Discovery History Monday

Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and Nasa track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery

With the raising of the Iron Curtain, intelligence from within the Soviet Union was hard to come by. This programme examines how high-altitude spy planes overcame the problem

With the Battle of the Somme in full swing, Tony Robinson uses rare stereoscopic images to reveal some of the unprecedented technologies that made the war even bloodier

Four crucial items that show courage under fire, from a symbol of luck that saved US marines to a weapon that protected Europe during the Cold War

At a Cornish castle, Drew Pritchard digs out beach buckets and toy trucks. Later, his friend Stuart sells off his renowned collection of car memorabilia - and Drew has first dibs

Julia restores a broken peacock head from a festival float for dealer Natasha. Later, Steve rescues a pair of worn antique tables from a Suffolk stately home

One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings. Here investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt

In the early 20th century, an arms race to develop military airplanes occurred. With the advent of the First World War, the British and Germans experimented with air combat.

At a Cornish castle, Drew Pritchard digs out beach buckets and toy trucks. Later, his friend Stuart sells off his renowned collection of car memorabilia - and Drew has first dibs

Bruce Crompton heads on a First World War treasure hunt, finding a mysterious soldier's medal from the Battle of the Somme as well as the world's most expensive football

Sam and Henry are in Dorset to look around a collection of bikes, cars and tractors. They consider buying a pedestrian walk sign and a Yamaha FS1-SE

Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.

Geoff Edgers examines items associated with four 'great escapes', including a monocular that saved a stranded pilot's life, and a rifle that allowed a war hero to cheat death

An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon and an investigation into whether there is life in the oceans of Jupiter's moons

Darrell Miklos seeks clues from Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper's past, and while his widow reveals many secrets, one of his former Nasa colleagues remains silent on the subject of treasure

A French museum asks eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton for help in acquiring an incredibly rare German Panzer 1 tank

Drew Pritchard is on a mission for quality, heading to a decorative antiques dealer in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. In Dumfries, he seeks hidden treasure in a furniture collection

Automata experts Michael and Maria restore a rare mechanical pig for dealer Drew, and Willow weaving guest restorer Cherry rescues a Danish armchair

Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.

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

Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell

Drew Pritchard is on a mission for quality, heading to a decorative antiques dealer in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. In Dumfries, he seeks hidden treasure in a furniture collection

Darrell Miklos seeks clues from Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper's past, and while his widow reveals many secrets, one of his former Nasa colleagues remains silent on the subject of treasure

Automata experts Michael and Maria restore a rare mechanical pig for dealer Drew, and Willow weaving guest restorer Cherry rescues a Danish armchair

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon and an investigation into whether there is life in the oceans of Jupiter's moons