Sky History 2 TV Guide — Monday, 8 June 2026

Browse the full Sky History 2 TV guide for Monday, 8 June 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

S5 · E5 · The Monoliths

Ancient stone monuments around the world

An analysis of ancient monuments, questioning what compelled man to move colossal stones long distances to assemble remarkably similar configurations in several locations around the world. Some people believe that extraterrestrials instructed these complex structures be built. Presented by Giorgio Tsoukalos

01:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S2 · E1 · The London Nail Bombings

David Copeland's series of nail bomb attacks in 1999

Police officers and witnesses reflect on David Copeland's series of nail bomb attacks in 1999, when blasts around London killed three people and injured more than 100

02:00 1h

The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis

S1 · E9 · Armageddon 1943-1945

The Nazis' defeat at Stalingrad in 1943

The defeat at Stalingrad in 1943, which was the turning point of the Second World War and convinced the Nazi leadership to intensify their terror and propaganda campaigns

03:00 1h

Combat Ships

S1 · E2 · Submarines War Beneath the Waves

The story of the submarine and their role in naval warfare

The story of the submarine and their role in naval warfare, from early beginnings in the American War of Independence to the modern day

04:00 1h

History's Greatest Myths

S1 · E3 · War and Conflict

How conflict has reshaped nations and devastated generations

How conflict has reshaped nations and devastated generations. Wars dominate history, but the reasons for them starting are constantly disputed

05:00 1h

River Hunters

S2 · E2 · Viking Invasion

Searching for evidence of Viking life in Yorkshire

Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette search through the River Ouse in Yorkshire in a bid to find evidence of Viking life

Morning

06:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S12 · E11 · The Trans-Dimensionals

A possible relationship between ghosts, angels and aliens

A team of ancient alien theorists explores the nothon that ghosts and angels could actually be visitors from other-worldly realms

07:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S12 · E12 · Islands of Fire

Experts debate whether Hawaii's islands may once have been inhabited by extraterrestrials

Experts contemplate whether Hawaii's islands may once have been inhabited by extraterrestrials and examine whether its volcanoes could provide a portal between space and time

08:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S4 · E4 · The Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe

The story of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe

The story of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, who murdered 13 women during a five-year killing spree in the late 1970s and into 1980. The programme features an interview with his brother

09:00 1h

Combat Ships

S1 · E6 · Cold War Warriors

The role of ships during the Cold War

The role of ships during the Cold War, featuring a look at two submarines - former enemies - now moored in a Kent river. Plus, the story of Soviet submariner Vasili Arkhipov, who refused to authorise a nuclear launch

10:00 1h

The Abyss: Rise & Fall of the Nazis

S1 · E6 · Up in Flames 1936-1940

The invasion of Poland by the German army in 1939

The invasion of Poland by the German army in 1939, examining how Hitler succeeded in pushing through his rearmament and war plans relatively unhindered

11:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S12 · E11 · The Trans-Dimensionals

A possible relationship between ghosts, angels and aliens

A team of ancient alien theorists explores the nothon that ghosts and angels could actually be visitors from other-worldly realms

Daytime

12:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S12 · E12 · Islands of Fire

Experts debate whether Hawaii's islands may once have been inhabited by extraterrestrials

Experts contemplate whether Hawaii's islands may once have been inhabited by extraterrestrials and examine whether its volcanoes could provide a portal between space and time

13:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S2 · E2 · Invaders

An insight into the Viking Age

Alice Roberts explores archaeological digs at sites dating back to the Viking age, offering an insight into how the seafaring warriors from Scandinavia lived across Britain. In the Outer Hebrides, she examines signs of the earliest Norse settlers, before inspecting a collection of silver and gold pieces discovered in York. There is also a look at some of the most treasured Viking finds, including 12th-century ivory chess figures the Lewis Chessmen

14:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S2 · E3 · Age of Bronze and Iron

Life during the Bronze and Iron ages

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the country to discover what life was like during the Bronze and Iron ages before the Romans invaded. In Norfolk, she helps to uncover a prehistoric monument that has been hidden for 2,000 years, and examines the Hebridean skeletons known as the Cladh Hallan Mummies, learning each is made up of parts from different people

15:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S2 · E4 · Ice and Stone

Mankind's Stone Age ancestors

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the country to learn more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals. In the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, she learns about an investigation into the mystery surrounding Stonehenge, and hears stories of cannibalism and the ritual use of human skulls during the Ice Age

16:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S3 · E1 · East - Bronze Age Pompeii

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the east of England. The presenters visit Norwich Castle Museum, where they find out about developments at Must Farm in Cambridgeshire, a hunt for Roman treasure in Colchester, a burial site at Abington, an Anglo-Saxon royal hall at Lyminge, the 16th-century Tudor Basing House, and a dig involving Emperor Nero at Silchester

17:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S3 · E2 · West - Warrior Graves

Archaeological digs in the west of Britain

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit the Dorset Country Museum, where they explore finds from archaeological digs across the west of Britain. The presenters examine objects found at a Bronze Age burial site in Barrowclump, a Roman army site called Durotriges and the site of an early hospital at Winchester, Hampshire. Plus, a hoard found by metal detectors revealing hidden secrets of childhood 1,000 years ago, and a Roman settlement at Ipplepen in Devon

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Combat Ships

S1 · E5 · Torpedo Boats at War

The silent threat of submarines

A look at the silent threat of submarines, from tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in the Second World War

19:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S2 · E2 · The Murder of Jill Dando

The unsolved murder of Jill Dando

Documentary exploring the unsolved murder of Crimewatch presenter and newsreader Jill Dando, who was shot dead outside her house in Fulham, west London, in April 1999. Intense media coverage followed and several lines of enquiry were pursued, including a theory that she had been killed by a jealous ex-boyfriend and the idea that somebody had hired a hitman in revenge for a conviction linked to Crimewatch. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, 40-year-old Barry George was found guilty of Dando's murder, but a third appeal quashed his original conviction and resulted in his acquittal in 2009

20:00 1h

Life After People

S3 · E6 · The Underground Rises

The impact on the underground infrastructure if humanity vanished

How the vast and fragile infrastructure hidden underground - from subways and pipelines to one of the big coal seams in the United States - would unravel if humanity vanished

21:00 1h

The Proof Is Out There

S5 · E5 · The Satan Files

An examination of several seemingly impossible sightings

An examination of several seemingly impossible things such as giant beasts, UFOS, apocalyptic sounds, hairy humans, alleged mutants from the deep, conspiracies, and other cases

22:00 1h

History's Most Shocking

S1 · E6 · Avalanche vs Snowmobile, The Real Six Million Dollar Man Crash, When Tyres Attack and Train Track

The wheels literally come off a vehicle going full speed on a busy motorway

Tony Harris breaks down the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. Chaos ensues when the wheels literally come off a vehicle going full speed on a busy motorway and a A snowmobiler is buried alive when caught in an avalanche

23:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S12 · E11 · The Trans-Dimensionals

A possible relationship between ghosts, angels and aliens

A team of ancient alien theorists explores the nothon that ghosts and angels could actually be visitors from other-worldly realms

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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