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Thursday, 14 May 2026

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Quick jump Tonight's highlights

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Thursday, 14 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 · E6

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 · E7

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

Wheeler Dealers

S17 · E5 · Land Rover Series 1

Mike finds a rare Land Rover Series 1 that may not be all it seems

Mike finds a rare Land Rover Series 1 that may not be all it seems. What starts as a simple cosmetic touch-up becomes a complicated and expensive restoration

02:00 1h

Supercar Showroom

S1 · E3 · Supercars for Superstars

DJ Tom Zanetti heads to the showroom to test drive a newly wrapped Porsche 911

DJ Tom Zanetti heads to the showroom to test drive a newly wrapped Porsche 911, and Dean tries to find a buyer for Ashley Banjo's Ferrari 488

03:00 1h

Gold Divers

S13 · E8 · Tangled Up in Gold

Desperate to save his season, Shawn takes a pivotal leap of faith

Desperate to save his season, Shawn takes a pivotal leap of faith. Zeke reaches a critical crossroads and Vernon's diver gets into a risky tangle

04:00 1h

Moonshiners

S11 · E2 · Search for Popcorn's Lost Site

JB leads Mark and Digger to the secret site of Popcorn's infamous last run

JB leads Mark and Digger to the secret site of Popcorn's infamous last run. Tickle, Josh and the Laws get ambushed, forcing them to run for the hills

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 · E6 · Glass Cookware/Soap Bars/Steel Drums/Firefighter Uniforms

Glass cookware, soap bars and firefighter uniforms

Manufacturing methods used to produce glass cookware, soap bars, steel drums and firefighter uniforms

06:30 30m

How It's Made

S7 · E7 · Crayons/Wooden Kayaks/Lawnmowers/Gold Chains

The making of crayons, wooden kayaks, lawnmowers and gold chains

The manufacturing processes behind crayons, wooden kayaks, lawnmowers and gold chains, and how these methods have changed with technology

07:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S4 · E1 · Nelson Family Treehouse

Pete Nelson makes his daughter a treetop hideaway as a housewarming gift

Pete Nelson makes his daughter the perfect housewarming gift - a treehouse that uses a piece of family history to create a Moroccan-style hideaway

08:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S4 · E2 · Sunrise Camp Clubhouse

A clubhouse for a summer camp for children battling cancer

Pete Nelson constructs a clubhouse for a summer camp for children battling cancer, creating an open-air treehouse that grants campers full interaction with nature

09:00 1h

Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

S5 · E4 · Parker's Prospect

Parker jumps at an unexpected offer for a new claim

Parker jumps at an unexpected offer for a new claim. Plus, he prospects Matt Dove's virgin ground in New Zealand's gold-rich Southern Alps

10:00 1h

Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

S5 · E5 · Gold Mining Paradise

Parker investigates a bucket dredge that's banked over $700 million

Parker investigates a bucket dredge that's banked over $700 million and discovers paradise: a gold-rich claim with every type of plant needed to strike it rich

11:00 1h

Building Off the Grid

S2 · E12 · Montana Earth Home

Herb Johnson builds his own off-the-grid home on his ancestors' homestead

At the edge of Yellowstone Park, Herb Johnson's ancestors homesteaded more than 100 years ago. Now, he's ready to build his own off-the-grid home on the land

Daytime

12:00 1h

Building Off the Grid

S3 · E1 · Edge Of Maine

A family builds a three-storey tiny house full of clever features

A family builds a three-storey tiny house full of clever features, but to stick to their tight deadline, they have to enlist the help of some locals

13:00 1h

Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

S7 · E9 · A New Adventure

The team transform an abandoned restaurant in an old mining town into a clinic

Dr. Jeff and the team transform an abandoned restaurant in an old mining town into a clinic to serve the mountain community. And, Dr. Baier treats a sneezing parrot.

14:00 1h

Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet: Special

S7 · E1 · Adoption Stories

A collection of pet adoption stories from across the years

Dr. Jeff and his team have helped find homes for more than 2,000 animals, from a stray dog to a pair of tortoises rehabbed after years of neglect.

15:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S9 · E19 · Cable Cars/Vodka/Social Network Sites

The manufacture of cable cars

The manufacture of cable cars, how a brand of vodka is made from grass, and the functionality of social networking sites

15:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S9 · E20 · Walls/Skydiving Suits/Surstromming

How skydiving suits help people fly

Transforming weeds into walls using a substance made out of hemp and concrete. Plus, how skydiving suits help people fly, and the production of the Swedish fish dish surstromming

16:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E1 · Opals/Nougat/Stunt Planes

The mining of precious opals

The mining of precious opals beneath a hot desert, the making of nougat and how stunt planes are built

16:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S10 · E2 · Saffron/Muscle Car/Ice Roads

The farming of the spice saffron

The farming of the spice saffron, the manufacture of a muscle car and how giant roads made entirely from ice are created

17:00 2h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S7 · E7 · Big Island Buyer Beware

A single mum in Hawaii watches her family's dream of a Big Island coffee farm fade

Under threat from wild hogs, invasive bamboo, and a lack of water, a single mum in Hawaii watches her family's dream of a Big Island coffee farm fade

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car

S1 · E4 · Adam's Dream TVR Cerbera

Mike Brewer and Marc Priestley trade up to a British muscle car

Mike Brewer and Marc Priestley trade up to a British muscle car, the TVR Cerbera, for electrical engineer Adam

20:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car

S1 · E1 · Tony's Dream Land Rover 2A

Car dealer Mike Brewer and mechanic Marc Priestley trade up to an iconic off roader

Car dealer Mike Brewer and mechanic Marc Priestley trade up to an iconic off roader, a Series 2A Land Rover, for ex-soldier Tony

21:00 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.

22:00 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

23:00 1h

Expedition Bigfoot

S5 · E16 · Target Identified

The team is led to a discovery they've never seen before

The team converges on an area. As the interceptor drone and seismic tripwire activate, the team is led to a discovery they've never seen before