Sky History 2 TV Guide — Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Experts contemplate whether Hawaii's islands may once have been inhabited by extraterrestrials and examine whether its volcanoes could provide a portal between space and time

Documentary exploring the unsolved murder of Crimewatch presenter and newsreader Jill Dando, who was shot dead outside her house in Fulham, west London, in April 1999. Intense media coverage followed and several lines of enquiry were pursued, including a theory that she had been killed by a jealous ex-boyfriend and the idea that somebody had hired a hitman in revenge for a conviction linked to Crimewatch. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, 40-year-old Barry George was found guilty of Dando's murder, but a third appeal quashed his original conviction and resulted in his acquittal in 2009

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

An eccentric seller in North Bay attaches his collection to the outside of his home and Brooke and Jerry hold their first sale at the warehouse

Experts check out structures built to mirror the constellations, contemplating whether they may have been built as a message to send to extraterrestrials

Ever since the first atomic bomb went off in 1945, UFOs have been spotted at nuclear facilities across the world. Experts wonder if this presence could be a threat to mankind

In 1996, two girls and their mother enjoying a walk in the Kent countryside were the victims of a frenzied hammer attack by Michael Stone, who left them for dead. Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan died from their injuries, but nine-year-old Josie survived and made a remarkable recovery. This film examines the events surrounding the murders and features interviews with Shaun Russell - Lin's widower and the girls' father - Josie's close friend Lucy Gregson, her former primary school teacher Lynda Roberts and police family liaison officer Pauline Smith

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

Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. His aim was to weaken Britain in Europe and gain 'lebensraum', or living space, in the East. The Nazi regime gradually advanced its so-called 'final solution to the Jewish problem' culminating in the appalling events associated with the Holocaust

Experts check out structures built to mirror the constellations, contemplating whether they may have been built as a message to send to extraterrestrials

Ever since the first atomic bomb went off in 1945, UFOs have been spotted at nuclear facilities across the world. Experts wonder if this presence could be a threat to mankind

The troubled beginnings and amazing exploits of legendary British heavy bomber the Lancaster. Featuring a close look at a replica

The Supermarine Spitfire, a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after the Second World War

German Second World War fighter, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, it serves as the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force and had a key role in the Battle of Britain

The story of the prolonged development and the initially troubled operational history of the Boeing B29 Superfortress. It was an an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during the Second World War and the Korean War

A look at the Heinkel He 111, one of the most numerous and esily recognised German aircrafts of the Second World War. Plus, how it became a guinea pig for future bombers