Discovery Science +1 Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Blowing Up History
The reason behind the tilt in one of the world's most iconic buildings
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings. Here investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt
8:00 AM
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 AM
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 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon
An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon and an investigation into whether there is life in the oceans of Jupiter's moons
10:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Mysterious lunar materials that may have caused trouble for an Apollo mission
A Nasa scientist explains his theory that a mysterious lunar material caused a Chinese moon rover to break down, and interfered with an Apollo mission decades earlier
11:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Details of NASA's contingency plan to cope with a failed first moon landing
Official documents shed light on NASA's secret 'plan B', put in place in case the first moon landing failed, and the Cassini mission unravels a 300-year-old mystery
12:00 PM
Hacking the Wild
Andy braves the Louisiana swamp
Andy Quitmeyer braves the Louisiana swamp, a deadly place packed with alligators, snakes, and dangerous predators. He rigs his bag of tech to escape back to civilisation
1:00 PM
Hacking the Wild
Andy braves a remote forest in Alaska
Andy Quitmeyer braves a remote forest in Alaska, a terrain that's rugged, wet, and cold. To return to civilisation, he must use his tech to stay warm, dry, and alive
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed
With special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation, experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed before its pharaoh was buried there
3:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Scanning the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks
A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks
4:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
The mysteries surrounding the sun's supposed 'dark twin'
Experts shed light on the mystery of why two suns seemed to appear in the skies over Indonesia, prompting rumours of the existence of a 'dark twin' of Earth's life-bringing star
5:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
The truth about strange 'alien' deposits found on Earth's surface
Geologists begin to ask questions about 'alien' deposits found on the Earth's surface - and the answer could shed light on the cause of history's greatest extinction event
6:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A familiar structure on the surface of Mars
A NASA probe captures an image of a familiar structure on the surface of Mars. What made 'Mars Henge'? Plus, how did an Apollo astronaut get sick on the moon?
7:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
Making Worcestershire sauce
How manufacturer Lea and Perrins concocts its famous Worcestershire sauce. Plus, the shredding of cars and the making of sarees
7:30 PM
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
8:00 PM
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
8:30 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
9:00 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
9:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
The development of lights that are transforming popular sport worldwide
A look at the development of the finest oyster knives, and the lights transforming sport worldwide. Plus, how diamonds grown in a greenhouse are behind a gemstone revolution
10:00 PM
Expedition Bigfoot
Russell finds a structure he believes is a Bigfoot nest
Russell finds a structure he believes is a Bigfoot nest. Meanwhile, new team member Ronny joins Mireya in a race to the nest to collect DNA samples
11:00 PM
Expedition Bigfoot
Mireya and Ronny make a powerful discovery
Mireya and Ronny make a powerful discovery in the area around the nest. Meanwhile, Bryce suspects Bigfoot is emoting infrasound to repel the team from its territory
12:00 AM
Unexplained and Unexplored
Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate the Knights Templar
Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate the possibility that the Knights Templar fled Europe and rebuilt their order in the Americas a century before Columbus