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06:00
Extreme Engineering
Navy Amphibious Warship
Science Danny Forster examines the LPD17, a US Navy assault ship that can launch more than 700 marines and their equipment by way of helicopters and hovercrafts.
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07:00
How Do They Do It?
Container Ships/Trucks
Science How the world's biggest container ship transports goods around the world, and the processes involved in constructing a Peterbilt heavy truck.
07:30
How Do They Do It?
Rockets/Binoculars/Wipers
Science How windscreen wipers keep the glass clean, the technology used to launch a rocket into space, and the making of perfect lenses for binoculars.
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08:00
How It's Made
Firefighter Helmets, Nautical Compasses, Packaging Tubes and Hand Saws
Documentary The manufacturing processes involved in the creation of firefighter helmets, nautical compasses, packaging tubes and hand saws.
08:30
How It's Made
Halogen Bulbs, Aluminium Ladders, Cellulose Insulation and Bamboo Fly Rods
Documentary The techniques used in the making of halogen bulbs, aluminium ladders, cellulose insulation and bamboo fly rods are examined.
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09:00
Rory McGrath's Best of British Engineering
Ships
Science Rory McGrath explores the history of British shipbuilding, investigating the most iconic vessels ever built on these shores, including Brunel's passenger steamer SS Great Britain.
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10:00
World War Two: The Complete History
Six Months to Run Wild
Documentary Japan's prediction of six months until it secured victory in America, and the Germans' constant attack on Europe.
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11:00
Days That Shook the World
Road to Revolution
Documentary An account of the revolution in Romania that led to the country's independence from communist rule following the execution of dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu in 1989. Plus, the 1979 events in Tehran, which paved the way for Ayatollah Khomeini to end his exile in Paris and return to Iran.
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12:00
Treasure Quest
Lusitania Revealed
Documentary The team is invited to survey the wreck of the RMS Lusitania, the luxury ocean liner sunk by German torpedoes off the Irish coast, to see if the vessel is salvageable.
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13:00
Salvage Squad
Tram
Interests The team takes up the challenge to restore a 1952 Coronation tram from Blackpool.
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14:00
Rory McGrath's Best of British Engineering
Transport Networks
Science British transport networks come under scrutiny as Rory McGrath assesses the iconic status of Heathrow Airport and the London Underground.
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15:00
World War Two: The Complete History
The End of the Beginning
Documentary The conflict reaches a turning point when the Germans suffer defeats at El Alamein and Stalingrad, and Japan's advance in the Pacific is halted at Guadalcanal.
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16:00
Deadliest Catch
Cheating Death
Documentary As the midpoint of the season looms, the fishermen begin to suffer from fatigue due to working without sleep. Harsh weather conditions make the fleet's task more perilous than usual and professional efficiency soon gives way to a slow grind as morale is tested.
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17:00
Born Survivor: Bear Grylls
Alabama
Documentary The former Special Forces adventurer heads for Alabama, where he tackles freezing white water and a raging forest fire, before getting trapped in the depths of a limestone cave.
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18:00
Mythbusters
Pirate Special
Documentary Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate pirate parables and maritime myths, including the legend of the eyepatch.
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20:00
How Do They Do It?
Science The mining of the marble used in Washington's monuments, and the manufacture of Tabasco sauce and stormproof umbrellas.
20:30
How It's Made
Documentary The manufacture of bowling balls, barber poles, felt and radar guns.
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21:00
Venom Hunter with Donald Schultz
Nature The adventurer heads to the seas to help scientists in their battle to save sharks from extinction.
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22:00
Ultimate Air Jaws
Nature Footage of great white sharks taking to the air, launching themselves some 15 feet above the water in the act of capturing their prey.
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23:00
Greatest Tank Battles
The Battles of El Alamein
Factual Examining the Second World War battles of El Alamein in North Africa, which saw Rommel's Desert Afrika Korps battle Montgomery's Eighth Army.
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