Discovery History +1 Tuesday

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Josh chases the treasure of the infamous pirate Amaro Pargo. A search of the Canary Islands leads him beneath a volcano to dive for the pirate's hoard

How the movement of Uranus and Neptune may have influenced the development of life on Earth

Restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island that triggered an extraordinary chain of events

Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos attempts to decode and follow a 'treasure map' created by his boyhood idol, former NASA astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper

Drew Pritchard visits a north London store full of antique shop-fittings, and then heads to a Second World War hospital museum in Suffolk

With the Metisse running smoothly and the sun shining, it's plain sailing for Henry Cole as he takes on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.

A Hollywood blockbuster seeks an authentic Second World War SAS jeep within two weeks, and Bruce Crompton strives to meet the deadline

The skills and technology involved in making ice sculptures, billiard cues, air filters and suits, and how these methods have evolved over time

How escalator handrails, highlighters, guitar strings and wigs are manufactured, examining how the process has evolved over the years

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

Drew Pritchard visits a north London store full of antique shop-fittings, and then heads to a Second World War hospital museum in Suffolk

Stel and Jess dig into unexplored archaeological sites along the Adriatic coast of Croatia. They find a network of sinkholes big enough to swallow an ancient city

At the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, visitors can see a bright yellow car with a unique design, built with promises that seemed too good to be true

Darrell Miklos seeks clues from Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper's past, and while his widow reveals many secrets, one of his former Nasa colleagues remains silent on the subject of treasure

Josh searches for a top-secret WWII seaplane that crashed into the Pacific. He scours the ocean floor to find the only XP5Y-1 still in existence

The documentary reveals how if Samuel Morse had made it to his wife's sickbed in time after learning she was ill, his famous means of communication might never have existed

The series explains how if Jacob Davis had not survived the California Gold Rush, he would never have met Levi Strauss, and helped develop the copper rivet

Bruce Crompton heads to a Cold War underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story

Drew Pritchard heads to the Malvern Hills, where he unearths one of his most unusual finds. Plus, he visits a famed stone mason's in Liverpool to examine rare artisan carvings

Henry Cole and his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey as he visits the glorious city of Split.

New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle

After four years of careful restoration, Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual

Drew Pritchard heads to the Malvern Hills, where he unearths one of his most unusual finds. Plus, he visits a famed stone mason's in Liverpool to examine rare artisan carvings

The documentary reveals how if Samuel Morse had made it to his wife's sickbed in time after learning she was ill, his famous means of communication might never have existed

The series explains how if Jacob Davis had not survived the California Gold Rush, he would never have met Levi Strauss, and helped develop the copper rivet

Henry Cole and his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey as he visits the glorious city of Split.

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home