Discovery Science TV Guide — Friday, 17 July 2026

Browse the full Discovery Science TV guide for Friday, 17 July 2026. 29 programmes listed , including 8 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

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E11 · Superformance MKIII

The crew visits the birthplace of the Superformance MKIII

The crew travels to the birthplace of the Superformance MKIII, and explores its exterior

00:30 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E12 · Koenigsegg One: 1

The crew visits the birthplace of the Koenigsegg One:1

The crew visits the birthplace of the Koenigsegg One:1, revealing its inner workings and impressive exterior

01:00 1h

Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman

S7 · E8 · Can We Hack the Planet?

Controlling the secrets of nature

Scientists are unlocking the secrets of nature in order to tame the elements, harness energy, and even control life. Can we save humanity in time?

02:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S5 · E1 · Mystery of Planet 9

The series exploring the science of astronomy returns

The series exploring the science of astronomy returns, beginning with a look at the mysterious 'ninth' planet reported to exist on the very edge of the Solar System

03:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S5 · E2 · The Universe's Deadliest

The dangers of exploding stars, colliding galaxies and nebula shockwaves

The astronomical documentary continues, exploring the most violent and dangerous places in the universe, including exploding stars, colliding galaxies and nebula shockwaves

04:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S2 · E6 · Mystery of the Ice Cave

A strange cave that freezes in summer and melts in winter

A strange cave freezes in summer and melts in winter, and a huge sand dune swallows a small child in an instant. Rob and Stefan explore these mysteries

05:00 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

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

06:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

08:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S4 · E6 · Did Aliens Nuke Mars?

An investigation into a strange discovery made by the Mars Curiosity rover

An investigation into a strange discovery made by the Mars Curiosity rover, which could suggest an alien nuclear war took place there more than 300 million years ago

09:00 1h

Killers of the Cosmos

S1 · E1 · The Case of the Killer Rocks

Dramatised-documentary series examining dangerous phenomena in the universe

Dramatised-documentary series in which Aidan Gillen plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe

10:00 1h

Killers of the Cosmos

S1 · E2 · Death Ray

When a massive star dies, a blast of radiation would obliterate Earth.

When a massive star dies it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life of Earth. This episode asks what the chances are of this event occurring

11:00 1h

You Have Been Warned

S6 · E5 · Owned It

From lighting matches with bullets to kayaking in the snow

A countdown of the top 20 internet legends. From lighting matches with bullets to kayaking in the snow, this features only the smartest and bravest human-kind has to offer!

Daytime

12:00 1h

You Have Been Warned

S6 · E6 · Ultimate Upgraders

The world's fastest electric dragster

Focuses on creative garage innovators taking inventions to the next level, from using fire to charge phones to creating the world's fastest electric dragster

13:00 1h

Richard Hammond's Big

S1 · E5 · World's Longest Railway Tunnel

Richard ventures into the world's longest underground railway connection

In this edition, Richard ventures beneath the Alps into the world's longest underground railway connection, the Brenner Base Tunnel

14:00 1h

Richard Hammond's Big

S1 · E6 · Super Stadium

Richard visits the huge Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium in London

Richard visits the huge Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium in London, where he explores a pitch that splits and rolls away, and takes a terrifying walk on the stadium roof

15:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S5 · E3 · Black Holes: The Secret Origin

The mysteries surrounding the formation of supermassive black holes

The documentary explains why new research may have found the answer to why supermassive black holes are able to grow to star-devouring, galaxy-shaping proportions

16:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S5 · E4 · Life & Death on the Red Planet

The possibility of life on Mars in previous eras

Once there was life on Mars - but scientists believe a series of devastating mass extinctions transformed a watery planet into a desert

17:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S5 · E5 · Stars That Kill

Nasa's top six most destructive stars

Nasa research is used to compile a list of the top six most destructive stars, including 'vampires' that drain their neighbours, supernovas, and white dwarfs that destroy planets

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E9

Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture

Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture, and casting the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows

18:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E10

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster

19:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E11

Building new roads from waste plastic

Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

19:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E12

The world's largest sword factory

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

20:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E13

How Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how Marshall amps and frost-proof garden pots are made

20:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S16 · E14

A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned

A look at how the tallest buildings in the world are cleaned. Plus, the process to make a jigsaw where every piece is unique

21:00 2h

Lost Beasts of the Ice Age

Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig

Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig, unearthing a treasure trove of animals buried in the ground for thousands of years

23:00 1h

Cooper's Treasure

S2 · E3 · Wreck in the Shallows

The adventurer attempts to decode a map created by former astronaut Gordon Cooper

Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos attempts to decode and follow a ''treasure map' created by his boyhood idol, former Nasa astronaut Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper

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