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15/03/2010
Time Discovery Channel
06:00

06:00 How Do They Do It?
Science Robert Llewellyn examines the feats of science and engineering behind everyday life. Robert discovers how fresh water is piped to London's taps; reveals how wind power is transformed into electricity at one of the world's largest wind farms; and unveils the secrets of an American ice-hockey icon - the Zamboni ice-resurfacing machine.

06:30 How Do They Do It?
Science Robert Llewellyn examines the feats of science and engineering behind everyday life. Robert discovers how an old potato field is being transformed into a championship golf course; heads below ground to see how London's Heathrow airport handles more than 100 million items of luggage every year; and reveals how the world's fastest inkjet printer cartridges can pump out more than one billion droplets of ink every second.

07:00

07:00 How It's Made
Documentary Revealing how everyday items are made. Experts discuss how people carriers, shopping trolleys and collectable coins are produced.

07:30 How It's Made
Documentary Revealing how everyday items are made. Ball bearings, electrical wires, automated machines and lost wax casts are put under the spotlight in this episode.

08:00

08:00 Kings of Construction
Tung Chung - Hong Kong's New Cable Car
Documentary Documentary following the construction of one of the most impressive cable cars ever - the Ngong Ping 360 on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island.

09:00

09:00 Massive Engines
Diggers
Documentary Comedy actor Chris Barrie traces the history of the development of massive digger engines, including one that weighs more than 1,000 double-decker buses.

09:30 Massive Engines
Racing Cars
Documentary Comedy actor Chris Barrie explores the evolution of the racing car engine, visiting Beaulieu to see the fastest and most powerful early racing cars.

10:00

10:00 Time Team
Waltham Villa
Interests A series of archaeological challenges shedding light on important aspects of Britain's past. Tony and the team try to paint a picture of a 2,000 year-old family from the Cotswolds, an area overflowing with Roman remains.

11:00

11:00 Deadliest Catch
Seas of Misery
Documentary Series giving a rare insight into one of the world's deadliest jobs - fishing for Alaskan king crab. Three weeks in and long hours and miserable conditions already have the crabbers turning on each other. Plus deadly ice stands between one skipper and the safety of harbour.

12:00

12:00 Hitler: A Profile
Documentary Documentary series about the German dictator. A look at how Adolf Hitler, in his reckless quest for power, bypassed his generals and risked thousands of German lives.

13:00

13:00 Christianity: A History
Dark Continents
Documentary Series exploring the history and global impact of the world's biggest religion. Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah looks at how the peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America have seized the Christian beliefs of their former colonial masters and adapted it to their own society and culture.

14:00

14:00 Top Tens
Top Ten Fighting Ships
Interests A documentary programme listing the all-time top ten fighting ships based on the opinion of experts, audience polls and technical comparisons.

15:00

15:00 The First World War
Global War
Documentary Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan, Professor of the History of War at Oxford, which tells the story as never before. Britain, eager to defend her sea routes, recruited troops from her Empire, while France turned to black Africa to bolster her forces. With the Germans in East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and Turkish troops near Suez, the battle for the continent was on.

16:00

16:00 Time Team
Waltham Villa
Interests A series of archaeological challenges shedding light on important aspects of Britain's past. Tony and the team try to paint a picture of a 2,000 year-old family from the Cotswolds, an area overflowing with Roman remains.

17:00

17:00 Massive Engines
Rockets
Documentary Comedy actor Chris Barrie explores the evolution of rocket power, from the fireworks of the ancient Chinese to the monsters of the space race.

17:30 Massive Engines
Bikes
Documentary Comedy actor Chris Barrie explores the evolution of motorcycles, hitting the roads on a 1920s Brough Superior and riding the American badlands with his own Harley gang.

18:00

18:00 Deadliest Catch
Lockout
Documentary Series giving a rare insight into one of the world's deadliest jobs - fishing for Alaskan king crab. The crews hurry to harbour with their haul, after standing up to freezing spray and vast waves. But their route is blocked by a huge arctic ice pack.

19:00

19:00 Mythbusters
Crimes and Mythdemeanours, Part 1
Documentary Special effects experts test the bizarre claims of urban legends. The team puts Hollywood's crime myths to the test, attempting to scale a building using just suction cups, and climbing a metal duct with magnets. They also find out how to avoid a laser alarm, and crack a safe.

20:00

20:00 How Do They Do It?
Science Series examining the feats of science and engineering behind ordinary, everyday objects. Robert Llewellyn visits Volvo's factory in Korea to find out how excavators are built; ventures underground to see some of Britain's sewers; and learns how state-of-the-art tyres are made.

20:30 How It's Made
Documentary Revealing how everyday items are made. Toothpicks, acrylic bathtubs, helicopters and beer are put under the spotlight in this episode.

21:00

21:00 MythBusters
Antacid Jail Break
Documentary Special effects experts test the bizarre claims of urban legends. Could a prisoner use Alka-Seltzer to explode their way out of jail? Jamie and Adam test this myth, before turning their headlamps on driving in the dark.

22:00

22:00 American Chopper
Gladiator Garage Works
Documentary The guys work on a bike for Gladiator Garageworks. Mikey performs his comedy act live. Jr is on Adam Carolla's Podcast. Sr fights his emotions sharing news about a loved one.

23:00

23:00 Bear Grylls: Born Survivor
Hell's Canyon
Documentary Former Special Forces adventurer Bear Grylls demonstrates how to survive in the world's most extreme environments. Bear treks to Hell's Canyon in Oregon. In the world's deepest river canyon, he negotiates snowdrifts, frozen lakes, sheer cliffs and the Snake River rapids.