Discovery Channel HD Wednesday
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6:00 AM
How It's Made
Manufacturing garage doors and animatronic dinosaurs
The processes of manufacturing wooden garage doors and making animatronic dinosaurs are put under the microscope
6:30 AM
How It's Made
The technology behind the manufacture of Grammy Awards
The technology behind the manufacture of Grammy Awards, bike lights, above-ground pools and foldable solar panels
7:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture
Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture, and casting the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows
7:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup
Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster
8:00 AM
Crikey! It's the Irwins
The family set out to release an endangered sea turtle back to the wild
Terri, Bindi and Robert prepare Croc One, Steve Irwin's research ship, for a special mission to release an endangered sea turtle back into the wild
9:00 AM
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End
Lucas plans to create a pool for golfer JB Holmes and his wife
Lucas plans to create a pool with a sports area, sun shelf, and a covered slide for golfer JB Holmes and his wife
10:00 AM
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
10:30 AM
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
11:00 AM
Wheeler Dealers
A Cadillac coupe
Mike Brewer finds a Cadillac coupe with minimal rust and damage. However, the interior is a different story meaning Edd China faces a challenge to turn a profit on its renovation
12:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
Mike Brewer bags a Ford Fiesta XR2
Mike Brewer bags a bargain example of one of his dream cars - a Ford Fiesta XR2 - but there is only £1,000 to spend on repairs
1:00 PM
Alaska: Homestead Rescue
The Raneys help a Texas family with dreams of a horse rescue
The Raneys help a Texas family with dreams of a horse rescue. Misty builds a multi-tier garden and duck pond, and Marty constructs an innovative horse barn
2:00 PM
Alaska: Homestead Rescue
The Raneys race the clock in their rescue of a Texas homestead
With a major setback in Misty's build, the Raneys race the clock in their rescue of a Texas homestead. Matt builds a hog trap for an additional food resource
3:00 PM
Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
The team encounters a dangerous new method for extracting gold
Hunting for a big payday in Tyler's hometown, the team encounters a dangerous new method for extracting gold and Parker must decide if the risk is worth the reward
4:00 PM
Edge of Alaska
Jeremy makes peace with an old enemy as he expands his farmstead
Jeremy must enter an uneasy alliance with an old enemy as he makes plans to expand his farmstead, and Neil tackles some major upgrades as he prepares to sell the town
5:00 PM
The Dino Hunters
Clayton continues his excavation of a rare, carnivorous dinosaur on his ranch.
Clayton continues his excavation of a rare, carnivorous dinosaur on his Montana ranch. In Wyoming, Mike and Jake prepare to sell their prized T-Rex fossil.
6:00 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
6:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How to brew the oldest beer in the western world
How to brew the oldest beer in the western world, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete and demolish tower blocks
7:00 PM
Gold Rush
Tony pivots his crew to the 80 Pup cut but a water pump failure stops them cold
Tony pivots his crew to the 80 Pup cut but a water pump failure stops them cold. Meanwhile, Fred levels up his operation with a big piece of iron
8:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
The boys snap up a Mitsubishi Shogun
The boys snap up a Mitsubishi Shogun. If Elvis can sort out the car's rust, he will upgrade its off-roading capability with a lift and some accessories
9:00 PM
Deadliest Catch
Keith must retrieve a lost anchor in 50-knot winds
Keith must retrieve a lost anchor in 50-knot winds. Sig attempts a risky new fishing strategy. Rick faces losing a greenhorn to a gruesome injury
10:00 PM
Scrap Kings
A training tower for firefighters is pulled apart
A training tower for firefighters is pulled apart. Meanwhile in Cheshire, Steve and Luke help a boat on its last journey and in Hampshire a scrap yard is torn down
11:00 PM
Supertruckers
Trucker Broomey is tasked with transporting a 55-tonne aircraft tow truck
Broomey is tasked with transporting a 55-tonne aircraft tow truck, which is itself charged with towing the Vulcan bomber for the Yeovilton Royal Naval Air Show
12:00 AM
Expedition X
Phil and Jess investigate Utah's Uintah Basin
Phil and Jess investigate Utah's Uintah Basin, a region teeming with paranormal activity - including cattle mutilations and reports of shape-shifting creatures
1:00 AM
Deadliest Catch
Keith must retrieve a lost anchor in 50-knot winds
Keith must retrieve a lost anchor in 50-knot winds. Sig attempts a risky new fishing strategy. Rick faces losing a greenhorn to a gruesome injury
2:00 AM
Scrap Kings
A training tower for firefighters is pulled apart
A training tower for firefighters is pulled apart. Meanwhile in Cheshire, Steve and Luke help a boat on its last journey and in Hampshire a scrap yard is torn down
3:00 AM
Gold Divers
The approach of a season-ending storm tests the severity of Nome's gold fever
The approach of a season-ending storm tests the severity of Nome's gold fever. Shawn digs in deeper water and Ken pushes the Myrtle to its max
6:00 AM
How It's Made
The technology behind the manufacture of apple cider
The technology behind the manufacture of LED stage lights, apple cider, chemical tank trailers and stone floors
6:30 AM
How It's Made
The technology behind the manufacture of fishing line
The technology behind the manufacture of fishing line, industrial mixers, natural baking soda and tow trucks