Sky History 2 HD Tuesday

Documentary contemplating the notion that extraterrestrials have been influencing US presidents

An investigation into crop circles, considering whether they are a hoax or evidence of alien interaction

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

The kidnapping of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh's son in 1932. It sparked a US-wide manhunt for the abductor

Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. His aim was to weaken Britain in Europe and gain 'lebensraum', or living space, in the East

Reported sightings of angels, from ancient texts and biblical stories to more modern accounts, questioning whether they are the product of mankind's imagination - or really exist

Giorgio Tsoukalos studies India's Sanskrit texts, which are filled with descriptions of brain surgery, flying crafts, nuclear physics, and other advanced sciences

The smallest ships of war, such as the tiny canoes of the Cockleshell Heroes who led an audacious attack on German ships, and the boats that rescused soldiers from Dunkirk

A look at the tactics employed to pass strategically important ships under the nose of the enemy, and the use of intelligence to carry out naval attacks

Part two of two. Imagining the possibility of advanced alien technology, such as invisibility cloaks, laser weapons and tele-transporters, falling into human hands

The case of billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth around $70million and agreed to a lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities

Archaeologists investigate the discovery of a mass grave in Dorset, and try to determine if the bodies are the remains of Vikings

A look at UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences, casting new light on historic cases

Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands investigate the Pendle Witch trials of 1612, visiting Lancaster Castle, where the suspects were held

Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, and joins a team of archaeologists in uncovering remnants of the docks

The origins of a regal 'death' mask, three carvings that could shed light on the mysteries of Stonehenge and a plate with Nazo connections found in Austria

The team examines skulls from the site of the 1499 battle that saw Switzerland win its independence from the Holy Roman Empire, and which changed the nature of medieval warfare

Archaeologists in Russia find several mass graves, a Second World War plane sits on a Canadian mountain and cosmic rays in Antarctica have experts stumped

Reported sightings of angels, from ancient texts and biblical stories to more modern accounts, questioning whether they are the product of mankind's imagination - or really exist

Giorgio Tsoukalos studies India's Sanskrit texts, which are filled with descriptions of brain surgery, flying crafts, nuclear physics, and other advanced sciences

Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands investigate the Pendle Witch trials of 1612, visiting Lancaster Castle, where the suspects were held

How the bombing of Tokyo demonstrated the power of the B-29 bomber. The cost of creating this machine exceeded that of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb

The story of Adolf Hitler's so-called 'miracle' weapons - the V1 cruise missile and the V2 ballistic missile

The supposed UFO crash in Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia on October 4, 1967. Locals claim to have seen and heard the craft fall into the waters off the shoreline