Sky History 2 HD Sunday

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

The suggestion that some animals may have been planted on Earth by aliens as part of an experiment to shape life on Earth

Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that extraterrestrials designed the human body to be a vessel for otherworldly entities

The events of spring 1944, when on the Eastern Front, the momentum was firmly with Allies as the Second World War moved into its final, violent act

A look at what it was really like to live and survive during one of the most devastating conflicts the world has ever seen

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

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

With the restoration of the C-47 aircraft complete, relatives of the original crew share their incredible stories as they board the aircraft

Exploring the images and recollections of veteran photographers Peter Norris and discovering D-Day through the eyes of British soldiers as photographed on the ground

How the race to develop the first atomic bomb was seen as critical to secure world dominance

How the race to develop the first atomic bomb was seen as critical to secure world dominance

With reference to events in Afghanistan, this programme contemplates whether the US should be blamed for the rise of Islamic terrorism

Perplexing and unusual historical objects, investigating whether a machine can read personalities. Plus, an ancient golden mask painted with human blood and a cursed chicken pot

Craig and Sarah Cruddas examine the Chicago International Airport O'Hare case of November 2006 - a mass sighting of a flying saucer hovering over a United Airlines airport gate

Questioning whether technology is going too far, too fast, considering that people rely on machines for virtually every aspect of modern life

A look at the locations of stargate portals around the world, which some people believe to be doorways to wormholes in time

Examining the plausibility of apocalyptic prophecies throughout history. This edition focuses on Isaac Newton's obsession with alchemy and biblical prophecies

The documentary concludes with a look at the sighting of a UFO by pilot Milton Torres in 1957, when he was sent to shoot down an aircraft over the UK

A man who claims to have heard a loud hissing sound before seeing a saucer-shaped object rise out of his neighbour's lagoon

The police officer who alleges he heard a loud roar and saw a flame rising into the air, before witnessing an oval-shaped object take flight

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

The suggestion that some animals may have been planted on Earth by aliens as part of an experiment to shape life on Earth

Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that extraterrestrials designed the human body to be a vessel for otherworldly entities

The truth behind the rumours of Hitler's sex life, including whispers of homosexuality, voyeurism and sadomasochism, and the impact upon his overall behaviour

The stories behind the cursed spirits of noblemen, warrior princes and other royalty wander that haunt the castles of England

Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas turn their attention to reports of alien abductions, focusing on a case from the UK which was reported in in November 1980

Experts investigate ancient man's apparent obsession with building pyramids, and consider whether extraterrestrials may have helped with their construction