Discovery Science TV Guide — Sunday

Browse the full Discovery Science TV guide for Sunday, 30 August 2026. 33 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

Expedition Bigfoot

S1 · E1 · The Search Begins

Specialists set out to locate the fabled bigfoot

Specialists armed with the latest technology set out to locate the fabled bigfoot. The start of their search takes them to the forests of Oregon

01:00 1h

Expedition Bigfoot

S1 · E2 · Did You Hear That?

Russell and Mireya uncover their first piece of potential evidence

With a team member down, Russell and Mireya must forge ahead to hunt down leads, and their investigations uncover their first pieces of potential evidence

02:00 1h

Unexplained and Unexplored

S1 · E1 · Ghost Ship of the Damned

The story of an English ship buried deep in a California desert

Justin and Emiliano investigate the story of an English ship filled with stolen treasures that has long been rumoured to be buried deep in a California desert

03:00 1h

Unexplained and Unexplored

S1 · E2 · Curse of Superstition Mountains

A fabled lost mine in the mountains of Arizona

Explorer Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate a fabled lost mine in the mountains of Arizona, said to contain over $200 million in gold

04:00 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S1 · E6 · Maserati Quattroporte

A Maserati Quattroporte

The development of the manufacturing processes of a Maserati Quattroporte

04:30 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S1 · E7 · Weismann MF5

How a Weismann MF5 is made

How a Weismann MF5 is made and how its manufacturing process has developed over the years

05:00 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S1 · E8 · Lamborghini Aventador

The Lamborghini Aventador

The manufacturing processes of the Lamborghini Aventador

05:30 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S1 · E9 · Jaguar F-Type

The Jaguar F-Type

How the Jaguar F-Type is produced

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

The Dino Hunters

S1 · E3 · Curse of the Carnivore

Jared uncovers an ancient reptile

Clayton and his team prepare to extract a 20,000lb carnivore fossil from the earth, while Mike hunts for a duckbill skull and Jared uncovers an ancient reptile

09:00 1h

The Dino Hunters

S1 · E4 · Shots Fired

Clayton must haul his 20,000-lb dinosaur fossil to a lab for analysis.

Clayton must haul his 20,000-lb dinosaur fossil to a lab for analysis. The Harris-Bolan clan chases poachers off their land and Jared makes a final bid to make money.

10:00 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E24 · Tin Whistles, Horn Products

How are objects including Formula F race cars made

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including Formula F race cars made

10:30 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E25 · Motorcycle Goggles, Handbuilt Jukeboxes

How objects including vacuum excavators are made

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including vacuum excavators made?

11:00 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E26 · Peaked Caps, Custom Water Heaters

Electric boats and fencing foils

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects such as electric boats and fencing foils made?

11:30 30m

How It's Made

S23 · E1 · Grammy Awards/Bike Lights/Above-Ground Pools/Foldable Solar Panels

The technology behind the manufacture of Grammy Awards

The technology behind the manufacture of Grammy Awards, bike lights, above-ground pools and foldable solar panels

Daytime

12:00 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E2 · Pagani Huayra

The crew visits the birthplace of the Pagani Huayra

The crew visits the birthplace of the Pagani Huayra, revealing its inner workings and impressive exterior

12:30 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E3 · Caterham Seven

The crew visits the birthplace of the Caterham Seven

The crew visits the birthplace of the Caterham Seven, revealing its inner workings and impressive exterior

13:00 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E4 · Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron

The team visits the birthplace of the Bugatti Veyron, and examines the car's inner workings

13:30 30m

How It's Made: Dream Cars

S2 · E5 · Morgan 3-Wheeler

The crew heads to the birthplace of the Morgan 3-Wheeler

The crew heads to the birthplace of the Morgan 3-Wheeler in England to examine the classic car's inner workings and exterior

14:00 1h

Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed

S1 · E3

Justin learns the truth about a landslide in Turkey

Justin Cunningham uncovers the truth behind a landslide that destroyed a ski-jump resort in Turkey, then heads to Gibraltar to see an airport runway that was built across a road

15:00 1h

Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed

S1 · E4

Looking at the science behind a skyscraper melting a car

Justin Cunningham heads to the Walkie Talkie building in London to learn more about the science behind a skyscraper melting a car

16:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E9 · Hunt for Alien Life

The search for alien life on other planets in the galaxy

Astronomy programme exploring phenomena in the universe. This edition focuses on the search for alien life on other planets in the galaxy

17:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E10 · Finding the New Earth

The discovery of thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system

The science of astronomy. This edition examines the discovery of thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E11 · Wood Slat Baskets/Bells

The manufacture of everyday items, such as wood slat baskets and bells

Everyday items including wood slat baskets and bells go under the microscope, revealing their production. Plus, how are objects including gyroscopic stabilisers made?

18:30 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E12 · DeLorean Restoration, Bison Fibre

The development of DeLoreans and bison fibre

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including shuffleboard tables made?

19:00 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E13 · Leather Overnight Bags, Horse Exercisers

How are objects including air hockey tables made?

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including air hockey tables made?

19:30 30m

How It's Made

S26 · E15 · Custom Shoe Trees, Clay Targets

How custom shoe trees and clay targets are made

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, including custom shoe trees and clay targets

20:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S1 · E5 · US Navy Vs UFO

Jeremy Wade explores the sinking of the mighty SS Fitzgerald

Jeremy Wade explores the sinking of the mighty SS Fitzgerald. Can new discoveries finally tell us what led to one of the biggest catastrophes on the Great Lakes?

21:00 1h

Mysteries of the Deep

S1 · E2 · Mummy on the Ghost Ship

Jeremy Wade investigates a mummified body discovered on an abandoned boat

When a mummified body is discovered on an abandoned boat, investigators struggle to explain where it came from, so Jeremy Wade sets out to reveal what happened

22:00 2h

Valley of The Kings: The Lost Tombs

Experts dig for major discoveries in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

A team of leading experts dig for major discoveries in Egypt's entire Eastern and Western Valley of the Kings to unravel its final secrets and create the ultimate treasure map

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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