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2012 Apocalypse
'2012 Apocalypse' investigates these plausible planetary disasters and whether or not they determine if the end of life on Earth really is lurking just around the corner.
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Aircrash Confidential
Every air crash is a catastrophe that leaves behind bereaved families and ruined lives. But with each, a lesson is learnt, and it is partly because of these tragedies that we now know how to build safer planes, evacuate passengers more swiftly, and avoid air collisions altogether...
Aliens of the Deep
It's not an alien from outer-space but an Octopus, a creature that has lived alongside humankind from the beginning. In a one-off special, Aliens of the Deep explores how we are only beginning to unravel the extent of the astounding intelligence of this strange but fascinating deep water wonder.
American Chopper
Rev up those engines, squeeze into those leathers and get ready for all new American Chopper. The Teutal boys are back, and things are explosive as ever! The series starts with two great bikes: one for the NHL and a Bomber bike for aircraft manufacturers Northrop Grumman. But the road gets pretty bumpy, pretty ...
American Chopper - Senior v Junior
It's make it or break it time for each of the Teutul men as they head off in separate directions after a bruising family breakup.
American Guns
Those at Gunsmoke are the best at what they do, they buy, they sell and they trade rare and historical guns. But what really makes them stand out is that they are one of the last remaining shops that can build a gun from a block of steel.
Astro Spies
For the first time ever, both Soviet and US pilots, talk about highly classified missions and the spacecraft they involved. With shuttle destroying cannons on ships designed for space warfare, a test-fire shot could be the first on a battlefield of the future.
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Battle Machine Bros
Identical twin brothers, Mike and Geoff Howe, design and build the coolest machines you've ever seen: from high-speed military tanks to supercharged subterranean rovers.
Bear Grylls Born Survivor Season 5
In the brand new series of Bear Grylls: Born Survivor, a dream comes true for one lucky fan as they get to experience the wild with Bear himself. They’ll be dropped into remote British Columbia, and will, as always, have to find a way back to civilisation.
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor- Series 6
Born Survivor returns to Discovery Channel with survival expert and extreme adventurer Bear Grylls, embarking on a journey of new challenges in new ferocious destinations, all the while sharing his incomparable survival strategies along the way.
Bravo November
In this special double-length documentary Mike Brewer traces the history of the Chinook from its pivotal role in The Falklands War through to his own battle experience in Afghanistan.
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Carfellas
Meet the ‘Carfellas', Mikey, Tommy and Mario; three loud mouthed, but passionate New York Italians who run their used car business, Broadway Motors. Since the time they were kids, the guys have always shared a love of cars, and had always dreamed about selling and collecting them.
Chasing Churchill
Churchill. No one before or since has come to embody what it is to be British. But who was the real man behind the myth? In this three-part series Churchill’s granddaughter, Celia Sandys, follows in his footsteps, visiting places that formed the man.
Clash of the Dinosaurs
For the first time, using innovative imaging technology, viewers will be able to bridge a 65-million-year gap to see deep inside the body of a dinosaur, revealing the secrets of these ultimate prehistoric survival machines.
Colossal Squid
‘Colossal Squid' presents the dramatic capture and first scientific investigation of this mysterious predator of the deep. In 2007, a stunned fishing boat crew in Antarctica filmed as their lines hauled in something that they had never seen before - a living colossal squid.
Cosmic Collisions
Right now, massive meteors and asteroids are orbiting dangerously close to Earth. Scientists believe that it's not a question of if they'll strike again, but when.
Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe
Reflecting on the very birth of existence, renowned scientist, Stephen Hawking, unfolds his personal, compelling vision of one of life's biggest mysteries- ‘Did God create the Universe'?
Curiosity: What's America Worth?
Ever thought how much America is worth? Imagine putting a dollar amount on everything in America -all the land, the resources under our feet, our homes, even the water we drink. For the first time, Donald Trump puts a value on it all.
Curiosity: Will Robots Take Over
What would happen if, in the future, man and machine combined to form one super intelligent, bionic organism? Musician Will.i.am investigates the consequences of this event known as The Singularity.
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Deadliest Catch 6 -
‘Deadliest Catch' returns to our screens for a stormy sixth series. Five skippers and their crews have returned to the Bering Sea to continue the hunt for king crab.
Dealers
From the makers of Dragons Den comes Dealers - a brand new series for Discovery Channel - premiering this March...
Decoding Disaster
From a human mistake to a natural disaster, brand new series, Decoding Disaster, goes behind the headlines of recent history’s most unexpected tragedies. Each episode focuses on one particular category of accident or disaster and features two real stories that illustrate the dynamics of danger in that field.
Dino Gangs
A groundbreaking discovery reveals that T-Rex may have been more deadly than we ever imagined.
Disaster Eyewitness
These days when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, there’s usually someone there filming it. Witness all the action captured on this stunning footage captured on video, CCTV and mobile phones at the scene when the unthinkable incident happened.
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Extreme Loggers
Discovery Channel’s brand new series, Extreme Loggers takes viewers deep into the danger zone of one of the most hazardous jobs in history.
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Fatal Attractions 2
Are these attacks an expression of the animals' true nature or the result of the artificial environment and relationships created by humans? And can man and animal ever live together without the threat of danger hanging over them?
Fight for Fallujah, The
With exclusive, in-depth interviews with the soldiers who took part in the missions, The Fight for Fallujah, chronicles the intense 2004 insurgent attacks and military operations in Fallujah which defined a new era of military engagement in Iraq.
Finding Amelia
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, Amelia Earhart led an illustrious career as an American aviation pioneer. In July 1937, Amelia mysteriously vanished from the skies...
The Flight That Fought Back
On September 11, 2001, passengers aboard Flight 93 fought back against terrorists determined to crash their plane: this is the definitive account of their fateful journey.
Fred & Rose: The West Murders
In Fred & Rose West: The West Murders the amazing secret archive of serial killers Fred and Rose West reveals the inner workings of the couple accused of Britain’s most shocking murderous sex crimes.
Frontline Battle Machines with Mike Brewer
Mike Brewer heads to the frontline in Afghanistan to test hi-tech British and American weaponry and equipment, being used in the fight against the Taliban. With the full co-operation of the Ministry of Defence, he gains unrestricted access to Camp Bastion and Kandahar Air Base.
Future Weapons 2
‘Future Weapons' returns for a brand new season with former US Navy SEAL Richard 'Mack' Machowicz. This exciting new series takes viewers into the macabre and secret world of weapons development, in his search to find the ultimate weapon.
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Gold Rush
Since the global financial meltdown, times are hard for everyone. All the talk both in Britain and America is about redundancies, house repossession and cuts, cuts and more cuts. Now six hardy souls from Oregon have decided to take matters into their own hands.
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Heist
This November sees the start of Discovery's new Heist strand (Fridays, 9.00pm). Dedicated to some of the most spectacular heists ever committed, the strand kicks off with Brink's-Mat Robbery which, marking its 25 year anniversary, documents Britain’s biggest ever heist; one that gripped the nation, shook the world ...
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
This powerful one-off documentary tells the story of the giant airship Hindenburg, from its illustrious launch to its final voyage and spectacular demise, as witnessed and experienced by protagonists caught up in the catastrophe. This gripping film relays the story of the Hindenburg through the enquiry that was set ...
How Do They Do It? Series 6
'How Do They Do It?' returns for a sixth series, and gives viewers another behind-the-scenes look at how the ordinary objects that we take for granted are made.
How it's Made 17
Discovery Channel treats viewers to brand new episodes of the ever-popular and fascinating series ‘How It's Made'.
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I Was Bitten
From the arid deserts of South West America, to the lethal waters of Australia, this jaw dropping new three part series features victims of the most intense and gruesome bites from around the world.
Ice Pilots
As usual in the UK, as the snow descends, things grind to a halt – especially the airports. Yellowknife, in Northern Canada, can afford no such luxury.
Inside the Aryan Brotherhood
Formed in the 1980s, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is one of America's fastest growing and most violent white supremacist gangs.
Invisible Worlds
Using cutting edge laboratory techniques like scanning electron microscopes and specialty photography, scientists capture these rarely seen inhabitants of the invisible world all around us.
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JFK: The Ruby Connection
JFK: The Ruby Connection plots the timeline of events that led to the killing of President Kennedy, recreating the setting, and bringing eyewitnesses back for the first time to remember and restage the event.
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Killing Bin Laden
Discovery Channel's one-hour premiere Killing Bin Laden, provides an second-by-second account of the Bin Laden operation.
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Last Days of the Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for 150 million years. They walked where we walk, drank the same water and breathed the same air. But then they were gone. Their disappearance is one of the planet's greatest mysteries. Until now.
Last Shuttle
On 8th July 8 2011 history was made as the shuttle Atlantis lifted off on the final flight of NASA's Space Shuttle programme. Thirty years after the first shuttle launch, the eyes of the world were once again on Kennedy Space Centre.
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Man, Woman, Wild
Surviving the wild can be hard enough but add to the mix a husband and wife who do not always see eye to eye and you have Discovery Channel's ‘Man, Woman, Wild'
MegaQuake: The Hour That Shook Japan
With brand new exclusive footage and first person accounts from Sendai and Tokyo, this one-off special pieces together the tectonic anatomy, scientific impact, global threat and future implications of one the most earth-shattering seismic events in history.
Mission Critical: Hubble
Mission Critical: Hubble follows NASA astronauts as they attempt the most dangerous shuttle mission in history.
Moments of Terror
'Moments of Terror' will have you on the edge of your seat as you witness some of life's most frightening moments. Meet the individuals who have experienced situations that have put their lives in at risk - but have been lucky enough to survive and tell the tale.
Monster Bug Wars
"Monster Bug Wars" takes you up close and personal to some of nature's deadliest encounters - where losers aren't just attacked, they're eaten alive.
Monsters Inside Me 3
It is a life or death battle between modern medicine and evolution as patients fight off the Monsters Inside Me....
Monsters Inside Me S2
It is a life or death battle between modern medicine and evolution as these patients fight off the Monsters Inside Me.
Monsters Resurrected
They are creatures from darkest nightmares. So terrifying they make today's predators look feeble. Brand new series Monsters Resurrected takes viewers back thousands, sometimes millions of years to re-construct the most frightening predators of the past.
Most Evil
Discovery Channel takes viewers deep into the minds of the world’s most notorious, merciless and deadliest criminals with Most Evil. In this chilling new series, Columbia University’s Dr. Michael Stone profiles his “scale of evil” in order to rank and measure the evilness of some of the world’s most renowned ...
Murder Shift
Murder Shift follows a team of Homicide Detectives as they bring justice to the streets of Indianapolis. Like every other big city, Indianapolis has its share of murders, but unlike many other cities, Indianapolis has an all-star squad of homicide detectives solving them, and bringing justice to the victims.
Mystery of the Lost Catacombs
Beneath the Vatican, scientists have uncovered thousands of ancient Roman skeletons in a mysterious catacomb. It's the ultimate cold-case and Discovery Channel’s captivating new documentary reveals the story behind the catacombs.
Mythbusters 5
Mythbusters returns for a fifth series, this is the amazing popular culture series that is taking the world by storm! An offbeat series investigating the bizarre claims of urban legends and modern misconceptions, this series doesn't just retell the stories... it puts them to the test!
Mythbusters 8
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are special effects experts who will stop at nothing to find the truth. Using modern day science, they put everyday myths and urban legends to the test to determine what's busted... and what's confirmed.
Mythbusters Series 7
In a very special episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie tackle a request from the highest ranking viewer of all: President Barack Obama.
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Nazi UFO Conspiracy
Where do flying saucers originate? Do they carry aliens from other worlds? Or is the truth actually a lot stranger. During World War II the Nazi’s employed scientists to re-imagine the boundaries of scientific thought and practise.
Nick Baker's Beautiful Freaks
Nick has always been fascinated by the ways that animals and plants are moulded and shaped by the pressures put upon them by their environment. The more extreme the environment, the more bizarre and peculiar their adaptions appear to be.
Nothing to Declare
A fly-on-the-wall documentary following the lives of Australia’s customs and immigration officers.
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Real Prison Breaks
Real Prison Breaks meets the prisoners behind some of America's most elaborate and unimaginable prisons breaks. These include; American felon, Brian Nichols, who is on trial and facing possible life imprisonment for brutally raping his girlfriend...
Real Vampires
Real Vampires joins archaeologist Timothy Taylor and anthropologist Kathryn Denning on a journey from the mountains of Transylvania and the jungles of Brazil to the vampire covens of present-day New York, as they attempt to find out if there is a dark reality lurking behind the myth of this infamous creature.
Rebuilding Japan
This month Discovery Channel returns to Japan to remember the tragedy that tore apart this spectacular country, just one year ago...
River Monsters 2
Join host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade as he returns to catch more extraordinary, super-sized fish in ‘River Monsters – Season 2’.
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SAS: Special Forces Heroes
Over the last century, Britain's Special Forces have undertaken a whole host of operations with unequalled skill, secrecy and bravery. From the Cockleshell Heroes daring 1942 raid deep into Nazi-occupied France to the dangerous sorties into enemy territory during the Gulf wars, their actions have epitomized heroism.
Sci-Fi Season: When Aliens Attack
Come along on a fantastic journey, into deep space, through imaginary worlds, to the centre of the Earth, to cities of the future and parallel universes populated by mutants and androids.
Serial Killers
In this chilling new series, viewers get the chance to walk in the footsteps of the detectives who worked on some of the most infamous murder cases from the last twenty years.
Shackleton's South With James Cracknell
This incredible historical document is hosted by James Cracknell to help explain and highlight the plight and struggle faced by Shackleton and his crew and the significance it still holds today.
Sons of Guns
Meet Will Hayden and his daughter Stephanie, owners of Red Jacket, America’s most unique weapons business. They buy, sell and restore everything from guns, to knives, to cannons.
Spy Wars
Discovery World offers an insightful look into the world of espionage in this gripping new series ‘Spy Wars'.
Stan Lee's Superhumans
Hosted by Stan Lee, co-creator of Spiderman and the X-Men, Stan Lee's Superhumans goes in search of people with genuine, real-life super-powers.
Stephen Hawking's Universe
From the mind of the world’s most famous living scientist comes a television event that will stretch the imagination to the limits of the known universe. Professor Stephen Hawking explores the splendour and majesty of the stars and planets, galaxies and supernovae that shape and populate the cosmos.
Storm Chasers 5
Storm Chasers returns to Discovery Channel this February with the deadliest tornado season for over 50 years. 2011 was a year of historic and tragic loss, unimaginable damage and an earth shattering reminder of nature's force and power with more than 1600 twisters touching down across America...
Surviving Death
The stakes don't get much higher than this: you were dead, and now you're not. Each hour tells three gripping tales of some of the 8 million Americans who have been declared dead only to be revived by medicine or miracle.
Surviving Death 2
Surviving Death recounts the extraordinary experiences of people who have died and returned to life, examining the rare physiology behind exactly how the body can physically die, and then bring itself back to life.
Surviving Disaster
Surviving Disaster is a series unlike any other, providing you with the crucial knowledge that could save your life in a dangerous situation.
Survivorman
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has survived it all, and this January, Survivorman is back with a brand new series. Filmmaker and naturalist Stroud experiences intense temperatures, exasperation and challenges as he demonstrates the key survival ...
Swamp Loggers
Fourth generation logger Bobby Goodson and his rugged crew of men venture where most won't go and take on the dangerous North Carolina swamp to harvest valuable timber and haul it to the mill.
Swords: Life On The Line
Once again, Swords: Life On The Line will follow four courageous fishermen as they head to the Grand Banks in search of one of the world's most elusive prey.
Swords: Life on the Line 3
'Swords: Life on the Line' enters the high-risk world of New England's long line fishermen who put their lives on the line to catch valuable swordfish in some of the world’s most dangerous waters.
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Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through The Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence and the questions that have puzzled mankind since the dawn of time. Episodic Images only. If you require images of Morgan Freeman, please contact picture_desk@discovery-europe.com
Treasure Quest: Victory Special
TREASURE QUEST: VICTORY SPECIAL follows Odyssey Marine Exploration as they make their dramatic recent discovery of HMS Victory, the direct predecessor to Nelson’s flagship. Believed to be one of Britain’s greatest historic shipwrecks, Victory was lost in the English Channel in 1744, taking the 1000 plus crew on ...
The True Story
The True Story is a series of riveting one-offs that delve into the incredible stories of some of Hollywood's greatest movies to reveal widely unknown, exciting, personal and sometimes shocking accounts of what The True Story really was and where truth became fantasy.
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Undercover
This series goes undercover to relive America’s most infamous undercover federal, state and local police investigations.
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Ways to Save the Planet
The brand new six-part series Ways to Save the Planet features a team of the world’s most prominent scientists and engineers who embark on a range of cutting edge projects from the controversial field of geo-engineering.
Weird Or What 2
Weird or What? returns with a brand new series, investigating all that is mysterious and strange in the world, and asks, is it really inexplicable, or can we find a logical, scientific explanation?
Whale Wars
On the frozen wastes of the Antarctic Ocean, a courageous crew of activists and eco-pirates scour the horizon for their prey: the vast killing ships of the Japanese whaling fleet. Led by maverick Captain, Paul Watson, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a radical environmental organisation that is attempting to ...
Whale Wars Series 4
This March Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society return for a fourth adrenaline-fueled season of Whale Wars, waging a life-and-death battle and masterful chess match to find and stop Japanese ships from hunting whales in the name of research.
Wheeler Dealers 5: On the Road
In this new series Mike and Edd have decided to broaden their horizons. The duo travel to the Autobahn of Germany, the Autostrada of Italy, the Autoroute of France and the Motorväg of Sweden, as they head out into Europe in search of classic cars to buy and restore.
Wheeler Dealers 9
Rolling back onto Discovery Channel this month are veteran car dealer Mike Brewer and ace mechanic Edd China. Motor mad Mike will be searching far and wide, travelling around the UK, USA and Europe in his quest to find iconic vehicles that expert mechanic Edd can transform from rust bucket to dream machine...
The World's Strangest UFO Stories
In this collection of incredible stories of aliens and UFOs from around the world, viewers will meet the experts, skeptics, and the extraterrestrial-obsessed who have dedicated their lives to uncovering the truth in WORLD'S STRANGEST UFO STORIES.
World’s Toughest Prisons
Latin American Prisons are unlike anything in Europe or the United States. The guards man the walls on the outside but inside, the prisoners are in charge.
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X Machines 2
X-Machines takes a look at the largest and most technologically advanced machines from around the world. Visually stunning, the series shows how machines work and documents both the ingenuity of the project management teams and the skills of those who operate them.