Sky History Friday

Mike heads to the Californian home of a sculptor, entrepreneur and horror icon, whose unique collection includes monsters, gargoyles and a custom rocket ship on the front lawn

As record-breaking heat descends on Southern Louisiana, Troy and Pickle rely on shaded lines along the edge of Lake Verret to protect their catch from the blistering sun

Mike heads to the Californian home of a sculptor, entrepreneur and horror icon, whose unique collection includes monsters, gargoyles and a custom rocket ship on the front lawn

Four elite bladesmiths are challenged to create the ultimate weapon - a massive, oversized version of a traditional pig hunting spear

Matt attends an auction in Oakland where he sets out to prove a point

In Stanton, California, Dave learns that making a profit is sometimes like pulling teeth, Mary grinds to get into the black, while Ivy's locker ends up sucking and blowing

Shana and Edwina bring their 'Golden Girls' chic to Riverside, California. A messy unit catches Dave's attention, while Rene switches from buying to selling

Mary dabbles with Dave's dark arts in Torrence, California, Kenny takes some excavation lessons, while Brandi and Jarrod to stumble across a wartime oddity

At Lake Arrowhead, California, Ivy puts economies of scale to the test. Justin almost hits the bull's-eye on his locker, while Darrell and Chad find fortunes on the farm

Alligator season is almost over, but there are still lots of gators to catch - not least the one known as the Loch Ness Monster. Troy faces his nemesis

The tale of orphans living in the Sri Lankan town of Navalady at the time of the 2004 tsunami, and how they miraculously escaped being engulfed by the huge wave

Documentary on the huge casualties suffered by the Soviet troops in Rzhev in 1941-42, causing the bloody battle to be nicknamed The Meat-Grinder. Told from the Russian perspective

An attack on the Soviet oil fields could have won the Second World War for the Germans - but huge resistance thwarted Adolf Hitler's dream

Professor Alice Roberts is in Glasgow to investigate the impact of steam power on major towns in the 18th and 19th centuries, and learns about the arrival of migrant workers

Corey takes a shot at a decanter set that supposedly belonged to Buffalo Bill. Meanwhile, Chum teams up with new employee Santos, to check out a vintage pinball game

Mike uncovers vintage treasures and new old stock in a space that's frozen in time. In Illinois, Robbie becomes obsessed with getting a one-of-a-kind DeLorean knockoff

Visits to bladesmiths in their home forges in every state in the US, starting in Texarkana, Texas, where judge J Nielsen visits the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing

A trip to Harvard University's Warren Anatomical Museum, where one of the displays is the shattered skull of a 19th-century American railway worker

Mikey Kay and Garth Baldwin visit Jerusalem in a bid to determine the true fate of the Knights Templar and the possible whereabouts of the Holy Grail

Ten of history's most compelling - and somewhat covert - projects that have studied the UFO phenomenon

The possibility of intelligent, alien life being present at the bottom of Earth's oceans

The possibilities of advanced life in the Universe. If the Universe is so old, why hasn't man had any contact with extraterrestrial life?

Adam targets Rob's phobia - centipedes. However, the joke is on Adam when an American centipede produces one of his most painful bites ever

Corey takes a shot at a decanter set that supposedly belonged to Buffalo Bill. Meanwhile, Chum teams up with new employee Santos, to check out a vintage pinball game

Musketoon Operation, a daring, commando raid on a German-held electricity generating station at Glomfjord in Norway, carried out by British and Norwegian commandos in 1942

Visits to bladesmiths in their home forges in every state in the US, starting in Texarkana, Texas, where judge J Nielsen visits the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing

In Stanton, California, Dave learns that making a profit is sometimes like pulling teeth, Mary grinds to get into the black, while Ivy's locker ends up sucking and blowing

Shana and Edwina bring their 'Golden Girls' chic to Riverside, California. A messy unit catches Dave's attention, while Rene switches from buying to selling

Mary dabbles with Dave's dark arts in Torrence, California, Kenny takes some excavation lessons, while Brandi and Jarrod to stumble across a wartime oddity

At Lake Arrowhead, California, Ivy puts economies of scale to the test. Justin almost hits the bull's-eye on his locker, while Darrell and Chad find fortunes on the farm

Mike uncovers vintage treasures and new old stock in a space that's frozen in time. In Illinois, Robbie becomes obsessed with getting a one-of-a-kind DeLorean knockoff