Discovery Science Sunday

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Some think the waving US flag on the moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts' quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood's biggest names

The team respond to reports of a half-man, half-beast in Wisconsin. Attacks and sightings of the Beast of Bray Road have left locals scared for three decades

Josh, Jess and Phil are looking for a werewolf-like creature in Wisconsin. Eyewitness accounts have led them on their quest to a remote forest

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

Examining how some farms are run with the help of robots, how a machine picks up 30 tons of logs in a single grab, and how the world's most valuable pianos are transported

How towering scaffolds are built from giant poles of bamboo, and how people mine for the mineral that makes fireworks burn red

A look at how people handcraft Espadrilles shoes, how prefabricated houses are made, and how priceless documents are kept safe for hundreds of years

An insight into how the world's toughest and most expensive nut is harvested, how lake water is turned into tap water, and how thousands of pop fans are contained at gigs

Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of daring experiments on one of the world's most dangerous and explosive substances: Nitroglycerin

Adam teams up with actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons - the ZF1 multi-artillery gun from sci-fi film The Fifth Element

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

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 heads into the Jordanian desert as he investigates a Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure

Josh Gates searches land and sea for Francis Drake's lost fortune, hunting for a lost cache of Spanish gold and the remains of the explorer

A team of leading experts dig for major discoveries in Egypt's entire Eastern and Western Valley of the Kings to unravel its final secrets and create the ultimate treasure map

NASA and SpaceX launch the first crewed mission from US soil in almost ten years, and this programme offers behind the scenes coverage of the SpaceX Dragon Capsule water landing

The science of astronomy, exploring phenomena including black holes and neutron stars, and how powerful celestial forces shape human life

The solar system is different to others in the Milky Way, but it hides a violent past. Scientists examine the clues to reveal its secret history

Examining how some farms are run with the help of robots, how a machine picks up 30 tons of logs in a single grab, and how the world's most valuable pianos are transported

How towering scaffolds are built from giant poles of bamboo, and how people mine for the mineral that makes fireworks burn red

A look at how people handcraft Espadrilles shoes, how prefabricated houses are made, and how priceless documents are kept safe for hundreds of years

An insight into how the world's toughest and most expensive nut is harvested, how lake water is turned into tap water, and how thousands of pop fans are contained at gigs

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