Discovery Science Sunday

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Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing. This time, experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme

Marine archaeologists reveal the secrets of the sunken town of Baiae, which lies on the seabed of the Bay of Napless

Experts reveal the secrets of Thermopylae, the site of an iconic ancient battle where it is said 300 Spartan warriors lost their lives

Find out how Nail Files, Birch Canoes, Boat Hardtops, and High Voltage Circuit Breakers are made

Revealing how Macarons, Pine Needle Baskets and Micrometers are made, and how the processes have been perfected over time.

The manufacture of endoscopes and megaphones, and the refinement of uranium

The manufacture of hollow disk pumps and yachts and the refinement of palm sugar

How islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave Harris tweed, and how fermented shark is prepared

How deliveries are made to the International Space Station, and the processes used to make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds

How to make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a regular bike. Plus, the process behind the making of a Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones

How to make the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, and a look at the way Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar is 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

New discoveries reveal that neutron stars have the power to destroy planets and even other stars

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe

How wooden matches, tillage machines, telescopic gangways, and mabe pearls are made. Plus, how those techniques have been improved over time

How mosquito coils, solar-assist tricycles, palm oil, and fibreglass chopper guns are made, and how manufacturing techniques have been improved over the years

Find out how wood toys, retro toasters, laboratory furnaces, and aerogels are made

How combination squares, ball valves, and string trimmers are made. Plus, how shrimp are cultivated on a farm

Josh Gates explores legendary places of protection, from Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway to a floating kingdom on Peru's Lake Titicaca

Josh visits three sites where the journey is the destination in Bolivia, French Guiana and Turkey

Josh Gates travels to some of the most storied places on earth. Josh investigates the mystery of the crystal skulls in Belize, Spain and Scotland

Josh Gates travels to some of the most storied places on earth. Josh explores three iconic monuments in New York, Istanbul and Honolulu

A look at how steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and coke manufacturer Henry Clay Frick joined forces to create the most powerful industrial empire during America's Gilded Age

The battle between Cornelius Vanderbilt and his old friend Daniel Drew to run the Erie Railroad

Documentary exploring conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing, and questioning if it could have been faked for propaganda purposes

Experts investigate the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle crash that nearly killed astronaut Neil Armstrong during his training

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

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

How islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave Harris tweed, and how fermented shark is prepared

How deliveries are made to the International Space Station, and the processes used to make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds

How to make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a regular bike. Plus, the process behind the making of a Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones

How to make the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, and a look at the way Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar is made

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home