Sky History 2 Thursday

The cases of people who have reported being abducted by aliens. They even include one-time Republic of Kalmykia president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

The documentary explores Japanese legends about the Kami, indigenous 'gods' to whom extraordinary large memorials have been created across the country

The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943, which was the turning point of the Second World War and convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns

While the single shot rifle remained a mainstay until the First World War, machine guns had been in development since the final days of the American Civil War

This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code, revealing the US efforts to crack Japan’s unbreakable Second World War code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor

The cases of people who have reported being abducted by aliens. They even include one-time Republic of Kalmykia president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

The documentary explores Japanese legends about the Kami, indigenous 'gods' to whom extraordinary large memorials have been created across the country

A giant letter Z is carved into a Mexican hillside evoking the mark of a legendary outlaw. Plus, a strange sighting in Germany points to secrets from the Cold War

An amateur archaeologist encounters strange symbols scratched into the Kazakhstan Desert. Plus, a lake in the Brazilian rain forest turns bright pink

A dagger sealed in King Tut's tomb for over 3,000 years is made of a possibly extra-terrestrial metal. Plus, a huge swastika found in the desert near Roswell

A strange mass breaches the ocean surface near Antarctica - is it a sea monster? Ancient rock carvings in a remote mountain range depict unearthly beings

A heavily armoured force invades one of Syria's most ancient archaeology sites, prompting fears its relics are being stolen

An examination of footage said to show alien pilots in a UFO cockpit. Plus, the claims that a Australian man stumbled upon an alien corpse on the pavement

While the single shot rifle remained a mainstay until the First World War, machine guns had been in development since the final days of the American Civil War

This episode focuses on the Japanese Super Code, revealing the US efforts to crack Japan’s unbreakable Second World War code following the horror of the attack on Pearl Harbor

How, as Hitler rose to power in Nazi Germany, Heinrich Himmler and the SS resolved to find the legendary continent Atlantis

Wernher von Braun was vital to Nasa's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon. However, this 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps

The cases of people who have reported being abducted by aliens. They even include one-time Republic of Kalmykia president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

The documentary explores Japanese legends about the Kami, indigenous 'gods' to whom extraordinary large memorials have been created across the country

Giorgio Tsoukalos joins forces with theorists to consider whether unexplained advances in human evolution can be attributed to alien architects

The team solves a medieval mystery in Coventry, as they search for a monastic grange known as Biggin Hall, which provided produce for the nearby monks at St Mary's Priory.

Alice Roberts joins archaeologists to explore Central England's past, through an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a medieval nunnery and a pub with a long history of hospitality

Cameras capture curious dwellings in the Peruvian Andes, witness a sacred monolith in Wyoming's Black Hills and spot an immovable waterfall in Mexico

Scott and Sheldon attend an auction featuring antique cars, retro gas pumps and pop-culture collectibles, with the seller's sentimental attachment impacting prices

Hindu god Shiva, the great destroyer. This programme contemplates whether the deity could have been the leader of an extraterrestrial race