Sky History 2 Thursday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Investigating claims that China could have been the home of alien beings
Investigating claims that China, with its history of technological advancement and isolationism, could have been the home of alien beings
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/bf8bd535-39b5-5d56-ab0a-bb27f02fec04.jpg)
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon and the suggestion that the moon is actually a giant spacecraft allowing extraterrestrials to monitor Earth
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/71c1b6cb-2a2e-5687-8651-1eadb12fdca4.jpg)
8:00 AM
The Proof Is Out There
A film that might prove once and for all whether UFOs really exist
An examination of a video recently presented to Congress by the UN Navy that might prove once and for all whether UFOs really exist
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/d89a7ff7-b0e0-58f6-88e7-e4af0c242245.jpg)
9:00 AM
Strangest Things
A look at the 11,000-year-old skull of a deer
A look at the 11,000-year-old skull of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk and a steampunk lightbulb
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/10e4b798-425c-558f-b04e-bad7aec80e6a.jpg)
10:00 AM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
The Turweston Wellington Collision of July 8, 1944
Garth Barnard investigates the Turweston Wellington Collision of July 8, 1944, when two bombers collided killing 13 soldiers, before the war for them had even begun
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/52d894f5-e61e-5e2e-90f6-23577f2ab353.jpg)
11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The creation myth of the 'Cosmic Egg'
Ancient Astronaut theorists examine the creation myth of the 'Cosmic Egg', and look at why the concept is so pervasive throughout the world
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/57d8e6b4-986e-56ec-90e5-fce4c793a76e.jpg)
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Evidence of aliens at holy sites
Experts examine evidence that aliens may have visited Mecca's Grand Mosque and Jerusalem's Temple Mount
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/13cbc940-4d5a-5e62-898a-e79f3c8ceb62.jpg)
1:00 PM
River Hunters
A bid to find evidence from one of Scotland's bloodiest eras
The team finds evidence from one of Scotland's bloodiest eras as they wade through the waters of the River Garry in the stunning Scottish Highlands
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/77b68b32-ce7e-5c21-8e22-01d0ce4bcc26.jpg)
2:00 PM
Digging for Britain: WWII Special
The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War
The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War, joining marine archaeologists in the Solent as they raise a Fairey Barracuda divebomber
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/40dfbbf1-6c7c-55d4-b82a-f95aadd5027e.jpg)
3:00 PM
Monsterquest
Bigfoot sightings across the United States
Scientific methods are used to examine whether witnesses to Bigfoot are seeing a known animal or the same creature described throughout history
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/375945cd-3bc1-56bb-828a-6ef6d44a9f82.jpg)
4:00 PM
Monsterquest
A 50-foot monster sighted in Canada
The history of eyewitness accounts of a 50-foot monster known as Ogopogo sighted in Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/9901e43a-9f6c-543e-9c01-8b022050b332.jpg)
5:00 PM
Strangest Things
A look at the 11,000-year-old skull of a deer
A look at the 11,000-year-old skull of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk and a steampunk lightbulb
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/10e4b798-425c-558f-b04e-bad7aec80e6a.jpg)
6:00 PM
The Proof Is Out There
An examination of footage said to show alien pilots in a UFO cockpit
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
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/40a6d106-6b9e-5b13-961b-56060df46382.jpg)
7:00 PM
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/7cb311b6-b621-5ddb-a078-7a3210aaf89c.jpg)
8:00 PM
Al Murray: Why Do the Brits Win Every War?
The presenter unpicks the Great British psyche
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
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/52dc9507-dec2-5348-a189-4131c9bc2def.jpg)
9:00 PM
Deadly Standoff
Re-examining the Waco siege in 1993
The Waco siege, a 51-day standoff involving the Branch Davidians 1993, left nearly 80 people dead. This episode re-examines the shootout and the role played by David Koresh
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/ada206b3-98f2-5828-9ceb-7607f054b5cc.jpg)
10:00 PM
Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire
The persecution of Christians by Emperor Decius
How Emperor Decius seized power from his predecessor and attempted to stamp out the newly introduced Christian religion - until Rome was struck by plague and a Goth invasion
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/bc7272c6-f2e5-5330-a543-67573bf2ec3e.jpg)
11:00 PM
Life After People
Theories about what would happen if humans vanished
A look at what might happen if humans were to vanish from Earth, assessing the future of LA and New York and considering which animals would be most likely to take over
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/a08b6a0e-dc09-5f2d-9544-a2238fda8c42.jpg)
12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
The theory that Satan may have been extraterrestrial
Investigating new interpretations of ancient texts indicating that Satan may have been an extraterrestrial
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/4f9dc5e4-b3d7-5374-867b-11e227e4f776.jpg)
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Evidence of aliens at holy sites
Experts examine evidence that aliens may have visited Mecca's Grand Mosque and Jerusalem's Temple Mount
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/13cbc940-4d5a-5e62-898a-e79f3c8ceb62.jpg)
2:00 AM
Digging for Britain: WWII Special
The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War
The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War, joining marine archaeologists in the Solent as they raise a Fairey Barracuda divebomber
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/40dfbbf1-6c7c-55d4-b82a-f95aadd5027e.jpg)
3:00 AM
River Hunters
Beau Ouimette and Rick Edwards visit Hadrian's Wall
Beau Ouimette and Rick Edwards visit Hadrian's Wall, where they scour the River Eden and River Carlisle for lost evidence of the Romans' brutal occupation of Britain
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/de454ae3-a687-5dd3-8721-90308df15449.jpg)
4:00 AM
Life After People
Theories on what might happen to metallic objects if humans ceased to exist
A hypothetical look at what might happen to the Earth's metallic objects, such as bridges, buildings and gold reserves, if humans ceased to exist
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/a741a091-6d1d-5ed2-9894-2d59c0bd81f7.jpg)
5:00 AM
WWII's Most Daring Raids
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily
Operation Husky, a massive amphibious invasion of the island of Sicily carried out by Allied Forces in July 1943
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/7cb311b6-b621-5ddb-a078-7a3210aaf89c.jpg)
6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Investigating a belief that human civilization originated in the cosmos
Investigating cosmism - a belief that human civilization originated in the cosmos. This train of thought is widely held throughout Russia
![](https://tv.assets.pressassociation.io/2c919875-a5a0-5f23-aa6a-cc418c52960e.jpg)