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Browse the full Discovery History TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 2026. 26 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

  1. 00:00 2h

    Blowing Up History: Seven Wonders

    S5 · E2 · Seven Wonders of Egypt
    Experts investigate tantalising new evidence uncovered from the Valley of the Kings
    Egypt's greatest monuments conceal many unsolved mysteries. Experts investigate tantalising new evidence uncovered from the Valley of the Kings
  2. 02:00 1h

    Combat Dealers

    S4 · E1 · French Resistance
    A display based on the French Resistance
    Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance - a parachute basket filled with items the RAF would have dropped to the Resistance during the Second World War
  3. 03:00 1h

    Combat Dealers

    S4 · E2 · WWI
    Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres to look for First World War items
    Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres in Belgium to look for items from the First World War and also goes for a ride in one of the first tanks ever used in combat
  4. 04:00 1h

    Combat Dealers

    S4 · E3 · Dunkirk
    Bruce Crompton heads to Dunkirk
    Bruce Crompton heads to Dunkirk after finding a picture in his attic that was given to him by a soldier who was there during the famous evacuation
  5. 05:00 30m

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    Buying goods from the comfort of home
  6. 05:30 30m

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    Buying goods from the comfort of home

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    Buying goods from the comfort of home
  2. 07:00 30m

    Shed and Buried

    S3 · E5
    Henry and Sam view a collection of vintage tractors and automobiles
    Henry and Sam are in Oxfordshire to rummage through a collection of vintage tractors and automobiles. They find a Suzuki SB200 and paraffin dispenser
  3. 07:30 30m

    Shed and Buried

    S3 · E6
    Henry and Sam try to buy automobilia for a client's man cave
    In Devon, Henry and Sam are on a mission to buy automobilia for a client's man cave. The guys uncover a 1937 petrol pump and a pricey tyre inflator
  4. 08:00 30m

    Shed and Buried

    S3 · E7
    The guys are finally granted access to an incredible collection
    After eight years of waiting, the guys are finally granted access to an incredible collection. They immediately spot a rare 1930 Wolseley Messenger
  5. 08:30 30m

    Shed and Buried

    S3 · E8
    Sam and Henry rescue interesting items from a scrapyard in Devon
    Sam and Henry rescue interesting items from a scrapyard in Devon. The guys find some classic vehicles, including a neglected Jaguar Mark 1
  6. 09:00 1h

    Lost Mines: Restored

    S1 · E1 · Cabin in the Sky
    Alex and Kevin help a couple build a cabin around their newly bought claim
    Alex and Kevin help a couple build a cabin around their newly bought claim.
  7. 10:00 1h

    Lost Mines: Restored

    S1 · E2 · Golden Cabin
    Alex and Kevin offer to renovate the couple's rundown 30-year-old cabin
    Alex and Kevin offer to renovate the couple's rundown 30-year-old cabin, but if the land is not profitable, they may have to negotiate a deal
  8. 11:00 1h

    Lost Mines: Restored

    S1 · E3 · Paydirt or Bust
    Alex and Kevin renovate a mine's machine shop
    Alex and Kevin renovate a mine's machine shop so the mine can begin generating income. The guys negotiate a deal that could be their biggest payoff yet

Daytime

  1. 12:00 1h

    Combat Dealers

    S4 · E4 · Battle of the Bulge
    One of Bruce Crompton's clients seeks a German half-track armoured personnel carrier
    One of Bruce Crompton's clients wants a half-track armoured personnel carrier converted into a Pioneer variant, as used by the German army during the Battle of the Bulge
  2. 13:00 1h

    Combat Dealers

    S4 · E5 · War Factories
    A rare German Panzer 1 tank
    A French museum asks eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton for help in acquiring an incredibly rare German Panzer 1 tank. He also explores the remains of secret underground Nazi war factorie
  3. 14:00 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
  4. 15:00 1h

    World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides

    S15 · E5 · Journey's End: Serbia and Bulgaria
    It's the homeward leg for the Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer.
    It's the homeward leg and the good old Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer has nearly made it! The crew's legendary fixer Predrag Blagojevic takes Henry around his home town of Nis before a quick trip into Sofia, Bulgaria.
  5. 16:00 1h

    World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides

    S1 · E1 · Riding US Highway 1
    US Highway 1
    One of the most famous coastal rides in the world, US Highway 1 hugs the west coast from San Francisco to Laguna Beach. Its 650-mile length is steeped in American history and iconism, but many tourists only scratch the surface of this sublime journey
  6. 17:00 1h

    World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides

    S1 · E2 · Riding the American Deserts
    One of the most breathtaking yet inhospitable landscapes in the world
    Henry Cole sets out on his radical all-American chopper to experience one of the most breathtaking yet inhospitable landscapes in the world

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 1h

    Blowing Up History

    S5 · E14 · Lost City of the Maya Queens
    Experts investigate the city of Palenque
    The city of Palenque is home to mysterious temples that harbour secrets about the Maya queens. Experts investigate using pioneering technology
  2. 19:00 1h

    Blowing Up History

    S5 · E15 · Egypt's Island of Secrets
    How the most iconic buildings of the ancient worlds were built
    CGI animation and archaeological investigations reveal how the most iconic buildings of the ancient worlds were built, stone by stone
  3. 20:00 1h

    Blowing Up History

    S5 · E16 · Egypt's Cult Kings
    Investigating Egypt's ancient city of Abydos and its tombs
    The ancient city of Abydos contains Egyptian tombs and a buried temple linked to a mysterious death cult. Archaeologists use drone imaging to investigate
  4. 21:00 1h

    Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

    S4 · E4 · Mixed Signals
    Metal worker Ted is challenged to repurpose a rusty railway signal light
    Metal worker Ted is challenged to repurpose a rusty railway signal light. Alex restores a headless carousel animal, while Craig fixes up a lounge chair
  5. 22:00 1h

    Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

    S4 · E5 · From Paris with Love
    Metal worker Ted revamps a 19th century Parisian streetlight
    Metal worker Ted revamps a 19th century Parisian streetlight. Plus, taxidermist Chris restores a tope shark and puts it in a beautiful display case
  6. 23:00 1h

    Salvage Hunters: The Restorers

    S4 · E6 · Operation Birdsong
    Gill uses an old vinyl to rescue a 120-year-old Chinese writing table
    Paint restorer Gill uses an old vinyl to rescue a 120-year-old Chinese writing table. And, sparks fly as sculpture Nick works on an iconic garden chair

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