Discovery Channel TV Guide — Friday, 5 June 2026

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Friday, 5 June 2026. 30 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Border Control Sweden

S1 · E2 · Shedding Clothes

Customs check for drugs at a party cruise with hundreds of young people

Customs check for drugs at a party cruise with hundreds of young people. Two young men seem nervous. Plus, an angry woman sheds her clothes at Arlanda airport

01:00 1h

Naked and Afraid

S12 · E1 · Alone and Terrified

Two survivalists spend 21 days in the wilds of Botswana

For the first time ever, two survivalists are forced to spend the first night of their 21-day challenge in the wilds of Botswana completely alone.

02:00 1h

In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers

S1 · E4 · Danger Close in Dakota

When a violent EF2 blows up a farm, Brandon and Tanner race to the scene

When a violent EF2 blows up a farm, Brandon and Tanner race to the scene. As Jordan shows his brother how to chase, Connor gets his best tornado yet.

03:00 1h

Gold Divers

Big Bearing Sea Gold Nugget-Part 2

Part two of two. Chris makes a huge gold nugget discovery

Part two of two. It's a historic week on the Bering Sea! Kris launches his crawler deeper than any miner has before. Chris makes a huge gold nugget discovery

04:00 1h

Moonshiners

S11 · E18 · Moo Shine

Mark and Digger attempt to turn a tank of fresh milk into moonshine

Mark and Digger attempt to turn a tank of fresh milk into moonshine. Meanwhile, Tickle and Josh ramp up underground operations at the Law's rental house

05:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

05:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 30m

How It's Made

S10 · E12 · Steel Shipping Drums/Police Whistles/Glass Blocks

Steel shipping drums, police whistles and glass blocks

The manufacture of steel shipping drums, police whistles, miniature train cars and glass blocks, and how technology has led to improvements in their production

06:30 30m

How It's Made

S10 · E13 · Ice-Cream Cones/Tent Trailers/Shoe Polish/Pliers

Ice-cream cones, tent trailers, shoe polish and pliers

The manufacture of ice-cream cones, tent trailers, shoe polish and pliers, and how technological advances have changed their production

07:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S6 · E11 · Grace VanderWaal's Got Treehouse

Pete builds two treehouses for 13-year-old singer Grace VanderWaal

Pete builds a window-walled art studio and a bohemian clubhouse for 13-year-old singer Grace VanderWaal

08:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S6 · E12 · Alaskan Mountain Treehouse

Pete Nelson builds a treehouse for an Alaskan wilderness lodge

Pete Nelson builds a treehouse for the Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, an A-frame construction allowing views of the Alaskan mountains

09:00 1h

Gold Rush: White Water

S4 · E9 · Depths Of Despair

Ryan faces his worst fears as he dives deep into a narrow hole

Ryan faces his worst fears as he dives deep into a narrow hole. Carlos finally hits bedrock at Rockfall Ravine and reveals that this dive site could pay out huge.

10:00 1h

Gold Rush: White Water

S4 · E10 · Ride or Die

Fred and crew rethink their operation

With their richest site picked clean, Dustin and crew move upstream to a promising but dangerous site with strong rapids. Fred and crew rethink their operation

11:00 1h

Extreme RVs

S3 · E3 · Powerhouse Goes Green

Extreme RVs goes mean and green

Extreme RVs goes mean and green. Powerhouse Coach builds one of the greenest RVs on the planet, the very first and the very latest in fifth-wheel technology

Daytime

12:00 1h

Extreme RVs

S4 · E1 · Road Warriors

Marathon Coach builds their most challenging RV to date

Marathon Coach builds their most challenging RV to date, and the client will settle for nothing less than perfection. Then have a look inside four one-of-a-kind RVs

13:00 30m

Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved

S1 · E11 · Scorpion Night Lights

Why scorpions glow in the dark

The answers to more questions about the natural world, such as how and why scorpions glow in the dark and what the ominous mass is looming over an Icelandic lake

13:30 30m

Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved

S1 · E12 · Snowboarding Crow

How a moose got stuck in an apple tree

How a moose got stuck in an apple tree, why a crow is snowboarding on a jam jar lid and whether Yellowstone's super volcano is about to blow

14:00 30m

Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved

S1 · E13 · Disco Spider

Dancing spiders and creatures that prey on sheep

Experts explain why some spiders dance, identify the mysterious creature preying on Europe's sheep and reveal what is the weird foam that engulfed an entire town

14:30 30m

Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved

S1 · E14 · Cuddly Shark

Why a tiger shark hugged a diver

Wildlife mysteries answered, such as the tiger shark that hugged a diver, the pigs that went swimming in the Caribbean and the mysterious items washed up on the shores of Oregon

15:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E3 · Mardi Gras

Floats for the Mardi Gras carnival

A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made

15:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E4 · Helmets/Tea/District Heating

Harvesting the world's most expensive tea

A look at how the world's most expensive tea is harvested and treated. Plus, how the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland, manages to heat half the city's homes

16:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E5 · Royal Enfield/Art Fraud/Milk

An insight into how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India

The manufacturing documentary reveals how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India, and how radiation is used to beat art fraud

16:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E6 · Crash Testing/Delftware/Umbrellas

The making of Dutch tableware and pocket-sized umbrellas

An insight into the life-saving science behind crash-testing cars. Plus, how expensive Dutch tableware is made, and the process of making hand-made, pocket-sized umbrellas

17:00 1h

The Last Alaskans

S1 · E3 · Winter Is Coming

The families hunt for the perfect way to stay fed through the heart of winter

The families each hunt for the one animal large enough to feed them through the heart of winter, when temperatures are known to drop to extreme lows

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

The Last Alaskans

S1 · E4 · Everything Is Hungry

Bob deals with the ramifications of crashing his plane as winter sets in

Winter has finally arrived, and while Bob deals with the ramifications of crashing his plane, Heimo seeks a way to cross a newly frozen river

19:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers World Tour

S1 · E10 · Mini - UK

Mike and Elvis build a tribute to Paddy Hopkirk's Monte Carlo Rally winning Mini

Mike and Elvis take on their boldest build yet: a tribute to Paddy Hopkirk's Monte Carlo Rally winning 1964 Mini Cooper

20:00 1h

Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan

S4 · E2 · Blue Channel Gold

Freddy and Juan unravel a mystery at a couple's Oregon claim

Freddy and Juan face the daunting challenge of unravelling an underground mystery buried beneath a dried riverbed at a couple's Oregon claim

21:00 1h

Expedition Files

S2 · E9 · Mysteries of American History

Josh Gates explores American history

Josh Gates explores American history, including a shocking theory about John Wilkes Booth, and myth-busting truths behind Paul Revere's midnight ride

22:00 1h

Conspiracies & Coverups

S1 · E8 · Secrets of the Drug War

Andrew Bustamante's investigation into the drug war uncovers shocking insights

Andrew Bustamante goes deeper, asking a bold question: if the drug war is real, then why are the cartels winning? His investigation uncovers shocking insights

23:00 1h

Expedition X

S4 · E3 · Niagara Nightmare

Jess and Phil dive into the mysteries of Niagara Falls and its history of violent deaths

Jess and Phil dive into the mysteries of Niagara Falls and its history of violent deaths. They investigate reports of disturbing paranormal activity

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