Sky History 2 Thursday

Investigating cosmism - a belief that human civilization originated in the cosmos. This train of thought is widely held throughout Russia

Experts scrutinise the Maya calendar, which predicted the world would end in 2012, and try to determine whether it could have anticipated the arrival of an extraterrestrial god

A search for a site known as Target 3 enables the team members to find a possible component of a Nazi secret weapon that changes the direction of their investigation

The discovery of dozens of skulls and bones on a cave floor in the jungles of southern Mexico. Plus, strange grass-covered domes are investigated in the Philippines

Aeroplane pioneers and how before planes were even a possibility, a rivalry brewed as two young dreamers envisioned a future where millions of people could be ferried overseas

After decades of secrecy, high-ranking government officials are now discussing UFOs. Some say this has been prompted by the fact the evidence has become too great to ignore

Investigating whether spiritual leaders known as shamans, who have healed and protected people throughout history really have contact with extraterrestrial realms

Suggs and Stephen Taylor tell the stories behind artefacts unearthed from former military sites across the UK. They also discover a tank buried in a vineyard

Tony Robinson explores the history of the ancient kingdom on a five-day walk from Melrose in the Scottish Borders to Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland

Diver Fabien Cousteau and his fellow film-maker wife Celine investigate whether sunken ship the MS Zenobia was deliberately attacked by spies on a top-secret mission

The career of the half-Vandal general Stilicho, who was handpicked by Emperor Theodosius to ensure Goth mercenaries fighting for the Roman army remained loyal to the empire

The discovery of dozens of skulls and bones on a cave floor in the jungles of southern Mexico. Plus, strange grass-covered domes are investigated in the Philippines

New painter Neil takes a perfectionist approach to re-painting Connor's '66 Chevelle Malibu. Mike worries that his car collection won't sell for much

The role the Wrens played in preventing Dönitz’s most U-boat commanders succeed in their quest to send as many British merchant ships to the bottom of the sea as possible

The start of the television industry, detailing how Philo T Farnsworth invented the device in the 1930s - and how industrial titan RCA, in essence, ruined his life with its tactics

Part one of two. Archaeologists investigate the full story of how the most famous Roman leader, Julius Caesar, rose to power and the battle that took him to the brink of defeat

Examining the plausibility of apocalyptic prophecies throughout history. This edition focuses on Isaac Newton's obsession with alchemy and biblical prophecies

Emperor Domitian tasks master builder Haterius with constructing a labyrinth underneath the Colosseum floor

After decades of secrecy, high-ranking government officials are now discussing UFOs. Some say this has been prompted by the fact the evidence has become too great to ignore

Investigating whether spiritual leaders known as shamans, who have healed and protected people throughout history really have contact with extraterrestrial realms

New painter Neil takes a perfectionist approach to re-painting Connor's '66 Chevelle Malibu. Mike worries that his car collection won't sell for much

Terry Schappert looks at how the Germanic tribes of 9AD were able to defeat the might of the Roman army

The career of the half-Vandal general Stilicho, who was handpicked by Emperor Theodosius to ensure Goth mercenaries fighting for the Roman army remained loyal to the empire

Diver Fabien Cousteau and his fellow film-maker wife Celine investigate whether sunken ship the MS Zenobia was deliberately attacked by spies on a top-secret mission

The US military has denied that the infamous 1947 Roswell crash was anything other than a weather balloon, but FBI files include a memo to J Edgar Hoover