Discovery History Thursday

Josh Gates explores Spain's treacherous La Garma cave system and finds 1,000-year-old human remains. He seeks proof of Spain's legendary King Pelayo

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

The German tactic of blitzkrieg, literally lightning war, designed to create disorganisation among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower

Theories concerning the evolution of birds, explaining how feathered creatures can be traced back to winged dinosaurs

In Oxfordshire, salvage supremo Drew Pritchard is spoiled for choice at a dealership in Henley and tries to score a win against the house at a bingo hall

Motorcycle adventurer Henry Cole is now 3,000 kms into his ride from Perth in the south-west of Australia to journey's end in Darwin

One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge

The processes involved in manufacturing kitchen knives, mannequins and hypodermic needles, and how they have changed with advances in technology

How electric panels, kites and toothbrushes are made, where the materials come from and the ways in which the manufacturing processes have evolved over the years

Astronomers have discovered bizarre planets very different to Earth out in the galaxy, but will a planet similar to our own will ever be found

In Oxfordshire, salvage supremo Drew Pritchard is spoiled for choice at a dealership in Henley and tries to score a win against the house at a bingo hall

Stel and Jess begin their search for the lost city of Atlantis. In Bulgaria, they uncover mysterious gold treasure and evidence of an ancient catastrophe

Don Wildman examines a piece of industrial machinery from the early 1900's among other objects and artefacts that reveal America's hidden secrets

The dangerous search for a Spanish shipwreck thought to contain one billion dollars' worth of silver, which has already cost the life of one diver

Josh heads to the Kingdom of Kush to dive the flooded pyramid tomb of a king. It could unlock the mystery of a civilization that once conquered Egypt

Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.

Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.

A French museum asks eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton for help in acquiring an incredibly rare German Panzer 1 tank

Drew Pritchard visits a new antiques centre in Shropshire, and with almost 50 traders to choose from, he soon finds some bargains, including a selection of unusual items

Motorcycle adventurer Henry Cole is only about 1,500 kms from Darwin. After three days on the road he arrives in one of Australia's natural wonders - the Kakadu National Park

Archaeologists examine what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, and explore the dark secrets that have been buried for nearly 600 years

Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics

Drew Pritchard visits a new antiques centre in Shropshire, and with almost 50 traders to choose from, he soon finds some bargains, including a selection of unusual items

Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.

Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.

Motorcycle adventurer Henry Cole is only about 1,500 kms from Darwin. After three days on the road he arrives in one of Australia's natural wonders - the Kakadu National Park

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Josh heads to the Kingdom of Kush to dive the flooded pyramid tomb of a king. It could unlock the mystery of a civilization that once conquered Egypt