Discovery Science TV Guide — Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Browse the full Discovery Science TV guide for Wednesday, 13 May 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

Nasa's Unexplained Files

Mystery of the Invisible Planet

The mysteries surrounding images of unusual flying objects captured by Nasa's cameras

Interviews with astronauts and scientists shed light on the many mysterious flying objects that have been caught on Nasa's cameras, and explore the idea of extraterrestrial life

02:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S4 · E8 · Mars's Deepest Secret

A startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars

An account of how a malfunction on the ISS threatens to poison the crew with a deadly gas, and a startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars

03:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S5 · E2 · Curse of the Gas Giant

Scientists discuss baffling temperature readings from Jupiter

Scientists explain why hotter than expected temperatures of Jupiter have left them baffled. Plus, detectives asks Nasa for help in solving a murder cold case

04:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E13 · Hitler's Lost Bunker

Experts uncover new evidence of the underground bunker of Adolf Hitler

The underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime. Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover new evidence

05:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E14 · Leaning Tower of Pisa: The New Mystery

The reason behind the tilt in one of the world's most iconic buildings

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings. Here investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt

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

Blowing Up History

S4 · E25 · Secrets of the Black Pyramid

Experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed

With special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation, experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed before its pharaoh was buried there

14:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E26 · Egypt's Sunken Treasures

Scanning the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks

A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks

15:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S5 · E3 · The Sun's Evil Twin

The mysteries surrounding the sun's supposed 'dark twin'

Experts shed light on the mystery of why two suns seemed to appear in the skies over Indonesia, prompting rumours of the existence of a 'dark twin' of Earth's life-bringing star

16:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S3 · E20 · Earth's Secret Aliens

The truth about strange 'alien' deposits found on Earth's surface

Geologists begin to ask questions about 'alien' deposits found on the Earth's surface - and the answer could shed light on the cause of history's greatest extinction event

17:00 1h

Nasa's Unexplained Files

S5 · E5 · Stonehenge on Mars

A familiar structure on the surface of Mars

A NASA probe captures an image of a familiar structure on the surface of Mars. What made 'Mars Henge'? Plus, how did an Apollo astronaut get sick on the moon?

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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