Sky History 2 Friday

The underground world undergoes devastating changes, with a power plant wrecked by superheated steam, and the US nuclear command centre Norad coming under attack

The buildings of the world's leaders come under attack on a post-apocalyptic planet, and the US President's dog must quickly learn the ways of the wild

Laurence Fishburne contemplates what might have happened to the missing mummy of Alexander the Great, the most celebrated warrior king in history

Reconstructing the 1944 battle of Leyte Gulf using CGI animation to re-create one of the Second World War's largest sea battles between America and Japan

The events of 1944, when the USS Enterprise led the Carrier Task Force in a charge through the Pacific, hammering the enemy bases at Kwajalein and Truk Lagoon

Investigating whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials

Experts investigate strange carvings from 8,000 BC and unexplained sightings in the New World, which could suggest there is more to the US's past than written in the history books

The events of 2017, when astronomers at the Pan-STARRS observatory saw an object they named Oumuamua, the very first observed visitor from interstellar space

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of the country, where finds include Britain's biggest Roman letter hoard, sunken treasure and Caesar's Fort

Alice Roberts joins archaeologists in the North as they uncover Roman writing tablets, a lost monastery and a rare Bronze Age weapons hoard

The underground world undergoes devastating changes, with a power plant wrecked by superheated steam, and the US nuclear command centre Norad coming under attack

The buildings of the world's leaders come under attack on a post-apocalyptic planet, and the US President's dog must quickly learn the ways of the wild

Laurence Fishburne contemplates what might have happened to the missing mummy of Alexander the Great, the most celebrated warrior king in history

Reconstructing the 1944 battle of Leyte Gulf using CGI animation to re-create one of the Second World War's largest sea battles between America and Japan

The events of 1944, when the USS Enterprise led the Carrier Task Force in a charge through the Pacific, hammering the enemy bases at Kwajalein and Truk Lagoon

The quest to find the tomb of Mary Magdalene, whose fate was unclear following the resurrection of Jesus. Narrated by Jamie Theakston

Experts use forensic archaeology to investigate elongated skulls that may unlock the secrets of an advanced, lost civilisation. Narrated by Jamie Theakston

Investigating whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials

Experts investigate strange carvings from 8,000 BC and unexplained sightings in the New World, which could suggest there is more to the US's past than written in the history books

The events of 2017, when astronomers at the Pan-STARRS observatory saw an object they named Oumuamua, the very first observed visitor from interstellar space

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of the country, where finds include Britain's biggest Roman letter hoard, sunken treasure and Caesar's Fort

Alice Roberts joins archaeologists in the North as they uncover Roman writing tablets, a lost monastery and a rare Bronze Age weapons hoard

The B-24 Liberator, which was used extensively in the Second World War where it served in every branch of the American-armed forces, as well as several Allied air forces and navies

In Minnesota, a customer wants his crusty Cabriolet transformed into a road worthy vehicle he can take cross country with his father

In North Carolina, Jamie transforms a moldy Hummer into a show stunner. In Georgia, a disgusting Dodge Dakota is cleansed of years of algae, sediments and rat poop

Investigating whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials