Sky History 2 HD Thursday

Researchers study giant ancient drawings found etched into the desert floor, which may be a part of an ancient alien code

A look at whether or not Area 51's notoriety acts as a cover-up to much bigger, top-secret extraterrestrial experiments taking place at multiple locations

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

In 1944, D-Day pierced the Atlantic Wall, as Operation Bagration crushed the Wehrmacht in the East. Plus, the fall of the Third Reich began

A look at the roller-coaster ride that cracking the human genome entailed, humanity's most complex and important code

Researchers study giant ancient drawings found etched into the desert floor, which may be a part of an ancient alien code

A look at whether or not Area 51's notoriety acts as a cover-up to much bigger, top-secret extraterrestrial experiments taking place at multiple locations

A structure near the city of Petra that points to a bloody past. Plus, how when terrorists kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria, rescuers used satellites to track them down

New evidence may lead to the discovery of an unknown ancient civilisation in the Amazon rainforest. Plus, a strange submarine seen in a North Korean shipyard

A huge chasm appears in a remote part of the Siberian forest - locals call it to a gate to the underworld

Images of the jungles of Colombia lead scientists on a search for El Dorado. Plus, a bright green swirling spiral appears in the seas of the Persian Gulf

The strange images from a remote desert that could explain the mysterious mummies found there. Plus, an apocalyptic sandstorm in the Middle East

Scientists study claims of a dead mermaid discovered and preserved in Japan. Plus a glowing-eyed sea creature captured on video chasing a motorboat

In 1944, D-Day pierced the Atlantic Wall, as Operation Bagration crushed the Wehrmacht in the East. Plus, the fall of the Third Reich began

A look at the roller-coaster ride that cracking the human genome entailed, humanity's most complex and important code

In Nazi Germany, questions about witchcraft attracted SS leaders. Himmler, dedicated to an Aryan super race, established a team to research witchcraft

A profile of scientist Walter Heisenberg, who was key in the Nazis' efforts to building an atomic bomb, asking how close he was to achieving his goal

Researchers study giant ancient drawings found etched into the desert floor, which may be a part of an ancient alien code

A look at whether or not Area 51's notoriety acts as a cover-up to much bigger, top-secret extraterrestrial experiments taking place at multiple locations

The 1961 Betty and Barney Hill alien abduction case in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Plus, the surgical removal of a supposed alien implant from a man's leg

The River Hunters head to Canterbury, where they're granted special permission to search the River Stour for relics left behind by 12th-century pilgrims in the River Stour

Experts seek a lost garden planted in 1592 as part of a three-day party commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, an event attended by Elizabeth I

Visits to the most remote, cold and inhospitable places on the planet to reveal great mysteries that have been frozen in time. This episode considers Ecuador's mountain mystery

Scott and Sheldon travel to southern British Columbia. In Six Mall Cross, the guys get creative when they visit an eccentric dealer who keeps most of his treasures rusting outside

Marty Lagina joins Giorgio Tsoukalos to explore the statues, pyramids and structures left behind by one of the most mysterious cultures in the ancient world in Sardinia, Italy