Sky History 2 HD Saturday

Experts investigate mysterious beings with big heads and eyes, whose images were found carved into rocks. Known as the 'greys', they are rumoured to be alien life forms

Experts analyse whether natural causes were responsible for the volcanoes, earthquakes and floods of ancient times - and the possibility that it was down to aliens

The Grumman Avenger, which was the most important carrier-based torpedo bomber on American and British carriers during the Second World War

The Junkers Ju 52, which was originally designed as an airliner, but was used as a transport, bomber, and air ambulance during the Second World War

After a poor start to the war, the Soviet Air Force fought back with sophisticated aircraft designs. The programme analyses their domination of the skies from the Russian viewpoint

Alice Roberts finds out about discoveries that shed light on the Tudor Age, including an excavation at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch

Alice Roberts visits Happisburgh in Norfolk, where rare artefacts challenge the belief that the earliest human beings would not have been able to survive in northern Europe

Alice Roberts explores the UK's past through the stories of its towns, beginning with Chester, examining its Roman heritage by delving into the town's history

Experts investigate mysterious beings with big heads and eyes, whose images were found carved into rocks. Known as the 'greys', they are rumoured to be alien life forms

Experts analyse whether natural causes were responsible for the volcanoes, earthquakes and floods of ancient times - and the possibility that it was down to aliens

The classified mission to rescue an American hostage and the manhunt for a dictator that led to the boldest US military strike since Vietnam - the surprise invasion of Panama

An examination of the new Cold War, involving the US, Russia, the UK and China, will play out

Alice Roberts explores the Norman period of British history in Winchester. She attempts to storm a castle wearing chain mail and investigates the origins of modern surgery

Alice Roberts tells the story of Tudor England by studying the history of Norwich, learning the harsh reality of religious intolerance and experiencing humiliating Tudor justice

A young boy makes headlines when he uses satellite images to discover lost cities of the Maya. Trees in China seem to spell out a sinister message

How the Barbarian tribes brought about the Empire's downfall, and the death of Emperor Orestes at the hands of mercenary soldiers

The most important battles of the European theatre, starting with the Blitzkrieg attack on Poland in 1939

Experts investigate mysterious beings with big heads and eyes, whose images were found carved into rocks. Known as the 'greys', they are rumoured to be alien life forms

Experts analyse whether natural causes were responsible for the volcanoes, earthquakes and floods of ancient times - and the possibility that it was down to aliens

The myriad of rumours, theories and disputed historical accounts of Adolf Hitler's sexual psychology, exploring the impact of his alleged and proven sex life on his behaviour

A look at UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences, casting new light on historic cases

The classified mission to rescue an American hostage and the manhunt for a dictator that led to the boldest US military strike since Vietnam - the surprise invasion of Panama

An examination of the new Cold War, involving the US, Russia, the UK and China, will play out

The great philosophers who have radically changed the way ordinary people have lived, from Lao Tzu, Confucius and Mencius to Plato and Aristotle