Discovery History +1 Thursday
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7:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
How Apollo 12 astronauts brought something unexpected back from the moon
Nasa makes a shocking discovery while tracking an asteroid heading toward Earth, and Apollo 12 astronauts bring something unexpected back from the moon
8:00 AM
Wings of War
The F-22 Raptor fighter plane
A look at the F-22 Raptor fighter plane, a supersonic aircraft that dominates American airspace
9:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
The story of the Battle of Midway
Restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island that triggered an extraordinary chain of events
10:00 AM
Secrets Underground
Searching for treasure in a sunken pirate city
Cutting-edge technology is used to try to reveal the resting place of an infamous pirate city that sank into the sea, and the treasure it may have taken with it
11:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, and in Dumfriesshire
Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, then in Dumfriesshire visits an estate that has been in the same family for several generations and is full of fascinating antiques
12:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Michael and Maria Start work on a 19th century Pinocchio puppet
Michael and Maria Start work on a 19th century Pinocchio puppet. Plus, neon light designer, Julia Bickerstaff, restores a period advertising sign for Riley Cars
1:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton takes Hus on an Italian road-trip
Bruce Crompton takes Hus on an Italian road-trip, meeting up with dealers whose objects tell the story of Italy's role in the Second World War
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids
Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids, looking closely at the Step Pyramid of Djoser
3:00 PM
Ultimate Warfare
Examining the inner workings of warfare
Examining the inner workings of warfare, beginning with US-British-Iraqi led Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah in 2004, when the insurgents put up stern resistance
4:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, and in Dumfriesshire
Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, then in Dumfriesshire visits an estate that has been in the same family for several generations and is full of fascinating antiques
5:00 PM
Combat Dealers
A Hollywood blockbuster seeks an authentic Second World War SAS jeep
A Hollywood blockbuster seeks an authentic Second World War SAS jeep within two weeks, and Bruce Crompton strives to meet the deadline
6:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Guy go to Wiltshire, where they find sheds full of tractors
Henry and Guy go to Wiltshire to see Phil Pearce, where they find sheds full of tractors, classic cars and police bikes. Will Phil drive a hard bargain?
6:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Fuzz visit a passionate collector of vintage cars
Henry and Fuzz are back in Durham visiting a passionate collector of vintage cars and automobilia, where a Dot three-wheeled motorcycle catches their eye.
7:00 PM
Secrets Underground
Rob and Stefan explore a cave rumoured to house 100lb of gold
In California, Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns explore a cave rumoured to house 100lb of gold, stashed away during the Gold Rush
8:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Geysers are discovered on a frozen moon
Geysers are discovered on a frozen moon, NASA redirects a probe on a mission to find proof of life, and a future US President is eyewitness to a UFO
9:00 PM
Cooper's Treasure
A sudden tragedy hits the expedition
After finding evidence of a 1700s-era lifeboat near shore, Darrell and the team discover the shipwreck it came from, but a sudden tragedy hits the expedition
10:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion
Bruce Crompton uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion, experiences a bumpy landing in a Dakota aeroplane, and in France his passion hits new heights with a parachute jump
11:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard uncovers a wartime flag with a medical history.
At a 13th-century manor house in Yorkshire, Drew Pritchard uncovers a wartime flag with a medical history. He also visits a neo-gothic cathedral in Edinburgh
12:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Sculptor Nick Elphick works on a life-sized stag statue that's missing its head
Sculptor Nick Elphick works on a life-sized stag statue that's missing its head. Plus, metalsmith Ted Edley restores an alien-themed shooting game
1:00 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Fuzz look through a collection of tractors
Henry and Fuzz are at a farm in Gloucester looking through a collection of tractors, where they unearth some historic items from the 1910s and 1920s
1:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Making a profit from the UK's abandoned automotive gems
Presenter Henry Cole and mechanic Fuzz Townshend hit the road to find, buy and make a profit from the UK's abandoned automotive gems
2:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton takes on a huge restoration project
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton takes on a huge project to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to do so he must part with some Second World War 'halftracks'
3:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard uncovers a wartime flag with a medical history.
At a 13th-century manor house in Yorkshire, Drew Pritchard uncovers a wartime flag with a medical history. He also visits a neo-gothic cathedral in Edinburgh
4:00 AM
Cooper's Treasure
A sudden tragedy hits the expedition
After finding evidence of a 1700s-era lifeboat near shore, Darrell and the team discover the shipwreck it came from, but a sudden tragedy hits the expedition
5:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Sculptor Nick Elphick works on a life-sized stag statue that's missing its head
Sculptor Nick Elphick works on a life-sized stag statue that's missing its head. Plus, metalsmith Ted Edley restores an alien-themed shooting game