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7:00 AM
How It's Made
Gingerbread houses, livestock trailers and toy figurines
An insight into the creation of gingerbread houses, livestock trailers, bottom-rolling hangar doors and toy figurines
7:30 AM
How It's Made
Traffic signal poles, coffee filters and chainsaw mining machines
The planning, design and manufacturing processed behind the creation of traffic signal poles, coffee filters and chainsaw mining machines
8:00 AM
Wheeler Dealers
Part one of two. Improving a 1976 Porsche 911 Targa
Part one of two. Mike Brewer purchases a 1976 Porsche 911 Targa for £5,000, hoping Edd China will be able to work his magic on it
8:30 AM
Wheeler Dealers
Part two of two. Edd China completes the Porsche 911 Targa
Part two of two. Edd China completes the Porsche 911 Targa, refurbishing the gearbox, improving the roof seal and spraying it black. Mike Brewer then tries to maximise its price
9:00 AM
Crikey! It's the Irwins
Robert sets out to save a stranded platypus
Terri welcomes Mballa, a new cheetah cub from South Africa, to the Australia Zoo family. Robert sets out to save a stranded platypus
10:00 AM
Baggage Battles
Following auction specialists who buy and re-sell unclaimed baggage
Following three teams of auction specialists as they bid on, buy and re-sell unclaimed baggage. In the first episode, the buyers head to Miami to bid on lost luggage
10:30 AM
Baggage Battles
The team bids on baggage in London
The team bids on baggage in London airports, where half a million items are lost each year and are auctioned off after lying unclaimed for six months
11:00 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
11:30 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
12:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
Mike is on the lookout for an original BMW Z1
Mike Brewer is on the lookout for a two-seat roadster with attitude in the form of an original BMW Z1, which could make a tidy profit after Edd China works his magic
1:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers
Mike and Edd restore a Darracq Type L
To celebrate their 100th car, Mike Brewer and Edd China restore a Darracq Type L in the hope of taking it on the famous London to Brighton run
2:00 PM
Alaska: Homestead Rescue
The Raneys arrive at a Washington State homestead and find the cabin collapsed
The Raneys arrive at a Washington State homestead and find the cabin recently collapsed. With winter only weeks away the race is on to repair the damage
4:00 PM
Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
Parker sizes up a high-tech gold-catching machine capable of floating on water
Parker sizes up a high-tech gold-catching machine capable of floating on water. Plus, a sudden storm threatens to trap the team on a New Zealand glacier
5:00 PM
The Last Alaskans
The families hunt for the perfect way to stay fed through the heart of winter
The families each hunt for the one animal large enough to feed them through the heart of winter, when temperatures are known to drop to extreme lows
6:00 PM
The Dino Hunters
Aaron, Jake and Tori hope to find a skull at the Duckbill site
Aaron, Jake and Tori hope to find a skull at the Duckbill site. Clayton begins to excavate the T-Rex site, and Mike travels to Utah to prep the T-Rex skull
7:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
An insight into how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India
The manufacturing documentary reveals how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India, and how radiation is used to beat art fraud
7:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
The making of Dutch tableware and pocket-sized umbrellas
An insight into the life-saving science behind crash-testing cars. Plus, how expensive Dutch tableware is made, and the process of making hand-made, pocket-sized umbrellas
8:00 PM
Gold Rush
Parker returns to the Klondike and drops a bombshell on his crew
Parker returns to the Klondike and drops a bombshell on his crew to make up for the Alaska debacle. Fred and son Christopher face off over the nightshift
9:00 PM
Wheeler Dealers World Tour
Mike and Elvis engage in the ultimate Aussie showdown: Ford versus Holden
Mike and Elvis engage in the ultimate Aussie showdown: Ford versus Holden. Can their Ford XR8 outpace the Holden GTS at the Mount Panorama circuit?
10:00 PM
Cocaine Sharks
What happens when sharks come into contact with cocaine
Shark expert Tom Hird travels to the Florida Keys to investigate what happens with sharks who come in to contact with the most notorious drug on the planet, cocaine
11:00 PM
Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing
Temperatures rise during a two-step water purification challenge
Temperatures rise during a two-step water purification challenge. Ky's loyalty is tested. A shocking big-game kill tips the balance of power
1:00 AM
Expedition X
Part two of two. The team attempt to communicate with the ghost of a little girl
Part two of two. After capturing an unknown entity on film, Josh Gates and his team attempt to communicate with the ghost of a 10-year-old girl that haunts the asylum.
2:00 AM
Cocaine Sharks
What happens when sharks come into contact with cocaine
Shark expert Tom Hird travels to the Florida Keys to investigate what happens with sharks who come in to contact with the most notorious drug on the planet, cocaine
3:00 AM
Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing
Temperatures rise during a two-step water purification challenge
Temperatures rise during a two-step water purification challenge. Ky's loyalty is tested. A shocking big-game kill tips the balance of power
5:00 AM
Moonshiners
Tim and Howard invent a double-distilling device
Amanda unearths a lost apple variety and distils liquor that Mark and Digger find irresistible. Tim and Howard invent a double-distilling device