Sky History 2 Thursday

The host investigates strange events, including a 25ft molasses tidal wave in Boston, a dancing plague, the 1814 London beer flood and spontaneous human combustion

The star of Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers and Trading Places opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history

A Turkish drought reveals a long-lost ancient Basilica and its secrets, while a church spire punches through the surface of a toxic sludge in Romania

The Second World War Battle of Leyte Gulf, which saw three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes

The evolution of amphibious assault crafts, including the restoration and story of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks

Experts investigate the mysterious origins of mummification and any possible influences exerted by extraterrestrials

Giorgio Tsoukalos examines the notion that extraterrestrials could have left clues to the universe's mysteries

An investigation into compelling UFO and alien cases by opening previously off-limits secret files. Does the mysterious Blue Planet Project hold the answers?

Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, and joins a team of archaeologists in uncovering remnants of the docks

Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln, visiting the cathedral that was once the world's tallest building

The host investigates strange events, including a 25ft molasses tidal wave in Boston, a dancing plague, the 1814 London beer flood and spontaneous human combustion

The star of Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers and Trading Places opens up a cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest-but-true stories in human history

A Turkish drought reveals a long-lost ancient Basilica and its secrets, while a church spire punches through the surface of a toxic sludge in Romania

The Second World War Battle of Leyte Gulf, which saw three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes

The evolution of amphibious assault crafts, including the restoration and story of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks

The Battle of Agincourt, contested in October 1415 during the Hundred Years' War between England and France

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

Experts investigate the mysterious origins of mummification and any possible influences exerted by extraterrestrials

Giorgio Tsoukalos examines the notion that extraterrestrials could have left clues to the universe's mysteries

An investigation into compelling UFO and alien cases by opening previously off-limits secret files. Does the mysterious Blue Planet Project hold the answers?

Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, and joins a team of archaeologists in uncovering remnants of the docks

Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln, visiting the cathedral that was once the world's tallest building

Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks explore how weapons and body armour were developed, beginning with a look at the impact of the 1645 Battle of Naseby

Mike and Avery's cross-country road trip is interrupted by an unexpected call from home. JF borrows shop space from Mike to restore a 1955 GMC truck

The eccentric and strange innovations that have graced the battlefield, from a million bats armed with tiny bombs to inflatable tanks, robot assassins - and even war dolphins