Discovery History Thursday

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Josh Gates continues his journey through Egypt to unearth the secrets and possibly the final resting places of Nefertiti and Cleopatra

Bruce Crompton heads to a Cold War underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story

The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history. Who built this structure and what was its purpose?

Why was Palmyra built in the Syrian desert and how did its inhabitants survive? Years after its destruction by ISIS, experts return to the site

Drew Pritchard and Tee John enjoy a tour of the Midlands. In Walsall, they have a money-spinning idea, in Birmingham Drew finds treasure and they also explore a grand country house

Drew is in Lancashire, checking out a factory making traditional soap and, in rural Dorset, he visits a couple selling antiques from a manor house linked to the Churchill family

Experts investigate theories surrounding the possibility of time travel, and ask whether it could ever be more than science fiction

A man from Missouri who claims UFOs are stalking him contacts Chuck and the team for help, and their investigation uncovers a dark secret which may explain this reported activity

Josh Gates searches for the lost treasure of King John, exploring the marshlands of England to find the monarch's crown jewels

Jess and Phil are joined by The Ghost Brothers as they continue to investigate Mackinac Island's mysteries. They explore a lighthouse with a dark past

Don investigates the heroic actions of author Charles Dickens. Plus, he explores the story behind a plane crash that changed aviation safety

Don investigates a lost city in Honduras protected by a deadly curse. Plus, he explores the story behind the family that altered Christmas

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

Josh Gates continues his journey through Egypt to unearth the secrets and possibly the final resting places of Nefertiti and Cleopatra

In California, Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns explore a cave rumoured to house 100lb of gold, stashed away during the Gold Rush

How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick

A look at how George Washington's favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries

Bruce Crompton heads to a Cold War underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story

Experts investigate theories surrounding the possibility of time travel, and ask whether it could ever be more than science fiction

Don investigates the heroic actions of author Charles Dickens. Plus, he explores the story behind a plane crash that changed aviation safety

Don investigates a lost city in Honduras protected by a deadly curse. Plus, he explores the story behind the family that altered Christmas

Jess and Phil are joined by The Ghost Brothers as they continue to investigate Mackinac Island's mysteries. They explore a lighthouse with a dark past

Josh Gates searches for the lost treasure of King John, exploring the marshlands of England to find the monarch's crown jewels

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home