Browse the full Discovery History TV guide for Friday, 17 July 2026. 26 programmes listed , including 7 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
Exploring the secret history of the solar system
01:00
1h
Don explores how a feline saved a trainline.
02:00
1h
Don Wildman investigates the origins of one of America's favourite treats.
03:00
1h
Jess and Phil continue to investigate Mackinac Island's mysteries
04:00
1h
Josh chases the lost fortune of infamous bootlegger Dutch Schultz
05:00
30m
Home shopping
05:30
30m
Home shopping
Morning
06:00
1h
Home shopping
07:00
1h
The key events that made VE Day such a momentous 24 hours
08:00
1h
Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires
09:00
1h
Experts gain access to investigate lost tombs and forgotten rituals
10:00
1h
The construction of iconic megastructures created by bygone civilisations
11:00
1h
In Kent, Drew Pritchard snaps up a good deal at a 'junk emporium'
Daytime
12:00
1h
Drew Pritchard catches up with a young dealer with an eye for modern pieces
13:00
1h
A secret structure in space
14:00
1h
An extra-terrestrial teleportation device
15:00
1h
Josh goes on an international search for history's most famous lost plane
16:00
1h
Jess and Phil dive into the mysteries of Niagara Falls and its history of violent deaths
17:00
1h
Don Wildman investigates a heroic hound.
Tonight's Highlights
18:00
1h
Don Wildman investigates an ancient queen who drank a very expensive cocktail.
19:00
1h
Experts hunt for the next deadly supernova
20:00
1h
The key events that made VE Day such a momentous 24 hours
21:00
1h
An ancient burial ground in Germany
22:00
30m
Investigating how the iconic fedora hat is fashioned
22:30
30m
How harps are made
23:00
1h
Bruce Crompton views a collector's haul of Second World War Spitfires