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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings
The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

8:00 AM
Combat Ships
Objects found on the Mary Rose
An examination of objects found on the Mary Rose and the battle-winning tactics of Admiral Nelson on HMS Victory

9:00 AM
Combat Ships
The vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies
The vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win the Second World War to modern stealth ships

10:00 AM
WWII's Most Daring Raids
A 1941 mission by elite British commandos
The events of December 1941 when under cover of a fierce naval bombardment, a taskforce of elite British commandos sailed toward the Norwegian town of South Vaagso

11:00 AM
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden
Hugh Dennis and the team try to unearth ancient roundhouses in Stretton, Staffordshire
Hugh Dennis and the team take on their first prehistoric dig as they try to unearth ancient roundhouses in the village of Stretton in Staffordshire

12:00 PM
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden
Hugh Dennis and the team dig up the gardens of Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire
Hugh Dennis and the team dig up the gardens of Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire, in search of a vanished building - the only evidence of which lies in a painting

1:00 PM
Secrets of Great British Castles
The history of Warwick Castle
Dan Jones explores the history of Warwick Castle, which was established by William the Conqueror in 1068 and transformed into a stone fortress two centuries later

2:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings
The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

3:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

4:00 PM
Egypt's Unexplained Files
The truth and lies behind ancient Egypt's best known and loved icons
The truth and lies behind ancient Egypt's best-known and loved icons, including the Great Sphinx, Tutankhamun, and the lost city of Tanis

5:00 PM
Ramses the Great: King of Ancient Egypt
Ramses II's reputation as most feared and respected among the martial pharaohs
How, after five years' reign, Ramses II - also known as Ramses the Great - had already earned the distinction of being the most feared and respected among the martial pharaohs

6:00 PM
Pharaohs at War
The Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia, fought in 217 BC near modern Rafah, which was a pivotal clash between Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire during the Fourth Syrian War

7:00 PM
Queens of Ancient Egypt
The little-known daughter of Cleopatra and Antony
The story of Cleopatra Selene, the little-known daughter of Cleopatra and Antony, who witnessed her dynasty collapse but survived to become a great queen

8:00 PM
History's Greatest Mysteries
Actor Laurence Fishburne explores Egypt's mighty Sphinx
Actor Laurence Fishburne explores Egypt's 4,500 year-old Sphinx, which stands guard at the great pyramids of Giza

9:00 PM
Secrets in the Dark
Science and the supernatural, focusing on the discovery of 17 'fairy coffins'
Science and the supernatural, focusing on the discovery of the 'fairy coffins' - 17 miniature coffins containing carved figures located in Edinburgh in 1836

10:00 PM
Royal B**tards: Rise of the Tudors
Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty
Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty told through the women who shaped the course of English history, beginning with Lady Margaret Beaufort

11:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings
The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory
The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

1:00 AM
Dark Marvels: Killing Machines
The background and engineering of booby traps
The background and engineering of booby traps, diabolical devices just waiting to kill the unwary - and often the innocent

2:00 AM
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled
The Waffen-SS, a military elite intended to attract the best German soldiers
The Waffen-SS, a military elite intended to attract the best German soldiers. Masqueraded as military excellence, the reality was very different

3:00 AM
Cracking the Code
This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code
This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code, revealing the US efforts to crack Japan’s unbreakable Second World War code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor

4:00 AM
Mission Unexplained
A United Nations Peacekeeper's mysterious power
In Cyprus, a UN peacekeeper fights off deadly foe with the help of a mysterious power. Meanwhile, a strange presence is encountered at an Alaskan air force base

5:00 AM
Full Custom Garage
Car builder Ian Rousse works on a rusty old '54 Chevrolet
Car builder Ian Roussel wants to help Billy renew his old car. He uses his new tricks on Billy's rusty old '54 Chevrolet and fixes it.
