Discovery History Saturday
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6:00 AM
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7:00 AM
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
7:30 AM
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
8:00 AM
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
8:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam visit a trials car enthusiast with an eclectic set of sheds
In Cornwall, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove visit a trials car enthusiast with an eclectic set of sheds. Will they come away with a jeep, a bike or something else?
9:00 AM
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
10:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare German Panther tank
Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare - and valuable - German Panther tank - and its original undercoat is more pink than camouflage. However, getting parts is a struggle
11:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires
At Biggin Hill, south-east London, military equipment collector Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires
12:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland buy, restore and sell classic cars
Drew Pritchard and Turbo Pickers' Paul Cowland spot a classic Golf GTI at a film props company and, in Suffolk, unearth an early 1970s Lotus Elan that needs radical restoration
1:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
A 1960s Mini and a Porsche 928 are considered for purchase
Drew Pritchard spots a 1960s Mini that may be for sale - can he buy it at a good price? Plus, a Cotswold dealer has a Porsche 928, but the budget is hit by some major repairs
2:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Buying, restoring and selling classic cars
Salvage aficionado, Drew Pritchard teams up with Turbo Pickers' Paul Cowland for an epic motoring mission as the pair scour the UK, buying, restoring and selling classic cars
3:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam find some very rare early-1900s steam-powered cars
In Cornwall, Henry and Sam find some very rare early-1900s steam-powered cars. Henry might even be lucky enough to have a go in one
3:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam are in Somerset with Mark and his amazing motorbikes
In Somerset, Henry and Sam visit a man with an amazing collection of motorbikes. Mark has some rare finds, but they may prove too expensive for the duo to acquire
4:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam are in Suffolk with Barry and his vintage bikes
Henry and Sam are in Suffolk with Barry and his vintage bikes. Henry has his eyes on a few petrol pumps, but Sam has other ideas when he sees Barry's collection of sidecars
4:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam return to the East Anglia to meet Charlie in Lowestoft
Henry and Sam return to the East Anglia to meet Charlie in Lowestoft, where they find everything from cars and bikes to stationary engines and suitcases
5:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam head down to a large old house in the depths of Devon's countryside
At a large house in Devon's countryside, Henry and Sam find piles of cars and bikes everywhere they look
5:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam are in East Anglia with Nick, who's mad about Morris Minors
Henry and Sam are in East Anglia, checking out Nick's collection of Morris Minors and motorbikes. The duo spot a few bikes they like, including a nice fixer-upper
6:00 PM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories.
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.
6:30 PM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign.
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.
7:00 PM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London.
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin.
7:30 PM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle.
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and learns how to fire a crossbow.
8:00 PM
Tony Robinson's Wild West
The story of the last days of the Sioux
The presenter examines the story of the last days of the Sioux and the clashes between Native American tribes and Americans, using unseen 3D stereographic images
9:00 PM
Disasters at Sea
The sinking of a Cypriot-registered bulk carrier in 1998
In January 1998, a Cypriot-registered bulk carrier sank, leaving 12 people dead, but what really happened and could the crisis be linked to other disasters?
10:00 PM
Disasters at Sea
Dedicated investigators examine why a chemical tanker exploded
Dedicated investigators examine why a chemical tanker exploded. They look at the chain of circumstances that caused a maritime disaster
11:00 PM
Disasters at Sea
The explosion in the port of New Orleans in 2012
Dedicated investigators and experts examine the explosion in the port of New Orleans in 2012
12:00 AM
Aircrash Confidential
How a routine landing for a Boeing 777 went so terribly wrong
How a routine landing for a Boeing 777 went so terribly wrong. With three fatalities and many others injured - was it a mechanical fault or pilot error?
1:00 AM
Aircrash Confidential
The crash of an Airbus A320 in 1988
A look at the events surrounding the disaster involving Air France Flight 296 in 1988, when the Airbus A320 crashed while taking part in an air show
2:00 AM
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
3:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare German Panther tank
Bruce Crompton acquires an extremely rare - and valuable - German Panther tank - and its original undercoat is more pink than camouflage. However, getting parts is a struggle
4:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires
At Biggin Hill, south-east London, military equipment collector Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires