MUMBAI: History TV18, the factual entertainment channel from the AETN18 stable, is gearing up to air a special two-hour episode Secrets of Body Language on 11 January at 7 pm.

The episode will decode body language as an important tool to interpret regular gestures, physiological signs, postures, and facial expressions, which reveal a lot of what a person is trying to say.

In this show, video clips of events in political and pop culture history are deconstructed by a group of experts. These experts will analyse the body language of hard-to-decode celebrities and decipher secret codes of verbal and non-verbal cues.

From former US President Franklin D Roosevelt to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the 2008 President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, the programme will show how politicians and celebrities use their subtle movements of body language to persuade masses, establish power and advance careers without anyone having a clue as to what?s going on.

The show will have a repeat telecast on 14 January at 4 pm.

MUMBAI: History TV18, the recently launched factual entertainment channel, will launch a new show Human Weapon on 4 January at 9 pm.

The show unravels the mysteries behind the technique of combat through where martial art adventurers Jason Chambers and Bill Duff embark on a quest to learn the secret techniques from the masters. They travel around the world in search of the fabled schools of combat.

Each new episode of the Human Weapon will witness the two hosts set out on a quest to find a Sensei of a different martial art like Karate, Kung Fu, Capoeira and Muay Thai who would take them back in time narrating the history and legend of the fighting style.

Senseis shall showcase several techniques that define a fighting style while helping the hosts practice a few forms. At the end of each episode, the hosts put their newly acquired skills to the test combating a representative of the episode?s fighting style.

The hosts will also explore the unique and intriguing local cuisines of the region.