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  • GREATEST HEISTS WITH PIERCE BROSNAN ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS - MAY 2023

    GREATEST HEISTS WITH PIERCE BROSNAN
    Brand New | Tuesdays from 16 May at 21:00
    Hosted by legendary Irish actor Pierce Brosnan, each one-hour episode of History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan uncovers the meticulous planning, daring execution and shocking aftermath behind some of the most elaborate real-life heists in history including the notorious Lufthansa Heist of New York, the half

  • Pawn Stars Do America

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 2023

    BRAND NEW AND EXCLUSIVE
    Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter
    Thursdays from 27th April at 22:00
    The factual entertainment series will see English actor and television presenter, Ross Kemp, dive deeper and travel further than before to uncover shipwrecks of major historical significance. The series will see Ross explore the remnants of some of the most important moments in British history,

  • U-Boat Wargamers

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 2023

    BRAND NEW
    U-BOAT WARGAMERS
    Sundays from 5th March at 22:00
    U-Boat Wargamers tells the remarkable story of Gilbert Roberts, Jean Laidlaw and the Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) – aka the ‘Wrens’ – as they use revolutionary war gaming tactics to defeat Admiral Karl Dönitz and his Wolf Pack fleets of U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. The year is 1943 and Admiral K

  • BERMUDA TRIANGLE: INTO CURSED WATERS

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2023

    BRAND NEW
    BERMUDA TRIANGLE: INTO CURSED WATERS
    Tuesdays from 7th February at 21:00
    Mike Barnette is on the trail of a killer whose body count stretches back centuries. This murderer is not human. No one is sure exactly how it works, but we all know its name: The Bermuda Triangle. It has swallowed hundreds of ships and planes - most without a trace and without explanation. Barnette is the

  • Curse of Oak Island

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 2023

    MISTERY WINTER
    Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 3rd January at 21:00
    This January, join us with Mystery Winter as we uncover all the mysteries of our world! Follow William Shatner as he steps into the darkness to discover the unknown, explore with the Lagina Brothers as they investigate a small island wrapped in enigma, and join Tony Harris as he takes us on a quest to better understand our wo

  • The Toys That Built The World

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS DECEMBER 2022

    Territory Premiere
    The Toys That Built The World
    Sundays from 18th December at 21:00
    The Toys That Built The World chronicles the untold stories and rivalries that gave rise to the modern toy industry. Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War, the Great Depression and the Vietnam War, visionaries like Milton Bradley, the Parker Brothers, Ruth and Elliot

  • COLOSSEUM

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2022

    TERRITORY PREMIERE
    COLOSSEUM
    Tuesdays from 1st November at 22:00
    This premium series uses the Colosseum to tell the thrilling story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, through the lens of the men and women who fought and died there. From the savage truth of a gladiator’s life as a slave, to the fascinating revelation of the many ways Rome’s Emperors used the amphitheatre to demonstr

  • Pawn Stars

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS OKTOBER 2022

    BRAND NEW & EXCLUSIVE
    PAWN STARS
    Thursdays from 6th October at 21:00
    Let Pawn Stars take you inside the colourful world of the pawn business. Step inside the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas, where the Harrison family jointly run the family business. There’s clashing and camaraderie every step of the way as the men use their sharp eyes and skills to assess the

  • Curse of Skinwalker Ranch

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2022

    BRAND NEW & EXCLUSIVE
    THE UNXPLAINED WITH WILLIAM SHATNER
    Tuesdays from 27th September at 21:00
    From alleged UFO encounters to sudden disappearances and evil possessions, series host William Shatner attempts to get to the truth behind the most bizarre and mysterious events ever reported. With the help of the world’s top scientists, first-hand “experiencer” accounts, and dramatic re-en

  • Forged in Fire

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 2022

    BRAND NEW & EXCLUSIVE
    ANCIENT ALIENS
    Wednesdays from 3rd August at 21:00
    Ancient Aliens examines 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on Earth, from the age of the dinosaurs, to ancient Egypt, to the skies over the western desert in the present-day US. Ancient cave drawings of strange creatures, an asphalt-like substance in an Egyptian pyramid made from the remain

  • Lost Gold of the Aztecs

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2022

    BRAND NEW AND EXCLUSIVE

    LOST GOLD OF THE AZTECS
    Tuesdays from 26th July at 22:00
    500 years ago, Spanish Conquistadors raided the gold-filled land of the Aztecs. But according to legend, Emperor Montezuma had already hidden his treasure across several different locations in what is now the American Southwest and placed on it a deadly curse. Now, three different families, each with a d

  • THE TOYS THAT BUILT THE WORLD

    THE HISTORY CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 2022

    BRAND NEW AND EXCLUSIVE
    THE ENGINEERING THAT BUILT THE WORLD
    Saturdays from 18th June at 22:00
    The Engineering That Built The World chronicles the stories of the visionaries behind the most epic builds of the past two centuries. The eight-part series looks at iconic structures such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Panama Canal, the Statue of Liberty, the Hoover Dam and the Transcontinental

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