Discovery History Thursday

Nasa makes a shocking discovery while tracking an asteroid heading toward Earth, and Apollo 12 astronauts bring something unexpected back from the moon

A look at the F-22 Raptor fighter plane, a supersonic aircraft that dominates American airspace

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

Cutting-edge technology is used to try to reveal the resting place of an infamous pirate city that sank into the sea, and the treasure it may have taken with it

Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, then in Dumfriesshire visits an estate that has been in the same family for several generations and is full of fascinating antiques

Michael and Maria Start work on a 19th century Pinocchio puppet. Plus, neon light designer, Julia Bickerstaff, restores a period advertising sign for Riley Cars

Bruce Crompton takes Hus on an Italian road-trip, meeting up with dealers whose objects tell the story of Italy's role in the Second World War

Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids, looking closely at the Step Pyramid of Djoser

Examining the inner workings of warfare, beginning with US-British-Iraqi led Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah in 2004, when the insurgents put up stern resistance

Drew Pritchard bargains hard in Frome, Somerset, then in Dumfriesshire visits an estate that has been in the same family for several generations and is full of fascinating antiques

A Hollywood blockbuster seeks an authentic Second World War SAS jeep within two weeks, and Bruce Crompton strives to meet the deadline

Henry and Guy go to Wiltshire to see Phil Pearce, where they find sheds full of tractors, classic cars and police bikes. Will Phil drive a hard bargain?

Henry and Fuzz are back in Durham visiting a passionate collector of vintage cars and automobilia, where a Dot three-wheeled motorcycle catches their eye.

In California, Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns explore a cave rumoured to house 100lb of gold, stashed away during the Gold Rush

Geysers are discovered on a frozen moon, NASA redirects a probe on a mission to find proof of life, and a future US President is eyewitness to a UFO

After finding evidence of a 1700s-era lifeboat near shore, Darrell and the team discover the shipwreck it came from, but a sudden tragedy hits the expedition

Bruce Crompton uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion, experiences a bumpy landing in a Dakota aeroplane, and in France his passion hits new heights with a parachute jump

At a 13th-century manor house in Yorkshire, Drew Pritchard uncovers a wartime flag with a medical history. He also visits a neo-gothic cathedral in Edinburgh

Sculptor Nick Elphick works on a life-sized stag statue that's missing its head. Plus, metalsmith Ted Edley restores an alien-themed shooting game

Henry and Fuzz are at a farm in Gloucester looking through a collection of tractors, where they unearth some historic items from the 1910s and 1920s