Discovery Science +1 Tuesday
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6:00 AM
Blowing Up History
New discoveries reveal the truth about Hadrian's Wall
New discoveries reveal who the Roman Empire were trying to keep out with the 72-mile-long Hadrian's Wall
8:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes and aromatic oils
How to churn out Wensleydale cheese, turn pig hair into the world's finest paintbrushes, and distil aromatic oils from eucalyptus
8:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
The Tesla Model S, horses' tails and swimming pools
How it is possible to build the 700 horsepower Tesla Model S, turn horses' tails into fine fabrics, and clean the largest swimming pools in the world
9:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A nuclear explosion on Jupiter
Exploring whether Nasa is responsible for a nuclear explosion on Jupiter, and looking at the truth behind the mystery of the iconic face on Mars
10:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A Russian probe discovers lunar soil that has been disturbed
Looking at whether the Nazis got to the moon first when a Russian probe discovers that something has disturbed the lunar soil before the arrival of the US or USSR
11:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
How astronauts brought something alive back from the moon
Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and Nasa track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery
12:00 PM
Hacking the Wild
Andrew Quitmeyer tries to survive a remote tropical jungle in Hawaii
Andrew Quitmeyer tries to survive a remote tropical jungle in Hawaii. Making his electronic equipment work in this environment pushes his hacking skills to the limit
1:00 PM
Hacking the Wild
Andy is stranded alone on an island in the Pacific Ocean
Andy Quitmeyer is stranded alone on an island in the Pacific Ocean, and with a tropical storm looming, he must use his technology to find food and stay alive
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city of Babylon
Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city of Babylon, and new evidence reveals what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall
3:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Experts use pioneering technology to examine the World Trade Centre's twin towers
The World Trade Centre's iconic twin towers were an engineering marvel. Experts use pioneering technology to examine their secret history
4:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
The mysteries surrounding images of unusual flying objects captured by Nasa's cameras
Interviews with astronauts and scientists shed light on the many mysterious flying objects that have been caught on Nasa's cameras, and explore the idea of extraterrestrial life
5:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars
An account of how a malfunction on the ISS threatens to poison the crew with a deadly gas, and a startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars
6:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Scientists discuss baffling temperature readings from Jupiter
Scientists explain why hotter than expected temperatures of Jupiter have left them baffled. Plus, detectives asks Nasa for help in solving a murder cold case
7:00 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
7:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
An insight into the air-conditioning system at the Sydney Opera House
The complex technological processes involved in cooling the iconic Sydney Opera House. Plus, how Sheffield steel is transformed into a carpenter's handsaw
8:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones
The complex technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones, crafting classic cowboy boots and building large-scale road-sweepers
8:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How engineers drill for oil thousands of metres below ground
How engineers manage to drill for oil thousands of metres below ground. Plus, how duvets and rubber bands are made
9:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The production of diesel engines that can fly and unforgeable bank notes
The complex processes that allow people to build diesel engines that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into unforgeable bank notes, and produce ice-cream
9:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets
The processes used to turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets. Plus, the way in which a traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock is carved
10:00 PM
Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed
Justin goes inside an offshore wind turbine
Justin Cunningham goes inside an offshore wind turbine to find out how a fault that could cause the structures to fall into the North Sea is being fixed by engineers
11:00 PM
Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed
Justin investigates gigantic potholes in Louisiana
Justin Cunningham heads to Louisiana to investigate gigantic potholes, before going to London to get a sneak preview of the vast Crossrail project
12:00 AM
The Explosion Show
Tory Belleci and Streetbike Tommy check out one of the world's largest fireworks companies
Tory Belleci and Streetbike Tommy check out one of the world's largest fireworks companies to reveal the explosive secrets of its pyrotechnics experts