Sky History 2 TV Guide — Saturday, 5 September 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

The programme contemplates the possibility of the first astronauts reaching Mars in the next 20 years, and wonders if there is evidence to suggest human life was first seeded there

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

In May 2013, soldier Lee Rigby was attacked and murdered by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale close to his barracks in Woolwich, south-east London. In this programme, witnesses to the attack recall the events and international experts on terrorism examine how the killers became radicalised

An epic journey through the birth of the American West, examining the relentless competition for land, power, and identity that forged a nation's history, spanning a century of pivotal events. The host reflects on late 18th-century war leader Chief Little Turtle's battle to resist American expansion into the Northwest Territory. This represented a struggle for sovereignty and survival for the Native American tribes during a time of great change. The stakes were high as Chief Little Turtle rallied his people, showcasing their bravery and determination

Hunter and explorer John Colter, who was one of the first Americans to explore the West. He later entered the booming fur trade. When he repeatedly ignored warnings from the Blackfeet Indians tribe about hunting sacred beaver on their land, he was taken captive and forced to make a run for his life

Lancaster Castle has witnessed scenes of historical, cultural and political significance throughout the centuries, including incidents of religious persecution, the trials of the Lancashire Witches and 200 public executions. Owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, it was a state prison until 2011 and is still a working crown court. Dan Jones explores its turbulent history and meets Wendy Robinson, a retired prosecutor from Australia, whose ancestors were sentenced to death at Lancaster Crown Court in 1817 for stealing sheep

Arundel Castle, in West Sussex, has been the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over 850 years, with its fortunes rising and falling with those of the Howard family. A particularly low point occured when Thomas Howard, the fourth Duke of Norfolk, was executed by Elizabeth I for allegedly plotting to marry her rival Mary Queen of Scots. Dan Jones meets a weapons expert, who shows him how Richard FitzAlan, the third Earl of Arundel, would have fought in the 100 Years War. He also meets a social historian, who gives an insight into how Arundel would have prepared for Queen Victoria's visit in 1846

Kevin Hicks and Karl Ude-Martinez test a cannon, grenade and Brown Bess musket as they explore what it was like to face a Napoleonic charge

The programme contemplates the possibility of the first astronauts reaching Mars in the next 20 years, and wonders if there is evidence to suggest human life was first seeded there

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

Andy McGrath heads to the home of palaeontology on Dorset's Jurassic Coast and braves the collapsing cliffs of Lyme Regis to bring back one of its many fossils. While in the county, he investigates UFO-infested hillforts, haunted castles, chalk giants and shares a song with the fairies at the Singing Barrows of Weymouth

In London, Andy McGrath visits Britain's oldest shop and the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter, drinks coffee with a corpse at a Macabre Museum, uncovers a sacrificial altar in an ancient chalk mine, and discovers a 19th-century time machine hidden in an urban cemetery