Sky History 2 Friday

Tattoos, piercings and body modifications are big business. This edition considers whether man's desire for these alterations stem from a profound link to his ancestors

Nestled in Utah lies a ranch some believe to be a hotbed of strange phenomena. The documentary considers whether it could be connected to an alien entity known as the Skinwalker

Mysteries literally frozen by time, such as a giant naval vessel located on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea and an ancient reptile-like creature found in Canada's Arctic

The Grumman Avenger, which was the most important carrier-based torpedo bomber on American and British carriers during the Second World War

Documentary exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images. An image of a wrecked aeroplane triggers a hunt that leads to a Colombian drug lord

An investigation into the Ark of the Covenant, one of the most sought after religious relics of all time with powers that may suggest a link to an extraterrestrial past

Tattoos, piercings and body modifications are big business. This edition considers whether man's desire for these alterations stem from a profound link to his ancestors

Professor Alice Roberts explores historic cataclysmic events, including wars and floods, experienced during the Middle Ages

Dan Jones explores the history of York Castle, built on the orders of William the Conqueror and once the regional seat of British government

A walk through India's Taj Mahal, the iconic mausoleum complex commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his beloved wife

The Grumman Avenger, which was the most important carrier-based torpedo bomber on American and British carriers during the Second World War

A visit to an Indian village where men train to become bouncers in the big city. Plus, a tour of the Chinese settlement where fire erupts from the ground

The man who paints cliffs bright green. Plus, visits to Zimbabwe's abandoned places, India's largest vegetable market and a truly unique village in China

Experts investigate the mystery of the Solway Firth Spaceman - a spacesuit-cladded figure who appeared in a photograph taken in Cumbria

How skilled thieves Samuel Nalo and Robert Comfort carried out a robbery at New York's Pierre Hotel. The theft, in January 1972, saw them net $3million in assets, mainly jewellery

The experiences of Charles 'Peewee' Goldsmith, a kickboxing heavyweight who joined the Angels, only for them to turn against him

Mysteries literally frozen by time, such as a giant naval vessel located on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea and an ancient reptile-like creature found in Canada's Arctic

Egyptian queen Cleopatra's reputation as a ruthless genius. She would do anything necessary to cling to power in the face of an ever-expanding Roman Empire

Tattoos, piercings and body modifications are big business. This edition considers whether man's desire for these alterations stem from a profound link to his ancestors

Dan Jones explores the history of York Castle, built on the orders of William the Conqueror and once the regional seat of British government

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

Experts investigate the mystery of the Solway Firth Spaceman - a spacesuit-cladded figure who appeared in a photograph taken in Cumbria

A visit to an Indian village where men train to become bouncers in the big city. Plus, a tour of the Chinese settlement where fire erupts from the ground

The possibility a curse could exist on Tutankhamun's tomb, in the form of alien technology designed to protect an incredible secret about the past