Discovery History Tuesday

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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

Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance

A prehistoric megastructure on the sands of an English shore could reveal lost mysteries of the Bronze Age. Experts uncover ancient rituals once performed here

The Tower of London is shrouded in a mysterious, grisly past. Experts use pioneering archaeological methods to examine how it became an infamous prison

Drew Pritchard travels to Norfolk, Pembroke and Essex. In Pembroke, he finds an old church that has been converted into an antiques store with a varied selection

In a quiet south London suburb, Drew Pritchard comes face to face with the most extraordinary collection of American automobilia he's ever seen

Astronomy programme exploring phenomena in the universe. This edition focuses on the search for alien life on other planets in the galaxy

A bush pilot witnesses unsettling UFO activity. A former government operative reveals top-secret coordinates to an alleged alien base

Josh Gates retrieves bone samples from the massive Batagay crater and gets DNA results to find out if the woolly mammoth will walk the earth again

Phil and Jess search whitewater rapids and a frigid Alaskan lake for a legendary beast that is now the target of serious scientific inquiry

Don investigates the story behind the invention of the parachute, a blizzard that threatened 13 young students and musical legend's humble beginnings.

Don investigates a mystery surrounding two young survivors of the Titanic and a diabolical plot to assassinate one of the world's most influential people.

Conflicting results make determining the age of the universe difficult. Finding the answer could be the key to many mysteries of the cosmos

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

A legendary train filled with stolen Nazi gold is said to be hidden in Poland. Rob and Stefan explore deep under the earth's surface to uncover the truth

Examining how the street lamps of Venice are cast, and how tiny trees are grown for the ancient Chinese art of penjing

A look at how one of the fastest bikes in the world was created, how pilots train to perform death-defying acrobatics, and how oil and gas is brought up from the bottom of the sea

Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance

Conflicting results make determining the age of the universe difficult. Finding the answer could be the key to many mysteries of the cosmos

Don investigates the story behind the invention of the parachute, a blizzard that threatened 13 young students and musical legend's humble beginnings.

Don investigates a mystery surrounding two young survivors of the Titanic and a diabolical plot to assassinate one of the world's most influential people.

Phil and Jess search whitewater rapids and a frigid Alaskan lake for a legendary beast that is now the target of serious scientific inquiry

Josh Gates retrieves bone samples from the massive Batagay crater and gets DNA results to find out if the woolly mammoth will walk the earth again

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home