Discovery History Tuesday
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6:00 AM
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7:00 AM
Day After D-Day
Survivors of the Normandy invasion recall their experiences
Men who survived the Normandy invasion as young soldiers in June 1944 recall their experiences of the conflict and discuss the effect it had on their lives

8:00 AM
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Paul and Drew set their sights on a Lancia Montecarlo
Paul and Drew set their sights on a Lancia Montecarlo. This classic car needs serious work, but the guys are still willing to offer £7,000 for it

9:00 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

10:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the Red Pyramid.
The Red Pyramid is a mighty megastructure. Experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the pharaoh who built it and the mystery behind its design

11:00 AM
Blowing Up History
Exploring a mysterious Roman settlement buried in ashes
Along with Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes. Experts reveal new evidence

12:00 PM
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

1:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A familiar structure on the surface of Mars
A NASA probe captures an image of a familiar structure on the surface of Mars. What made 'Mars Henge'? Plus, how did an Apollo astronaut get sick on the moon?

2:00 PM
Aliens in Alaska
An extra-terrestrial stalker leaves a family frozen in fear outside of Juneau
An extra-terrestrial stalker leaves a family frozen in fear outside of Juneau, Alaska. A maritime monster nearly capsizes an aircraft on Alaska's famed Lake Iliamna

3:00 PM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion
Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America

4:00 PM
Expedition X
A supersonic craft flying above the waters off California's Catalina Island
Video captured by the US Navy triggers Jess and Phil's investigation into mysterious, supersonic craft flying above the waters off California's Catalina Island

5:00 PM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite
Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite, an Olympic jersey tied to a pivotal moment and a plastic knife used in a survival story

6:00 PM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don examines the stories behind bones found under Benjamin Franklin's home.
Don Wildman examines the stories behind bones found under Benjamin Franklin's home, a woman determined to save a hijacked airplane and an author's quest to get his work published

7:00 PM
How the Universe Works
Investigating an invisible scaffold of dark matter known as the Cosmic Web
New research is beginning to reveal an invisible scaffold of dark matter known as the Cosmic Web, an intergalactic network that transformed the universe

8:00 PM
Day After D-Day
Survivors of the Normandy invasion recall their experiences
Men who survived the Normandy invasion as young soldiers in June 1944 recall their experiences of the conflict and discuss the effect it had on their lives

9:00 PM
Ancient Unexplained Files
The ancient moai statues of Easter Island
Archaeologists use new digital technology to understand the ancient moai statues of Easter Island and the purpose behind their mysterious placement

10:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
Baking bricks and roasting coffee
How the coffee that wakes up Italy is roasted. Plus, the manufacture of the bricks and oil that fills lava lamps, and how diamonds are blasted from a frozen volcano

10:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
An airbag that can catch a falling car
How the world's sharpest photos are taken. Plus, the stitching of an airbag capable of catching a falling car, and the manufacture of billions of perfectly-formed jelly beans

11:00 PM
Savage Builds
Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of experiments on Nitroglycerin
Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of daring experiments on one of the world's most dangerous and explosive substances: Nitroglycerin

12:00 AM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite
Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite, an Olympic jersey tied to a pivotal moment and a plastic knife used in a survival story

1:00 AM
Mysteries at the Museum
Don examines the stories behind bones found under Benjamin Franklin's home.
Don Wildman examines the stories behind bones found under Benjamin Franklin's home, a woman determined to save a hijacked airplane and an author's quest to get his work published

2:00 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

3:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A familiar structure on the surface of Mars
A NASA probe captures an image of a familiar structure on the surface of Mars. What made 'Mars Henge'? Plus, how did an Apollo astronaut get sick on the moon?

4:00 AM
Expedition Unknown
Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion
Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America

