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6:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Orbis Documentary following staff aboard the world's only flying eye hospital, which offers sight-saving treatments to patients in developing countries
Category Education/Science/Factual
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8.1
 
   
7:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 2 of 6
Martin Mars The Martin Mars 'water bomber', the world's largest seaplane, which is used to combat wildfires in Mexico
Category Education/Science/Factual
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8.1
 
   
8:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Hercules LC-130 'Skibird' Transporting scientists out of remote camps in Greenland and Antarctica as vicious winter storms approach
Category Education/Science/Factual
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8.1
 
   
9:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 4 of 6
Antonov 124 Following the Antonov 124, one of the world's largest cargo planes, on its mission to transport a turbine from Germany to Chile
Category General
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8.1
 
   
10:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 5 of 6
Airbus A380 Cameras follow the Airbus A380 - the world's first double-decker passenger plane - as it makes its maiden commercial flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco
Category Education/Science/Factual
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8.1
 
   
11:00am
Mighty Planes
Season 1 Episode 6 of 6
C5-M Super Galaxy The crew of the US Air Force's C-5 Galaxy embarks on a perilous mission to war-torn Afghanistan
Category Education/Science/Factual
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8.1
 
   
12:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 1 of 10
Bombers The impact on aerial combat of bombers of the 1940s and 1950s, from the bouncing bomb used in the Dambusters' mission to the B-52's first flight
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
1:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 2 of 10
Bandits, Secrets and Spies With the raising of the Iron Curtain, intelligence from within the Soviet Union was hard to come by. This programme examines how high-altitude spy planes overcame the problem
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
2:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 3 of 10
Fight for the Skies In the early 20th century, an arms race to develop military airplanes occured. With the advent of the First World War, the British and Germans experimented with air combat
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
3:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 4 of 10
The Battle of Britain Hundreds of German and Allied planes fought for domination of the skies over southern England. This programme revealsthe extent to which did first major air battle changed the course of the Second World War
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
4:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 5 of 10
The Jet Engine The development of the jet engine was a huge advancement that dramatically increased the speed and altitude at which airplanes flew. This programme examines how it changed air combat
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
5:00pm
Wings of War
Season 1 Episode 6 of 10
A look at how aircrafts and pilots have shaped military history and how technology has impacted the advancement of aerial combat over the past 100 years
Category Education/Science/Factual
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6.7
 
   
6:00pm
Outback Truckers
Season 4 Episode 3 of 13
Kurt gets lost while hauling a hut across Australia, while Johnny drags a stack of steel - and a dust cloud - along an intimidating desert track
Category News/Current Affairs
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7.2
 
   
7:00pm
Mega Rigs
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
North Sea Mining The processes involved in extracting natural gas from the North Sea, following scientists as they test a technique known as 'fracking', which releases gas by cracking rocks
Category News/Current Affairs
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7.8
 
   
8:00pm
Make It to the Moon: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
Part two of two. How Nasa recruited four teams of young unknowns to pioneer the technology that enabled the historic Moon landing in 1969
Category News/Current Affairs
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9:00pm
UFOs: The Lost Evidence
Season 2 Episode 2 of 10
UFOs And The Presidents: FDR To JFK Examining evidence of potential UFO inhabitation on Earth. This time, investigators examine theories surrounding a secret history of US presidents and their knowledge of UFOs
Category News/Current Affairs
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9.4
 
   
10:00pm
Contact Project
Season 1 Episode 2 of 8
Declassified Breakthrough The international task force identifies a pattern of non-terrestrial sounds and odd sightings centred around an earthquake, which could be related to UFO activity
Category Education/Science/Factual
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Not Yet Rated
 
   
11:00pm
Alien Highway
Season 1 Episode 2 of 8
UFO Terror 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
Category Education/Science/Factual
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12:00am
UFOs: The Lost Evidence
Season 2 Episode 2 of 10
UFOs And The Presidents: FDR To JFK Examining evidence of potential UFO inhabitation on Earth. This time, investigators examine theories surrounding a secret history of US presidents and their knowledge of UFOs
Category News/Current Affairs
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9.4
 
   
1:00am
Supertruckers
Season 3 Episode 7 of 8
Matt, Arran and Paul move a giant crane bound for a wind turbine factory over icy roads. Plus, Simon and Sam attempt to move a demolition excavator but are halted by road works
Category Show/Game Show
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9.3
 
   
2:00am
Kindig Customs
Season 5 Episode 6 of 14
Bitchin' Rides One of Dave's favourite designs is the Mercedes Gullwing, and a client has a kit version, but it has many flaws which need addressed
Category Education/Science/Factual
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7.5
 
   
3:00am
Alien Highway
Season 1 Episode 2 of 8
UFO Terror 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
Category Education/Science/Factual
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Not Yet Rated
 
   
3:50am
Contact Project
Season 1 Episode 2 of 8
Declassified Breakthrough The international task force identifies a pattern of non-terrestrial sounds and odd sightings centred around an earthquake, which could be related to UFO activity
Category Education/Science/Factual
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Not Yet Rated
 
   
4:40am
American Chopper
Season 11 Episode 6 of 8
Strikes and Reverse Trikes Senior and his team struggle to deliver a vintage-style bike on time. Meanwhile, Junior deals with the complicated assembly of the Martin Guitar reverse trike
Category Leisure/Hobbies
(Audio Described)
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5.7
 
   
5:30am
How It's Made
Season 25 Episode 6 of 26
Fireplace Bellows/Calissons More everyday items go under the microscope, with this edition explaining how objects including calissons and diving watercrafts are made
Category Education/Science/Factual
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7.4
 
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