Discovery History Wednesday
Sky
177
Virgin
181
6:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh searches for a top-secret WWII seaplane that crashed into the Pacific
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
7:00 AM
How the Universe Works
An insight into the technology used to prevent asteroids hitting Earth
An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster
8:00 AM
Greatest Events of World War II
The Battle of Stalingrad
Colourised footage retells the story of the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest of the Second World War with an estimated 2 million casualties
9:00 AM
Cooper's Treasure
Darrell seeks clues from Cooper's past
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
10:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard unearths an unusual find in the Malvern Hills
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
11:00 AM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henryand his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey.
Henry Cole and his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer continue their Balkans odyssey as he visits the glorious city of Split.
12:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton visits a Cold War underground bunker
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
1:00 PM
How It's Made
Coffee machines, mascots, hammocks and traditional bows
How coffee machines, mascots, hammocks and traditional bows are made, and the ways in which manufacturing processes have been affected by technological progress
1:30 PM
How It's Made
Glass fibre insulation, bubblegum machines and exhaust systems
How glass fibre insulation, bubblegum machines and exhaust systems are made and the ways in which these methods have progressed as technology has developed
2:00 PM
How the Universe Works
A secret structure in space
Space isn't as empty as it seems. It conceals a secret structure called spacetime - an invisible field that governs our lives
3:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard unearths an unusual find in the Malvern Hills
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
4:00 PM
Hunting Atlantis
Stel and Jess sail to Sicily to explore Europe's largest active volcano
Stel and Jess sail to Sicily to explore Europe's largest active volcano. Their investigation leads them to a hidden labyrinth and a mysterious underwater monolith
5:00 PM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don Wildman explores a sinister plot of revenge
At the Municipal Archives in New York City is a black and white negative containing an image of a deadly weapon used in a sinister plot of revenge. Don Wildman investigates
6:00 PM
Cooper's Treasure
Darrell Miklos visits a valuable shipwreck Cooper recorded 50 years ago
Darrell Miklos visits the Atocha, a valuable shipwreck Cooper recorded 50 years ago, and experts send him to an archive in Spain to hunt down an ancient manifest
7:00 PM
Expedition Unknown
Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas
Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas. He dives the Caribbean to retrieve it from the Spanish galleon Maravillas
8:00 PM
How We Got Here
Bob Woodward's fateful encounter with the man who came to be known as Deep Throat
The series explains how, if future newpaper reporter Bob Woodward had never met the man who came to be known as Deep Throat, Nixon's adminstration might never have fallen
8:30 PM
How We Got Here
The role former schoolteacher Clara Barton played in the Battle of Antietam
The history documentary reveals the pivotal role former schoolteacher Clara Barton played in the Battle of Antietam in 1862
9:00 PM
Combat Dealers
A Russian client seeks artefacts from the fall of Berlin
A Russian client seeks artefacts from the fall of Berlin. Bruce Crompton sees an opportunity to offload a German 88mm anti-tank weapon that was used in the battle
10:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard visits a Napoleonic fort in Essex, and tours Lichfield Cathedral
Salvager Drew Pritchard explores a Napoleonic fort in Essex, and tours the medieval Lichfield Cathedral, where he checks out some unwanted objects
11:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henry has time to reflect on his experience of working as a war cameraman.
With the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer soldiering on, Henry has time to reflect.
12:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal
Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal, which was once home to over 100,000 people, hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle
1:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell
2:00 AM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard visits a Napoleonic fort in Essex, and tours Lichfield Cathedral
Salvager Drew Pritchard explores a Napoleonic fort in Essex, and tours the medieval Lichfield Cathedral, where he checks out some unwanted objects
3:00 AM
How We Got Here
Bob Woodward's fateful encounter with the man who came to be known as Deep Throat
The series explains how, if future newpaper reporter Bob Woodward had never met the man who came to be known as Deep Throat, Nixon's adminstration might never have fallen
3:30 AM
How We Got Here
The role former schoolteacher Clara Barton played in the Battle of Antietam
The history documentary reveals the pivotal role former schoolteacher Clara Barton played in the Battle of Antietam in 1862
4:00 AM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henry has time to reflect on his experience of working as a war cameraman.
With the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer soldiering on, Henry has time to reflect.
6:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas
Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas. He dives the Caribbean to retrieve it from the Spanish galleon Maravillas