Discovery Channel TV Guide — Friday, 15 May 2026

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Friday, 15 May 2026. 28 programmes listed , including 5 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 30m

Border Control: Spain

S6 · E8

Following the work of the Security and Customs Services at the borders of Spain

Follows the interventions of the Security and Customs Services at the borders of Spain who are under the constant threat from drugs, weapons, and suspected terrorists.

00:30 30m

Border Control: Spain

S6 · E9

Following the work of the Security and Customs Services at the borders of Spain

Follows the interventions of the Security and Customs Services at the borders of Spain who are under the constant threat from drugs, weapons, and suspected terrorists.

01:00 1h

Naked and Afraid

S12 · E8 · Savage Paradise

A tropical paradise turns savage when two superfans battle rain and rats

A tropical paradise turns savage when two superfans battle monsoon rains, poisonous fruit, and biting rats on a remote Thai island.

02:00 1h

In the Eye of the Storm

S2 · E12 · Tornado Torrent 2025

A rare train of supercells creates a record 889 tornadoes east of Tornado Alley

In March 2025, a rare train of supercells creates a record 889 tornadoes east of Tornado Alley, along with hailstorms, and kills at least 42 people

03:00 1h

Gold Divers

S13 · E9 · Choose Your Own Misadventure

Birthday boy Shawn Pomrenke moves back to Tomcod

Birthday boy Shawn Pomrenke moves back to Tomcod. Fed up with a faulty sluice box, the Kellys resurrect an old piece of equipment called 'The Coffin.'

04:00 1h

Moonshiners

S11 · E3 · Moonshiner Gone Missing

Tickle and the Laws discover Josh is missing after a raid on their still

Tickle and the Laws discover Josh is missing after a raid on their still. After blowing up the first attempt, Mike and Jerry rebuild their barrel pot still

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

S7 · E8 · Inflatable Safety Devices/Braille Typewriters/Carbon-Fibre Cellos

Inflatable safety devices, Braille typewriters and carbon-fibre cellos

The manufacture of inflatable safety devices, Braille typewriters and carbon-fibre cellos, and how their production processes have changed over the years

06:30 30m

How It's Made

S7 · E9 · Carbon Fibre Masts/Fortune Cookies/Imax Projectors/Roller Chains

The making of carbon-fibre masts and Imax projectors

The manufacturing processes behind carbon-fibre masts, fortune cookies, Imax projectors and roller chains

07:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S4 · E3 · Mindbending Silver Maple

Pete Nelson uses a silver maple as the base for a two-storey structure

Pete Nelson uses a silver maple as the base for a cedar-shingled structure with a curved turret two storeys high and a deck with views of Lake Chelan in Washington State

08:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S4 · E4 · Magical Party Pad

Pete Nelson designs a treetop party pad for a pair of adult sisters

Pete Nelson designs a treetop party pad for a pair of sisters and their husbands in Omaha, Nebraska, delivering a fantasy castle including a copper-capped turret

09:00 1h

Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

S5 · E6 · Gut Check

Parker pivots to test a shaker deck

Parker pivots to test a shaker deck. However, his inability to pull the trigger leads him to question the viability of his new Alaska operation

10:00 1h

Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

S5 · E7 · Leap of Faith

Parker considers a major pivot: building a custom plant for the Alaska claim

Parker considers a major pivot: building his own custom plant for the Alaska claim. Tyler and Jeff prospect for gold nuggets in New Zealand's richest river

11:00 1h

Building Off the Grid

S3 · E2 · Killer Views

A family builds their dream home overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

A family builds their dream home overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, while pro snowboarder Sean Busby and his wife build a home with amazing views of Glacier National Park

Daytime

12:00 1h

Building Off the Grid

S3 · E3 · Cabin of No Return

Family members build a mammoth cabin along Idaho's Salmon River

After their property was destroyed by fire, family members build a mammoth cabin along Idaho's Salmon River. They are forced to deal with extreme weather and wildlife

13:00 1h

The Zoo: San Diego

S1 · E1 · Welcome to Our World

A baby klipspringer is born on one of the coldest nights of the season

A baby klipspringer is born on one of the coldest nights of the season and needs to be nursed back to health. Gorilla Joanne turns five years old

14:00 1h

The Zoo: San Diego

S1 · E2 · Yeti and the Cubs

A hamadryas baboon searches for a mate

The Safari Park team release a group of burrowing owls into the wild. A hamadryas baboon searches for a mate, but the keepers may need to help

15:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E3 · Toilet Paper/Absinthe/Cricket Balls

How toilet paper is made from trees

How toilet paper is produced from trees, the making of absinthe and how cricket balls are made tough enough to face test match batsmen

15:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E4 · Insulin/Salad/Rigging

The production of insulin

The production of insulin from a loaf of bread, the manufacture of rigging for ships and how green salad is cultivated on scorching desert planes

16:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E5 · Locomotive/Clotted Cream/Boomerang

How cows' milk is turned into clotted cream

The construction of the world's most powerful locomotive, how cows' milk is turned into clotted cream, and the crafting of a boomerang from a piece of wood

16:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E6 · Sardine Fishing/Ejector Seats/Piaggio Scooters

Sardine fishing, ejector seats and Piaggio scooters

A look at how sardines are fished and processed. Plus, the manufacture of ejector seats and Piaggio scooters

17:00 2h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S7 · E13 · Raney Returns: Back to Black Hills

In Wyoming's Black Hills, Marty's back to help the Black family

In Wyoming's Black Hills, Marty's back to help the Black family after their success is threatened by huge issues and intensifying bad weather

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 1h

Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan

S5 · E10 · Taming the Monster

Freddy and Juan race to fix a miner's Franken-built wash plant

Freddy and Juan race to fix a miner's Franken-built wash plant and save the legacy he is fighting to create for his grandson in Arizona.

20:00 1h

Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan

Gold Dreams or Old Disasters

Freddy and Juan check on the miners they once rescued

Freddy and Juan check on the miners they once rescued to see who's thriving, who's sliding, and who's cashing in big as gold prices soar.

21:00 1h

Expedition X

S6 · E14 · Thunderbird

Recent sightings of a massive bird send Phil and Heather into western Pennsylvania

Recent sightings of a massive bird send Phil and Heather into western Pennsylvania to hunt the mythical Thunderbird and uncover its legendary secrets.

22:00 1h

Conspiracies & Coverups

S1 · E6 · Mysterious Death of Epstein

Andrew Bustamante conducts a full-scale investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death

Andrew Bustamante conducts a full-scale investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death, recreating the crime scene as he seeks proof of suicide, murder or something darker.

23:00 1h

Expedition X

S4 · E12 · Ghosts of Eloise Asylum Part 1

Part one of two. Phil and Jess join Josh at a decaying hospital in Detroit

Part one of two. Phil and Jess join Josh Gates at a decaying mental hospital in Detroit. They investigate the reported spirits that threaten those who dare to enter

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