Sky History 2 Saturday

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

Protests against top-secret military installation Area 51. In 2019, millions of people responded to an internet post advocating it be stormed

How, over the past 20 years, thousands of potentially habitable exoplanets have been found. It has been suggested they may be home to intelligent extraterrestrial life

Alice Roberts explores the Second World War history of Dover, visiting the base where the Dunkirk evacuation was planned and getting a taste of the Battle of Britain

Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln, visiting the cathedral that was once the world's tallest building

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in Buckinghamshire, Somerset, Dorset and Northumberland, finding out about discoveries that shed new light on British history

Alice Roberts visits Happisburgh in Norfolk, where rare artefacts challenge the belief that the earliest human beings would not have been able to survive in northern Europe

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain, where finds include a Viking camp and ancient gold

Professor Alice Roberts explores historic cataclysmic events to dispel the myths regarding whether man's ancestors believe they were cursed

Alice Roberts explores the UK's past through the stories of its towns, beginning with Chester, examining its Roman heritage by delving into the town's history

Alice Roberts explores the Second World War history of Dover, visiting the base where the Dunkirk evacuation was planned and getting a taste of the Battle of Britain

Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln, visiting the cathedral that was once the world's tallest building

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in Buckinghamshire, Somerset, Dorset and Northumberland, finding out about discoveries that shed new light on British history

Alice Roberts visits Happisburgh in Norfolk, where rare artefacts challenge the belief that the earliest human beings would not have been able to survive in northern Europe

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain, where finds include a Viking camp and ancient gold

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

Kevin Sempé dives into the blue waters of the Caribbean to find the relics that litter the sea floor from piracy's heyday in the region

Hayes recalls the events of 2008 when, using homemade instruments to carve a hole in the roof after climbing prison pipes, eight inmates escaped from a New Mexico detention centre

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

Protests against top-secret military installation Area 51. In 2019, millions of people responded to an internet post advocating it be stormed

How, over the past 20 years, thousands of potentially habitable exoplanets have been found. It has been suggested they may be home to intelligent extraterrestrial life

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

Documentary going behind the scenes at the castle and exploring its history. The first episode focuses on the Beefeaters and reveals the origins of the tower

Hayes recalls the events of 2008 when, using homemade instruments to carve a hole in the roof after climbing prison pipes, eight inmates escaped from a New Mexico detention centre

Giorgio Tsoukalos and David Childress explore the mysterious chain of man-made islets in Micronesia's Nan Madol