Discovery Science +1 Tuesday

Experts examine the origin of the pyramids in the deserts of Sudan, the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that once rivalled Egypt

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How ancient Greeks invented parchment with techniques still used today. Plus, the making of shuttlecocks

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock

More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth. A big collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic

Aliens could be lethal killers who want to invade and plunder our world. A team of experts investigate extra-terrestrial beings and their threat to human life.

Exploring the secrets of black holes, and the potential some of them have to be lethal to life on planet Earth

Hustler Alexis Conran tries to beat one of the greatest ten-pin-bowlers of all time, out-muscle a former Royal Marine Commando, and outplay a world-class musician

Alex races across London against a black-cab driver, tries to evade a professional tracker and his team, and attempts to beat a memory grandmaster

New discoveries reveal who the Roman Empire were trying to keep out with the 72-mile-long Hadrian's Wall

The underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime. Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover new evidence

Chuck receives a map supposedly leading to a hidden cache of recovered materials from the Roswell incident. He and his team go on an epic treasure to find them

The series exploring the science of astronomy returns, beginning with a look at the mysterious 'ninth' planet reported to exist on the very edge of the Solar System

The astronomical documentary continues, exploring the most violent and dangerous places in the universe, including exploding stars, colliding galaxies and nebula shockwaves

The methods used to catch the world's largest lobsters. Plus, production of the iconic Chesterfield sofa and methods used to achieve the world's sharpest TV pictures

How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?

How 10 million copies a day are printed of the world's best-selling newspaper. Plus, 32,000 pairs of socks a day are knitted at South Africa's biggest sock factory

The production of 99 per cent of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley. Plus, the manufacture of the world's oldest type of paper

How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?

How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? Plus, a look at how the world's sharpest knives are forged

Justin Cunningham uncovers the truth behind a landslide that destroyed a ski-jump resort in Turkey, then heads to Gibraltar to see an airport runway that was built across a road

Justin Cunningham heads to the Walkie Talkie building in London to learn more about the science behind a skyscraper melting a car

A look at some of the most mind-blowing footage experts have seen - including see-through animals, algae-powered motorcycles and human-sized chickens

A showcase of Mother Nature's most amazing moments. Features a man eaten alive by leaches and another who pulls a car with his eye sockets. But which is the wackiest?

A series of strange animal deaths and UFO sightings brings Chuck Zukowski and the team to Colorado, with signs pointing towards the possibility of a government cover-up

Chuck receives a map supposedly leading to a hidden cache of recovered materials from the Roswell incident. He and his team go on an epic treasure to find them

Joe and Emmett Hayes head to Nevada desert to observe, investigate and embrace the pandemonium of storming Area 51, and dive into the history of the facility

Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines, mysterious symbols that were carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago

Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.