Discovery History Friday

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Eleven lives were lost after deadly weather conditions struck Mount Everest in 2019. Now, experienced climbers reveal what it would take to prevent another similar tragedy

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

Cutting-edge technology is used to try to reveal the resting place of an infamous pirate city that sank into the sea, and the treasure it may have taken with it

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

In Dorset, Drew Pritchard visits a showroom full of mid-20th century items, including a pair of 1960s Danish leather chairs

Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard spots some amazing railway wagon signage. In Gloucestershire he finds a stunning Victorian card table

Looking back at the Rosetta mission, a ground-breaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time

Chuck and the team are in Tonopah in Nevada to investigate the story of an alien that had reportedly escaped from Area 51

Josh Gates ventures into the ancient Maya city of El Mirador in search of the lost tombs of mysterious ruling dynasty, the Snake Kings

Phil and Jess continue exploring Utah's Uinta Basin, where reports of UFO encounters have terrified locals. The team uncovers stunning new evidence.

Don Wildman investigates a seance to contact the spirit of Thomas Edison and the near-death experience of a woman found frozen in the snow

Don Wildman investigates some of America's most notorious crimes. He explores the key pieces of evidence that brought the perpetrators to justice.

The documentary explains why new research may have found the answer to why supermassive black holes are able to grow to star-devouring, galaxy-shaping proportions

Eleven lives were lost after deadly weather conditions struck Mount Everest in 2019. Now, experienced climbers reveal what it would take to prevent another similar tragedy

Josh Gates explores five legendary locations where fight and flight were the only options. Places include the Berlin Wall, and a prison in Arizona

Examining how some farms are run with the help of robots, how a machine picks up 30 tons of logs in a single grab, and how the world's most valuable pianos are transported

How towering scaffolds are built from giant poles of bamboo, and how people mine for the mineral that makes fireworks burn red

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

Looking back at the Rosetta mission, a ground-breaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time

Don Wildman investigates a seance to contact the spirit of Thomas Edison and the near-death experience of a woman found frozen in the snow

Don Wildman investigates some of America's most notorious crimes. He explores the key pieces of evidence that brought the perpetrators to justice.

Phil and Jess continue exploring Utah's Uinta Basin, where reports of UFO encounters have terrified locals. The team uncovers stunning new evidence.

Josh Gates ventures into the ancient Maya city of El Mirador in search of the lost tombs of mysterious ruling dynasty, the Snake Kings

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home