Discovery History +1 Sunday
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7:00 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London.
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin.
7:30 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle.
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and learns how to fire a crossbow.
8:00 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s.
Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s, learning how to test for a witch and how to protect himself from witchcraft.
8:30 AM
Bloody Britain
Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset.
Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset, learns how to fire a musket and takes on a horse in a running race.
9:00 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign.
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.
9:30 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider.
Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out how to fight Viking-style.
10:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Finland following a hot tip
Bruce Crompton and Hus head to Finland following a hot tip that near the Arctic Circle there is a kind of Winter Wonderland of Second World War vehicles and equipment
11:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton buys a rare Sherman tank
Bruce Crompton buys a rare Sherman tank in Ohio. However, before he sells it on it he wants to boost its authenticity and value, so consulted a tank expert for advice
12:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce hears about some Second World War equipment for sale
Bruce hears about some Second World War British RAF gear from the Battle of Arnhem for sale, which is of big interest to ex-paratroopers like him and Freddie
1:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henryand his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey.
Henry Cole and his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey as he visits the glorious city of Split.
2:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henry has time to reflect on his experience of working as a war cameraman.
With the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer soldiering on, Henry has time to reflect.
3:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
It's the homeward leg for the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer.
It's the homeward leg and the good old Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer has nearly made it!
4:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his sidekick Freddy find a Second World War artillery gun
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is in the Philippines with Freddy where they find an artillery gun from the Japanese occupation in the Second World War
5:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Finland following a hot tip
Bruce Crompton and Hus head to Finland following a hot tip that near the Arctic Circle there is a kind of Winter Wonderland of Second World War vehicles and equipment
6:00 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
7:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
Restored footage recounts Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event
8:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
The story of the Battle of Midway
Restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island that triggered an extraordinary chain of events
9:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard visits Cornwall to view a collection of classic cars
Drew Pritchard visits a Cornwall estate where he views a collection of classic cars, and in Newark, Nottinghamshire, finds a huge hoard of enamel signs for the oil industry
10:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
A fledgling antiques business run by a young couple in London
Drew Pritchard visits a fledgling antiques business run by an enterprising young couple in London. Plus, he faces punishing negotiations at a living history museum in Surrey
11:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Obscure agricultural implement in the Cotswolds
Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove visit the Cotswolds, where they discover sheds full of stationary engines and obscure agricultural implement
11:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove uncover vintage treasures in West Sussex
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove uncover vintage treasures in West Sussex, going behind the scenes at one of Britain's most famous bike shops
12:00 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove examine items in Herefordshire
Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove head to Herefordshire, where they discover sheds full of engines, autogyros and weird and wonderful vehicles of all kinds
12:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam uncover some vintage agricultural equipment
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove drive on to Gloucestershire to find a picturesque farm where deer, goats and pigs rub shoulders with vintage agricultural equipment
1:00 AM
Combat Dealers
A display based on the French Resistance
Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance
2:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres to look for First World War items
Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres in Belgium to look for items from the First World War and also goes for a ride in one of the first tanks ever used in combat
3:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Dunkirk
Bruce Crompton heads to Dunkirk after finding a picture in his attic that was given to him by a soldier who was there during the famous evacuation
4:00 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
5:00 AM
Combat Dealers
A rare German Panzer 1 tank
A French museum asks eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton for help in acquiring an incredibly rare German Panzer 1 tank