Discovery History Sunday
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6:00 AM
Shed and Buried
A father and daughter who own a shed full of vintage Americana
Henry and Sam are in Devon to visit a father and daughter who own a shed full of vintage Americana. They immediately take interest in a dusty Chicago police car.
6:30 AM
Shed and Buried
An incredible Americana collection in Cornwall.
Henry and Sam look around an incredible Americana collection in Cornwall. After examining an array of classic motors, Sam springs a big surprise on Henry
7:00 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam consider bidding on a 1926 Ariel and a 1927 BSA
Henry and Sam are invited to look around the workshops of the National Motorcycle Museum. The guys consider bidding on a 1926 Ariel and a 1927 BSA
7:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Sam and Henry view a rare 1962 Greeves Sportsman
Sam and Henry travel to Leicestershire to meet former motorbike racer Eddie Roberts. His impressive collection includes a rare 1962 Greeves Sportsman
8:00 AM
Shed and Buried
A farmer's eclectic collection in Herefordshire
Presenter Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove are in Herefordshire to look around a farmer's eclectic collection
8:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam fall in love with a barn full of extraordinary automobilia
On a trip to Worcestershire, Henry and Sam fall in love with a barn full of extraordinary automobilia. However, the guys find it hard work to negotiate with the vendors
9:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
The German tactic of blitzkrieg
The German tactic of blitzkrieg, literally lightning war, designed to create disorganisation among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower
10:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
Restored footage tells the story of Operation Sealion in a new light
Restored footage tells the story of how Hitler ordered Operation Sealion, the invasion of Great Britain, after France had fallen in 1940
11:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
Restored footage recounts Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event
12:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his sidekick Freddy find a Second World War artillery gun
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is in the Philippines with Freddy where they find an artillery gun from the Japanese occupation in the Second World War
1:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Finland following a hot tip
Bruce Crompton and Hus head to Finland following a hot tip that near the Arctic Circle there is a kind of Winter Wonderland of Second World War vehicles and equipment
2:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton sells a Second World War tank destroyer to an Australian museum
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton sells an Australian museum a Second World War tank destroyer worth half a million pounds, which still needs a barrel
3:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Saving a pair of sofas used in the Dr Who TV series
Upholsterer Craig tries to save a pair of sofas used in the Dr Who TV series. Plus, blacksmith Nev turns a pair of streetlamps into statement lights for the home
4:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Automata artisans Michael and Maria restore an acrobatic figurine from France
Automata artisans Michael and Maria restore an acrobatic figurine from France. Meanwhile, sculptor Nick revives a pair of fairground ride motorbikes
5:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Paper conservator Ashleigh restores an original Star Wars poster
Paper conservator Ashleigh restores an original Star Wars poster, and upholsterer Ray updates a pair of 1960s designer chairs.
6:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
The Battle of Stalingrad
Colourised footage retells the story of the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest of the Second World War with an estimated 2 million casualties
7:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
The story of the D-Day invasion
Colourised footage is used to tell the story of the D-Day invasion, one of the most significant events of the Second World War
8:00 PM
HMS Ark Royal
Life aboard the aircraft carrier
Following the crew of the aircraft carrier on the vessel's final voyage, a five-month mission leading an international task force across the Atlantic Ocean
9:00 PM
HMS Ark Royal
The ship rescues stranded British passengers
Days into the mission, the ship's crew is ordered to rescue stranded British passengers in need of a lift home after the travel chaos caused by the 2010 volcanic ash cloud
10:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find a barn full of rare vehicles
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find a barn in Suffolk full of Porsche tractors, Ducati pushbikes and many more rare and surprising vehicles
10:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam head to Witney, Oxfordshire
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are on the move to Witney, Oxfordshire, where they meet Lez, the model builder extraordinaire, and come away with a very unusual challenge
11:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Cars, tractors and a very rare German scooter located at a Cornish hilltop farm
At a windswept Cornish hilltop farm Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find cars, tractors and a very rare German scooter
11:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Sheds full of rare bicycles, classic sportsters and pimped-up saloon cars
In the New Forest, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove meet Stumpie, an Americana fanatic whose sheds are full of rare bicycles, classic sportsters and pimped-up saloon cars
12:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy
Bruce Crompton helps a Texan millionaire who wants to collect memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy. He visits farmhouses and museums to find rare items like a 1942 Luger
1:00 AM
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
2:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton visits a Cold War underground bunker
Bruce Crompton heads to a Cold War underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story
3:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce hears about some Second World War equipment for sale
Bruce hears about some Second World War British RAF gear from the Battle of Arnhem for sale, which is of big interest to ex-paratroopers like him and Freddie
4:00 AM
Combat Dealers
The murky secrets of Second World War spies
Bruce Compton dives into the murky secrets of Second World War spies. In Italy, he unearths an iconic code-breaking machine. In the UK the lads revive two rocket launchers
6:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates tries to crack the mystery behind the DB Cooper hijacking
Josh Gates tries to crack the mystery behind the DB Cooper hijacking, discovering new clues and theories in the Pacific Northwest