Discovery History +1 Monday
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7:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial altars
Josh Gates unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial altars in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico, while investigating the fall of the Mayan Empire
8:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
The Battle of Stalingrad
Colourised footage retells the story of the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest of the Second World War with an estimated 2 million casualties
9:00 AM
Mummies Unwrapped
Archaeologist Ramy Romany investigates mummified bodies found in the Peruvian jungle
Archaeologist Ramy Romany investigates burial sites, mass graves and ancient tombs around the world. This time, he investigates mummified bodies found in the Peruvian jungle
10:00 AM
Cooper's Treasure
Darrell looks back at his amazing journey in search of Gordon Cooper's treasure.
Darrell looks back at his amazing journey in search of Gordon Cooper's treasure. He reveals the secrets behind the failures, missteps and most dramatic moments.
11:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew haggles with a dealer at an Elizabethan manor house
Drew Pritchard haggles with a dealer at an Elizabethan manor house, is blown away by a jet engine in a Welsh museum and meets an old friend in Sheffield
12:00 PM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Woodworker Robin Johnson restores a huge kitchen dresser
Woodworker Robin Johnson restores a huge kitchen dresser for dealer Karyn Sparks. Leather expert Martin Ashcroft works on a unique set of leather books
1:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton sells a Second World War tank destroyer to an Australian museum
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton sells an Australian museum a Second World War tank destroyer worth half a million pounds, which still needs a barrel
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Archaeologists examine what lies beneath China's Forbidden City
Archaeologists examine what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, and explore the dark secrets that have been buried for nearly 600 years
3:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
The story of the D-Day invasion
Colourised footage is used to tell the story of the D-Day invasion, one of the most significant events of the Second World War
4:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew haggles with a dealer at an Elizabethan manor house
Drew Pritchard haggles with a dealer at an Elizabethan manor house, is blown away by a jet engine in a Welsh museum and meets an old friend in Sheffield
5:00 PM
Secrets Underground
The ground beneath Tesla's only remaining lab may hold clues to his invention
Nikola Tesla died before he finished a mysterious, earth-shattering invention. However, it is hoped the ground beneath his only remaining lab may yield clues
6:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find a barn full of rare vehicles
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find a barn in Suffolk full of Porsche tractors, Ducati pushbikes and many more rare and surprising vehicles
6:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam head to Witney, Oxfordshire
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are on the move to Witney, Oxfordshire, where they meet Lez, the model builder extraordinaire, and come away with a very unusual challenge
7:00 PM
Cooper's Treasure
Darrell Miklos explores astronaut and treasure-hunter Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper's private life
Darrell Miklos explores the private life of his hero Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper, investigating whether he was a treasure-hunter before he became an astronaut
8:00 PM
Expedition Unknown
Josh flies to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs
Josh Gates flies to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into earth by ancient Nazca tribes, studying newly found lines and joining a Nazca psychedelic ritual,
9:00 PM
Wings of War
The infrastructure of air power
Air power is very important in war, but requires infrastructure such as airfields that limit where it can be used. How did naval solutions help overcome this problem?
10:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton takes on a huge restoration project
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton takes on a huge project to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to do so he must part with some Second World War 'halftracks'
11:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard meets a customer with exacting standards in Tyne and Wear
Drew Pritchard tries to meet the expectations of a customer with a taste for mid-century chic in Tyne and Wear, and a rare mirror catches his eye at a former friary
12:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Dealer Drew Pritchard asks blacksmith Nev Morris to save a wirework plant stand
Dealer Drew Pritchard asks blacksmith Nev Morris to save a wirework plant stand that's ready for the skip. Metal worker Ted Edley restores a vintage pedal truck
1:00 AM
Shed and Buried
Cars, tractors and a very rare German scooter located at a Cornish hilltop farm
At a windswept Cornish hilltop farm Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find cars, tractors and a very rare German scooter
1:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Sheds full of rare bicycles, classic sportsters and pimped-up saloon cars
In the New Forest, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove meet Stumpie, an Americana fanatic whose sheds are full of rare bicycles, classic sportsters and pimped-up saloon cars
2:00 AM
Combat Dealers
One of Bruce Crompton's clients seeks a German half-track armoured personnel carrier
One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge
3:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard meets a customer with exacting standards in Tyne and Wear
Drew Pritchard tries to meet the expectations of a customer with a taste for mid-century chic in Tyne and Wear, and a rare mirror catches his eye at a former friary
4:00 AM
Wings of War
The infrastructure of air power
Air power is very important in war, but requires infrastructure such as airfields that limit where it can be used. How did naval solutions help overcome this problem?
5:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers
Dealer Drew Pritchard asks blacksmith Nev Morris to save a wirework plant stand
Dealer Drew Pritchard asks blacksmith Nev Morris to save a wirework plant stand that's ready for the skip. Metal worker Ted Edley restores a vintage pedal truck