Discovery History TV Guide — Monday

Browse the full Discovery History TV guide for Monday, 31 August 2026. 28 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 30m

Shed and Buried

S5 · E9 · Nick / Austin Champ

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend are overwhelmed by Nick's military collection

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend are overwhelmed by Nick from Brackley's military collection. They leave with a vintage rarity, but will they find a buyer for something so unique?

00:30 30m

Shed and Buried

S5 · E10 · David / Ducati

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend rummage through a hoard of Italian bikes in Norfolk

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend rummage through David's hoard of Italian bikes in Norfolk. They're smitten by his Ducatis and his rare Mot Guzzis, but just what will he sell?

01:00 30m

Shed and Buried

S5 · E11 · Kevin / Lincolnshire

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend take a look at a collection of vintage lorries

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend head to Lincolnshire to see Kevin's collection of vintage lorries and trucks. They find a Cornish fire engine, but is it too hot to handle?

01:30 30m

Shed and Buried

S5 · E12 · Francis / Oxfordshire

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend are visiting Francis' farm in Oxfordshire

Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend are staying local, visiting Francis' farm in Oxfordshire. There are tractors, bikes and trinkets, but what will they come away with?

02:00 1h

Combat Dealers: Reloaded

S1 · E3 · Spooks, Spies and Resistance

The team hunt down the rarest and most inventive spy gear used in World War Two.

Bruce and the team hunt down the rarest and most inventive spy gear used during the Second World War, from a rare Enigma machine in Italy to a special pencil in the UK

03:00 1h

Combat Dealers: Reloaded

S1 · E4 · Dressed to Kill

The team look for the most impressive and advanced uniforms of the Second World War

The team look for the most impressive and advanced uniforms of the Second World War, exploring the vital role of clothing and kit in gaining an advantage against the enemy

04:00 1h

Combat Dealers: Reloaded

S1 · E5 · Allies Vs Nazis

Bruce examines whether the Allies or the Nazis were the most advanced side of the Second World War

Bruce searches land, sea and skies in a mission to settle the score on whether the Allies or the Nazis were truly the most advanced side of the Second World War

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 1h

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:00 1h

Nazi UFO Conspiracy

Alleged connections between UFO sightings and the Nazis

Documentary investigating possible connections between UFO sightings and alleged secret flying saucer technologies developed by the Nazis

08:00 1h

Combat Dealers

S4 · E6 · After D-Day

Memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy

Bruce Crompton helps a Texan millionaire who wants to collect memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy. He visits farmhouses and museums to find rare items like a 1942 Luger

09:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S2 · E3 · Tesla's Final Secrets

The ground beneath Tesla's only remaining lab may hold clues to his invention

Nikola Tesla died before he finished a mysterious, earth-shattering invention. However, it is hoped the ground beneath his only remaining lab may yield clues

10:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S2 · E4 · Doomsday Volcano Mystery

A looming threat beneath the city of Naples

Beneath the densely populated city of Naples lies a looming threat. A super volcano may be on the verge of erupting and causing an apocalyptic catastrophe

11:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S15 · E1

Drew Pritchard scours more UK sites for scrap items

Drew Pritchard scours sites around the UK for potentially valuable scrap items and forgotten remnants

Daytime

12:00 1h

Salvage Hunters

S15 · E2

Drew Pritchard uncovers a marble table lamp and a painting of a mackerel.

In Gloucestershire, Drew Pritchard uncovers a marble table lamp and a painting of a mackerel. Later, he's thrilled to look around a stately home in Bedfordshire

13:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S10 · E2 · Curse of the Cosmic Rays

The risk to manned space exploration of cosmic rays

Cosmic rays that damage human DNA are a serious risk in manned space exploration. Can physicists find the source of the rays and help reduce the danger?

14:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S4 · E1 · Pluto's Evil Twin

A mysterious object that the New Horizons spacecraft encountered

After Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft flies by Pluto, it encounters a mysterious object that shuts down the probe's computers. Experts investigate what it could be

15:00 1h

Expedition Unknown

S9 · E3 · Lost Bomber of World War II

Josh joins the search for wreckage of Britain's Barracuda bomber

Britain's Barracuda bomber helped turn the tide of WWII but now, no single plane exists. Josh joins the search for wreckage above the Arctic Circle

16:00 1h

Expedition X

S3 · E6 · The Ozark Howler

Jess and Phil venture deep into the Ozarks to investigate a predatory beast

Jess and Phil venture deep into the Ozarks to investigate a mysterious predatory beast. New recordings of chilling howls lead to a shocking revelation

17:00 1h

Mysteries at the Museum

S2 · E11 · Lotto Scam/ Somali Pirates/ Haunted Plane

Don investigates a lottery scam and a bizarre ghost sighting.

Don Wildman investigates a lottery scam, a harrowing hijacking and a bizarre ghost sighting connected to the wreckage of a jumbo jet plane.

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Mysteries at the Museum

Flying Car and More

Donexamines the story of a flying car.

Don Wildman examines the story of a flying car, plus a saw wielded in a prison riot and investigates a fire that decimated Coney Island's amusement park.

19:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E5 · The Quasar Enigma

The destructive power of quasars

The documentary turns attention to quasars, and explains the role they likely played in the creation of the universe and, ultimately, how they will contribute to its destruction

20:00 1h

Nazi UFO Conspiracy

Alleged connections between UFO sightings and the Nazis

Documentary investigating possible connections between UFO sightings and alleged secret flying saucer technologies developed by the Nazis

21:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S2 · E7 · Lost Pirate City of Treasure

Searching for treasure in a sunken pirate city

Cutting-edge technology is used to try to reveal the resting place of an infamous pirate city that sank into the sea, and the treasure it may have taken with it

22:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E18 · Sugar/Feather Dusters/Balloons

Turning root vegetables into sugar

How ugly root vegetables are transformed into sweet sugar. Plus, the manufacture of feather dusters and party balloons

22:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E19 · Pencils/Liquorice/Lace

How traditional techniques are still used to weave the world's most fashionable lace

How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?

23:00 1h

Combat Dealers

S4 · E6 · After D-Day

Memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy

Bruce Crompton helps a Texan millionaire who wants to collect memorabilia from the Battle of Normandy. He visits farmhouses and museums to find rare items like a 1942 Luger

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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