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1945: Nuremberg Trials begin
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Saturday 24th May

08:00 DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH: Mystery Of The Anasazi

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09:00 Dogfights 2: Night Fighters

Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without being detected. This series invites veteran pilots to talk through every move of their spectacular air battles. Night Fighters: Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without detection. More >

10:00 S.W.A.T.: Dallas Swat

The team are called in to subdue a home intruder whose method of entry confuses everyone, and one SWAT member finally introduces his kids to their uncle, who's in jail for violent crimes.

11:00 HUMAN WEAPON: MMA: America's Extreme Fighting

Mma: America's Extreme Fighting: Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest-growing martial art in the world. Jason and Bill travel to Los Angeles, where they train with experts. More >

12:00 DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH: Mystery Of The Anasazi

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13:00 Dogfights 2: Night Fighters

Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without being detected. This series invites veteran pilots to talk through every move of their spectacular air battles. Night Fighters: Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without detection. More >

14:00 S.W.A.T.: Dallas Swat

The team are called in to subdue a home intruder whose method of entry confuses everyone, and one SWAT member finally introduces his kids to their uncle, who's in jail for violent crimes.

15:00 HUMAN WEAPON: MMA: America's Extreme Fighting

Mma: America's Extreme Fighting: Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest-growing martial art in the world. Jason and Bill travel to Los Angeles, where they train with experts. More >

16:00 DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH: Mystery Of The Anasazi

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17:00 Dogfights 2: Night Fighters

Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without being detected. This series invites veteran pilots to talk through every move of their spectacular air battles. Night Fighters: Meet the brave pilots who put their lives on the line in an effort to gain the ultimate advantage: attacking and withdrawing under the cover of darkness, without detection. More >

18:00 S.W.A.T.: Dallas Swat

The team are called in to subdue a home intruder whose method of entry confuses everyone, and one SWAT member finally introduces his kids to their uncle, who's in jail for violent crimes.

19:00 HUMAN WEAPON: MMA: America's Extreme Fighting

Mma: America's Extreme Fighting: Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest-growing martial art in the world. Jason and Bill travel to Los Angeles, where they train with experts. More >

20:00 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS: Ice Road Truckers: Dash For The Cash

It's the second week of the ice-road season and Alex Debogorski has the unenviable task of hauling a massive diamond-ore crusher across 350 miles of ice.

21:00 The Universe 2: Alien Moons

In the shadow of the planets there are objects that, unlike our moon, border on the bizarre. Here we explore the moons of surrounding planets in the solar system. More >

22:00 MUMMY FORENSICS: Missing Body, The

A museum in the heart of England is home to a mummy without a body. Can the York University investigation team discover who he was, and how he died, from just his head?

23:00 MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Neil Oliver's Hadrian's Wall With English Heritage

Historian and presenter Neil Oliver delights in discovering how much archaeologists have recently discovered about Hadrian's Wall.

23:30 The Lost Gods (Part 3 of 6)

Christy Kenneally examines the rise and fall of the Roman empire and the gods it revered. He visits the Forum, Pantheon and Wales to explore how the gods were challenged.

00:00 MEGA MOVERS: Really Big Bridges

Throughout history, bridges have frequently been pushed, airlifted and taken apart. The Mega Movers travel to San Francisco and Rhode Island. More >

01:00 Human Weapon: Marine Corps Martial Arts

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff explore the US Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. More >