Sky History 2 HD Saturday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The top 10 mysteries of the deep
The top 10 mysteries of the deep, from sunken continents to supposed proof of the lost city of Atlantis

7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The origins of the gods of Greece
A notion that the gods of Greece - including Zeus, Apollo and Poseidon from Mount Olympus - were actually extra-terrestrial visitors to Earth

8:00 AM
How to Lose a War
Strategic catastrophes and doomed military decisions
Strategic catastrophes and doomed military decisions, beginning with those whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to fatal mistakes

9:00 AM
How to Lose a War
How the seeds of Japan's defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier
How the seeds of Japan's Second World War defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China

10:00 AM
Hitler's Coup 1923
The infamous Beer Hall Putsch
The infamous Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt by Adolf Hitler to take power in Germany by force. It was a day that would change the world for ever, birthing Hitler's regime

11:00 AM
Digging for Britain
A Roman mosaic found on farmland in Rutland
Alice Roberts witnesses the uncovering of a Roman mosaic on farmland in Rutland, and visits the site of a saintly hermit's hovel discovered in the Lincolnshire fens

12:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts views the earliest money made in Britain
Alice Roberts heads to the south of England to see the earliest money made in Britain and a massive haul of Roman treasure that brings to life the fall of the empire in Britain

1:00 PM
Digging for Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, and one of the best-preserved Norman castles

2:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The top 10 mysteries of the deep
The top 10 mysteries of the deep, from sunken continents to supposed proof of the lost city of Atlantis

3:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The origins of the gods of Greece
A notion that the gods of Greece - including Zeus, Apollo and Poseidon from Mount Olympus - were actually extra-terrestrial visitors to Earth

4:00 PM
Combat Ships
The story of the submarine and their role in naval warfare
The story of the submarine and their role in naval warfare, from early beginnings in the American War of Independence to the modern day

5:00 PM
Combat Trains
The story of the Thai-Burma railway
Veterans and historians tell the story of the Thai-Burma railway and the countless prisoners of war and slave labourers who died building it

6:00 PM
Combat Machines
Military engineering relied upon in desert campaigns
Military engineering relied upon by military unit The Desert Rats in the North African desert campaign of the Second World War

7:00 PM
Clash of Ancient Warriors
The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt, contested in October 1415 during the Hundred Years' War between England and France

8:00 PM
Clash of Ancient Warriors
The Battle of Gergovia, fought in 52BC
The Battle of Gergovia, fought in 52BC. Following eight years' of warfare in Gaul, Julius Caesar and his legions laid siege to Gergovia - but faced a coalition of Gallic tribes

9:00 PM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union
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

10:00 PM
The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis
Operation Reinhardt, in which the Nazis killed two million people over two months
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

11:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
The top 10 mysteries of the deep
The top 10 mysteries of the deep, from sunken continents to supposed proof of the lost city of Atlantis

12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The origins of the gods of Greece
A notion that the gods of Greece - including Zeus, Apollo and Poseidon from Mount Olympus - were actually extra-terrestrial visitors to Earth

1:00 AM
Hitler v Churchill: The Eagle and the Lion
Part one of two. The personal rivalry between the two war leaders
Part one of two. Documentary exploring the rivalry between the leaders of Britain and Germany during the Second World War, and their common experiences during the First World War

2:00 AM
Ancient Skies
Discovering how people used the skies to navigate and tell time
Discovering how people used the skies to navigate and tell time, using breathtaking CGI and some of the most important astronomical artefacts

3:00 AM
Combat Machines
Military engineering relied upon in desert campaigns
Military engineering relied upon by military unit The Desert Rats in the North African desert campaign of the Second World War

4:00 AM
Strangest Things
An intriguing artefact in a museum in Southwark, south London
An intriguing artefact in a museum in Southwark, south London. This strange brown felt object stands about eight inches high and is covered in 88 human teeth

5:00 AM
Ancient Superstructures
The Sphinx
The Sphinx, in Egypt, is the most monumental ancient sculpture in the world. Half-man, half-lion, this monument still arouses the curiosity of the whole world

6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Society's proximity to understanding the strange events in the sky
In the 21st century, UFOs have gone from fringe science to mainstream obsession. This programme examines society's proximity to understanding the strange events in the sky
