Discovery History Monday

Buying goods from home

Bruce Crompton and his team embark on a tour across Europe to buy and restore some of the Second World War's rarest tanks

Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics

In 373 BCE, the Greek city of Helike vanished. Now, archaeologists believe they've found the ruins of the great lost metropolis

The lost city of Olous is a great metropolis submerged in the Mediterranean. Now, archaeologists uncover its secrets using CGI reconstruction.

Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard visits a 19th-century Bradford weaving mill, where he discovers industrial trolleys and containers

Drew Pritchard browses a salvage fair by Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire. In Newcastle, he visits a dealer of mid-20th century designer furniture

Earth is spinning on a tilted axis as it orbits around the Sun. Experts and scientists explain how the planet journeys through the Milky Way

Chuck receives a map supposedly leading to a hidden cache of recovered materials from the Roswell incident. He and his team go on an epic treasure to find them

Josh Gates travels to Italy in search of what may be history's richest treasure - the looted relics of the Roman Empire interred with the Visigoth king Alaric

Phil and Jess travel to Monterrey, Mexico, where locals have encountered witches and black magic. They discover dark spells, blood rituals and animal sacrifice

Don Wildman investigates a batch of letters, a map of an island and a sword.

Don Wildman investigates a pestilent stench that almost overpowered a president, a space crisis and an epic college prank.

Exploring the wide variety of planets that make up the universe, from giant burning gas spheres to icy orphaned worlds

Bruce Crompton and his team embark on a tour across Europe to buy and restore some of the Second World War's rarest tanks

Josh explores stories of perseverance, such as a Salem witch trial case changing the US justice system and an old Mexican folk tale still celebrated today

A visit to Spain to see one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, the secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get 'just ripe'

A look at how monorails are built above the world's most crowded streets, and how Copenhagen's famous Flora Danica porcelain is crafted

Bruce Crompton marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, sending rare German halftrack vehicles to partake in a battle re-enactment. In France, he seeks VE Day relics

Earth is spinning on a tilted axis as it orbits around the Sun. Experts and scientists explain how the planet journeys through the Milky Way

Don Wildman investigates a batch of letters, a map of an island and a sword.

Don Wildman investigates a pestilent stench that almost overpowered a president, a space crisis and an epic college prank.

Phil and Jess travel to Monterrey, Mexico, where locals have encountered witches and black magic. They discover dark spells, blood rituals and animal sacrifice

Josh Gates travels to Italy in search of what may be history's richest treasure - the looted relics of the Roman Empire interred with the Visigoth king Alaric

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home