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Browse the full Sky History 2 TV guide for Friday, 16 October 2026. 29 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:00 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E11 · The UFO Metal
    Investigating the alleged wreckages of otherworldly crafts
    Nations all over the world are rumoured to have found metal debris from UFO crashes. This edition investigates these alleged wreckages
  2. 00:30 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E12 · Triangle Terror
    The flying saucer
    Reported accounts of genuine alien encounters, with specific regard to the so-called flying saucer, which has become synonymous with UFO terror
  3. 01:00 1h

    UFOs Declassified

    S1 · E5 · Shoot 'Em Down
    Instances in which military pilots have spotted unusual aircraft in the sky
    An insight into instances in which fighter pilots have been sent to investigate what were thought to be enemy aircraft, only to encounter something entirely unexpected
  4. 02:00 1h

    UFO Encounters UK

    S1 · E2 · Lights in the Sky
    Part two of two. Adam, Gwen and Julie recall personal encounters with UFOs
    Part two of two. Adam, Gwen and Julie recall personal encounters with UFOs, before experts' theories are put in doubt when it is revealed that each individual has time missing from their plotted recollections
  5. 03:00 30m

    Close Encounters

    S2 · E8 · Alien Vampires
    Three men in Brazil find their close encounter has lasting repercussions
    Three men in Brazil escape what they believed to be a close encounter with aliens, only to realise their ordeal may not be over. Plus, a boy investigates a strange object in Canada
  6. 03:30 30m

    Close Encounters

    S1 · E8 · Nuclear Reaction and Ghost Rocket
    Sightings of an orange football-shaped object
    A silent, orange football-shaped object is spotted across two nights near the nuclear weapons storage site at Loring Air Force Base in Maine
  7. 04:00 1h

    Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

    S1 · E1
    Scientists attempt to piece together the lives behind discovered bones
    Tori Herridge and a team of scientists attempt to piece together the lives behind discovered bones, and find out what happened to these people and how they died. In the first edition, five bodies dating from the Bronze Age are found in a deep pit on the Isle of Thanet in Kent. One of them is an old woman, who has been manipulated into a position where she is pointing at something. But at what? And why?
  8. 05:00 1h

    Instruments of Death

    S1 · E1 · The English Civil War - The Battle of Naseby
    The development of weapons and body armour
    Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks explore how weapons and body armour were developed, beginning with a look at the impact of the 1645 Battle of Naseby during the English Civil War

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h

    Mysteries from Above

    S2 · E4 · Ocean Mysteries
    An underwater find from a violent past
    Cameras capture the world from fresh and exhilarating perspectives. This episode features an underwater find from a violent past, a mysterious concrete 'ghost island' and never-before-seen tracks along the seabed
  2. 07:00 1h

    Mystery Places

    S1 · E14
    A visit to the Devil's Pool in Zambia
    A visit to the Devil's Pool in Zambia and an exploration of the electrifying Tesla Tower in Moscow's abandoned woods. Plus, a tour of the safest airport in the world
  3. 08:00 1h

    Weird or What? With William Shatner

    S2 · E6 · Freaks of Nature
    Lights above the Indian Ocean send a nation into panic
    Lights above the Indian Ocean send a nation into panic, and on Lake Michigan a yacht vanishes. Plus, a small Newfoundland community is devastated by a mysterious explosion
  4. 09:00 30m

    World's Most Unexplained

    S1 · E8 · Is Elvis Really Dead?
    The mysteries surrounding the death of Elvis Presley
    Delving into the mysteries surrounding the death of Elvis Presley in 1977, investigating the theories that he remained alive, secretly, for some time afterwards
  5. 09:30 30m

    World's Most Unexplained

    S1 · E4 · Flight 191
    The strange phenomena surrounding air disasters associated with the number 191
    A look at some of the world's most strange unexplained phenomena. Since the 1950s, multiple air disasters have had one thing in common - flight number 191. Is it a coincidence, or something more sinister?
  6. 10:00 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E13 · Earth Portals
    Portals through space
    The possibility of the existence of portals through space, which would allow people to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye
  7. 10:30 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E14 · Solar System UFOs
    The possibility of alien civilisations visiting Earth's solar system
    The possibility of alien civilisations visiting Earth's solar system, including tales of derelict spaceships
  8. 11:00 2h

    Accidental Truth - UFO Revelations

    UFO revelations from true insiders that have never been shared with the public
    UFO revelations from true insiders that have never been shared with the public. Contributors weave a story that leaves little doubt that another intelligence is somehow in operation. Documentary from director Ron James, narrated by Matthew Modine

Daytime

  1. 13:00 30m

    Close Encounters

    S2 · E9 · Curse from Above
    A man and his son spot strange lights in Michigan
    A man and his son call the sheriff's office after spotting strange lights in Michigan, and in France, a craft known as Angel Hair is seen hovering over school, covering the ground with an odd material
  2. 13:30 30m

    Close Encounters

    S1 · E9 · Saucerful of Secrets
    A saucer-shaped object rises out of a lagoon
    A man who claims to have heard a loud hissing sound before seeing a saucer-shaped object rise out of his neighbour's lagoon
  3. 14:00 1h

    Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

    S1 · E2
    The remains of children and teenagers discovered beneath a Leeds shopping arcade
    Tori Herridge and a team of scientists attempt to piece together the lives behind discovered bones, and find out what happened to these people and how they died. This episode comes from Leeds, where remains of children and teenagers have been uncovered beneath a shopping arcade. Analysis of the broken bones reveals that they date back to the industrial revolution, and a thorough examination of the remains provides a detailed picture of the lives these young people would have lived during a tumultuous period of British history
  4. 15:00 1h

    Instruments of Death

    S1 · E2 · The War of the Roses - The Battle of Towton
    The War of the Roses
    Presenters Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks continue their look at how weapons and body armour were developed, taking a look at the impact of the Battle of Towton during the War of the Roses
  5. 16:00 1h

    What on Earth?

    S7 · E14
    Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images
    Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena
  6. 17:00 1h

    Mysteries from Above

    S2 · E4 · Ocean Mysteries
    An underwater find from a violent past
    Cameras capture the world from fresh and exhilarating perspectives. This episode features an underwater find from a violent past, a mysterious concrete 'ghost island' and never-before-seen tracks along the seabed

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 1h

    Mystery Places

    S1 · E14
    A visit to the Devil's Pool in Zambia
    A visit to the Devil's Pool in Zambia and an exploration of the electrifying Tesla Tower in Moscow's abandoned woods. Plus, a tour of the safest airport in the world
  2. 19:00 1h

    Weird or What? With William Shatner

    S2 · E6 · Freaks of Nature
    Lights above the Indian Ocean send a nation into panic
    Lights above the Indian Ocean send a nation into panic, and on Lake Michigan a yacht vanishes. Plus, a small Newfoundland community is devastated by a mysterious explosion
  3. 20:00 30m

    World's Most Unexplained

    S1 · E8 · Is Elvis Really Dead?
    The mysteries surrounding the death of Elvis Presley
    Delving into the mysteries surrounding the death of Elvis Presley in 1977, investigating the theories that he remained alive, secretly, for some time afterwards
  4. 20:30 30m

    World's Most Unexplained

    S1 · E4 · Flight 191
    The strange phenomena surrounding air disasters associated with the number 191
    A look at some of the world's most strange unexplained phenomena. Since the 1950s, multiple air disasters have had one thing in common - flight number 191. Is it a coincidence, or something more sinister?
  5. 21:00 1h

    What on Earth?

    S7 · E14
    Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images
    Documentary series exploring anomalies appearing on satellite images to try and get a better understanding of unexplained phenomena
  6. 22:00 1h

    Paranormal: Caught on Camera

    S8 · E3 · The Phantom Hand Of Leicester And More!
    A shadowy figure spies on a paranormal investigator near an abandoned mining tunnel
    A shadowy figure spies on a paranormal investigator near an abandoned mining tunnel and a man and his son stumble upon a very talkative Bigfoot
  7. 23:00 1h

    Paranormal: Caught on Camera

    S8 · E4 · Mysterious Titanic Exhibit Flood And More!
    A witch taunts paranormal investigators in a graveyard
    A witch taunts paranormal investigators in a graveyard. A woman's late husband checks in on their sleeping baby and an erupting volcano spews lava and paranormal activity

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