Discovery Science +1 Saturday
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Virgin
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6:00 AM
Blowing Up History
The destruction of the town of Herculaneum in 79 AD
A look at the destruction of the town of Herculaneum by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii in 79 AD
8:00 AM
Contact Project
Secret documents lead Myke and Dr Livingston to recordings by the US and Russian Navy
Secret documents lead Myke and Dr Livingston to recordings by the US and Russian Navy. Meanwhile, Sarah and Nick hunt down an eyewitness
9:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates joins a treasure hunt
Josh Gates joins a hunt searching for a $2,000,000 treasure planted in the modern day, following a cryptic poem, leading him deep into the Rocky Mountains
10:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates searches for the lost tomb of Genghis Khan
Josh Gates journeys into the heart of Mongolia in search of the fabled lost tomb of Genghis Khan, but has to enter a forbidden zone in his attempt to locate the burial grounds
11:00 AM
How It's Made
The development of bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors
More everyday items go under the microscope, focusing on objects including bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors
11:30 AM
How It's Made
The development of items including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles
More everyday items go under the microscope as the manufacture of objects including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles are analysed
12:00 PM
How It's Made
Wood panel canvases and shoelaces
The documentary exploring the manufacturing processes behind everyday objects returns, turning attention to leather basketballs, wood panel canvases and shoelaces
12:30 PM
How It's Made
The manufacturing processes of Asian bowls and walking canes are detailed
More everyday items are placed under the microscope, as the manufacturing processes behind the production of Asian bowls and walking canes are detailed
1:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
One of the most powerful planes in the world
A visit to Spain to see one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, the secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get 'just ripe'
1:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
A look at how monorails are built
A look at how monorails are built above the world's most crowded streets, and how Copenhagen's famous Flora Danica porcelain is crafted
2:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
A look at printed dresses
How oranges are turned into marmalade, and a look at how dresses are printed, fit for the catwalk
2:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
Examining how the world's finest harp strings are made
Examining how the world's finest harp strings are made, how they build roof windows that can keep out a hurricane, and how to make Belgian waffles
3:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A UFO crash and the discovery of water on Mars
Investigating a UFO crash that was believed to be a Soviet satellite. Plus, a probe sent to Mars discovers evidence of frozen water on the red planet
4:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Images of Mercury's surface
Images of Mercury reveal spider-like formations on its surface which may be an odd geological formation or something more ominous
5:00 PM
Killers of the Cosmos
Dramatised-documentary series examining dangerous phenomena in the universe
Dramatised-documentary series in which Aidan Gillen plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe
6:00 PM
Killers of the Cosmos
When a massive star dies, a blast of radiation would obliterate Earth.
When a massive star dies it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life of Earth. This episode asks what the chances are of this event occurring
7:00 PM
How It's Made
How fish decoys and cylinder stoves are made
The processes involved in the creation of fish decoys and cylinder stoves. Plus, how film is digitalised
7:30 PM
How It's Made
Bamboo bicycles, create chainsaw art and make-breath-fresh mints
The manufacture of bamboo bicycles, create chainsaw art and make-breath-fresh mints, and how processes have been refined over the years
8:00 PM
How It's Made
How dinnerware, air brake tanks and frosted cereal are made
The processes involved in the creation of dinnerware, air brake tanks and frosted cereal, and how they have developed over the years
8:30 PM
How It's Made
How clay, pitted prunes and spurs are made
The processes involved in the creation of clay, pitted prunes and spurs
9:00 PM
Paranormal Declassified
Paul looks for answers in a 60-year-old string of unsolved cattle mutilations across the US
Paul looks for answers in a 60-year-old string of unsolved cattle mutilations across the US, and he heads to a remote Nebraska farm to uncover the truth
10:00 PM
Paranormal Declassified
Paul searches for evidence of extra-terrestrials
Paul searches for evidence of extra-terrestrials. He unearths long-buried files that could lead to an alien cover-up all the way to the White House
11:00 PM
Cooper's Treasure
The adventurer attempts to decode a map created by former astronaut Gordon Cooper
Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos attempts to decode and follow a ''treasure map' created by his boyhood idol, former Nasa astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper
12:00 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
1:00 AM
In Search of Monsters
Experts discuss theories related to Bigfoot
Experts discuss theories related to the world's most famous cryptid, Bigfoot. Recently uncovered evidence unveils a creature far fiercer than previously believed
2:00 AM
In Search of Monsters
Experts explore a new theory surrounding Scotland's Loch Ness Monster
Experts explore a new theory surrounding Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. The creature may not only be real, but possibly more dangerous than ever imagined
3:00 AM
The Alaska Triangle
A secret government facility in the wilderness may be hiding an extra-terrestrial pyramid
A secret government facility in the wilderness may be hiding an extra-terrestrial pyramid. Plus, strange forces in the Triangle which may be making wildlife more aggressive
4:00 AM
How It's Made
The development of bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors
More everyday items go under the microscope, focusing on objects including bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors
4:30 AM
How It's Made
The development of items including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles
More everyday items go under the microscope as the manufacture of objects including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles are analysed
5:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
One of the most powerful planes in the world
A visit to Spain to see one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, the secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get 'just ripe'
5:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
A look at how monorails are built
A look at how monorails are built above the world's most crowded streets, and how Copenhagen's famous Flora Danica porcelain is crafted