Sky History

After the unprecedented public execution of King Charles I in 1649, his son and heir set out on a relentless campaign to restore the monarchy and ...

A group of 8 unemployed construction workers from Alabama take on the mission of a lifetime: searching for gold in the Amazon Jungle.

In Secrets in the Sand, experts uncover four global stories of “extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the ...

Throughout history certain civilisations, events and objects have fascinated and inspired us, causing those involved to dig deeper and go further ...

Explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall as he unravels the evidence. A recent document ...

Tells the stories of three little-known but significant Egyptian queens, revealing how they became the standard-bearers for their sex long before ...

From ancient Egypt – when the Pharaohs ruled – to Anglo-Saxon England, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Bust of ...

Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world’s cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of ...

Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of ...

Reveals the facts behind battles we know barely anything about. Digging deep into the archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this UK ...

US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the ...

Vera Atkins’ files were kept sealed until after she died, but the story of the female spies and the spy-mistress who led them, which has ...

Professor Alice Roberts reveals how scientists are unearthing the evidence for cataclysmic events in the past and their disastrous consequences. ...

Actor and author Ross Kemp dives into the deep ocean to uncover long lost stories and mysteries in this new Sky series, `Ross Kemp: Shipwreck ...

Special series looking at the defining moments of the last century, caught on camera. Hear the stories behind world-changing photos from ...

From bizarre ancient markings to random numbers and letters, codes and ciphers have been used for millennia to send secret messages, hide ...

January 1943: Admiral Karl Dönitz, head of the Nazis’ U-boat fleet, has brought Britain to the brink of starvation by ruthlessly destroying close ...

Secrets of The Lost Liners is an in-depth marine history series charting the design, service and loss of some of the world’s greatest ocean ...

Craig Charles, the BBC 6 Music Radio DJ, star of Red Dwarf and Coronation Street, hosts the show alongside world renowned space journalist ...

Hitler’s Secret Sex Life exposes the myriad of rumours, theories and disputed historical accounts of Adolf Hitler’s sexual psychology. ...

Though claims of extraterrestrial encounters have long been dismissed, many believe the existence of UFOs is not just likely, but a certainty.

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun’s tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying ...

Lost Relics of the Knights Templar follows one of the world’s most prolific yet unknown treasure hunters, Hamilton White, and his long-time ...

Follows the grandchildren of Major Jesse A Marcel, the first person on the scene of the Roswell crash in July 1947. His family believe Major ...

Comedian Al Murray travels to some of England’s nearest neighbours to explore some of their gripes with the English, with the help of a ...

Surviving power struggles, betrayals and plots, Hitler’s inner circle of Nazi leaders seizes control of Germany and designs its disastrous ...

Meet your new history teachers, snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan and sports broadcaster Matt Smith, as they cross the pond to explore ...

A look at major cases

Royal Autopsy investigates the cause of death of two of Britain’s most famous monarchs: Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles II, in an entirely new ...

Sex: A Naughty History, an original series from HISTORY, follows actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden and bestselling author and historian ...