with a look at his time as prime minister, a period where his notable speeches were born
8:00 PM
When Big Things Go Wrong
The world's worst engineering disasters
The catastrophic result of some of the world's worst engineering disasters caught on tape, examining their likely causes
9:00 PM
World's Greatest Treasure Mysteries
A spot in Texas where stolen gold is believed to have been hidden
Rick and Marty Lagina help treasure-hunters Donna McCauley and Gypsy Jewels search a spot in Mineral Springs, Texas, where stolen gold is believed to have been hidden
10:00 PM
Royal Autopsy
Part one of two. The dying days of King Charles II
Part one of two. Professor Alice Roberts revisits the death of King Charles II, calling upon the skills of forensic pathologist Dr Brett Lockyer to paint in the detail
11:00 PM
Nazi Architects of Darkness
A look at the role of Josef Goebbels
A look at the role of Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda Josef Goebbels, a man from Adolf Hitler's inner circle
12:00 AM
Nazi Architects of Darkness
A look at the role of Julius Streicher in the Nazi regime
A look at the role of Julius Streicher in the Nazi regime. Streicher was responsible for much of the anti-Semitic propaganda that circulated during the 1930s
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts investigate whether alien life forms are thriving in Earth's seas
Experts investigate whether alien life forms are thriving in Earth's seas, following Russian cosmonauts' discovery of living plankton in space
2:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
A man who claims he was hired to reverse-engineer an alien spacecraft
Physicist Bob Lazar, who says he was hired to reverse-engineer an alien spacecraft by the US government, with a fuel source that had the power to change the world
3:00 AM
Man vs History
A look at whether Thomas Edison truly invented the lightbulb
Bil Lep sheds light on how Benjamin Franklin really discovered electricity and examines if Thomas Edison truly invented the light bulb
4:00 AM
Man vs History
Bil Lepp finds out what US patriot Paul Revere's ride was really like
Bil Lepp saddles up to find out what Paul Revere's ride was really like and if the turning point in Revolutionary War was a seemingly impossible sniper shot
5:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The accounts of modern-day alien abductees
A look at the accounts of modern-day alien abductees. Plus, the possibility that bizarre Paracas skulls discovered by Julio Tello could be of extraterrestrial origin