Sky History 2 TV Guide — Sunday, 28 June 2026

Giorgio Tsoukalos takes an in-depth look at extra-terrestrial mysteries. Here, he investigates whether the religious relic the Ark of the Covenant could hold connections to an extraterrestrial past

The father of Clare Wood discusses how her murder in Salford in 2009 gave birth to a new law allowing people to find out if their partners have an abusive past

A pseudoscientific theory embraced by the Nazis claimed their Aryan ancestors had sought refuge in the Himalayas during a mythical cataclysmic ice age. This prompted Himmler to initiate an SS mission to the mountains

Stories of hospital ships and those who served on them, including the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic's sister vessel, The Britannic

The presenter unpicks the Great British psyche and understand whether the Brits are helped or hindered by their experiences in war. In this episode, he is joined by proud Frenchman Fred Sirieix to separate the fact from the fiction of the Napoleonic wars. Was the battle of Waterloo really a great British victory or did Napoleon score an own goal? Were Nelson's tactics in the battle of Trafalgar genius or reckless? Were the British troops the pick of Europe, or did the French actually dance rings around them?

Drones reveal what's left of Henry Ford's American suburb in the Brazilian jungle, clues to what killed a once-vibrant Pennsylvania mining town, an aerial glimpse of New York's forgotten ghost town and an Italian Renaissance reduced to dust

Throughout time, people have believed mountains were the home of the divine. This edition investigates whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials

Experts investigate strange carvings from 8,000 BC and unexplained sightings in the New World, which could suggest there is more to the US's past than written in the history books

The ex-wife and former friends of Colin Ireland cast new light on the psyche of the Southend serial killer, who targeted members of London's gay community in 1993

Caroline Roberts, a surviving victim of serial killers Rose and Fred West, revisits the horrific murders committed by the couple during the 1970s

A mission to take out four German howitzers about to assault Utah Beach during the Normandy landings, carried out by US paratroopers from Easy Company, the 101st Airborne Division

Detailing how an elite group of British paratroopers managed to launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain. Finds include the camp from which Vikings invaded Britain and groundbreaking new evidence that the world famous Avebury stone circle isn't just a sacred site, but a place where our ancestors lived and worked

Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs in the north of Britain, where finds include Scottish man-made islands that help paint a picture of Stone Age tech and evidence for the first Roman siege in the UK. There's also a look at Lindisfarne, which was violently sacked by the Vikings 1,000 years ago

Throughout time, people have believed mountains were the home of the divine. This edition investigates whether hilltop spirits, which some through time have believed to inhabit mountains, could have been extraterrestrials

Experts investigate strange carvings from 8,000 BC and unexplained sightings in the New World, which could suggest there is more to the US's past than written in the history books

The Roman Empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, political and military force in the world of its time and became one of the largest empires in world history. This programme explores the sites that defined its dominance

Ignatius refuses to pledge his allegiance to the emperor and for this crime he is forced to travel 1,800 miles in chains and mostly on foot from Antioch to Rome, where awaits his final punishment at The Colosseum. Drama-documentary that uses the Colosseum to tell the thrilling story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Anthony Barclay stars