Tv guide for channel History 2 HD

S1 E1 The Siege of Paris by the Vikings Modern scientific techniques are called upon to investigate the mysteries of the most legendary battles from ancient times. This episode revisits 885, when a small army in Paris repelled the Vikings, who had ravaged everything in their path while travelling up the River Seine.

S1 E10 Secrets of the Seven Seals Revelation is the most terrifying book in the Bible, describing mankind's final days. But who will survive God's wrath? And when will it happen?

S1 E1 The life of the Macedonian general regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in history, addressing claims that he was more of a cruel tyrant than a respected leader.

S16 E9 The UFO Superhighway Along the Earth's north 37th parallel, there have been so many reports of unidentified flying objects, animal mutilations and other mysterious events that it has been dubbed the UFO Superhighway.

S10 E1 The Mystery of Rudloe Manor Quaint mansion RAF Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire, a suspected epicentre of British research into UFOs since the Second World War.

S8 E3 South How a lobster led archaeologists to the discovery of an 8,000-year-old Neolithic underwater settlement, and the team who excavated 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.

S1 E5 Conspiracy or Confusion? The Duke of Kent The documentary concludes with a look at the air event that ended the life of Prince George the Duke of Kent in Scotland in 1942, questioning whether his death was an accident or whether foul play was involved. Presenter Garth Barnard examines claims that the royal's Nazi sympathies and scandals in his personal life could have been reasons to have him killed off, despite the authorities insisting the Short Sunderland Flying Boat crashed due to pilot error.

S1 E2 Death in the Moonlight: Turweston Wellington Collision Garth Barnard investigates the Turweston Wellington Collision of July 8, 1944, when two bombers collided in night skies. Thirteen soldiers died in the accident, before the war for them had even begun.

S1 E9 Stephenville In January 2008, a shadow was cast over the town of Stephenville, Texas, when a UFO passed overhead at supersonic speed. The event was witnessed by scores of stunned locals who remain desperate for answers on what exactly they saw that winter's evening. Craig and space journalist Sarah Cruddas talk to eyewitness private pilot Steve Allen who was with friends when he saw a vast UFO passing overhead at a speed estimated to be 2,000mph. He describes the craft as having an array of bright, high-intensity lights at its rear - and pursued by two US Air Force F16 fighter jets. The team discovers that the US military, who initially denied any knowledge of this event, changed their story in the weeks following the incident, adding fuel to the theory that there could be a high-level cover-up.

S12 E29 They Came from the Pleiades In numerous ancient cultures, stories were told of ancestors from the Pleiades star cluster. This programme considers whether new scientific findings may reveal the truth.

S8 E1 Aliens and Robots Experts investigate ancient tales and accounts of robots, contemplating that if such sophisticated machines did exist in bygone days, what might have happened to them.

S1 E19 Top 10 Secret Societies Investigating the plans and goals of the world's most secretive organisations, considering whether elite groups of power players could be plotting the fate of the world.

S1 E20 Secret Government Warehouses Investigating the truth hidden inside the US government's secret and highly fortified areas, from Fort Knox to Hangar 18 and Camp Hero.

S1 E4 Extremism The United States was born in the flames of violence and rebellion - extremism has always been a part of American identity. The host focuses on the ways in which American presidents have reacted to extinguish or fan the flames of extremism.

S1 E2 Part two of three. Robert Hardy presents this documentary chronicling the events of the Second World War, from the Blitzkrieg of Poland to the fall of Germany in 1945.

S16 E10 Mystery of the Stone Spheres Throughout the world there are mysterious ancient stones shaped into perfect spheres. Many of them show clear evidence of being manmade and some completely defy explanation. The mystery of the stone spheres could provide clues about humankind's past.

S10 E3 The New Alien Architects How many ancient architectural wonders bear similarities despite being built by different civilisations, questioning whether aliens could have designed them.

S1 E1 The Lancaster - Britain's Frontline Bomber The troubled beginnings and amazing exploits of legendary British heavy bomber the Lancaster. Featuring a close look at a replica.

S1 E2 The Spitfire: A British Fighter Legend 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.

S1 E5 Scotland Craig and co-presenter Sarah Cruddas head to central Scotland, which has its own 'Area 51', known as the Falkirk Triangle, encompassing the now infamous village of Bonnybridge, which claims the highest concentration of the region's UFO activity. They also investigate the alleged abduction of forestry worker Robert Taylor in 1979, the only British UFO incident to have been officially investigated by the police.

S1 E5 We the People America's Constitution starts with the words 'We the People'. Every US president has faced the question of who, exactly, is meant to be included in this soaring phrase. Here, the former leader of his nation addresses this issue amid an examination of presidential decision-making for disenfranchised citizens.

S1 E5 How the falls of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome left the whereabouts of many of their greatest riches unknown. With vast investment explorers mounted expeditions to go in search of the great treasures of the age.

S2 E7 Cookie Wars How a sweet business partnership turned sour, leading Adolphus Green to create one of the most iconic cookie and cracker companies in history.

S8 E4 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.

S1 E5 Regency Cheltenham Alice Roberts tells the story of the Regency period by studying the history of Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town. She attends a period society ball, investigates the rigid social hierarchy of the age and explores the Regency fondness for enemas. The penultimate episode of the series in which Alice Roberts studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in the turbulent past.