Friday 20th July
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Discovery HD Listings for Friday 20th July
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06:00
Discovery Atlas (Scientific Documentary)
Explore Aboriginal culture, drive the world's biggest trucks, compete with thousa$$$ in a lifesaving competition, and race cane toads in this revelatory examination of Australia.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 1)
07:00
How Do They Do It? (Scientific Documentary)
Go Fast Boats/Swiss Watches/Wallpaper.
How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? And how do they create wallpaper suitable to hang in palaces and parliaments?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
07:30
How It's Made (Documentary)
Ever wondered how everyday items such as black pudding, steering wheels and inorganic pigments are made? The series puts more common items under the microscope to find out.
(Widescreen, Part 2)
08:00
Auction Kings (Documentary)
Paul Brown and the team at Gallery 63 team prepare for their next auction, which includes a rockabilly musician's pink Cadillac and a small tugboat.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 3, 3 Star)
08:30
Auction Kings (Documentary)
The team prepares for their next auction, which includes an antique book signed by John Hancock. New picker Jon redeems his one poor pick choice with a surprisingly valuable item.
(Part 4, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
09:00
American Chopper (Motoring)
Jeanette Lee Bike.
Mikey is back from rehab and ready to make ame$$$. Meanwhile, OCC are building a Black Widow Bike for pool champion Jeanette Lee.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
10:00
Flying Wild (Nature)
Life or Death.
Luke flies dangerous chemicals to a remote village. And when winter claims its first casualty in Unalakleet, Jim makes arrangements to transport the casket.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
11:00
Dealers (Documentary)
Five international traders compete for the best deals on an eclectic mix of treasures. Will a collection of vintage Playboy magazines or a Fabergé egg spark a bidding war?
(Part 7, Widescreen, High Definition, 3 Star)
12:00
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
The guys are keen to win a climate-controlled unit stuffed with contemporary art, but they have competition. Plus, Clinton has a hunch about a quad bike - but is he right?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Part 1, 3 Star)
12:30
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
The guys take on some serious gamblers at a major auction in Las Vegas, finding a 1950s bumper car and potato gun launcher. But how much are these items worth?
(Part 19, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
13:00
Catastrophe (Scientific Documentary)
Survival Earth. Series 1, episode 5.
The story of the human race is written in our genes. But how have natural disasters, like super-volcanoes, shaped our genetic diversity? Tony Robinson investigates.
(Widescreen, Subtitles)
14:00
Battlefield Mysteries (History Documentary)
SS Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann was one of the Nazis' greatest tank aces, but controversy has raged for 60 years as to which unit killed him. Can the truth be uncovered?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 1)
15:00
World War II - The Complete History (History Documentary)
The End of Illusion.
After strengthening Germany with the Anschluss, why did Hitler threaten Czechoslovakia; and how did the public mood in Europe turn from appeasement to anger?
(Subtitles)
16:00
Deadliest Catch (Documentary)
Smoke on The Water. Series 2, episode 8.
It's the deadliest job in the world: crab fishing off the Alaska coast in some of the most violent waters on earth. But the rewards are great. Deadliest Catch follows the handful of adventurers battling Arctic weather, brutal waves and a ticking clock for a chance at big money in this modern-day gold rush.
(Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006)
17:00
Auction Kings (Documentary)
Civil War Treasures.
An antique telescope, a photographer's studio camera, and an impressive collection of civil war letters are up for auction. How high will the bidding go?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
17:30
Auction Kings (Documentary)
Sports Cards.
Paul and the crew auction a rare painting, but the biggest gem of the day could be hidden in a collection of 150,000 sports cards.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
18:00
Mythbusters (Documentary)
Walk a Straight Line.
Adam and Jamie test whether humans can travel in a straight line whilst blindfolded. And, Kari, Grant and Tory test binary explosives.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
19:00
Born Survivor: Bear Grylls (Documentary)
Norway/Sweden. Series 7, episode 2.
Bear faces some extreme survival situations in Norway, pushing himself to the limit as he demonstrates how to cut away from a failing parachute mid-descent.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 2006, 4 Star)
20:00
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
The guys are keen to win a climate-controlled unit stuffed with contemporary art, but they have competition. Plus, Clinton has a hunch about a quad bike - but is he right?
(Widescreen, High Definition, Part 1, 3 Star)
20:30
Auction Hunters (Consumer)
The guys take on some serious gamblers at a major auction in Las Vegas, finding a 1950s bumper car and potato gun launcher. But how much are these items worth?
(Part 19, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
21:00
Man, Woman, Wild (Documentary)
The High Desert California.
Myke and Ruth return with more survival scenarios which see them left deep in the mountainous high desert of Southern California where they must dine on tarantulas and scorpions.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
22:00
American Chopper (Motoring)
Operation Reconciliation.
OCC builds a bike for Veterans Airlift Command and PJD finishes a bike for One Call Concepts. After his mother's death, Senior is determined to reconcile with Mikey and Junior.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
23:00
Aircrash Confidential (Technology)
Engineering Error.
Planes hold lives in the balance but sometimes there are fatal errors in their design. Find out why a Jumbo Jet exploded mid-flight and DC10s fell from the sky.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
00:00
Man, Woman, Wild (Documentary)
The High Desert California.
Myke and Ruth return with more survival scenarios which see them left deep in the mountainous high desert of Southern California where they must dine on tarantulas and scorpions.
(Widescreen, High Definition)
01:00
Gold Rush (Documentary)
Gold Rush.
The Hoffmans are held up by their broken excavator, Parker Schnabel totals his season's hold and ha$$$ the mine back to his grandpa, and the Dakota boys work to re-open their mine.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 2011, 3 Star)
02:00
Auction Kings (Documentary)
Paul Brown and the team at Gallery 63 team prepare for their next auction, which includes a rockabilly musician's pink Cadillac and a small tugboat.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Part 3, 3 Star)
02:30
Auction Kings (Documentary)
The team prepares for their next auction, which includes an antique book signed by John Hancock. New picker Jon redeems his one poor pick choice with a surprisingly valuable item.
(Part 4, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
03:00
American Chopper (Motoring)
Jeanette Lee Bike.
Mikey is back from rehab and ready to make ame$$$. Meanwhile, OCC are building a Black Widow Bike for pool champion Jeanette Lee.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles)
03:50
Flying Wild (Nature)
Life or Death.
Luke flies dangerous chemicals to a remote village. And when winter claims its first casualty in Unalakleet, Jim makes arrangements to transport the casket.
(Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, 3 Star)
04:40
Born Survivor: Bear Grylls (Documentary)
Siberia. Series 6, episode 9.
Bear parachutes into Siberia, one of the coldest places on earth, where he snacks on mosquito larvae, makes a deerskin toboggan and swims under a frozen lake.
(Part - 1, Widescreen, High Definition, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 4 Star)
05:30
Destroyed in Seco$$$ (Documentary)
An explosion at an oil storage depot is so massive it registers 2.4 on the Richter scale. Then, in Canada, a bull violently e$$$ a rodeo rider's career.
(Stereo, Audio Described)