Sky History 2 TV Guide — Wednesday, 1 July 2026

The stories of the Star Ancestors - powerful beings embedded in the traditions of native people across North America that still exist

Dermot Murnaghan examines the tragic case of five-year-old April Jones, who went missing on October 1 while playing with friends, and was last seen getting into a vehicle near her home in Machynlleth in Wales. Five days later, local man Mark Bridger was charged with her abduction and murder. This documentary tells the full story of what became the largest missing persons search in UK police history

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, an aircraft capable of delivering the payload of a B-17, in a single post war air frame. The many variants of this single-piston engined fighter bomber helped dominate the air-to-ground attack role in Vietnam, earning itself quite a reputation

The military helicopter Bell UH-1 series was designed and built by the Bell Helicopter Company in the late 1950s as a multipurpose machine. It later became synonymous with the Vietnam War, being used to transport troops and equipment as well as for air-assault missions

The Grumman Avenger, which was the most important carrier-based torpedo bomber on American and British carriers throughout the Second World War. They were also the biggest and heaviest carrier aircraft of the conflict

Mike builds a 1964 Parisienne for a big family. Avery scores his first client of the year, building a 1975 Ford Bronco as a gift for his client's daughter

Since 2017, the Navy has been releasing photos and videos of 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'. Ancient Astronaut Theorists suggest the incredible images are nearly identical to accounts from centuries ago

Millions of people around the world have reported encountering shadowy entities who instil fear, shortness of breath, and even paralysis. This programme contemplates whether it is possible that the so-called 'Shadow People' are more than mere figments of the imagination

A look back at the 1989 Marchioness disaster. Fifty-one partygoers died when the pleasure boat collided with a dredger ship on the River Thames

Stories of naval ships that sank below the waves, from veterans who survived during the Falklands War to a hi-tech mission to solve a Second World War mystery

The Grumman Avenger, which was the most important carrier-based torpedo bomber on American and British carriers throughout the Second World War. They were also the biggest and heaviest carrier aircraft of the conflict

Since 2017, the Navy has been releasing photos and videos of 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'. Ancient Astronaut Theorists suggest the incredible images are nearly identical to accounts from centuries ago

Millions of people around the world have reported encountering shadowy entities who instil fear, shortness of breath, and even paralysis. This programme contemplates whether it is possible that the so-called 'Shadow People' are more than mere figments of the imagination

Expert investigations into the possibility that reptilian aliens are more than a pop-culture creation and a favourite of works of science-fiction

Investigations into whether ancient tales of beings with super-human powers could be inspired by extra- terrestrials who came to Earth in the past

Investigations into inventor Nikola Tesla's claims of communication with extraterrestrials on other planets and whether the scientist could have been a human 'receiver'

Theorists investigate how ancient aliens may have helped to guide and define mankind in the remote past

Investigating what the God Particle reveals about the origins of the world, and whether clues to its significance could have been left by ancient aliens