Saturday 18th August
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Discovery HD Listings for Saturday 18th August
Listings: all day morning afternoon evening late night
06:00
Wildest Africa (Documentary)
Sahara: Life on the Edge.
Stretching for millions of miles, the world's largest desert receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How do people and animals flourish?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
07:00
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Aircraft Tyres/Six Shooters/Fever Pitch.
How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
07:30
How It's Made (Documentary)
Discover how wax figures, awnings, sandwich crackers and pewter tankards are made.
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition)
08:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Upside Down Underwater Car.
Jamie bravely risks Adam's life to find out how easy it is to get out of a car that has crashed into water and flipped over. But not all goes to plan.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
09:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
President Obama's Challenge.
In this extra special episode, Adam and Jamie tackle a viewer request by the highest ranking viewer of all, the US President, Barack Obama.
(High Definition, Subtitles)
10:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Operation Valkyrie.
Adam and Jamie test the merits of a famous assassination attempt while Kari, Grant, and Tory face the pain to see if you really can 'slap some sense' into someone.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
11:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Adam and Jamie face off with a myth of misdirection and Kari, Grant and Tory go ballistic with two filmic firearms fables.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
12:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will builds an industrial-sized flame throwing cannon loaded with hundreds of gallons of napalm and gas for a client - but who will be up for road testing this lethal weapon?
(Part 10, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
13:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will and the crew build a maxim machine gun. But can they deliver the pinpoint accuracy required to fire bullets between the propeller blades, or will this end in disaster?
(Part 11, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
14:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
An old client needs a serious weapon to control a local herd of feral 500lb hogs. Will builds a rapid fire gun suitable for night hunting - but will he join Brent on his shoot?
(Part 12, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
15:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will asks Kris to design a rifle to rival the AK. But will Kris be able to ignore jealous colleagues, and overcome his self-doubt, to deliver the ultimate weapon?
(Part 13, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
16:00
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Decaf Coffee/Smoked Fish/Water Jets.
How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
16:30
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Blaze Cops/Oaked.
How do investigators establish the cause of a fire; and why are oak barrels important in traditional French winemaking?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
17:00
How It's Made (Documentary)
Discover how wax figures, awnings, sandwich crackers and pewter tankards are made.
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition)
17:30
How It's Made (Documentary)
More everyday items go under the microscope as we discover how pipe cleaners, blue stilton cheese, smart electric meters and telescopes are made.
(Part 6, Widescreen, High Definition)
18:00
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
Ton and Allen win big at a Miami auction scoring a Delta Relay Rocket and a camouflage hovercraft. But will they be able to achieve the ambitious profits they want?
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
18:30
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
Allen and Ton find an antique miniature firearm and a collection of unique remote controlled vehicles at an auction in California. But are they valuable?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
19:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Revenge the Myth.
Can you make a weapon from a water heater; can you thread a needle with an excavator; and can you fly on a firework? Plus, a limo teeters on a cliff edge.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
20:00
Wheeler Dealers (Motoring)
G Wagen.
Mike wants a G Wagen - the popular German four-by-four. He finds one and Edd gives it a facelift, with a 2012 front end and rear lights. Will they land a big profit?
(Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
21:00
Surviving D-Day (History Documentary)
Explore the battle for Omaha Beach and beyond, as stunning graphics and 3D environments portray the life-or-death reality of being part of an operation that changed history.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 2011, 3 Star)
23:00
Nasa's Unexplained Files (Scientific Documentary)
Could there be life beyond our planet? Extraordinary NASA footage and ground-breaking interviews with astronauts and scientists investigate potential sightings of UFOs.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
00:00
Gold Divers (Documentary)
Paydirt.
In Nome, Alaska, the gold rush is on! Meet the dredgers who pilot their dredges and dive with hoses to suck up gold from the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
01:00
Surviving D-Day (History Documentary)
Explore the battle for Omaha Beach and beyond, as stunning graphics and 3D environments portray the life-or-death reality of being part of an operation that changed history.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 2011, 3 Star)
03:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
President Obama's Challenge.
In this extra special episode, Adam and Jamie tackle a viewer request by the highest ranking viewer of all, the US President, Barack Obama.
(High Definition, Subtitles)
03:50
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Operation Valkyrie.
Adam and Jamie test the merits of a famous assassination attempt while Kari, Grant, and Tory face the pain to see if you really can 'slap some sense' into someone.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
04:40
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Adam and Jamie face off with a myth of misdirection and Kari, Grant and Tory go ballistic with two filmic firearms fables.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
05:30
Destroyed in Seconds (Documentary)
A race car slams into a wall at 100mph; multiple homes are destroyed by 260mph winds; a 70 yr old pilot crash lands; and a van smashes into a police car at 70 mph.
(Part 14, Subtitles)
Go to current day
Discovery HD Listings for Saturday 18th August
Listings: all day morning afternoon evening late night
06:00
Wildest Africa (Documentary)
Sahara: Life on the Edge.
Stretching for millions of miles, the world's largest desert receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How do people and animals flourish?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
07:00
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Aircraft Tyres/Six Shooters/Fever Pitch.
How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
07:30
How It's Made (Documentary)
Discover how wax figures, awnings, sandwich crackers and pewter tankards are made.
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition)
08:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Upside Down Underwater Car.
Jamie bravely risks Adam's life to find out how easy it is to get out of a car that has crashed into water and flipped over. But not all goes to plan.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
09:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
President Obama's Challenge.
In this extra special episode, Adam and Jamie tackle a viewer request by the highest ranking viewer of all, the US President, Barack Obama.
(High Definition, Subtitles)
10:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Operation Valkyrie.
Adam and Jamie test the merits of a famous assassination attempt while Kari, Grant, and Tory face the pain to see if you really can 'slap some sense' into someone.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
11:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Adam and Jamie face off with a myth of misdirection and Kari, Grant and Tory go ballistic with two filmic firearms fables.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
12:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will builds an industrial-sized flame throwing cannon loaded with hundreds of gallons of napalm and gas for a client - but who will be up for road testing this lethal weapon?
(Part 10, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
13:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will and the crew build a maxim machine gun. But can they deliver the pinpoint accuracy required to fire bullets between the propeller blades, or will this end in disaster?
(Part 11, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
14:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
An old client needs a serious weapon to control a local herd of feral 500lb hogs. Will builds a rapid fire gun suitable for night hunting - but will he join Brent on his shoot?
(Part 12, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
15:00
Sons of Guns (Documentary)
Will asks Kris to design a rifle to rival the AK. But will Kris be able to ignore jealous colleagues, and overcome his self-doubt, to deliver the ultimate weapon?
(Part 13, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
16:00
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Decaf Coffee/Smoked Fish/Water Jets.
How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
16:30
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Blaze Cops/Oaked.
How do investigators establish the cause of a fire; and why are oak barrels important in traditional French winemaking?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star)
17:00
How It's Made (Documentary)
Discover how wax figures, awnings, sandwich crackers and pewter tankards are made.
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition)
17:30
How It's Made (Documentary)
More everyday items go under the microscope as we discover how pipe cleaners, blue stilton cheese, smart electric meters and telescopes are made.
(Part 6, Widescreen, High Definition)
18:00
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
Ton and Allen win big at a Miami auction scoring a Delta Relay Rocket and a camouflage hovercraft. But will they be able to achieve the ambitious profits they want?
(Part 5, Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
18:30
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
Allen and Ton find an antique miniature firearm and a collection of unique remote controlled vehicles at an auction in California. But are they valuable?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
19:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Revenge the Myth.
Can you make a weapon from a water heater; can you thread a needle with an excavator; and can you fly on a firework? Plus, a limo teeters on a cliff edge.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
20:00
Wheeler Dealers (Motoring)
G Wagen.
Mike wants a G Wagen - the popular German four-by-four. He finds one and Edd gives it a facelift, with a 2012 front end and rear lights. Will they land a big profit?
(Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
21:00
Surviving D-Day (History Documentary)
Explore the battle for Omaha Beach and beyond, as stunning graphics and 3D environments portray the life-or-death reality of being part of an operation that changed history.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 2011, 3 Star)
23:00
Nasa's Unexplained Files (Scientific Documentary)
Could there be life beyond our planet? Extraordinary NASA footage and ground-breaking interviews with astronauts and scientists investigate potential sightings of UFOs.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
00:00
Gold Divers (Documentary)
Paydirt.
In Nome, Alaska, the gold rush is on! Meet the dredgers who pilot their dredges and dive with hoses to suck up gold from the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
01:00
Surviving D-Day (History Documentary)
Explore the battle for Omaha Beach and beyond, as stunning graphics and 3D environments portray the life-or-death reality of being part of an operation that changed history.
(Widescreen, High Definition, 2011, 3 Star)
03:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
President Obama's Challenge.
In this extra special episode, Adam and Jamie tackle a viewer request by the highest ranking viewer of all, the US President, Barack Obama.
(High Definition, Subtitles)
03:50
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Operation Valkyrie.
Adam and Jamie test the merits of a famous assassination attempt while Kari, Grant, and Tory face the pain to see if you really can 'slap some sense' into someone.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
04:40
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Adam and Jamie face off with a myth of misdirection and Kari, Grant and Tory go ballistic with two filmic firearms fables.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
05:30
Destroyed in Seconds (Documentary)
A race car slams into a wall at 100mph; multiple homes are destroyed by 260mph winds; a 70 yr old pilot crash lands; and a van smashes into a police car at 70 mph.
(Part 14, Subtitles)