Discovery History Saturday

Buying goods from home

Henry and Sam are in Devon to visit a father and daughter who own a shed full of vintage Americana. They immediately take interest in a dusty Chicago police car.

Henry and Sam look around an incredible Americana collection in Cornwall. After examining an array of classic motors, Sam springs a big surprise on Henry

Henry and Sam are invited to look around the workshops of the National Motorcycle Museum. The guys consider bidding on a 1926 Ariel and a 1927 BSA

Sam and Henry travel to Leicestershire to meet former motorbike racer Eddie Roberts. His impressive collection includes a rare 1962 Greeves Sportsman

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

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

Bruce Crompton is asked to find Second World War spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London

On the west coast of Cornwall, Henry and Sam search through 50 years of accumulated vintage vehicles, finding the first ever Lotus Elan and a pre-war Sunbeam

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove head to Oxfordshire, where Henry likes a tractor in blue and Sam falls for a Midget racer in a hedge

In Somerset, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove discover Norton motorbikes, Italian mopeds and French go-karts

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove move on to Hertfordshire, where they find vintage cars, obscure tractors and rare British bikes from the 1950s

Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove visit the Cotswolds, where they discover sheds full of stationary engines and obscure agricultural implement

Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove uncover vintage treasures in West Sussex, going behind the scenes at one of Britain's most famous bike shops

Artisan restorers Alex Webster, Craig Hughes and Carl Bouverie-Brine work on renovating a fold-out mirror, a classic armchair and a large railway clock

Skilled craftspeople are bringing Drew Pritchard's finds back to life. With demanding customers and high turnover, their hard work turns trash to treasure purple

Cabinet-maker Alex resurrects a once-stunning 300-year-old chest that's only fit for firewood. Plus, taxidermist Chris is challenged to resuscitate a Victorian heron

The formation of a black hole, which is caused by a star's collapse and has a gravitational pull so strong not even light can escape it

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 evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today

In Sweden, tragedy strikes as a historic bridge is destroyed in seconds. A New Jersey casino is the victim of a massive disaster

In California, a dam collapse causes chaos. In Massachusetts, the tallest library starts cracking. In Italy, a vital bridge comes crashing down

In California, a catastrophe cuts one of America's most vital highways in two. In Texas, a refinery explodes with deadly consequences

Experts investigate seven of America's most iconic modern-day megastructures and look at the engineering techniques used to build these iconic structures

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

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

Bruce Crompton is asked to find Second World War spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home