Discovery Science TV Guide — Wednesday

Browse the full Discovery Science TV guide for Wednesday, 2 September 2026. 29 programmes listed , including 9 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

The Explosion Show

S1 · E2 · When Mountains Explode

Experts use explosives to turn entire mountains into gravel-sized bits

Tory Belleci and Streetbike Tommy meet experts using cutting-edge explosives to turn entire mountains into gravel-sized bits essential for construction

01:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E1 · Fire in the Cockpit

Experts investigate the fire on Apollo 1 that killed three astronauts.

Experts investigate to see if the fire on Apollo 1 that killed three astronauts was a cover-up. Was it a tragic accident or part of the moon landing conspiracy?

02:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E2 · NASA Nazi Conspiracy

Experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme

Conspiracy theories concerning the 1969 moon landing. This time, experts investigate if the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme

03:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E3 · CIA's Secret Space War

Experts investigate American espionage during the Apollo programme.

Confidential CIA files reveal a secret war for space between America and the Soviets. And, experts investigate American espionage during the Apollo programme.

04:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S1 · E4 · America's Buried Massacre

Rob Nelson seeks a mass grave that could harbour a dark secret

Rob Nelson searches for a mass grave that could harbour a dark secret. Plus, a giant lake seems to be disappearing, and Rob set off to find out why

05:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S1 · E5 · Rocky Mountain Monsters

Rob Nelson investigates whether a strange lake in California might be home to alien life

Rob Nelson examines bizarre markings that suggest a violent clash between prehistoric beasts, and in California, he investigates whether a strange lake might be home to alien life

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

Alien Highway

S1 · E3 · Murder on the Prairie

A series of strange animal deaths and UFO sightings brings Chuck Zukowski and the team to Colorado

A series of strange animal deaths and UFO sightings brings Chuck Zukowski and the team to Colorado, with signs pointing towards the possibility of a government cover-up

09:00 1h

Alien Highway

S1 · E4 · UFO Recovery

Chuck receives a map supposedly leading him to recovered materials from the Roswell incident

Chuck receives a map supposedly leading to a hidden cache of recovered materials from the Roswell incident. He and his team go on an epic treasure to find them

10:00 1h

Alien Highway

S1 · E5 · Legend of the Skinwalker

Chuck and the team investigate an unusual sighting in Utah

Chuck and the team investigate an unusual sighting outside the infamous Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, with evidence suggesting it could have been an alien

11:00 1h

Codes and Conspiracies

S2 · E3 · Ancient Astronauts

Exploring the idea of 'ancient astronauts'

Looking at the idea of aliens helping to build the pyramids, and whether the concept of 'ancient astronauts' goes back to Swiss author Erich von Daniken

Daytime

12:00 1h

Codes and Conspiracies

S2 · E4 · Founding Fathers

Exploring America's founding fathers

Looking at America's founding fathers, including which one used sex as an instrument of diplomacy, and which secretly scoffed at the divinity of Jesus

13:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S1 · E6 · California's Hidden Doomsday

Rob Nelson investigates a potentially disastrous fault-line network in California

Rob Nelson heads to California to investigate a network for major fault lines that could set off a mega-quake. Plus, he explores a mysterious sinkhole

14:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S1 · E7 · Secret History of the New World

Ancient ruins that suggest Europeans arrived in America 1,000 years before Columbus

Rob Nelson investigates a cluster of ancient ruins in New England that suggest Europeans arrived in the Americas almost 1,000 years before Columbus

15:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E4 · Killing Armstrong

A crash that nearly killed astronaut Neil Armstrong

Experts investigate the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle crash that nearly killed astronaut Neil Armstrong during his training

16:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E5 · Conspiracy of the Lost Tapes

Experts examine the disappearance of tapes from the Apollo 11 moon landing

The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 moon landing are missing, and experts examine whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up

17:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E6 · The Hollywood Conspiracy

A look at claims about the US flag on the moon

Some think the waving US flag on the moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts' quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood's biggest names

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E2 · Car Shredder/Sarees/Worcestershire Sauce

Making Worcestershire sauce

How manufacturer Lea and Perrins concocts its famous Worcestershire sauce. Plus, the shredding of cars and the making of sarees

18:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E3 · Mardi Gras

Floats for the Mardi Gras carnival

A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made

19:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E4 · Helmets/Tea/District Heating

Harvesting the world's most expensive tea

A look at how the world's most expensive tea is harvested and treated. Plus, how the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland, manages to heat half the city's homes

19:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E5 · Royal Enfield/Art Fraud/Milk

An insight into how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India

The manufacturing documentary reveals how a classic British bike is being rebooted in India, and how radiation is used to beat art fraud

20:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E6 · Crash Testing/Delftware/Umbrellas

The making of Dutch tableware and pocket-sized umbrellas

An insight into the life-saving science behind crash-testing cars. Plus, how expensive Dutch tableware is made, and the process of making hand-made, pocket-sized umbrellas

20:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S14 · E8 · Oyster Knives/Stadium Lights/Diamonds

The development of lights that are transforming popular sport worldwide

A look at the development of the finest oyster knives, and the lights transforming sport worldwide. Plus, how diamonds grown in a greenhouse are behind a gemstone revolution

21:00 1h

Expedition Bigfoot

S1 · E3 · The Nest

Russell finds a structure he believes is a Bigfoot nest

Russell finds a structure he believes is a Bigfoot nest. Meanwhile, new team member Ronny joins Mireya in a race to the nest to collect DNA samples

22:00 1h

Expedition Bigfoot

S1 · E4 · Red Eyes at Night

Mireya and Ronny make a powerful discovery

Mireya and Ronny make a powerful discovery in the area around the nest. Meanwhile, Bryce suspects Bigfoot is emoting infrasound to repel the team from its territory

23:00 1h

Unexplained and Unexplored

S1 · E3 · Knights Templar in America

Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate the Knights Templar

Explorers Justin Fornal and Emiliano Ruprah investigate the possibility that the Knights Templar fled Europe and rebuilt their order in the Americas a century before Columbus

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