Sky History 2 TV Guide — Tuesday, 21 July 2026

The top 10 scariest encounters that just might be evidence of extraterrestrial visitation, from an instance in rural Texas that left onlookers with unexplainable injuries, to mysterious cattle mutilations

Events involving military and intelligence agencies, with suggestions of cover-ups relating to two unexplained incidents in the east of England in 1956 and 1980

Alice Roberts spends a year visiting archaeological digs around the country, finding out about discoveries that shed new light on British history. In Buckinghamshire, Simon Mays and Jill Eyers use a recent rediscovery of artefacts from a 1912 excavation to investigate what appears to have been a mass infanticide during the Roman era. Alice also meets the team examining one of the largest discoveries of Roman coins ever made in Britain, and hears about a mystery in Dorset

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

Alice Roberts travels to Bamburgh, Northumberland, to learn about the generations of Anglo Saxons who lived and worked there, gaining an insight into the illnesses they suffered and the societies in which they lived. She visits the Sutton Hoo site, as well as a pioneering project in Sittingbourne, Kent, which was set up following the unearthing of an Anglo Saxon cemetery, and looks at the Staffordshire hoard discovered by a metal detector in 2009

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

Ten intriguing symbols and codes found across the globe that might contain proof of otherworldly contact. They range from glyphs in the Peruvian desert to spiral petroglyphs embedded with advanced math. Plus, a language with an unexplained origin

Investigations into the possibility that extraterrestrials landed on Earth thousands of years ago. This edition focuses on the top 10 alien disasters - from a flying monster at a nuclear incident, a meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs and a deadly virus

A look at how Marine Corps dogs would put their training to use in the absence of their masters, and experts estimate how the passage of time will threaten humanity's relics

From the trench to the home-front hospital, a medical historian retraces the train journey made by wounded soldiers during the Second World War. Documentary series exploring the role of trains in the major conflicts of the past 150 years

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

Ten intriguing symbols and codes found across the globe that might contain proof of otherworldly contact. They range from glyphs in the Peruvian desert to spiral petroglyphs embedded with advanced math. Plus, a language with an unexplained origin

Investigations into the possibility that extraterrestrials landed on Earth thousands of years ago. This edition focuses on the top 10 alien disasters - from a flying monster at a nuclear incident, a meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs and a deadly virus

While Nazi scientists were conducting brutal experiments in an attempt to create an Aryan master race, a team of zoologists were overseeing their own bizarre science trials

The story of Herman Goering's younger brother Albert, who was opposed to Nazism and helped Jews and others escape persecution in Germany, but found himself shunned due to his name

A daring plan devised in 1943 by the inmates of the Death Camp at Sobibor, as they staged an organised rebellion to fight back against their Nazi oppressors

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

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