Discovery Science Saturday
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Virgin
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7:00 AM
How the Universe Works
An insight into the technology used to prevent asteroids hitting Earth
An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster
8:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines
Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines, mysterious symbols that were carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago
9:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Experts investigate Alcatraz's remarkable engineering secrets
Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.
10:00 AM
How It's Made
Making lemon tarts
Find out how CNC assembly machines, lemon tarts, and miniature war figures are made
10:30 AM
How It's Made
How traditional ropes are made
Find out how chemical tank pressure vents, candy wafers, food trucks and traditional ropes are made
11:00 AM
How It's Made
How the world's smallest car is made
Find out how graphene, the world's smallest car, force testers, and composite cars are made
11:30 AM
How It's Made
Robotic medication dispensers
Find out how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars, and robotic medication dispensers are made
12:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets. Plus, the way in which a traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock is carved
12:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
Making Worcestershire sauce
How manufacturer Lea and Perrins concocts its famous Worcestershire sauce. Plus, the shredding of cars and the making of sarees
1:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
Floats for the Mardi Gras carnival
A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made
1:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
Harvesting the world's most expensive tea
A look at how the world's most expensive tea is harvested and treated. Plus, how the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland, manages to heat half the city's homes
2:00 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
3:00 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
4:00 PM
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 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
6:00 PM
How It's Made
Making lemon tarts
Find out how CNC assembly machines, lemon tarts, and miniature war figures are made
6:30 PM
How It's Made
How traditional ropes are made
Find out how chemical tank pressure vents, candy wafers, food trucks and traditional ropes are made
7:00 PM
How It's Made
How the world's smallest car is made
Find out how graphene, the world's smallest car, force testers, and composite cars are made
7:30 PM
How It's Made
Robotic medication dispensers
Find out how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars, and robotic medication dispensers are made
8:00 PM
Paranormal Declassified
Paul Beban searches for the truth about sea monsters
Paul Beban searches for the truth about sea monsters. He travels to Vermont's Lake Champlain to see if an unclassified creature lurks in its dark depths
9:00 PM
Paranormal Declassified
Paul investigates evil shapeshifters known as skinwalkers
Paul investigates evil shapeshifters known as skinwalkers. He tracks these mythical beasts from the heart of the Navajo Nation to the infamous Skinwalker Ranch
10:00 PM
Curse of the Bermuda Triangle
Documentary series examining the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda Triangle
Documentary series examining the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda Triangle. The team investigates evidence of an alien encounter in the Bermuda Triangle
11:00 PM
Curse of the Bermuda Triangle
Experts follow clues to strange anomalies that may have ties to Atlantis
To find the truth behind some unexplained phenomena, experts follow new clues to strange anomalies that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis
12:00 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
1:00 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
2:00 AM
The Alaska Triangle
Experts examine the possibility of an interdimensional portal
Experts examine whether an interdimensional portal in the Alaska Triangle led to the disappearance of an aeroplane carrying 44 military personnel in 1950
3:00 AM
The Alaska Triangle
Investigating a string of disappearances and mutilations in Alaska
Bigfoot hunters investigate whether a huge, ape-like beast is responsible for a string of disappearances and mutilations in the Alaskan wilderness
4:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets. Plus, the way in which a traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock is carved
4:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
Making Worcestershire sauce
How manufacturer Lea and Perrins concocts its famous Worcestershire sauce. Plus, the shredding of cars and the making of sarees
5:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Floats for the Mardi Gras carnival
A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made
5:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
Harvesting the world's most expensive tea
A look at how the world's most expensive tea is harvested and treated. Plus, how the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland, manages to heat half the city's homes