THE HISTORY CHANNEL HØYDEPUNKTER AUGUST 2023

FORGED IN FIRE

Brand New | Mondays from 7 August at 20:15

On this all-new competition show, the best bladed weapon-makers in the US go head-to-head building everything from Viking battle axes to Samurai swords to Indian claw daggers. In each episode, four new contestants battle it out in a quest to prove they can build a particular weapon better than anyone else…and they're doing it by hand.

Judged by an esteemed panel of weapons experts, the race to create the episode's weapon of choice is a journey through weapon history under mission impossible time constraints with an explosive finale. The winner leaves with $10,000 cash and the coveted title of "Forged in Fire Champion". S9 (12x60)

ANCIENT ALIENS

Brand New | Wednesday 16 August at 21:00

Ancient Aliens explores the controversial theory that extra-terrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode in this hit series gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate. S15 (10x60)

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UNIDENTIFIED: INSIDE AMERICA’S UFO INVESTIGATION

Channel Premiere | Tuesdays from 1 August at 21:00

In 2018, The New York Times ran a front-page story on a secret government program that studied UFOs and the threat of alien invasion. Championed by American senators and shadowy billionaires alike, the program ran from 2007 to 2012 and allegedly compiled a trove of evidence into a 600-page report.

Now, for the first time, this explosive series presents the report's classified contents including startling video analysis that has never been released…until now. S2 (9x60)

CLASH OF THE GODS

H2 Favourite| Wednesdays from 16 August at 21:00

Often the first stories we learn as children, myths are iconic tales where good and evil clash and humanity and fantasy collide. Thousands of years ago, they were used to help frame the world of the ancients and dictate the guidelines of their societies. Yet they were so powerful that they are still woven into the fabric of today's world, remaining everywhere we look.

Clash Of The Gods explores these myths, from the legendary people who inspired them to their real-life relevance today. Featured myths and the people behind them include: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur, Thor: God of Thunder; Beowulf; and Medusa. (10x60)