Discovery History Friday

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The story of the supersonic plane's last flight from New York to London in October 2003. Featuring appearances by Maurice Saatchi and David Frost. Narrated by Bill Nighy

After four years of careful restoration, Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual

King Midas and his golden touch a famous tale in Greek mythology. Experts use advanced archaeological methods to delve into strange ancient mounds

Venice was once a fearsome superpower. Scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover its ancient foundations and reveal how it is still standing

Drew Pritchard heads to Devon, where he finds a wealth of unusual oddities housed in a country pub. He then heads to Hastings, East Sussex

Drew Pritchard tours Catalonia looking for some chic Spanish antiques. In Peralada, he is blown away by a 17th-century house full of treasures

Scientists examine a huge black hole that lies at the heart of the galaxy, 26,000 lightyears away

Terry O'Quinn turns his attention to the mysterious disappearance of 16th-century English colonists who settled on Roanoke Island, in what would later become North Carolina

Josh finds coins from an epic pirate treasure. He leaps into the frigid North Atlantic to recover the riches of feared pirate, Henry Avery

Phil and Jessica head to Lake Lanier, one of the deadliest lake in America, to uncover rumours of drownings and ghostly encounters

Don Wildman examines an unsinkable baker, a sinister psychic and a death-defying swim

Don Wildman investigates a sinister spirit, a Great Lake monster and an audacious stowaway.

The theory of how the universe came into existence, from a minuscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the limitless cosmos of today

The story of the supersonic plane's last flight from New York to London in October 2003. Featuring appearances by Maurice Saatchi and David Frost. Narrated by Bill Nighy

Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah explore the Red Sea in a search for a shipwreck and artefacts potentially leading to a mysterious ancient Egyptian society

An insight into the life-saving science behind crash-testing cars. Plus, how expensive Dutch tableware is made, and the process of making hand-made, pocket-sized umbrellas

An insight into large-scale iron-mining operations in the Australian Outback. Plus, how the world's biggest wave machine is used for flood defences

After four years of careful restoration, Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual

Scientists examine a huge black hole that lies at the heart of the galaxy, 26,000 lightyears away

Don Wildman examines an unsinkable baker, a sinister psychic and a death-defying swim

Don Wildman investigates a sinister spirit, a Great Lake monster and an audacious stowaway.

Josh finds coins from an epic pirate treasure. He leaps into the frigid North Atlantic to recover the riches of feared pirate, Henry Avery

Phil and Jessica head to Lake Lanier, one of the deadliest lake in America, to uncover rumours of drownings and ghostly encounters

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home