Discovery Science Monday
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7:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Manufacturing techniques behind the groovy vinyl LP
Manufacturing techniques behind the groovy vinyl LP and the world's most crashed car - the dodgem. Plus, how one of the world's oldest pain remedies, tiger balm, is created
7:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
A look at how the axe was first forged
A look at how the axe was first forged. The programme also observes a messenger bag get cut, sew, stitched and glued together and reveals how the fastest lifeboats are built
8:00 AM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened
New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened, and whether it was the start of many multiverses
9:00 AM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries surrounding dark matter and energy
The science of astronomy. This edition explores new discoveries surrounding dark matter and energy
10:00 AM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries reveal NASA's Cassini spacecraft's secrets
New discoveries reveal NASA's Cassini spacecraft's secrets, which explored Saturn and its moons until it vaporised in its atmosphere
11:00 AM
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds test their home-made hydrofoil
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds build a home-made hydrofoil, and aim to make it travel so fast it glides over water. Plus, an attempt to cook a steak using music
12:00 PM
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds compete in a demolition derby
Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds outfit cars with armour and weapons, then face off in a demolition derby. Plus, the duo build a lie detector and a chainsaw-powered chairlift
1:00 PM
Blowing Up History
The secrets of the world's largest stone circle
New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal
Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal, which was once home to over 100,000 people, hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle
3:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing
Documentary exploring conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing, and questioning if it could have been faked for propaganda purposes
4:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme
Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing. This time, experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme
5:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing
Documentary exploring conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing, and questioning if it could have been faked for propaganda purposes
6:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
How France's appetite for snails is sated
How France's appetite for snails is sated, how slabs of steel are turned into shiny cutlery, and how to craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet
6:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How to build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank
How to build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200mph superbike
7:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
How to blow the world's finest crystal
How to blow the world's finest crystal, make the slimmest TVs, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup
7:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
An insight into the air-conditioning system at the Sydney Opera House
The complex technological processes involved in cooling the iconic Sydney Opera House. Plus, how Sheffield steel is transformed into a carpenter's handsaw
8:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones
The complex technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones, crafting classic cowboy boots and building large-scale road-sweepers
8:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How engineers drill for oil thousands of metres below ground
How engineers manage to drill for oil thousands of metres below ground. Plus, how duvets and rubber bands are made
9:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing
Documentary exploring conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing, and questioning if it could have been faked for propaganda purposes
10:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme
Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing. This time, experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme
11:00 PM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries surrounding the power of neutron stars
New discoveries reveal that neutron stars have the power to destroy planets and even other stars
12:00 AM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries reveal the truth behind supernovas
Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe