Sky History 2 HD Thursday

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

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

The team investigates legendary man-eating croc Gustav, glowing lights in Mexico and chilling footage of a pair of dogs acting like they have just seen a ghost

The story of Sgt Jack Werner, who helped storm the beaches of Leyte in the Philippines in an effort to liberate the PoWs who had been stranded there

Reporter Robert Sherrod accompanies Marines on their assault of Iwo Jima and witnesses the horror of the fight, as well as the flag raising

Quaint mansion RAF Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire, a suspected epicentre of British research into UFOs since the Second World War

Investigating 'The Nine' - an alleged federation of extraterrestrial beings who some believe monitor and influence mankind

The possibility of the existence of portals through space, which would allow people to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye

The possibility of alien civilisations visiting Earth's solar system, including tales of derelict spaceships

Tony Robinson heads to Guernsey and Jersey to tell the story of the islands' surrender to Nazi Germany during the Second World War

Just outside Leicester, Alice Roberts joins a team of archaeologists who are investigating a mysterious mound thought to be an Iron Age hillfort

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

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

The team investigates legendary man-eating croc Gustav, glowing lights in Mexico and chilling footage of a pair of dogs acting like they have just seen a ghost

The story of Sgt Jack Werner, who helped storm the beaches of Leyte in the Philippines in an effort to liberate the PoWs who had been stranded there

Reporter Robert Sherrod accompanies Marines on their assault of Iwo Jima and witnesses the horror of the fight, as well as the flag raising

Exploring the cutting-edge weapons and defences that armed ancient warriors, investigating who wore the first bulletproof vest and when the first machine gun was fired

Investigating the true power and scale of the Romans' ingenuity, from luxurious revolving rooms to colossal walls and the technology behind amphitheatres

Quaint mansion RAF Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire, a suspected epicentre of British research into UFOs since the Second World War

Investigating 'The Nine' - an alleged federation of extraterrestrial beings who some believe monitor and influence mankind

The possibility of the existence of portals through space, which would allow people to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye

The possibility of alien civilisations visiting Earth's solar system, including tales of derelict spaceships

Tony Robinson heads to Guernsey and Jersey to tell the story of the islands' surrender to Nazi Germany during the Second World War

Just outside Leicester, Alice Roberts joins a team of archaeologists who are investigating a mysterious mound thought to be an Iron Age hillfort

Ton Jones and Allen Haff run into an old rival at a storage auction, and also acquire a vintage GMC truck and a contraption that could be the first ever Coca-Cola vending machine

The traders head to Hollywood, where they try to make a profit by selling a set of vintage Masonic swords, a polygraph machine and a Second World War samurai blade

Stories of hospital ships and those who served on them, including the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic's sister vessel, The Britannic

The presenter examines treasures and ancient manuscripts hidden in mysterious chambers, tunnels, caves and burial sites