Sky History 2 Wednesday

Veteran actor William Shatner explores the sun, its creation and finite status. He outlines what is likely to happen as it nears its life-end

The history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from its origin in the tropics to surviving in Siberia

A buried monument offers new evidence about a huge Biblical mystery. A giant shadow engulfs the Pacific Ocean, and strange circular lake is home to unearthly life

Hitler's government was firmly in the saddle in October 1934. The indifference of many countries to those Jewish refugees forced to leave Germany was evident

The invasion of Poland by the German army in 1939, examining how Hitler succeeded in pushing through his rearmament and war plans relatively unhindered

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

Recounting how members of a Christian youth group observed a falling star while on a hillside. Things became even more unusual when an object landed close to them

A hitchhiker spots a pattern of lights and is terrified when they seem to attack him. A sighting in France becomes one of the most investigated cases in UFO history

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain

Andy McGrath heads to the home of palaeontology on Dorset's Jurassic Coast and braves the collapsing cliffs of Lyme Regis to bring back one of its many fossils

Veteran actor William Shatner explores the sun, its creation and finite status. He outlines what is likely to happen as it nears its life-end

The history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from its origin in the tropics to surviving in Siberia

A buried monument offers new evidence about a huge Biblical mystery. A giant shadow engulfs the Pacific Ocean, and strange circular lake is home to unearthly life

Hitler's government was firmly in the saddle in October 1934. The indifference of many countries to those Jewish refugees forced to leave Germany was evident

The invasion of Poland by the German army in 1939, examining how Hitler succeeded in pushing through his rearmament and war plans relatively unhindered

A look at Le Louvre, the world's largest art museum, located in Paris, and the home of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated portrait, the Mona Lisa

All Roman rulers put great value on spectacles and games, but only one, the son of Marcus Aurelius, steps out of the Imperial Box and onto the sands of the arena

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

Recounting how members of a Christian youth group observed a falling star while on a hillside. Things became even more unusual when an object landed close to them

A hitchhiker spots a pattern of lights and is terrified when they seem to attack him. A sighting in France becomes one of the most investigated cases in UFO history

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain

Andy McGrath heads to the home of palaeontology on Dorset's Jurassic Coast and braves the collapsing cliffs of Lyme Regis to bring back one of its many fossils

An auction in Norwalk becomes challenging when Allen and Ton go up against a cowboy couple. A grappling hook and a 3D printer are some of the lots in the auction

An auction in Whittier sees a buyer named Big Dave try to take it all. The guys win a cool food truck and an off-road rock crawler after some losses

The connection between the development of military devices and the aftermath of their usage - dynamics that shaped several millennia of human fate