Discovery Science +1 Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Experts reveal the secrets of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt
Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal the secrets of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, regarded as one of the original seven wonders of the world
8:00 AM
How It's Made
A manufacture of guitar pickups and heated furniture
A look at how everyday items are made, revealing the methods and materials of items including guitar pickups and heated furniture
8:30 AM
How It's Made
How detectable warning panels and model Stirling engines are made
More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as detectable warning panels and model Stirling engines made
9:00 AM
How the Universe Works
Nasa's top six most destructive stars
Nasa research is used to compile a list of the top six most destructive stars, including 'vampires' that drain their neighbours, supernovas, and white dwarfs that destroy planets
10:00 AM
How the Universe Works
Scientists investigate whether there might be warm liquid water on Pluto
Despite Pluto's appearance as a dark and frozen world, scientists investigate whether there might be warm liquid water beneath the surface
11:00 AM
How the Universe Works
The science of dark matter
The documentary series investigates dark matter, a mystery that continues to elude scientists today, and one that could be behind the formation of supermassive black holes
12:00 PM
Extreme Engineering
The world's first skypark in Singapore
Danny Forster visits Singapore while the world's first skypark is being built on top of three skyscrapers. He helps with some of the heaviest construction lifts ever tried
1:00 PM
Extreme Engineering
The world's tallest twisting structure
Danny Forster visits Kuwait to meet people behind the construction of the Al Hamra Tower - the world's tallest twisting structure
2:00 PM
Secrets Underground
Rob Nelson investigates a potentially disastrous fault-line network in California
Rob Nelson heads to California to investigate a network for major fault lines that could set off a mega-quake. Plus, he explores a mysterious sinkhole
3:00 PM
Secrets Underground
Ancient ruins that suggest Europeans arrived in America 1,000 years before Columbus
Rob Nelson investigates a cluster of ancient ruins in New England that suggest Europeans arrived in the Americas almost 1,000 years before Columbus
4:00 PM
Secret Space Escapes
An account of a blinded space-walker who was stranded outside his craft
A space-walker who lost his vision and was locked outside his craft after a malfunction, and cosmonauts who were engulfed by a fire while still on the launch-pad
5:00 PM
Secret Space Escapes
An account of the first Korean astronaut's bumpy ride during re-entry
A first-hand account of how an emergency procedure was conducted to save a new ISS solar array. Plus, the story of the first Korean astronaut's bumpy ride during re-entry
6:00 PM
Secret Space Escapes
A power failure that forced the crew to consider abandoning the ISS
Astronauts and mission-control staff describe how a power failure on the ISS forced the crew to consider abandoning the station. Plus, a suit malfunction puts a cosmonaut in danger
7:00 PM
How It's Made
How are objects including Formula F race cars made
More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including Formula F race cars made
7:30 PM
How It's Made
How objects including vacuum excavators are made
More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including vacuum excavators made?
8:00 PM
How It's Made
Electric boats and fencing foils
More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as electric boats and fencing foils made?
8:30 PM
How It's Made: Dream Cars
The birthplace of the Bentley Mulsanne
The Bentley Mulsanne, which was first produced in 1980. The crew heads to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior
9:00 PM
How It's Made: Dream Cars
The origins of the Chevrolet Camaro
An in-depth examination of the origins of the Chevrolet Camaro, which first went on sale in 1966 to compete with Ford's Mustang
9:30 PM
How It's Made: Dream Cars
The crew visits the birthplace of the Porsche Panamera
The crew visits the birthplace of the Porsche Panamera, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior
10:00 PM
In Search of Monsters
Investigators reveal a bold new theory about the origins of the Wendigo
Paranormal investigators reveal a bold new theory about the origins of the Wendigo. Are the stories of this terrifying creature with cannibalistic cravings true?
11:00 PM
In Search of Monsters
Experts investigate evidence that links the elusive Yeti to America
Experts investigate shocking new DNA evidence that links one of the world's most elusive figures, the Yeti, resides in America and comes from an otherworldly source
12:00 AM
Expedition X
Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot embark on a mission to find out what is happening on the Island of the Dolls
Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot embark on a mission to find out what is happening on the Island of the Dolls, a dangerous place that locals have long avoided
1:00 AM
Expedition X
Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres examine the legend of Mothman
Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres examine the legend of Mothman by searching for clues in a long-sealed bunker and a top-secret Air Force base
2:00 AM
Secret Space Escapes
A collision causes the hull of the Mir space station to leak oxygen
Astronauts and mission-control staff share details of an incident in which a deadly collision punctured the hull of the Mir space station, causing vital oxygen to leak into space
3:00 AM
Secret Space Escapes
A cosmonaut narrowly survives re-entry
A toxic ammonia leak endangers an entire crew, while a cosmonaut narrowly survives re-entry, only to be stranded in the wilderness
4:00 AM
Secret Space Escapes
Fatal damage to the heat shields of the space shuttle Atlantis
Astronauts detail the events of a classified mission, during which the crew of space shuttle Atlantis discovered fatal damage to heat shields on the underbelly of their ship
5:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Revealing the secrets behind the Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel
New discoveries reveal the hidden meaning behind the world's oldest biblical texts, the Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel