Sky History 2 HD Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Reported discoveries of towering human-like skeletons
Massive megalithic structures and reported discoveries of towering human-like skeletons, contemplating whether they reveal that the world was once inhabited by giants
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts investigate whether the US military has a secret space programme
Experts investigate whether the US military has a secret space programme, as well as evidence suggesting alien races have been in conflict for millennia
8:00 AM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in Bristol
Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in Bristol, taking a horse-drawn carriage ride, sampling backstreet gin, and discovering the story of the world's first chocolate factory
9:00 AM
History's Greatest Mysteries
The sacred Holy Grail
The Holy Grail - coveted by everyone from Roman Emperors to Adolf Hitler, this sacred object is said to hold incredible powers
10:00 AM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Operation Reinhardt, in which the Nazis killed two million people over two months
Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor, the camps used in Operation Reinhardt, a murder campaign in which the Nazis murdered almost two million people over two months in 1942 and 1943
11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The possibility that aliens helped build ancient structures
Experts question whether extraterrestrials could have helped humans build ancient structures, and if standing stones in Carnac, France, were a GPS system for ancient spacecraft
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens - Secret Science
The suggestion that aliens may have planted some animals on Earth
The suggestion that some animals may have been planted on Earth by aliens as part of an experiment to shape life on Earth
1:00 PM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
Investigating the Baker's Creek aviation disaster in Australia
Garth Barnard investigates the Baker's Creek aviation disaster in Australia in 1943, when 40 American servicemen were killed when their B-17 bomber aircraft crashed
2:00 PM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
The crash of a transport plane in 1944
Garth Barnard investigates the likely cause of an accident in Nebraska in 1944, when a transport plane crashed during a violent storm
3:00 PM
UFO Files
Documentary investigating alien sightings and literature
Documentary investigating almost every UFO and alien sighting ever recorded, beginning with the history of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds
4:00 PM
Looting History
How an expert in Khmer antiquities saw his world crumble
Douglas Latchford was regarded as a go-to expert in Khmer antiquities. However, an investigation saw his world crumble
5:00 PM
Viking Dead
The remains of two boats filled with bodies
Experts analyse the remains of two Viking boats, that were filled with dead bodies
6:00 PM
Evidence of the Unexplained
UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences
A look at UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences, casting new light on historic cases
7:00 PM
Digging Up Britain's Past: Henry VIII's Lost Palace
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a dig at Elsyng Palace
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a dig at Elsyng Palace, one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll and one of his favourite homes during his last decade
8:00 PM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln
Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln, visiting the cathedral that was once the world's tallest building
9:00 PM
Ancient Superstructures
A look at Le Louvre, in Paris
A look at Le Louvre, the world's largest art museum, located in Paris, and the home of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated portrait, the Mona Lisa
10:00 PM
Royal Murder Mysteries
A look at the fate of Josslyn Hay, the controversial 22nd Earl of Erroll
A look at the fate of Josslyn Hay, the controversial 22nd Earl of Erroll and staunch supporter of Hitler and fascism.
11:00 PM
Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads
The mass executions carried out by the Third Reich's Einsatzgruppen
Testimony from witnesses, survivors and Nazis themselves reveals the truth about the mass executions carried out by the Third Reich's Einsatzgruppen
12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The possibility that aliens helped build ancient structures
Experts question whether extraterrestrials could have helped humans build ancient structures, and if standing stones in Carnac, France, were a GPS system for ancient spacecraft
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens - Secret Science
The suggestion that aliens may have planted some animals on Earth
The suggestion that some animals may have been planted on Earth by aliens as part of an experiment to shape life on Earth
2:00 AM
Digging Up Britain's Past: Henry VIII's Lost Palace
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a dig at Elsyng Palace
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a dig at Elsyng Palace, one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll and one of his favourite homes during his last decade
3:00 AM
Combat Ships
The smallest ships of war
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
4:00 AM
Combat Ships
Tactics used to pass strategically important ships under the nose of the enemy
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
5:00 AM
UFO Files
The alleged cover-up of a UFO sighting in Mexico
The conspiracy theories surrounding a UFO sighting in Mexico in 1974. It was reported the object was lost over Coyame, but shortly afterwards a civilian plane crashed nearby