Sky History TV Guide — Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Browse the full Sky History TV guide for Tuesday, 21 July 2026. 29 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

00:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S8 · E2 · North

The graveyard of a Victorian workhouse in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, the graveyard of a Victorian workhouse sheds light on one of the most traumatic periods of modern Irish history, the Great Famine of 1845. A team from Sheffield University want to understand the lives of people who occupied a village near the famous caves at Cresswell Crags in Nottinghamshire, and near Lincoln, a revisit to an Anglo Saxon site near proves rewarding

01:00 1h

Digging for Britain

S8 · E3 · South

The discovery of an 8,000-year-old Neolithic underwater settlement

How a lobster led archaeologists to the discovery of an 8,000-year-old neolithic settlement and witnessing the excavation of an Iron Age crouched burial at a secret location in Dorset. Also, Naoise Mac Sweeney visits a modern construction site as it gives up the secrets of an Elizabethan playhouse

02:00 1h

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E17 · No Surrender

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War, from Germany's invasion of Poland through to the dawn of the atomic age

03:00 1h

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E18 · Last Days Of The Reich

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War, from Germany's invasion of Poland through to the dawn of the atomic age

04:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S2 · E8 · Extraordinary Experiments

A look at the secretive flights of Project Argus and Operation LAC

The secretive flights of Project Argus sent nuclear warheads into space to test whether radiation could cripple Soviet weapons, while Operation LAC covertly released chemical agents over American communities to simulate biological warfare

05:00 30m

Storage Wars

S15 · E13 · San Brandi-Dino!

Brandi is fired up about expanding her brand in San Bernardino

Brandi is fired up about expanding her brand in San Bernardino. Rene is positive that everyone is out to get him. Dusty tackles a locker dustier than him. Kenny is a mess

05:30 30m

Storage Wars

S15 · E14 · Your Pawpaw Loves You!

Kenny welcomes a new granddaughter to the clan

Lisa returns to Moreno Valley, where it all started, and gets nostalgic with her locker. Kenny welcomes a new granddaughter to the clan and would love to find an appropriate unit. Elsewhere, Dusty and Lupe put a little elbow grease into their purchase

Morning

06:00 30m

Curse of Skinwalker Ranch

S5 · E5 · Behind the Gates: Circling the Triangle

The team's investigation of the so-called Triangle on Skinwalker Ranch

Astrophysicist Dr Travis Taylor takes a compelling look back at the many shocking events that the team has encountered during their investigation of the so-called Triangle on Skinwalker Ranch

06:30 55m

Digging for Britain

S8 · E3 · South

The discovery of an 8,000-year-old Neolithic underwater settlement

07:25 55m

Digging for Britain: WWII Special

S8 · E4 · WWII Special

The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War

The team follows the search for artefacts from the Second World War, joining marine archaeologists in the Solent as they raise a Fairey Barracuda divebomber. Elsewhere, a dig in the Lake District tells the moving story of the Windermere Boys, and in Aldbourne in Wiltshire, archaeologists search for personal items from the most famous American unit of the US army, 'Easy Company', who were stationed there in 1943 and 1944

08:20 55m

Digging for Britain

S9 · E1 · East

A Roman mosaic found on farmland in Rutland

Alice Roberts seeks out the most outstanding archaeological digs of the year, beginning in the east of England. She witnesses the uncovering of a Roman mosaic found on farmland in Rutland, and visits the site of a saintly hermit's hovel discovered in the Lincolnshire fens

09:15 55m

Pawn Stars

S24 · E22 · The Rick-Sy Rebellion

Corey takes a shot at a decanter set that supposedly belonged to Buffalo Bill

A seller whips into the shop with an 'energy dome' hat made for the band DEVO. Corey takes a shot at a decanter set that supposedly belonged to Buffalo Bill. Meanwhile, Chum teams up with new employee Santos, to check out a vintage pinball game

10:10 30m

Storage Wars

S15 · E17 · Rock, Paper, Winner

Gunter comes along to help Rene, who won't give him the time of day

Back in Montebello, Gunter comes along to help Rene, who won't give him the time of day. Darrell tries to make Kimber his queen, while Ivy and his boys Rochambeau their way to solid showing

10:40 25m

Storage Wars

S15 · E18 · Does a Bear Bid in the Woods?

Brandi gets the nomination for buyer of the week

Kenny makes his way out to the mountains, constantly watching out for cougars. Lisa scores on a small sister locker, but it's Brandi who gets the nomination for buyer of the week

11:05 30m

Storage Wars

S15 · E19 · California Knows How to Pottery

In Rosamond, Ivy and Pops deftly score a fine locker

Ivy kidnaps Pops and takes him to Rosamond, where they deftly score a fine locker. Kenny sets out to brighten everyone's day and his clowning around has him seeing stars. Lisa proves she has a friend - for now

11:35 25m

Storage Wars

S15 · E20 · If Ya Got It, Flaut It

Kenny happens upon a familiar vehicle and follows it all the way to Lancaster

Kenny happens upon a familiar vehicle and follows it all the way to Lancaster for an auction - where he tries desperately to find his gas money

Daytime

12:00 1h

Ice Road Truckers

S12 · E1 · The Northern Frontier

Todd attempts an ambitious bush fix to muscle his load back onto the trailer

Lisa is forced to stop when the unrelenting road knocks her engine apart, and Todd attempts an ambitious bush fix to muscle his load back onto the trailer. Meanwhile, rookie Scooter gets creative to squeeze his wide load down the narrow winter roads

13:00 1h

Ice Road Truckers

S12 · E2 · The Bet

Lisa's truck loses all heat as temperatures plummet

Lisa's truck loses all heat as temperatures plummet toward -40, forcing her to seek help from Scooter. When the two competitive drivers meet for the first time, they make a bet that changes the course of the season. On the road back to Muskie Creek, Todd suffers a catastrophic failure when the terrain rips the air lines from his trailer

14:00 1h

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

S1 · E1 · Perilous Play

A look back at shockingly dangerous activities and products from the past

A nostalgic journey through America's past reveals shocking everyday activities and products that were once normal but are now unthinkable in modern society. In this episode, he considers toys and daredevil playground antics that once defined growing up, uncovering explosive science kits, high-flying kite tubes, dangerous waterslides - and more

15:00 1h

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

S1 · E2 · Spectacular Stunts

The actor explores the thrilling world of vintage daredevils

The actor explores the thrilling world of vintage daredevils, from the 'human fly' to skateboarding speedsters and diving horses. These bold risk-takers chased adrenaline with unforgettable, dangerous stunts

16:00 1h

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

S1 · E3 · Mad Medicine

A look back at shockingly dangerous 'cures' advertised and offered to the public

A nostalgic journey through America's past reveals a time when any and all cures could be advertised and sold to the public indiscriminately, without any redress being offered when they failed. Henry dives into a world where animal skin could replace one's own and where doctors gave coffee enemas

17:00 1h

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler

S1 · E4 · Very Extreme Sports

Bone-crushing football and deadly baseball games

The modern concept of extreme sports is a product of marketing, but in the past a lack of rules made them truly dangerous. The actor highlights some examples, from bone-crushing football and deadly baseball games to wild events like auto polo

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

History's Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe

S1 · E1 · Wheelin' and Dealin'

The collector uncovers the stories, journeys and values behind historical items

The collector uncovers the stories and values behind historical items, beginning with long-lost jalopies and long-lost classics as he looks at automotive treasures

19:00 1h

Forged in Fire

S5 · E26 · The Bardiche

Two smiths recreate a brutal European pole axe - the Bardiche

In one of the toughest competitions to date, four bladesmiths must start from the ground up, building their own coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit. After an intense round of testing the remaining two smiths return home to recreate a brutal European pole axe - the Bardiche

20:00 1h

Hitler's Engineers

S1 · E4 · Hans Kammler

The influence of Hans Kammler over the Third Reich's most deadly engineering projects

Hans Kammler's fingerprints can be found all over the Third Reich's most prestigious and deadly engineering projects, including rockets and concentration camps

21:00 55m

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E17 · No Surrender

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War, from Germany's invasion of Poland through to the dawn of the atomic age

21:55 55m

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E18 · Last Days Of The Reich

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War

The actor explores the key events of the Second World War, from Germany's invasion of Poland through to the dawn of the atomic age

22:50 1h

Witches of Essex

S1 · E1 · Hatfield Peverel

Women accused of witchcraft during 16th and 17th centuries in Essex

Henry VIII's law against witches in 1542 led to thousands of women being persecuted and many burned at the stake. New investigative techniques and historical records are to re-examine the fates of women accused of witchcraft during 16th and 17th-century witch trials in Essex. Rylan and Alice Roberts explores the events, lives, and alleged crimes of those accused, often bringing the stories to life through scripted drama and featuring expert testimony from historians and psychologists

23:50 1h

Witches of Essex

S1 · E2 · St Osyth

Rylan and Alice Roberts investigate the 1582 St Osyth witch hunt

St Osyth, a village near Brightlingsea in Essex, was home to 14 women who were put on trial for witchcraft, some of whom were duly convicted according to the law of the time. Rylan and Alice Roberts investigate the 1582 St Osyth witch hunt, where a petty disagreement over money spiralled into mass hysteria and death

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