History TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full History TV guide for Thursday, 6 August 2026. 20 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:33 30m

Alone: The Skills Challenge

S1 · E7 · Elevated Shelter with Food Storage True

Elevated Shelter with Food Storage

Former contestants are challenged to create a 12-foot-high elevated shelter safe from predators, using only three basic tools and within a tight time limit.

01:03 1h 32m

Alone

S13 · E9 · Tides of Fortune True

Tides of Fortune

In complete isolation in the wild, ten survivalists with few supplies film their experiences foraging for food and shelter while facing dangerous predators.

02:35 58m

Forged in Fire

S11 · E23 · Dave Baker's Secrets of the Forge Sports

Dave Baker's Secrets of the Forge

Four world-class bladesmiths compete to recreate some of history's most iconic edged weapons by blending traditional and state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

03:33 59m

Alone

S13 · E8 · Natural Order True

Natural Order

Wildlife encounters push the participants to their limits as one faces a run-in with a moose and another is stalked by a bear.

04:32 29m

Alone: The Skills Challenge

S1 · E7 · Elevated Shelter with Food Storage True

Elevated Shelter with Food Storage

Former contestants are challenged to create a 12-foot-high elevated shelter safe from predators, using only three basic tools and within a tight time limit.

Morning

07:00 30m

Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor

Religious

Pastor Doug Batchelor presents a studious hour on spiritually relevant topics such as Bible prophecy, the gospel message and the Holy Spirit.

07:30 30m

David Jeremiah

Religious

A message of hope from David Jeremiah of Turning Point.

08:00 1h

Modern Marvels

Helicopters Science

Helicopters

After being theorized by Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison, the helicopter is used in medical emergencies, times of war and to extinguish raging fires.

09:00 2h

Hiroshima: 75 Years Later

Documentary Special

Archival footage and perspectives of those associated with the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, explore the event's ethical and practical complications.

11:00 1h

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E19 · Endgame Other

Endgame

The most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.

Daytime

12:00 1h

World War II with Tom Hanks

S1 · E20 · Fall Out Other

Fall Out

The immediate aftermath of World War II reshaped global politics for decades to come. The two great victors went from allies to adversaries.

13:00 2h

The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling

Other Special

Boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling's first fight in 1936 shocked the world, while their 1938 rematch came to symbolize a clash between democracy and Nazism.

15:00 2h

WW2 From Space

True Special

Computer-simulated aerial viewpoints deliver a new perspective on the historic Second World War, revealing military actions and their impact on the globe.

17:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E11 · UnHoly Alliances Documentary

UnHoly Alliances

David Duchovny explores declassified documents detailing morally ambiguous alliances, including the CIA's attempt to hire mobsters to assassinate Fidel Castro.

Evening

18:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E4 · Strange Weapons Documentary

Strange Weapons

Host David Duchovny explores strange weapons revealed by declassified records, including a CIA gun built to fire shellfish toxin and more.

19:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E6 · Deep Cover Documentary

Deep Cover

Host David Duchovny explores theories and tales of "deep cover" operations undertaken by special operatives abandoning their past identities.

20:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E1 · Black Sites Documentary

Black Sites

Host David Duchovny investigates declassified reports about secret bases, including a deadly poison lab used by the Soviet Union's most infamous doctor.

21:00 1h

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E19 · Covert Heists Drama

Covert Heists

Sometimes when governments can't negotiate their way to victory, they steal it; when the KGB sets its sights on a NATO missile.

22:00 1h 3m

Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny

S1 · E25 · Top Secret Tech Drama

Top Secret Tech

Host David Duchovny explores conspiracy theories and declassified documents, attempting to prove the existence of various national conspiracies and cover-ups.

23:03 1h 2m

Ancient Aliens

S21 · E33 · Africa's Extraterrestrial Contact True

Africa's Extraterrestrial Contact

Ancient astronaut theorists point to evidence that suggests extraterrestrial beings have caused a number of changes in human history and evolution.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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