Discovery History Friday
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174
Virgin
181
6:00 AM
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7:00 AM
UFOs Over Phoenix
An unexplained sighting in 1997
Investigation into the mysterious sighting of lights over the city in 1997, for which officials have failed to come up with a reasonable explanation

8:00 AM
Extreme Engineering
The Gotthard Base Tunnel project
Danny Forster examines the $18billion Gotthard Base Tunnel project - a 35-mile passage through the Swiss Alps that will be the world's biggest rail tunnel on its completion in 2017

9:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton takes on a huge restoration project
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton takes on a huge project to restore and rebuild a German Panther tank. But to do so he must part with some Second World War 'halftracks'

10:00 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

11:00 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

12:00 PM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador
Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador, seeking a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by an advanced ancient civilization

1:00 PM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates ventures to Argentina
Josh Gates ventures to Argentina, where many Nazi SS officers escaped to after the Second World War. He uncovers secret Nazi hideouts theories about Adolf Hitler's 'true' fate

2:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Astronomers discover another potentially habitable planet
Astronomers detect a potentially habitable planet that appears to be remarkably close to Earth, and a chance discovery at Nasa unveils a top secret military space program

3:00 PM
How the Universe Works
The science of dark matter
The documentary series investigates dark matter, a mystery that continues to elude scientists today, and one that could be behind the formation of supermassive black holes

4:00 PM
Doing Da Vinci
Building a multi-cannon machine gun
The team tackles Leonardo da Vinci's machine gun, hoping to test out its 33 cannons in a grand finale

5:00 PM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don Wildman examines a fire hose linked to unlikely heroes
Don Wildman examines a fire hose linked to unlikely heroes and investigates the stories behind an iconic tongue twister and an unusual boat

6:00 PM
Mysteries at the Museum
A daring rescue of 500 PoWs
Don Wildman investigates the mysterious illness behind a composer's untimely death and the daring rescue of 500 PoWs

7:00 PM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries that have revealed alien worlds
New discoveries have revealed alien worlds that seem to defy the laws of physics. Experts use cutting-edge astronomy to explore this mystery

8:00 PM
UFOs Over Phoenix
An unexplained sighting in 1997
Investigation into the mysterious sighting of lights over the city in 1997, for which officials have failed to come up with a reasonable explanation

9:00 PM
Unexplained and Unexplored
Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah search for the Ark of the Covenant
Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah journey through the Holy Land, Egypt and Ethiopia in search of the Ark of the Covenant

10:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
How toilets that provide a wash and blow-dry are made
How Japanese toilets that provide a wash and blow-dry are made, the techniques used by the US Navy to develop a pilotless helicopter, and the construction of jackhammers

10:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
The methods used to keep cars racing at Daytona
The methods used to keep cars racing at Daytona for 24 hours, and how sugar cane is turned into Caribbean rum

11:00 PM
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

12:00 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

1:00 AM
How the Universe Works
The science of dark matter
The documentary series investigates dark matter, a mystery that continues to elude scientists today, and one that could be behind the formation of supermassive black holes

2:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Astronomers discover another potentially habitable planet
Astronomers detect a potentially habitable planet that appears to be remarkably close to Earth, and a chance discovery at Nasa unveils a top secret military space program

3:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador
Josh Gates explores the Tayos Cave in Ecuador, seeking a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by an advanced ancient civilization

4:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates ventures to Argentina
Josh Gates ventures to Argentina, where many Nazi SS officers escaped to after the Second World War. He uncovers secret Nazi hideouts theories about Adolf Hitler's 'true' fate

6:00 AM
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