Sky History 2 Monday

Ancient Astronaut theorists examine the creation myth of the 'Cosmic Egg', and look at why the concept is so pervasive throughout the world

The programme contemplates the possibility of the first astronauts reaching Mars in the next 20 years, and wonders if there is evidence to suggest human life was first seeded there

Mysteries found in desert landscapes, featuring a constant inferno in Turkmenistan, mysterious circles in the Namibian desert and secret electric blue ponds in Utah

Among the magnificent items studied are an obsidian mirror and the Voynich Manuscript, an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown, possibly meaningless writing system

A look at the accounts of modern-day alien abductees. Plus, the possibility that bizarre Paracas skulls discovered by Julio Tello could be of extraterrestrial origin

Considering whether ancient rulers had otherworldly links. Experts examine whether history's most powerful leaders were 'chosen' and guided by aliens

Experts question whether extraterrestrials could have helped humans build ancient structures, and if standing stones in Carnac, France, were a GPS system for ancient spacecraft

Beau Ouimette and Rick Edwards search the River Tees, searching for lost Tudor relics from a gruesome 16th-century siege at Barnard Castle and secrets of this ancient borderland

Alice Roberts visits a secret location in the Cotswolds, which appears to be a high-status Anglo Saxon cemetery, where she finds a very precious and fragile artefact

How giant killer bees from South America are spreading northward into the United States. If they adapt to cooler temperatures, they could become an even greater threat

Investigating sightings of a giant winged monster known as 'Mothman' across America. Local lore connects the monster to the collapse of a bridge in Virginia, 1967

Among the magnificent items studied are an obsidian mirror and the Voynich Manuscript, an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown, possibly meaningless writing system

An examination of a video recently presented to Congress by the UN Navy that might prove once and for all whether UFOs really exist

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

Maisie Adam, Desiree Burch and Miles Jupp decide whether US President Richard Nixon was actually, in fact, a crook

A Florida man records a werewolf speeding across his backyard. A feline friend returns from the grave, while two Chinese explorers get a horrifying glimpse into a haunted mirror

Bettany Hughes recalls the moment that marked Rome's symbolic break with its pagan past - the day that Emperor Constantine the Great was baptised a Christian

A trip to Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon, rumoured to be the epicentre of dark and sinister forces from Native American lore that lure visitors to their deaths

A trip to Canyonlands National Park in south-eastern Utah, where a demonic truck driver, disembodied voices, nightmarish skinwalkers and a time loop are all reported to exist

Considering whether ancient rulers had otherworldly links. Experts examine whether history's most powerful leaders were 'chosen' and guided by aliens

Experts question whether extraterrestrials could have helped humans build ancient structures, and if standing stones in Carnac, France, were a GPS system for ancient spacecraft

Alice Roberts visits a secret location in the Cotswolds, which appears to be a high-status Anglo Saxon cemetery, where she finds a very precious and fragile artefact

Beau Ouimette and Rick Edwards visit River Avon beneath Warwick Castle, discovering an array of artefacts ranging from the time of the Wars of the Roses to the Victorian age

Experts give their ideas about what life on Earth might be like for other species after the extinction of the human race

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

Ancient astronaut theorists who suggest that aliens have been guiding mankind in secret to bring about huge leaps in technological advancement