Sky History 2 TV Guide — Saturday, 6 June 2026

Browse the full Sky History 2 TV guide for Saturday, 6 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

S12 · E10 · Project Hybrid

Possible alien interference with human DNA

It has been suggested that extraterrestrials could be altering human DNA and repopulating the Earth with alien-human hybrids. This programme follows the trail of evidence from ancient cultures to modern-day animal mutilations and alien abductions

01:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S1 · E5 · Beverley Allitt

A nurse who killed four children

The story of nurse Beverley Allitt, who was thought to be a caring and astute worker, until it was revealed she killed four children and tried to murder 11 others

02:00 1h

Combat Ships

S3 · E1 · Game Changers

Combat-revolutionary ships and the groundbreaking designers behind them

A look at the game-changers of maritime combat-revolutionary ships and the groundbreaking designers behind them

03:00 1h

Combat Ships

S3 · E2 · The Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar

The vessels employed in the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement contested in October 1805 in the Atlantic Ocean between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

04:00 1h

Combat Ships

S1 · E4 · The First Metal Warships

The first metal warships

The crucial role ships have played in international conflict over the past 500 years. This programme looks at early metal warships, and examines HMS Rattler's screw propeller in 1845 would lead to the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought in the 20th century

05:00 1h

Canadian Pickers

S4 · E5

A palm reader predicts the guys will have a productive visit to Quebec

A palm reader predicts the guys will have a productive visit to Quebec, but one reluctant dealer could spoil their plans

Morning

06:00 55m

Ancient Aliens

S5 · E2 · Prophets and Prophecies

Investigating whether prophets came into contact with extraterrestrials

Investigations into whether prophets such as Elijah and Joseph Smith communicated with a heavenly source, or came into contact with extraterrestrials

06:55 1h

Ancient Aliens

S5 · E3 · Beyond Nazca

The mysterious phenomena of the Nazca Lines

The hundreds of gigantic lines, some in the shape of animals, geometric patterns and even an alien-like being, that extend for several miles throughout a remote Peruvian desert. Known as the Nazca Lines, some theorists believe the markings have an extraterrestrial connection, and that the ancient people of the region possibly created these figures in tribute to the gods who visited them

07:55 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S1 · E1 · Hungerford Massacre

The murders of 16 people in a west Berkshire town in 1987

The murders of 16 people in Hungerford, west Berkshire, in August 1987, when unemployed labourer and antiques dealer Michael Ryan went on a shooting spree. The community went into virtual lockdown as emergency teams and journalists flocked to the town. The gunman eventually barricaded himself in a classroom and committed suicide later the same day

08:55 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

09:55 1h 5m

Apocalypse D-Day

S1 · E1 · The Great Challenge

Part one of two. The story of the key turning point of the Second World War

Part one of two. The story of the key turning point of the Second World War, which started on June 6, 1944. A titanic fleet took on the beaches of Normandy, intent on liberating Europe from Hitler's Nazis. Thanks to the lessons learned from the Dieppe raid of August 1942 and supported by the Provence landing of August 1944, the mission was a spectacular success as the Allies succeeded in moving beyond their political differences, overcoming logistical difficulties and carrying out an operation with unprecedented military stakes

11:00 1h 5m

Apocalypse D-Day

S1 · E2 · The Great Assault

Part two of two. A key turning point of the Second World War

Part two of two. The story of the key turning point of the Second World War, which started on June 6, 1944. A titanic fleet took on the beaches of Normandy, intent on liberating Europe from Hitler's Nazis. Thanks to the lessons learned from the Dieppe raid of August 1942 and supported by the Provence landing of August 1944, the mission was a spectacular success as the Allies succeeded in moving beyond their political differences, overcoming logistical difficulties and carrying out an operation with unprecedented military stakes

Daytime

12:05 1h

Digging for Britain

S1 · E2 · Prehistory

Rare artefacts found in Happisburgh, Norfolk

Alice Roberts visits Happisburgh in Norfolk, where the discovery of rare artefacts provides evidence of the earliest human occupation in Britain, challenging the conventional belief that mankind would not have been able to survive in northern Europe one million years ago. She also joins a team at Forteviot in Scotland, where the uncovering of a Bronze Age grave holds a big surprise

13:05 1h

Al Murray: Why Do the Brits Win Every War?

S1 · E3 · The Romans

Bruno Tonioli joins Al to examine key battle tactics of the Roman Invasion

The presenter is joined by Bruno Tonioli to look at key battle tactics during the Roman Invasion. The pair contemplate the physical diffixcult of invasion - such as wading through the waves in armour - and examine the power struggle the Celts went through to hold onto their identity, as well as the complexity of firing a catapult

14:05 1h

Ancient Aliens

S5 · E2 · Prophets and Prophecies

Investigating whether prophets came into contact with extraterrestrials

Investigations into whether prophets such as Elijah and Joseph Smith communicated with a heavenly source, or came into contact with extraterrestrials

15:05 1h

Ancient Aliens

S5 · E3 · Beyond Nazca

The mysterious phenomena of the Nazca Lines

16:05 1h

Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire

S1 · E1 · The First Barbarian War

The story of General Marius

Important figures from the Roman Empire, beginning with General Marius, who defeated a barbarian invasion but then offered his own people a grim ultimatum

17:05 55m

Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire

S1 · E2 · Spartacus

Spartacus' revolt against General Crassus' army

How Spartacus led a revolt of 70,000 slaves against General Crassus's army, and how these events were linked to the eventual demise of the Roman Republic

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Colosseum

S1 · E1 · The Gladiators

Drama-documentary telling the story of the Roman Empire

Drama-documentary using the Colosseum to tell the thrilling story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, through the lens of the men and women who fought and died there. In AD80, the Colosseum is open for business. Roman emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate, including an epic battle to the death between gladiators Priscus and Verus

19:00 1h

Crimes That Shook Britain

S1 · E6 · Sarah Payne

The murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in 2000

On July 1, 2000, eight-year-old Sarah Payne went missing while playing in a field near her grandparents' home in West Sussex, and her disappearance prompted a nationwide search. On July 17, her body was found near Pulborough, and soon after convicted paedophile Roy Whiting was charged with her abduction and murder. In this documentary, Sara Payne relives the day her daughter went missing and recounts the horror and agonising days that unfolded in its wake. She also speaks about her fight to change the system in the UK so parents could find out if a child sex offender was living in their area

20:00 1h

Colosseum

S1 · E1 · The Gladiators

Drama-documentary telling the story of the Roman Empire

21:00 1h

Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo

S1 · E4 · Military Secrets

The unlikely people and surprising places behind discoveries of top-secret information

From clandestine nuclear weapons programs to a secret Cold War bunker hidden in the mountains, or even Second World War technology at the bottom of the sea, an exploration of the unlikely people and surprising places behind the discoveries of the most top-secret information

22:00 1h

The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe

S1 · E4 · Venus: Earth's Evil Twin

A focus on the planet Venus

Earth's neighbour Venus has volcanoes, clouds of acid rain and a surface temperature hot enough to melt lead. Experts contemplate whether this makes Venus Earth's 'evil twin'

23:00 1h

Ancient Aliens

S5 · E2 · Prophets and Prophecies

Investigating whether prophets came into contact with extraterrestrials

Investigations into whether prophets such as Elijah and Joseph Smith communicated with a heavenly source, or came into contact with extraterrestrials

Early Morning

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Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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