Discovery Science Tuesday

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How do they build one of the world's most exclusive luxury cars? Plus, how do they make a referee's whistle that can be heard above 50,000 screaming fans?

A look at how English willow is turned into cricket bats for India's finest cricketers. Plus, how the foundations for tall buildings are constructed

Astronauts and mission-control staff share details of an incident in which a deadly collision punctured the hull of the Mir space station, causing vital oxygen to leak into space

A toxic ammonia leak endangers an entire crew, while a cosmonaut narrowly survives re-entry, only to be stranded in the wilderness

Astronauts detail the events of a classified mission, during which the crew of space shuttle Atlantis discovered fatal damage to heat shields on the underbelly of their ship

The conception of Abu Dhabi's Central Market project, a hub of offices, parks, shops and hotels built around the world's tallest residential tower

Danny Forster visits Rotterdam to examine plans to expand the city's port - the largest earth-moving project in history

A team of leading experts dig for major discoveries in Egypt's entire Eastern and Western Valley of the Kings to unravel its final secrets and create the ultimate treasure map

Looking at an astronaut beginning to drown on a spacewalk, and Nasa's discovery of an asteroid which has been converted into a spacecraft

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

Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and Nasa track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery

Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned. Plus, the process to make a jigsaw where every piece is unique

A look at how motorhomes are filled with items fit for a luxury apartment. The programme also examines the production process of ballet shoes

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how life-saving gloves are made

Using material salvaged from scrap yards, Adam Savage and two colleagues design and build three motorised vehicles inspired by post-apocalyptic worlds

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword, Excalibur. Using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon

A look at the internet's Most Valuable Players in science. Featuring a brave sportsman skiing behind a supercar and people pulling cars with their teeth!

Showcases the internet's most destructive minds, using science to create chaos! Featuring incredible punching robots to amazing bowling ball launchers

Looking at the mysterious trails on the lunar surface near the Apollo landing sites, as well as a strange space object

The documentary looks into so-called space fireflies, which reportedly attack astronauts' brains

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

Rob Nelson searches for a mass grave that could harbour a dark secret. Plus, a giant lake seems to be disappearing, and Rob set off to find out why

Rob Nelson examines bizarre markings that suggest a violent clash between prehistoric beasts, and in California, he investigates whether a strange lake might be home to alien life

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