Discovery History Thursday

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In 1945, one of the largest sharks ever recorded was captured in Cuban waters. Now, two teams of researchers return to seek out huge hammerhead and great white sharks

Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to a Martello Tower on the Channel Islands

The ancient city of Persepolis was once the greatest and richest city on Earth. Using forensic analysis, experts discover how the Persians rose to power

Stunning 'blow apart' CGI animation and the latest archaeological investigations reveal how the most iconic buildings of the ancient worlds were built, stone by stone

Drew Pritchard visits some family-run businesses in Lincolnshire and Norfolk in the hope of finding rare and unusual antiques

Drew Pritchard and Tee John set out on a tour of France. In Normandy, Drew falls in love with a grand chateau and in an antique fair immerses himself in pop culture

The discovery of extra-terrestrial life faces a near impossible challenge, so a group of experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens

Nasa makes a shocking discovery while tracking an asteroid heading toward Earth, and Apollo 12 astronauts bring something unexpected back from the moon

Josh Gates explores Spain's treacherous La Garma cave system and finds 1,000-year-old human remains. He seeks proof of Spain's legendary King Pelayo

Phil and Jess investigate sightings of a huge serpent that has been spotted in Lake Champlain for generations, and a dangerous dive uncovers new evidence

Don Wildman investigates the secret identity of an American founding father, a record-setting aviatrix and the origin of the modern American flag

Don investigates a plague that killed thousands of sheep, an unexplained encounter from beyond the grave and a deadly substance used in an odd murder plot

Exploring the 300 moons within the solar system, and how they could provide evidence of Earth's turbulent past, as well as extraterrestrial life

In 1945, one of the largest sharks ever recorded was captured in Cuban waters. Now, two teams of researchers return to seek out huge hammerhead and great white sharks

Paul Beban looks for answers in a 60-year-old string of unsolved cattle mutilations across the US, and he heads to a remote Nebraska farm to uncover the truth

The design and manufacture of tank-piercing 'super bullets', and the creation of dentists' drills

How giant floating power stations and the world's smallest aircraft are created

Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to a Martello Tower on the Channel Islands

The discovery of extra-terrestrial life faces a near impossible challenge, so a group of experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens

Don Wildman investigates the secret identity of an American founding father, a record-setting aviatrix and the origin of the modern American flag

Don investigates a plague that killed thousands of sheep, an unexplained encounter from beyond the grave and a deadly substance used in an odd murder plot

Josh Gates explores Spain's treacherous La Garma cave system and finds 1,000-year-old human remains. He seeks proof of Spain's legendary King Pelayo

Phil and Jess investigate sightings of a huge serpent that has been spotted in Lake Champlain for generations, and a dangerous dive uncovers new evidence

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