Sky History 2 HD Tuesday

Unusual prison escapes, from a man who freed himself all thanks to a stone fruit, to a Soviet pilot who evaded capture by stealing the enemy's plane

Perplexing historical objects include the Jericho Head, a 9,000-year-old clay-covered artifact. Plus, a 1950s machine built to control the weather

The series telling the stories behind remarkable satellite images continues, focusing on strange barren rings in the Namib Desert and a lost city in the heart of the Amazon

The development of the original form of combat - melee. Over time, short-range instruments of battle have evolved, from the short sword to Exoskeletons

Weapons designed for everyone hand a sizeable advantage. Experts explore three weapons that are easily used: the crossbow, a pike and the Kalashnikov

An assessment of whether past plagues have been brought to Earth by aliens and whether the planet is prepared for an extraterrestrial invasion of disease

A look at suggestions that extraterrestrials could be altering human DNA and repopulating the Earth with alien-human hybrids

The January 2008 mass UFO sightings between Fort Worth, Texas and Houston, with focus on the nearby town of Stephenville, Texas

Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands venture to Lindisfarne and the Isle of Man to unearth the secrets of Viking burial grounds

The River Hunters head to the River Lochy in search for evidence of the clashing Scottish clans embroiled in the 17th-century civil war

Unusual prison escapes, from a man who freed himself all thanks to a stone fruit, to a Soviet pilot who evaded capture by stealing the enemy's plane

Perplexing historical objects include the Jericho Head, a 9,000-year-old clay-covered artifact. Plus, a 1950s machine built to control the weather

The series telling the stories behind remarkable satellite images continues, focusing on strange barren rings in the Namib Desert and a lost city in the heart of the Amazon

The development of the original form of combat - melee. Over time, short-range instruments of battle have evolved, from the short sword to Exoskeletons

Weapons designed for everyone hand a sizeable advantage. Experts explore three weapons that are easily used: the crossbow, a pike and the Kalashnikov

The Skull and Bones senior secret student society at Yale University, Connecticut, whose past members have become presidents, Supreme Court justices and heads of industry

How money plays a decisive role in the battle between truth and lies, as the powerful have used their wealth to influence all areas of social interaction in their favour

An assessment of whether past plagues have been brought to Earth by aliens and whether the planet is prepared for an extraterrestrial invasion of disease

A look at suggestions that extraterrestrials could be altering human DNA and repopulating the Earth with alien-human hybrids

The January 2008 mass UFO sightings between Fort Worth, Texas and Houston, with focus on the nearby town of Stephenville, Texas

Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands venture to Lindisfarne and the Isle of Man to unearth the secrets of Viking burial grounds

The River Hunters head to the River Lochy in search for evidence of the clashing Scottish clans embroiled in the 17th-century civil war

Allen Haff and Ton Jones find a giant remote control car at a shipping container auction in LA, and hope to convince a collector to buy the rare off-roader

Allen Haff and Ton Jones hit the jackpot when they uncover a collection of gold bars and a replica medieval catapult at an auction in Hermosa Beach, California

Auschwitz survivors explore the railways' part in the Nazis' plans to commit murder. Documentary exploring the role of trains in major conflicts of the past 150 years