Sky History 2 Saturday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Examining whether hilltop spirits could have been extraterrestrials
Investigating whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials

7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts investigate strange carvings and unexplained sightings
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

8:00 AM
Battle 360
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
Second World War battles are reconstructed using cutting-edge CGI animation, beginning by showing how the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise battled enemy submarines in the Pacific

9:00 AM
Battle 360
CGI reconstruction of the battle of Midway
CGI reconstruction of the Second World War Pacific battle of Midway, and how American aircraft carriers Enterprise, Yorktown and Hornet turned the tide in favour of the Allies

10:00 AM
Battle 360
The American invasion of the Solomon Islands
The naval attack on the Solomon Islands, which was the first American invasion of the Second World War, is reconstructed using CGI technology

11:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Archaeological digs in the north of Britain
Items from archaeological digs from the north of Britain, including examples from the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, Cumbria and the Highlands

12:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the west of Britain

1:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Archaeological finds across the east of Britain
Archaeological finds across the east of Britain including divers searching the Thames for clues to a 17th-century tragedy and a metal detectorist making the discovery of a lifetime

2:00 PM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
A mass UFO sighting over the city of Phoenix, Arizona
Space journalist Sarah Cruddas joins Craig to investigate a spectacular mass UFO sighting over the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in 1997

3:00 PM
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

4:00 PM
Battle 360
The Carrier Task Force's 1944 assault on Kwajalein and Truk Lagoon
A computer generated re-creation of the events of 1944, in which the US Carrier Task Force forged a path through the Pacific to assault enemy bases at Kwajalein and Truk Lagoon

5:00 PM
Battle 360
American forces struggle to reclaim the Marianas Islands
Experts reconstruct the struggle faced by American forces, led by the USS Enterprise, to reclaim the Marianas Islands from enemy forces

6:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of Britain, where finds include new revelations from a 3,000-year-old preserved village in Cambridgeshire

7:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts attends an archaeological dig in the west of Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain, where finds include a Viking camp and ancient gold

8:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts uncovers Roman writing tablets and a rare Bronze Age weapons hoard
Alice Roberts joins archaeologists in the North as they uncover Roman writing tablets, a lost monastery and a rare Bronze Age weapons hoard

9:00 PM
Gangland Chronicles
The rise and fall of Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel
Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel became the most powerful cocaine trafficker in the world. However, when they went to war with Colombia the cartel tested their limits

9:30 PM
Gangland Chronicles
Organised crime syndicate Oakland Hells Angels
How Oakland Hells Angels president Sonny Barger transformed the club into an organised crime syndicate and created a blueprint for outlaw biker clubs to follow.

10:00 PM
Secrets of the Hells Angels
A Hells Angel proves his loyalty to the gang
A Hells Angel proves his loyalty to the gang by leading a mass slaughter of their enemies - but he soon wrestles with his conscience and seeks an exit

11:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Compelling - and covert - projects that have studied the UFO phenomenon
Ten of history's most compelling - and somewhat covert - projects that have studied the UFO phenomenon

12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The top 10 UFO crashes
The top 10 UFO crashes, from an acorn-shaped object found in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, to a mysterious craft that washed ashore in Japan

1:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the east of Britain, where finds include new revelations from a 3,000-year-old preserved village in Cambridgeshire

2:00 AM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts attends an archaeological dig in the west of Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain, where finds include a Viking camp and ancient gold

3:00 AM
Battle 360
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
Second World War battles are reconstructed using cutting-edge CGI animation, beginning by showing how the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise battled enemy submarines in the Pacific

4:00 AM
Battle 360
CGI reconstruction of the battle of Midway
CGI reconstruction of the Second World War Pacific battle of Midway, and how American aircraft carriers Enterprise, Yorktown and Hornet turned the tide in favour of the Allies

5:00 AM
Battle 360
The American invasion of the Solomon Islands
The naval attack on the Solomon Islands, which was the first American invasion of the Second World War, is reconstructed using CGI technology

6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Compelling - and covert - projects that have studied the UFO phenomenon
Ten of history's most compelling - and somewhat covert - projects that have studied the UFO phenomenon
