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Browse the full Sky History 2 TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 2026. 27 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. 00:50 1h 5m

    UFOs Declassified

    S1 · E3 · Black Triangles
    Unsolved sightings of dark, triangular flying objects
    Unsolved sightings of dark, triangular flying objects that occurred around the world during the 1980s and '90s in the UK, US and Belgium
  2. 01:55 1h 5m

    UFOs Declassified

    S1 · E6 · UFOs v Airliners
    Investigating the sighting of a UFO by a pilot in 1957
    The documentary concludes with a look at the sighting of a UFO by pilot Milton Torres in 1957, when he was sent to shoot down an unidentified aircraft over the UK. However, the object disappeared from his radar, and he was sworn to secrecy about the incident. Plus, other examples of fighter pilots encountering UFOs
  3. 03:00 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E5 · Alien Apocalypse
    The possibility of an alien doomsday weapon
    Experts assess the possibility that alien invaders could opt to destroy life on Earth rather than attempt to enlighten mankind
  4. 03:30 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E6 · Top 10 Military Encounters
    The top 10 accounts of alien encounters
    The top 10 accounts of encounters between the Earth's military forces and extraterrestrials
  5. 04:00 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E9 · Signs of Abduction
    Examining the hidden signs of alien abduction
    Examining the hidden signs of alien abduction, from loss of time and bizarre hazy memories to terrifying accounts of alien surgery
  6. 04:30 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E10 · Antigravity
    Experts discuss the possibility of advanced alien technology
    Experts discuss the possibility of advanced alien technology that could allow UFOs to fly at blinding speed or hover effortlessly a few feet above the ground
  7. 05:00 1h

    What on Earth?

    S7 · E10
    A mysterious spiral structure that could be the lost city of Atlantis
    New satellite evidence reveals a mysterious spiral structure from space and experts speculate that it could be the lost city of Atlantis

Morning

  1. 06:00 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E7 · Alien Skies
    Reported accounts of genuine alien encounters
    From mid-air abductions to near-disasters caused by unseen enemies, experts examine if humans are alone in the skies over Earth
  2. 06:30 30m

    Alien Files: Unsealed

    S3 · E8 · The Next Wave
    Investigating if UFOs are able to penetrate world airspace
    A look at the mounting evidence that suggests UFOs are able to penetrate the world's most closely guarded airspace at will
  3. 07:00 1h

    UFOs Declassified

    S1 · E4 · UFO Crash Sites
    An investigation into the Roswell incident in 1947
    An investigation into the Roswell incident in 1947, when a UFO landed in the New Mexico desert. At the time, the US army claimed it had recovered a 'flying saucer', but this was quickly retracted and the item was declared to be a humble weather balloon. Experts examine the evidence still available to try to reach a conclusive answer as to whether the crashed object was from Earth or another planet
  4. 08:00 1h

    Weird or What? With William Shatner

    S2 · E1 · Alien Encounters
    A farmer discovers a cow mysteriously mutilated
    A farmer discovers a cow mysteriously mutilated, a man is repeatedly abducted from his bed, and an astronomer's telescope intercepts a mysterious message from outer space
  5. 09:00 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
  6. 10:00 1h

    Weird Britain

    S1 · E10 · Dorset
    Andy McGrath explores Dorset
    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
  7. 11:00 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

Daytime

  1. 12:00 1h

    Secrets of Great British Castles

    S2 · E5 · Lancaster Castle
    Dan Jones explores the turbulent history of Lancaster Castle
    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
  2. 13:00 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
  3. 14:00 1h

    What on Earth?

    S7 · E11
    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
  4. 15:00 1h

    What on Earth?

    S7 · E13
    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
  5. 16:00 1h

    UFOs Declassified

    S1 · E6 · UFOs v Airliners
    Investigating the sighting of a UFO by a pilot in 1957
    The documentary concludes with a look at the sighting of a UFO by pilot Milton Torres in 1957, when he was sent to shoot down an unidentified aircraft over the UK. However, the object disappeared from his radar, and he was sworn to secrecy about the incident. Plus, other examples of fighter pilots encountering UFOs
  6. 17:00 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

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 30m

    World's Most Unexplained

    S1 · E26 · Voynich Manuscript
    The discovery of a mysterious 500-year-old manuscript
    The discovery of a mysterious 500-year-old manuscript, with almost 300 pages full of handwritten notes and illustrations
  2. 18:30 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?
  3. 19:00 1h

    Secrets in the Dark

    S1 · E3 · Echoes of the Devil's Church
    The eerie acoustics of the cave
    How the cave's eerie acoustics have been associated with supernatural phenomena, earning it a reputation for connecting visitors to the spirit world
  4. 20:00 1h

    Secrets in the Ice

    S1 · E3 · Dew Station Apocalypse
    The discovery of a zombie virus
    More fascinating history buried frozen in the ice, from the body of a legendary mountaineer to the discovery of a zombie virus
  5. 21:00 1h

    Nazi Murder Mysteries

    S1 · E5 · Hermann Goering
    The theories surrounding the death of Hermann Goering
    The theories surrounding the death of Hermann Goering, who managed to cheat the hangman by taking a cyanide capsule on the day before his scheduled death
  6. 22:00 1h

    Nazi Murder Mysteries

    S1 · E6 · Rudolf Hess
    The theories, conspiracies and facts relating to Rudolf Hess's flight to Scotland
    The theories, conspiracies and facts relating to Rudolf Hess's dramatic flight to Scotland in 1941 and his subsequent death in Spandau prison
  7. 23:00 1h

    Secrets in the Ice

    S5 · E1 · The Glacier's Forgotten Victims
    Great mysteries that have been frozen in time
    Visits to the most remote, cold and inhospitable places on the planet to reveal great mysteries that have been frozen in time

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