Sky History 2 HD Saturday

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

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

Investigating whether spiritual leaders known as shamans, who have healed and protected people throughout history really have contact with extraterrestrial realms

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

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

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

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

Experts investigate ancient tales and accounts of robots, contemplating that if such machines did exist in bygone days, what might have happened to them

Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943

Professor Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they unearth Britain's most spectacular iron-age grave, a chariot burial in East Yorkshire

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

Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena

Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena

The story continues with a look at his time as prime minister, a period where his notable speeches were born

The catastrophic result of some of the world's worst engineering disasters caught on tape, examining their likely causes

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

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

A look at the role of Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda Josef Goebbels, a man from Adolf Hitler's inner circle

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

Experts investigate whether alien life forms are thriving in Earth's seas, following Russian cosmonauts' discovery of living plankton in space

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

Bil Lep sheds light on how Benjamin Franklin really discovered electricity and examines if Thomas Edison truly invented the light bulb

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

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