Discovery Science TV Guide — Today's TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Discovery Science TV guide for today. 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

You Have Been Warned

S6 · E8 · Masters of Mayhem

Clips of punching robots and bowling ball launchers

Showcases the internet's most destructive minds, using science to create chaos! Featuring incredible punching robots to amazing bowling ball launchers

01:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E6 · Death of the Milky Way

Scientists seek to solve the mystery surrounding the Milky Way's slow demise

Scientists try to trace the whereabouts of the Milky Way for the past 13.6 billion years, in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding its slow demise

02:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E7 · Asteroid

An insight into the technology used to prevent asteroids hitting Earth

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

03:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E8 · Secret History of Mercury

The science of astronomy

The science of astronomy, exploring phenomena including black holes and neutron stars, and how powerful celestial forces shape human life

04:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E1 · Mysteries in the Alien Desert

Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines

Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines, mysterious symbols that were carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago

05:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E2 · Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets

Experts investigate Alcatraz's remarkable engineering secrets

Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.

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

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

09:00 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

10:00 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

11:00 1h

Savage Builds

S1 · E2 · Wheel of Death

Adam Savage joins forces with a NASA engineer to rebuild a rocket-propelled super weapon

Adam Savage joins forces with a NASA engineer to rebuild a rocket-propelled super weapon, originally built to breach barbed wire in the Second World War

Daytime

12:00 1h

Savage Builds

S1 · E3 · MMMelee

Adam Savage builds three motorised vehicles inspired by post-apocalyptic worlds

Using material salvaged from scrap yards, Adam Savage and two colleagues design and build three motorised vehicles inspired by post-apocalyptic worlds

13:00 1h

Secrets Underground

S2 · E5 · Atlantis in America

Claims that the sunken city of Atlantis may have been in the Americas

New theories claim the sunken city of Atlantis may have been in the Americas. From the Bahamas to an ancient site in Louisiana, Rob and Stefan seek the evidence

14:00 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

15:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E9 · Dark History of the Solar System

Exploring the secret history of the solar system

The solar system is different to others in the Milky Way, but it hides a violent past. Scientists examine the clues to reveal its secret history

16:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E10 · Mystery of Spacetime

A secret structure in space

Space isn't as empty as it seems. It conceals a secret structure called spacetime - an invisible field that governs our lives

17:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E1 · Nightmares of Neutron Stars

New discoveries surrounding the power of neutron stars

New discoveries reveal that neutron stars have the power to destroy planets and even other stars

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

How It's Made

S20 · E9 · Thinning Shears/Wagon Wheels/Toaster Pastries/Violin Bows

Wagon wheels, violin bows and thinning shears

A look at how items such as wagon wheels, violin bows and thinning shears are made, and how processes have been enhanced over time

18:30 30m

How It's Made

Iron Bathtubs/Hopi Kachina Dolls/Mine Truck Engine/Memory Cards

Iron bathtubs, Hopi Kachina dolls, mine truck engines and memory cards

The manufacture of iron bathtubs, Hopi Kachina dolls, mine truck engines and memory cards

19:00 30m

How It's Made

S20 · E11 · Oil and Encaustic Paints/Marine Plywood/Cycling Shoes

Oil and encaustic paints, marine plywood and cycling shoes

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals how oil and encaustic paints, marine plywood and cycling shoes are made

19:30 30m

How It's Made

S20 · E12 · Paper Fans/Walnut Oil/Copper

Paper fans, walnut oil and copper

More everyday items are put under the microscope as the series reveals discover how paper fans, walnut oil and copper are made

20:00 30m

How It's Made

S21 · E1 · Rubber Gloves/Soap Carvings/Aircraft Cabinets/Motorcycle Brake Locks

The manufacture of objects such as rubber gloves and aircraft cabinets

The manufacture of objects such as rubber gloves and aircraft cabinets, and how processes have developed over the years

20:30 30m

How It's Made

S21 · E2 · Powder Horns/Hand-Crafted Moulds/Pierogies/Inner Tubes

Powder horns, hand-crafted moulds, pierogies and inner tubes

The processes involved in the creation of powder horns, hand-crafted moulds, pierogies and inner tubes

21:00 1h

In Search of Monsters

S1 · E3 · Mothman

A team of researchers seeks answers to mysteries surrounding the Mothman

A team of researchers seeks answers to mysteries surrounding the Mothman. They explore theories that the legendary cryptid is an abnormality in the evolutionary chain

22:00 1h

In Search of Monsters

S1 · E4 · The Jersey Devil

New evidence about an alleged monster in New Jersey

Paranormal investigations reveal stunning new evidence about the Jersey Devil, a monster that prowls the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

23:00 1h

The Alaska Triangle

S1 · E5 · The Alaskan Loch Ness Monster

A cryptozoologist investigates reports of a sea monster in Alaska

A cryptozoologist investigates reports of a sea monster in Alaska, reviewing eyewitness accounts and examining never-before-seen video evidence

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