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
Codes and Conspiracies
Exploring the idea of 'ancient astronauts'
Looking at the idea of aliens helping to build the pyramids, and whether the concept of 'ancient astronauts' goes back to Swiss author Erich von Daniken

1:00 PM
Codes and Conspiracies
Exploring America's founding fathers
Looking at America's founding fathers, including which one used sex as an instrument of diplomacy, and which secretly scoffed at the divinity of Jesus

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

1:00 AM
Unexplained and Unexplored
Explorer Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate an international conspiracy
Explorer Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate an international conspiracy involving the highest levels of government

2:00 AM
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

3:00 AM
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

4:00 AM
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?

5:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Experts uncover the mystery surrounding the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral
The infamous gunfight at the OK Corral only lasted 30 seconds. Now, experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover the mystery surrounding the event

6:00 AM
Blowing Up History
How engineers could have built the Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible. Archaeologists use new technology to uncover how engineers could have built it
