Sky History 2 HD Wednesday

Startling discoveries that shocked and terrified the world, from a mythical monster that turned out to be real, to a deadly prehistoric animal

The world's most enigmatic unsolved mysteries, questioning long-held beliefs about central figures and momentous events in the modern and ancient world

An examination of several seemingly impossible things 'caught on film', including a flying saucer-shaped object spotted near the Panama Canal and a 'bloody' Red Sea in Egypt

Battles on the Normandy beaches become increasingly ferocious, especially for Lt Charles Scheffel, who is hit early on

As Lt Charles Scheffel leads his unit across France, Marine Nolen Marbrey is wounded in the bloody battle of Peleliu in the Pacific

Theorists speculate about whether mysterious metal artifacts could provide physical evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth in the distant past

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth

Nations all over the world are rumoured to have found metal debris from UFO crashes. This edition investigates these alleged wreckages

Reported accounts of genuine alien encounters, with specific regard to the so-called flying saucer, which has become synonymous with UFO terror

Tony Robinson embarks on a four-day walk tracing the story of the Norman invasion of Wales, which he discovers was very different from the victory at Hastings

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, and one of the best-preserved Norman castles

Startling discoveries that shocked and terrified the world, from a mythical monster that turned out to be real, to a deadly prehistoric animal

The world's most enigmatic unsolved mysteries, questioning long-held beliefs about central figures and momentous events in the modern and ancient world

An examination of several seemingly impossible things 'caught on film', including a flying saucer-shaped object spotted near the Panama Canal and a 'bloody' Red Sea in Egypt

Battles on the Normandy beaches become increasingly ferocious, especially for Lt Charles Scheffel, who is hit early on

As Lt Charles Scheffel leads his unit across France, Marine Nolen Marbrey is wounded in the bloody battle of Peleliu in the Pacific

How Hitler's ambitious plan for a new Germany, full of architectural wonders, would have dramatically changed the country had the Second World War ended differently

The jaw-dropping world of three crazy rich ancients who built some of the largest, most luxurious palaces ever known to man

The wealthy ancients who poured their money into building the most luxurious final resting places for themselves after death

Theorists speculate about whether mysterious metal artifacts could provide physical evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth in the distant past

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth

Nations all over the world are rumoured to have found metal debris from UFO crashes. This edition investigates these alleged wreckages

Reported accounts of genuine alien encounters, with specific regard to the so-called flying saucer, which has become synonymous with UFO terror

Tony Robinson embarks on a four-day walk tracing the story of the Norman invasion of Wales, which he discovers was very different from the victory at Hastings

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, and one of the best-preserved Norman castles

Ton Jones and Allen Haff try to make a profit by selling a 19th-century Colt Peacemaker pistol, a Depression-era slot machine and a customised mini-bike

The traders discover a valuable 1970s Fender Stratocaster guitar and a rare Schwinn bicycle from the 1930s

The role of ships during the Cold War, featuring a look at two submarines - former enemies - now moored in a Kent river

The unlikely people and surprising places behind discoveries of top-secret information, from clandestine nuclear weapons programs to a Cold War bunker hidden in the mountains