Sky History 2 HD Wednesday

The number 12 holds divine significance in numerous sacred traditions and is found repeatedly in ancient architecture. This programme reveals why

Experts contemplate whether aliens could be causing natural disasters and wars in a bid to control the fate of the human race

Alice Roberts explores the Norman period of British history in Winchester. She attempts to storm a castle wearing chain mail and investigates the origins of modern surgery

The disappearance of union activist Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished from a Detroit suburb in July 1975. It remains one of the most notorious missing person cases of all time

A fresh look at the Third Reich from a global and current perspective. This episode recalls how a social protest turned into a racist and anti-Jewish movement during the 1920s

Places on Earth where aliens may have landed in ancient times, from Mexico's Zone of Silence to the Markawasi Plateau in Peru

Researchers suggest that the ancient site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico was once home to a highly advanced, perhaps extraterrestrial, civilization

Garth Barnard investigates how thousands of soldiers during the Second World War died in catastrophic air accidents and tragic training crashes

The documentary concludes with a look at a 1943 crash in Gibraltar, which killed Polish Prime Minister in exile Wladyslaw Sikorski

Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas turn their attention to reports of alien abductions, focusing on a case from the UK which was reported in in November 1980

How Isis sold antiquities to fund its terrorist actions aganst the West, with collectors turning a blind eye to the source of the items they were buying

The great treasures of the age. Plus, the origins of the curses surrounding the Fabergé Eggs and the 'Unlucky Mummy'

A look at UFO sightings, terrifying abductions and other bizarre occurrences, casting new light on historic cases

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, and one of the best-preserved Norman castles

Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in Bristol, taking a horse-drawn carriage ride, sampling backstreet gin, and discovering the story of the world's first chocolate factory

How the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, rebuilt by the Roman Emperor Justinian, has survived 1,500 years of turbulent history

The story of royal doctor Bertrand Dawson, who admitted to performing euthanasia on a dying George V, and may have had a connection to a subsequent royal death

A look at the proclamations of French seer Nostradamus - from the French Revolution and the rise of Adolf Hitler, to the terrorist attack of 9/11 and the coronavirus

Places on Earth where aliens may have landed in ancient times, from Mexico's Zone of Silence to the Markawasi Plateau in Peru

Researchers suggest that the ancient site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico was once home to a highly advanced, perhaps extraterrestrial, civilization

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, and one of the best-preserved Norman castles

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

The story of the submarine and their role in naval warfare, from early beginnings in the American War of Independence to the modern day

Documentary investigating almost every UFO and alien sighting ever recorded, beginning with the history of HG Wells' The War of the Worlds