Sky History 2 TV Guide — Friday

Browse the full Sky History 2 TV guide for Friday, 4 September 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E6 · The Visionaries

Whether extraterrestrials landed on Earth thousands of years ago

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

01:00 1h

UFO Hunters

S1 · E2 · USOs

An encounter with an underwater phenomenon

The team uses high-tech sidescan sonar and deep sea magnetometers to search for evidence after learning of an encounter with an underwater phenomenon

02:00 1h

History's Greatest Mysteries

S5 · E1 · Montezuma's Lost Treasure

The theories behind the location of Montezuma's lost treasure

The foremost theories behind the location of Montezuma's lost treasure, a colossal hoard of wealth believed to have been accumulated and concealed by the Emperor of the Aztec Empire. Was it plundered or hidden?

03:00 1h

History's Greatest Mysteries

S5 · E2 · The Garden of Eden

The theories behind the location of the Garden of Eden

The theories behind the location of the Garden of Eden, regarded by many as the biblical birthplace of man. Is it a physical place or a metaphor for a great migration?

04:00 1h

History's Greatest Mysteries

S5 · E3 · The Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin

Actor Laurence Fishburne explores the Shroud of Turin, a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man, said to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus of Nazareth after his crucifixion

05:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S1 · E2 · Harold Shipman

The crimes of serial killer Harold Shipman

Documentary series following the events that led to some of the country's most heinous crimes, continuing with doctor Harold Shipman. The general practitioner was convicted of murdering 15 patients in January 2000, though it is believed he may have killed up to 250 during his career

Morning

06:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E7 · The Next Humans

The suggestion society is merely following the path of its alien creators

As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that society is merely following the path of its alien creators

07:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E8 · The Wisdom Keepers

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth

08:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E10 · Unholy Alliances

Governments deals with cults, mobs and even sworn enemies

Through use of recently declassified CIA documents, the X-Files actor uncovers tales of governments striking dark deals with cults, mobs and even sworn enemies. He reveals how frosty relationships and mounting tensions are tested head on woth such moves

09:00 1h

History's Greatest Aircraft

S1 · E5 · He-111: Germany's Frontline Bomber

The Heinkel He 111, one of the most numerous German bombers of the Second World War

A look at the Heinkel He 111, one of the most numerous and esily recognised German aircrafts of the Second World War. Plus, how it became a guinea pig for future bombers

10:00 1h

History's Greatest Mysteries

S5 · E4 · Captain Kidd's Treasure

Captain Kidd's treasure

Actor Laurence Fishburne explores the story of notorious 17th-century Scottish pirate William Kidd. The treasure found on his ship alone was valued at £30,000 (around £10million today), but the majority of his procured wealth was never recovered

11:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E7 · The Next Humans

The suggestion society is merely following the path of its alien creators

As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that society is merely following the path of its alien creators

Daytime

12:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E8 · The Wisdom Keepers

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime

Ancient astronaut theorists look at the Aborigine legend of Dreamtime, and ask if these stories hold the proof that aliens created life on Earth

13:00 1h

Discovered by Disaster

S1 · E1 · Wrecks, Ruins and Relics

Unexpected things revealed by catastrophic disasters

Documentary revealing mysterious curiosities that were once hidden from human eyes, only to be exposed by a calamitous incident. This episode focuses on the Mary Celestia wreck, discovers imperial relics from Iraq and examines a medieval man's remains and lost artefacts reshaping Native American history

14:00 1h

Discovered by Disaster

S1 · E2 · Cataclysms and Secrets

Seahenge's timber circle

Unexpected things revealed by catastrophic disasters, featuring explorations of Seahenge's 4,000-year-old Bronze Age timber circle, an unusual Ukrainian canoe, ancient remains in a mudslide and a relic from Lake Mead's dry bed

15:00 1h

Discovered by Disaster

S1 · E3 · Hidden Shrines and Legends

A mythical sculpture unearthed by an Indian tsunami

Unexpected things revealed by catastrophic disasters, featuring a mythical sculpture unearthed by an Indian tsunami, a 12th-century temple in quake-prone Mexico and a sunken ship in Utah's Great Salt Lake

16:00 1h

Discovered by Disaster

S1 · E4 · Forgotten Cities and Lost Sanctuaries

Evidence that ties a meteor strike to a Biblical tale

Evidence that ties a meteor strike to a Biblical tale. Plus, the treasure-filled tunnel revealed by a sinkhole in Mexico

17:00 1h

Discovered by Disaster

S1 · E5 · Sunken Cities and Ancient Temples

A medieval shipwreck that could reshape history

The unexpected things revealed by catastrophic disasters, featuring a medieval shipwreck that could reshape history and a Greek version of Atlantis that sank in a tsunami.

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Mystery Places

S1 · E15

A visit to the fascinating Indian retreat where the Beatles meditated

A visit to the fascinating Indian retreat where the Beatles meditated. Plus, presenters explore a copycat Chinese city and check out a glass factory in Israel

19:00 1h

UFO Hunters

S1 · E7 · Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineered alien technology

A look into lingering rumors that advanced military aircraft, such as the SR-71 Blackbird and B-2 Spirit Bomber, were designed from reverse engineered alien technology

20:00 1h

Battle 360

S1 · E5 · Enterprise vs Japan

The Japanese attack on the USS Enterprise

The Japanese attack on the USS Enterprise, which came at a point in the Second World War when the vessel was the only battle-ready American carrier left in the Pacific

21:00 1h

Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo

S1 · E1 · Mysterious Structures

The world's most significant discoveries

The presenter explores the world's most significant discoveries and the unexpected ways they were found. He begins by uncovering strange structures - from a revolutionary war era ship hiding under the streets of Manhattan, to a sprawling Roman villa unearthed in the backyard of an English home. Plus, the ancient Grecian maze long thought to be a myth

22:00 1h

Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo

S1 · E2 · Hidden Treasures

Valuable treasures, found in the most unlikely of ways

The presenter explores some of the most valuable treasures found in the most unlikely of ways. They include a priceless Ancient Roman mosaic hiding in a New York city apartment and the most valuable piece of Americana tucked away in a $4 flea-market find

23:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S9 · E7 · The Next Humans

The suggestion society is merely following the path of its alien creators

As science turns towards augmenting humanity with technology, theorists suggest that society is merely following the path of its alien creators

Early Morning

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Daytime

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