Discovery Science +1 Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Secrets Underground
Rob Nelson investigates whether a strange lake in California might be home to alien life
Rob Nelson examines bizarre markings that suggest a violent clash between prehistoric beasts, and in California, he investigates whether a strange lake might be home to alien life
8:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
How Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made
The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made
8:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned
A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned. Plus, the process to make a jigsaw where every piece is unique
9:00 AM
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
10:00 AM
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
11:00 AM
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
12:00 PM
Alaska Mega Machines
The construction of a colossal dam capable of powering an entire town
Engineers on the Alaskan island of Sitka construct a colossal dam capable of powering an entire town. Plus, Alaska's biggest boat lift hauls a 400-ton fishing ship
1:00 PM
Alaska Mega Machines
A ship built to withstand tsunami-size waves travels across North America
A rugged ship built to withstand tsunami-size waves travels on a highway unlike any other in North America. Plus, a fleet of machines combats a massive flood
2:00 PM
Lost Beasts of the Ice Age
Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig
Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig, unearthing a treasure trove of animals buried in the ground for thousands of years
4:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon
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
5:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Mysterious lunar materials that may have caused trouble for an Apollo mission
A Nasa scientist explains his theory that a mysterious lunar material caused a Chinese moon rover to break down, and interfered with an Apollo mission decades earlier
6:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Details of NASA's contingency plan to cope with a failed first moon landing
Official documents shed light on NASA's secret 'plan B', put in place in case the first moon landing failed, and the Cassini mission unravels a 300-year-old mystery
7:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
Mining fertiliser from below the sea
Mining million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea. Plus, a look at how to hand print millions of colourful clothes using the ancient art of batik
7:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
Making basmati rice and mechanical birds
How thousands of tonnes of basmati rice are turned into millions of microwaveable meals. Plus, a look at how to craft mechanical singing birds
8:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The carriages for London's new underground railway
How do they make an almost invisible hearing aid that connects wirelessly to your phone? And, how do they build the carriages for London's new underground railway?
8:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
Remote-controlled underwater robots that do jobs too dangerous for human divers
A look at the remote-controlled underwater robots that do the jobs too dangerous for human divers. Plus, the world's most cuddly teddy bears
9:00 PM
How It's Made
Motion sensors and diving helmets
More everyday items are put under the microscope as the programme reveals how motion sensors and diving helmets are made
9:30 PM
How It's Made
Building MRI scanners
More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals how rawhide lampshades and MRI scanners are made
10:00 PM
In Search of Monsters
The Beast of Bray Road, apparently terrorising a Wisconsin town
Experts analyse new evidence that could prove the Beast of Bray Road is terrorised a Wisconsin town. Plus, the question of whether a human-wolf hybrid is spreading across the US
11:00 PM
In Search of Monsters
New evidence to prove the existence of the legendary Chupacabra
Experts analyse new evidence that could prove the legendary beast known as Chupacabra is real - and that there are two versions of the bloodsucking creature
12:00 AM
Expedition X
A strange phenomenon that has been haunting Mammoth Cave in Kentucky for generations
Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres investigate a strange phenomenon that has been haunting Mammoth Cave in Kentucky for generations
1:00 AM
Expedition X
Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot follow strange orbs of light into an active volcano in Washington
Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot follow strange orbs of light into an active volcano in Washington, and the team searches for answers about the unexplained
2:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A drowning astronaut and a converted asteroid
Looking at an astronaut beginning to drown on a spacewalk, and Nasa's discovery of an asteroid which has been converted into a spacecraft
3:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A nuclear explosion on Jupiter
Exploring whether Nasa is responsible for a nuclear explosion on Jupiter, and looking at the truth behind the mystery of the iconic face on Mars
4:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
How astronauts brought something alive back from the moon
Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and Nasa track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery
5:00 AM
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