Sky History 2 HD Saturday

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

Documentary delving into the unsolved murder of Crimewatch presenter and newsreader Jill Dando, who was shot outside her house in Fulham, west London, in April 1999

The case of Jeremy Bamber, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his family in 1985, but decades later still maintains his innocence

A look at some of the most incredible escapes of the conflict, featuring Colditz Castle, the Great Escape and the bold Warburg Wire Job

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the east of England

Alice Roberts discovers what life was like during the Bronze and Iron ages before the Romans invaded, uncovering a monument that has been hidden for 2,000 years

The presenter unpicks the Great British psyche and understand whether the Brits are helped or hindered by their experiences in war, beginning with the Napoleonic wars

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

How Claudius became emperor in 47AD without the respect of the people - many of whom considered him the village idiot - and chose to prove himself by conquering Britain

The life of Trajan, who ruled from 98 to 117AD, setting out to rebuild the troubled empire and seeing it reach its most powerful

Ignatius refuses to pledge his allegiance to the emperor and is forced to travel from Antioch to Rome, where awaits his final punishment at The Colosseum. Anthony Barclay stars

The murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie, who was tortured and killed in 2000 by her guardians in north London

Drama-documentary telling the story of the Roman Empire. As the Roman Empire expanded, so did the diversity of exotic beasts brought back to entertain the Colosseum crowds

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

Veteran actor William Shatner considers whether unlocking the ancient mysteries of the Sun can be the difference between life and death for human civilization

The movement known as Ancient Astronaut Theory, which was sparked by Swiss author Erich von Daniken's claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture

The fearsome and mysterious gods worshipped by the Norse Vikings, considering whether the super-beings that guided the Vikings were actually visitors from another planet

The murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie, who was tortured and killed in 2000 by her guardians in north London

The survivors and the winners of the Second World War wanted to blame the Germans. At the time, no one knew whether the Germans had really broken with the Nazis

A chronological appraisal of the dramatic D-Day story, focusing on the vessels that made the landings on the beaches of Normandy possible

Military combat specialists Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks test out swords, spears and armour as they investigate the British uprising against the Roman army

Nubian pyramids reveal the rise of female power in Ancient Kush. Plus, a shocking satellite image uncovers secrets of an ancient ancestral Puebloan site in New Mexico

Experts investigate reports of bird-like figures that practised advanced medical science in ancient times, considering whether or not they could have been extra-terrestrial