Sky History 2 Friday
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6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
A Polynesian land of bizarre figures and forbidden places
Giorgio Tsoukalos explores a Polynesian land of bizarre figures and forbidden places in search of what could be the ultimate evidence of mankind's extraterrestrial origins
7:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Evidence of time travellers from the future
Investigations into the possibility that sightings of alien beings or UFOs may actually be evidence of time travellers from the future
8:00 AM
WW2 Air Crash Detectives
The last flight of General Sikorski in 1943
The documentary concludes with a look at a 1943 crash in Gibraltar, which killed Polish Prime Minister in exile Wladyslaw Sikorski
9:00 AM
Secrets of the Lost Liners
Italian ocean liner SS Rex
The SS Rex, an Italian ocean liner launched in 1931. She held the westbound Blue Riband between 1933 and 1935 and later saw action in the Second World War
10:00 AM
Bomber: Terror of WWII
How the bombing of Tokyo demonstrated the power of the B-29 bomber
How the bombing of Tokyo demonstrated the power of the B-29 bomber. The cost of creating this machine exceeded that of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb
11:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most compelling investigations of all
Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most compelling investigations of all, and events that he believes represent real encounters with extraterrestrial visitors
12:00 PM
Ancient Aliens
Examining the evidence of alien overseers
Experts make surprising discoveries as they explore the ancient past for evidence of alien overseers
1:00 PM
WW2 Treasure Hunters
A visit to the location of a former Pathfinders Force airbase
Madness frontman Suggs and militaria expert Stephen Taylor visit Little Staughton in Cambridgeshire, the location of a former Pathfinders Force airbase
2:00 PM
Secrets of Great British Castles
The history of Caernarfon Castle in Gwynedd
Dan Jones heads to Gwynedd to explore the history of Caernarfon Castle, the military importance of which faded at the end of the 15th century when Henry Tudor became king
3:00 PM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War, when the city became a power base for the royalist forces and a rival capital for nine years of conflict
4:00 PM
Empire Builders
The story of the US through 12 key sites
From bustling ports and strategic forts, to cultural quirks and cathedrals of commerce, this episode tells the story of the United States through 12 key sites
5:00 PM
Secrets of the Lost Liners
The fate of the SS Cap Arcona
The fate of the SS Cap Arcona, a former luxury ship turned prisoner transport vessel that became the target of an RAF squadron attack
6:00 PM
Salvage Kings
Ted looks back over his first year in business
Ted looks back over his first year in business and the team prepares the station for a big open house to cap off the year
7:00 PM
Titanic: Mystery Solved
Documentary re-examining why the Titanic sunk
Documentary in which experts examine previously undiscovered evidence of flaws in the Titanic's design that may have contributed to the ship sinking in April 1912
9:00 PM
Close Encounters
Four identical objects that appeared in a farmer's field
Farmer Edwin Fuhr recalls harvesting crops when he saw a metal object hovering in his field. Almost immediately, four identical objects appeared
9:30 PM
Close Encounters
Cousins who encountered a mothership three times the size of a football stadium
Cousins Billy and John Smith recall driving in separate cars when they encountered a massive mothership three times the size of a football stadium
10:00 PM
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
The infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980
Craig joins forces with journalist Sarah Cruddas to investigate some perplexing UFO encounters. Here the duo recall the infamous Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980
11:00 PM
Dark Marvels: Killing Machines
Torture devices - from the 'Iron Maiden' to the pear of anguish
The twisted origin stories of some of history's most diabolically creative, and brutal, torture devices - from the 'Iron Maiden' to the pear of anguish
12:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most compelling investigations of all
Giorgio Tsoukalos takes a look back at the most compelling investigations of all, and events that he believes represent real encounters with extraterrestrial visitors
1:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Examining the evidence of alien overseers
Experts make surprising discoveries as they explore the ancient past for evidence of alien overseers
2:00 AM
Salvage Kings
Ted looks back over his first year in business
Ted looks back over his first year in business and the team prepares the station for a big open house to cap off the year
3:00 AM
Celts: The Untold Story
The factors triggering the decline of the Celts in Central Europe
A look at why the Celts moved from prosperous cities into smaller fortified settlements and how this triggered their decline in Central Europe
4:00 AM
Empire Builders
The story of the US through 12 key sites
From bustling ports and strategic forts, to cultural quirks and cathedrals of commerce, this episode tells the story of the United States through 12 key sites
5:00 AM
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War, when the city became a power base for the royalist forces and a rival capital for nine years of conflict
6:00 AM
Ancient Aliens
Experts link historical geniuses to extraterrestrial activity
Ancient astronaut experts examine whether the minds of Einstein and Galileo could have been superhuman and explore extraterrestrial connections with the historical figures