TV Schedule
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Thursday June 20
MythBusters (Season 4)
Exploding Pants
TV-PG
Tory, Kari, and Grant investigate a fashion disaster when farmers' trousers suddenly explode. In the Great Gas Conspiracy, Adam and Jamie investigate whether the gas and car companies deliberately make gas guzzling cars to increase profits.
MythBusters (Season 4)
Cell Phones on Planes
TV-PG CC
Grant, Tory and Kari tackle a conspiracy theory familiar to many frequent fliers. Can your cell phone interfere with a plane's instruments? And Adam and Jamie test out the myth that if you fill a normal raft with helium, that you can fly on it.
If We Had No Moon
TV-G CC
Examine what life would be like if a major space collision with the Earth had not created its moon. Each day would last four hours, winds would blow with hurricane force, and Earth would be shrouded in a dense, toxic atmosphere.
In 2018 astronauts will once again set foot on the lunar surface. Their mission: to develop technologies that will take them to Mars and beyond.
During the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union were engaged in a feverish competition to see which nation would be the first to set foot on the moon. The winner of this race is history, but a secret chapter is now unfolding.
Strip the City
Toronto
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the ‘ice city’ of Toronto naked of its steel, concrete, ocean and rock, layer by layer, we explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it running.
Strip the City
Dubai
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the world’s most extreme desert city - Dubai - naked of its steel, sand, concrete and rock, layer by layer, we explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it running.
Strip the City
Sydney
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the world’s most extreme harbour city - Sydney - naked of its steel, concrete, ocean and rock, layer by layer, we explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it running.
Strip the City
London
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the world’s most extreme ‘underground city’ - London - naked of its steel, concrete, roads, rivers and rock, layer by layer, to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it running.
Strip the City
Rome
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the Ancient city of Rome naked of its concrete, roads and rock, layer by layer, to explore the secret technology and infrastructure that enabled it to be built.
Strip the City
San Francisco
TV-PG CC
Using stunning CGI animation to strip the world’s most extreme earthquake city - San Francisco - naked of its steel, concrete, ocean and rock, layer by layer, we explore the secret technology and infrastructure that keeps it standing in a killer quake.
Factory Made
paintbrushes, decorative doorknobs, bass drums, LED light bulbs
TV-G CC
On this episode of "Factory Made", go behind the scenes and learn how paintbrushes, decorative doorknobs, bass drums, and LED light bulbs are made!
Factory Made
paper money, watches, media cabinets, playground rope
TV-G CC
On this episode of "Factory Made", go behind the scenes to find out how paper money, watches, media cabinets, and playground rope is made!
How It's Made
Cookware, Inlaid Boxes, Water Heaters
TV-G CC
Find out how Professional Cookware, Luxury Inlaid Boxes, High-Efficiency Water Heaters and Scooters (Vespa) are made.
How It's Made
Copper Pipe Fittings, Music Boxes, Pepper Mills and Steering Columns
TV-G CC
Find out how Copper Pipe Fittings, Cylinder Music Boxes, Pepper Mills and Hot Rod Steering Columns are made.
How Do They Do It?
Peanut Butter, Breaking Points
TV-G CC
How do they harvest, roast, and turn peanuts into peanut butter? How do they test every device in our homes?
How Do They Do It?
Sponges, Cabbie Knowledge
TV-G CC
How do they dive for sponges? How do cabbies know their way?
How It's Made
motorcycles, clay pipes, drum sticks and whistles
TV-G CC
Follow the design and build process of motorcycles, clay pipes, drum sticks and whistles.
How It's Made
paving asphalt, marshmallow cookies, loudspeakers, and electronic door lock
TV-G CC
Find out how everyday items such as paving asphalt, marshmallow cookies, loudspeakers, and electronic door locks are produced.
How It's Made
Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, Pottery
TV-G CC
Find out how Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, and Pottery are made.
How It's Made
Laminated Wood Beams, Off-Road Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, Augers
TV-G CC
Find out how Laminated Wood Beams, Off-Road Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, and Augers are made.
How It's Made
Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones
TV-G CC
Find out how Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, and Gemstones are made.
How It's Made
Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades
TV-G CC
Find out how Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades are made.
How It's Made Season 11
Indy Car Seats; Paper Flowers; Stand-by Generators
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: INDY Seating Pods; Paper Flowers; Alternators.
How It's Made Season 11
Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Ferrari FF
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Ferrari FF. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Morgan Aero Coupe
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made
Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones
TV-G CC
Find out how Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, and Gemstones are made.
How It's Made
Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades
TV-G CC
Find out how Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades are made.
Friday June 21
How It's Made Season 11
Indy Car Seats; Paper Flowers; Stand-by Generators
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: INDY Seating Pods; Paper Flowers; Alternators.
How It's Made Season 11
Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Ferrari FF
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Ferrari FF. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Morgan Aero Coupe
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made
Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, Pottery
TV-G CC
Find out how Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, and Pottery are made.
How It's Made
Laminated Wood Beams, Off-Road Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, Augers
TV-G CC
Find out how Laminated Wood Beams, Off-Road Vehicles, Veggie Burgers, and Augers are made.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?
TV-PG CC
How will we survive the death of the Sun? The technology to move our civilization to Mars sounds like sci-fi, but almost within our grasp. Reaching a second Earth across the galaxy could be possible thanks to a radical new propulsion technology.
How The Universe Works: Expanded Edition 2
Episode 4
TV-G CC
The universe is expanding and so is our understanding of it. In this brand new episode, up to date information on alien galaxies is given. They evolved from clouds of gas in space 13 billion years ago, to the magnificent spirals that fill our night sky.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
How Do Aliens Think?
TV-PG CC
By studying the non-humans in our midst, the evolution of human language, and the psychology of super-intelligent beings, scientists are learning how alien minds might function. It is possible that super-intelligent aliens may still be ruled by emotions.
A soft boneless body, two enormous eyes, eight tentacles brain and intestines in a single pouch, and a tearing double beak! The Octopus has been with us since the start and only now are we beginning to unravel the extent of its astounding intelligence.
Witness the power of waves that top 100 feet and move faster than a speeding car at Maui and Half Moon Bay. Talk to big wave surfers about techniques they use to avoid panic and handle the water. Meet scientists exploring the causes of these killers.
What On Earth?
Secrets of the Abyss
TV-G CC
Deep sea: 1000m below the surface: no light, immense pressure and icy temperatures. The deep sea encompasses more than 90% of the planets habitat. Yet we know less about these depths than about the moon.
How Do They Do It?
World's Strongest Knives, Diamonds, Bricks
TV-G CC
Discover the secrets behind manufacturing the world's strongest knives, diamonds in the lab, and bricks.
How Do They Do It?
Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Swiss Cheese, Tanks, and British Library.
How Do They Do It?
Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Brewery, Playing Cards, and Gulfstream.
How Do They Do It?
Submarine Rescue, Subaru
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Submarine Rescue and Subaru.
How Do They Do It?
Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, and Batmobile.
How Do They Do It?
Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Island Prison, Mailboxes, and Jam.
How Do They Do It?
Fugu, Freight trains, Scottish tartan
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Fugu, Freight trains, and Scottish tartan.
How Do They Do It?
Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, and Gummy Bears.
How Do They Do It?
Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Pretzels, Gondolas, and Pearls.
How Do They Do It?
Ice Rink, Car Plant
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Ice Rink and Car Plant
How Do They Do It?
Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Duck Calls, Wasabi, and Accordions.
How Do They Do It?
Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Taiko Drums, Green Factory, and Pasta.
How Do They Do It?
24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: 24 Hours of Daytona and Rum.
How Do They Do It?
Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, and Parcels.
How Do They Do It?
Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, and Demolition Drills.
How Do They Do It?
Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Powerboats, Swiss Watches, and Wallpaper.
How Do They Do It?
Circus, Guitars
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Circus and Guitars.
How Do They Do It?
Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, and Casino Security.
How Do They Do It?
Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphalt
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Cruise Ship, Truffles, and Asphalt.
How Do They Do It?
Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
TV-PG CC
On this episode of How Do They Do It?: Caviar, Porcelain, and Soccer Cleats.
The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius
Catching Cars
TV-PG CC
Four semifinalists face off in a contest to bring a speeding car to a safe stop. And in the closest elimination yet, the judges must choose between innovation and simplicity. For two contestants, their road to the finale will prove just a dead end.
Survivorman
South Pacific
TV-PG CC
Les demonstrates survival in the Cook Islands using SCUBA gear, a ship wreck and found articles.
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 1
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. With limited food supplies and no fresh water, Les scavenges to survive on the desert shore.
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 2
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. Avoiding packs of wild coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes, he treks in-land in search of food, water and shelter.
Survivorman
South Pacific
TV-PG CC
Les demonstrates survival in the Cook Islands using SCUBA gear, a ship wreck and found articles.
Saturday June 22
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 1
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. With limited food supplies and no fresh water, Les scavenges to survive on the desert shore.
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 2
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. Avoiding packs of wild coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes, he treks in-land in search of food, water and shelter.
The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius
Catching Cars
TV-PG CC
Four semifinalists face off in a contest to bring a speeding car to a safe stop. And in the closest elimination yet, the judges must choose between innovation and simplicity. For two contestants, their road to the finale will prove just a dead end.
How It's Made
Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones
TV-G CC
Find out how Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, and Gemstones are made.
How It's Made
Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades
TV-G CC
Find out how Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades are made.
How It's Made Season 11
Indy Car Seats; Paper Flowers; Stand-by Generators
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: INDY Seating Pods; Paper Flowers; Alternators.
How It's Made Season 11
Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Ferrari FF
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Ferrari FF. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Morgan Aero Coupe
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
Built From Disaster
Stadiums
TV-PG CC
Follow the construction of a state-of-the-art new stadium for Valencia Football Club in Spain. How will it prevent the crowd crushing that killed 96 fans, or the fire that destroyed Bradford's stadium stand in just four minutes, killing 56 people.
Built From Disaster
Trains
TV-PG CC
When trains crash the consequences can be catastrophic and deadly. Yet, despite the dangers, we are living in one of the great ages train travel, with engineers and designers striving for faster, more environmentally friendly, and safer trains
Built From Disaster
Bridges
TV-PG CC
A look at major bridge disasters, including the Minneapolis collapse, talks with survivors, and how engineers are learning from past failures to build ever more ambitious bridges.
Survivorman
Georgia Swamp
TV-G CC
The swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River basin are all that one would expect of a primordial bog: dank, foreboding, and swimming with alligators. This environment will welcome filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud for seven sweaty days and nights.
Survivorman
Jungle
TV-G CC
Marooned on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, Les Stroud has only a few items to aid him in surviving a week: swimming goggles, three ballpoint pens, a multi-tool and the clothing on his back.
Survivorman
Kalahari
TV-PG CC
Just when you think it can't get any hotter, Les dips his toes in the scorching red sands of the Kalahari Desert, one of the most extreme climates on earth. In addition to the heat, there are many dangerous critters to avoid.
Survivorman
Mountain
TV-G CC
Join Les Stroud as he's airdropped onto a snow-covered peak in the Canadian Rockies. He'll have to survive in the desolate environment for seven days using only his wits and a broken camcorder.
Survivorman
Lost at Sea
TV-G CC
With no food and a bare minimum of equipment, Les Stroud attempts to survive a week adrift in an inflatable life raft off the coast of Belize.
Survivorman
Sonoran Desert
TV-G CC
Can Les Stroud survive a week in the Sonoran Desert alone, with no food, shelter or survival-gear - and just one bottle of water?
Survivorman
Australian Outback
TV-PG CC
"Survivorman" Les Stroud gets stranded in the Australia Outback when his ultralight airplane runs out of fuel.
Survivorman
Sierra Nevada
TV-PG CC
When "Survivorman" Les Stroud gets lost in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, a Search and Rescue team is called in to track him down.
Survivorman
Canyonlands
TV-G CC
Stranded in the canyonlands of Utah, Les Stroud has only scavenged bike parts, a multi-tool, a magnesium flint-stick and an old energy-bar to help him survive for seven days.
Survivorman Ten Days
Norwegian Mountain Survival Part 1
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud strands himself in the Norwegian mountains to survive for ten days taking little food, no water or gear, and no safety or camera crew.
Survivorman Ten Days
Norwegian Mountain Survival Part 2
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is stranded in the Norwegian mountains. Surviving for ten days, Les has no food supplies and little water. Alone and exhausted, Les tests the will to live like never before.
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Pack of Teeth
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about a voracious pack of fish inhabiting southern Africa's waterways!
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Russian Killer
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about an underwater killer in Russia!
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 2)
Congo Killer
TV-14
Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on earth that will still test a fisherman. The Congo, a river steeped in legends, and soaked in violence. One spirit in particular is said to lure fishermen from their boats to their death.
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Pack of Teeth
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about a voracious pack of fish inhabiting southern Africa's waterways!
Sunday June 23
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Russian Killer
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about an underwater killer in Russia!
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 2)
Congo Killer
TV-14
Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on earth that will still test a fisherman. The Congo, a river steeped in legends, and soaked in violence. One spirit in particular is said to lure fishermen from their boats to their death.
Survivorman Ten Days
Norwegian Mountain Survival Part 2
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is stranded in the Norwegian mountains. Surviving for ten days, Les has no food supplies and little water. Alone and exhausted, Les tests the will to live like never before.
Survivorman
South Pacific
TV-PG CC
Les demonstrates survival in the Cook Islands using SCUBA gear, a ship wreck and found articles.
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 1
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. With limited food supplies and no fresh water, Les scavenges to survive on the desert shore.
Survivorman Ten Days
Mexican Desert Island Part 2
TV-PG CC
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. Avoiding packs of wild coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes, he treks in-land in search of food, water and shelter.
Build it Bigger
Singapore Skypark
TV-G CC
Host Danny Forster takes us to Singapore, where the world's first ever Skypark is being built 650 feet in the air, on top of 3 soaring skyscrapers. Danny heads 55 stories up to help out on some of the heaviest construction lifts ever attempted.
Build it Bigger
San Franscisco Bay Bridge
TV-G CC
The most expensive public works project ever in California, crews are racing to earthquake-proof the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge before the next Big One, with some of the world's heaviest lifts, and some of the largest shock absorbers on Earth.
Build it Bigger
Rio de Janeiro Power Grid
TV-G CC
Brazil is building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world, tunneling through 7 mountains and building 2 dams, all to create enough power to keep Rio de Janeiro from going dark during the upcoming Olympics and World Cup.
Build it Bigger
New Orleans Surge Barrier
TV-G CC
In an attempt to save the city from another disaster, New Orleans is building the world's strongest hurricane protection system, including the largest storm surge barrier ever built and radical hurricane resistant homes.
Build it Bigger
Port of Rotterdam
TV-G CC
Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of Rotterdam, where crews are in the middle of the largest Earth-moving project in history - all to triple the port's capacity, and help it serve the biggest ships on the planet.
Build it Bigger
South African Gold Mine
TV-G CC
Already the deepest place on Earth, South Africa's Mponeng gold mine is setting new depth records daily, to reach a $10 billion reef. Nearly 3 miles down, workers brave 150-degree temperatures and frequent earthquakes, to save the country's economy.
How It's Made
hot rods, decorative eggs, fire hose nozzles, and baseballs
TV-G CC
Learn how hot rods, decorative eggs, fire hose nozzles, and baseballs are made.
How It's Made
microphones, hot tubs, artificial turf, and beer steins
TV-G CC
Learn how microphones, hot tubs, artificial turf, and beer steins are made.
How It's Made
baseball gloves, medical electrodes, and Stetson hats
TV-G CC
See how baseball gloves, medical electrodes, and Stetson hats are made.
How It's Made
combination wrenches, deli meats, golf carts, and airships
TV-G CC
Find out how combination wrenches, deli meats, golf carts, and airships are made.
How It's Made
motorcycle engines, glass, enamel sculptures, paper, and vaulting
TV-G CC
Discover how motorcycle engines, glass, enamel sculptures, hand-made paper, and vaulting poles are made.
How It's Made
screwdrivers, track loaders, physician scales, and carbon fibre base
TV-G CC
Learn how screwdrivers, rubber track loaders, physician scales, and carbon fibre baseball bats are made.
How It's Made
riding mowers, popcorn, adjustable beds, and cultured diamonds
TV-G CC
Discover how riding mowers, popcorn, adjustable beds, and cultured diamonds are made.
How It's Made
metal detectors, muffins, Tiffany reproductions, and aircraft engines
TV-G CC
See how metal detectors, muffins, Tiffany reproductions, and aircraft engines are made.
How It's Made Season 11
External Hard Drives; Frozen Shrimp; Thai Rice Boxes; Paper Towels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: External Hard Drives; Frozen Shrimp; Thai Rice Boxes; Paper Towels.
How It's Made Season 11
Gel Caps; Playground Spring Riders; Frozen Pancakes; Natural Rubber
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Gel Caps; Playground Spring Riders; Frozen Pancakes; Natural Rubber.
How It's Made Season 11
Powder Horns; Handcrafted Molds; Pierogies; Inner Tubes
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Powder Horns; Handcrafted Moulds; Perogies; Inner Tubes.
How It's Made Season 11
Paper Umbrellas; Coal; Aircraft Seats; Urns
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Paper Umbrellas; Coal; Aircraft Seats; Urns.
How It's Made Season 11
Lace; Antique Frame Replicas; Orchids; Unicycle Wheel Hubs
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Lace; Antique Frame Replicas; Orchids; Unicycle Wheel Hubs.
How It's Made Season 11
Rubber Gloves; Soap Carvings; Aircraft Cabinets; Motorcycle Brake Locks
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Rubber Gloves; Soap Carvings; Aircraft Cabinets; Motorcycle Brake Locks.
How It's Made Season 11
Aluminum Canoes; Wood Bowls; Wheelchair Accessible Vans; Marimbas
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Aluminium Canoes; Wood Bowls; Ramp Lifts; Marimbas.
How It's Made Season 11
Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels.
How It's Made Season 11
Indy Car Seats; Paper Flowers; Stand-by Generators
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: INDY Seating Pods; Paper Flowers; Alternators.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Morgan Aero Coupe
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Porsche 911
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Porsche 911. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Ferrari FF
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Ferrari FF. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How We Invented the World (5x60) (external reversion)
Cars
TV-PG
We have a love affair with our four wheeled freedom machines. But the car would’ve gone nowhere fast without a veterinarian’s birthday gift for his son, an inventor named Benz who had a willful wife, and an oil chemist who played with fire.
How It's Made Season 11
Indy Car Seats; Paper Flowers; Stand-by Generators
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: INDY Seating Pods; Paper Flowers; Alternators.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Morgan Aero Coupe
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
Monday June 24
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Porsche 911
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Porsche 911. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How It's Made: Dream Cars
Ferrari FF
TV-PG CC
Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Ferrari FF. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? Join the How It's Made crew as we go to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
How We Invented the World (5x60) (external reversion)
Cars
TV-PG
We have a love affair with our four wheeled freedom machines. But the car would’ve gone nowhere fast without a veterinarian’s birthday gift for his son, an inventor named Benz who had a willful wife, and an oil chemist who played with fire.
How It's Made Season 11
Aluminum Canoes; Wood Bowls; Wheelchair Accessible Vans; Marimbas
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Aluminium Canoes; Wood Bowls; Ramp Lifts; Marimbas.
How It's Made Season 11
Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels
TV-G CC
On this episode of How it's Made: Tea; Roof Finials; Artificial Flowers; Alloy Wheels.
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Pack of Teeth
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about a voracious pack of fish inhabiting southern Africa's waterways!
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 4)
Russian Killer
TV-PG
Jeremy reveals all the amazing stories and personal thoughts during his quest to unlock the gruesome truth about an underwater killer in Russia!
River Monsters: Unhooked (Season 2)
Congo Killer
TV-14
Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on earth that will still test a fisherman. The Congo, a river steeped in legends, and soaked in violence. One spirit in particular is said to lure fishermen from their boats to their death.
Nerve Center
Port of Los Angeles
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Spread across 7500 acres, the Port of LA supports $500 million worth of cargo every day. To keep America's port and the World Cruise Center within it running smoothly, workers must move 30 conatainers an hour and maintain security for 80 shipping lanes.
Nerve Center
DCFEMS
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Washington DC Fire & Emergency Medical Services gets 160,000 calls a year. They're an all-hazard agency that rescues people from burning or collapsing buildings, investigates suspicious packages and protects the district during high risk special events.
Nerve Center
Grand Central Terminal
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An American icon, Grand Central Terminal provides convenience for 130,000 people daily, but running it is stressfull. Some employees must avoid electrocution and wear hazmat suits, and it's all controlled from a secret basement room 10 stories underneath.
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
H. G. Wells
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With stories like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells established himself as a sci-fi writer of almost clairvoyant talent. But these tales of hi-tech adventure hold an ominous warning - beware the dark side of progress.
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
Philip K. Dick
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Philip K. Dick lived a life straight from the pages of his mind-bending sci-fi stories. His writing inspired Blade Runner and influenced the development of robotics and law enforcement. The troubled sci-fi legend questioned the definition of reality.
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
Robert Heinlein
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Sci-fi legend Robert Heinlein is a walking contradiction. His stories address themes of patriotism but also sexual liberation and man's inability to cooperate. Heinlein's Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land continue to ask "what is freedom?".
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
Arthur C. Clarke
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Some sci-fi storytellers are content to predict - but Arthur C. Clarke creates. His collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on 2001 predicted videophones, iPads, and commercial spaceflight. His sci-fi legacy inspires us to unveil the mysteries of the universe.
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov dreamed of a better future where robots can do mankind's dirty work. His I, Robot stories led to the creation of real-life industrial robots--and inspired generations to embrace the science and technology of a robo-friendly world.
Prophets of Science Fiction (series)
George Lucas
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From the light sabre to the Death Star, Star Wars is one of the defining science fiction works of the later 20th century. George Lucas' imagination has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to push the envelope of technology.
Factory Made
LED street lights, saw blades, coffee and opalescent glass is made!
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On this episode of "Factory Made", discover how LED street lights, saw blades, coffee and opalescent glass is made!
Factory Made
quarters, aquariums, limestone and highlighters are made.
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On this episode of "Factory Made", discover how quarters, aquariums, limestone and highlighters are made.
How It's Made
Custom Running Shoes, Axes, Racing Karts, Animatronics
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Find out how Custom Running Shoes, Axes, Racing Karts, and Animatronics are made.
How It's Made
Fly Fishing Reels, House Paint, Weaving Looms, Ice Makers
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Find out how Fly Fishing Reels, House Paint, Weaving Looms, and Ice Makers are made.
How Do They Do It?
Tabasco, Marble, Umbrellas
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How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments? How do they turn salt and peppers into Tabasco? How do they craft storm proof umbrellas?
How Do They Do It?
Underground Mine, Shotguns
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How do they mine lead? How do they make and test shotguns?
How It's Made
robotic arms, tattoos and concrete pipes
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Discover what it takes to manufacture robotic arms, apply a tattoo and build concrete pipes.
How It's Made
ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, and cymbals
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Find out how ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, and cymbals are constructed.
Morgan Freeman's Through The Wormhole (Season 3)
What Makes Us Who We Are?
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What is it that gives each one of us a unique identity? As we move through life our outer appearances transform almost entirely. Our opinions and ideas change. Are we all born with a permanent sense of self or can our identities be altered?
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
When Does Life Begin?
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What defines the beginning of a life? New evidence reveals that inside all of us are traces of cells from our relatives, blurring the lines between one life and another. Technology is now giving birth to new life forms made of surprising components.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?
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How will we survive the death of the Sun? The technology to move our civilization to Mars sounds like sci-fi, but almost within our grasp. Reaching a second Earth across the galaxy could be possible thanks to a radical new propulsion technology.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
How Do Aliens Think?
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By studying the non-humans in our midst, the evolution of human language, and the psychology of super-intelligent beings, scientists are learning how alien minds might function. It is possible that super-intelligent aliens may still be ruled by emotions.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
When Does Life Begin?
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What defines the beginning of a life? New evidence reveals that inside all of us are traces of cells from our relatives, blurring the lines between one life and another. Technology is now giving birth to new life forms made of surprising components.
Tuesday June 25
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?
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How will we survive the death of the Sun? The technology to move our civilization to Mars sounds like sci-fi, but almost within our grasp. Reaching a second Earth across the galaxy could be possible thanks to a radical new propulsion technology.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
How Do Aliens Think?
TV-PG CC
By studying the non-humans in our midst, the evolution of human language, and the psychology of super-intelligent beings, scientists are learning how alien minds might function. It is possible that super-intelligent aliens may still be ruled by emotions.
Morgan Freeman's Through The Wormhole (Season 3)
What Makes Us Who We Are?
TV-PG CC
What is it that gives each one of us a unique identity? As we move through life our outer appearances transform almost entirely. Our opinions and ideas change. Are we all born with a permanent sense of self or can our identities be altered?
Nik Wallenda Beyond Niagara
The Bahamas
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Before his historical attempt at Niagara, Nik Wallenda seeks to break the world record for the highest bicycle ride on a wire at Atlantis Paradise Island. Later Nik’s father is rushed to the hospital leaving Nik wondering if he can still perform safely.
Nik Wallenda Beyond Niagara
Wheel of Death
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Nik battles harsh wind in Atlantic City as he attempts to perform the Wheel of Death over the rooftop of the Tropicana Hotel, 28 stories high. Just like on the wire at Niagara Falls, one slip on the giant, rotating axle means certain death for Nik.
Nik Wallenda Beyond Niagara
Sway Poles & Motorcycle Ride
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Nik Wallenda and his team go to Santa Cruz where they must engineer a motorcycle to spin 360 degrees around a wire with Nik aboard and his wife Erendira on a trapeze underneath. Unlike Nik’s solo stunt at Niagara Falls, this time two lives are at stake.
Meteorite Men (Season 3)
Return to Whitecourt
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The Meteorite Men are summoned back to Canada in a race to survey the Whitecourt Crater site and collect its extraterrestrial wonders before their scientific information is poached by illegal meteorite hunters and lost forever.
Meteorite Men (Season 3)
Pultusk
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The guys travel to eastern Poland in hopes of securing a piece of one of the most famous meteorite falls in history. In 1868 the quiet town of Pultusk was showered by a storm of space rocks in one of the largest stony meteorite falls ever recorded.
Meteorite Men (Season 3)
Mojave
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Geoff and Steve venture to one of the country's meteorite capitals, the Mojave Desert. As the guys hunt for extraterrestrial gold in two Mojave locations they examine the mystery behind meteorite hot spots.
How Do They Do It?
Amazing Sea Vehicles
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How do they design and build massive sea vehicles?
How Do They Do It?
Mega Planes
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How do they design and build the most technologically advanced air crafts?
How Do They Do It?
Super Cars
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How do they design and build the most advanced super cars in the world?
How Do They Do It?
Super Structures
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How do they design and build the largest structures in the world?
How Do They Do It?
Monster Vehicles
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How do they build and design vehicles to carry out some of the toughest jobs in the world?
How Do They Do It?
Mega Machines
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How do they design and build giant machines for size, speed, and power?
Factory Made
school lockers, frozen pizza, plastic railroad ties and tissues are made.
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On this episode of "Factory Made", learn how school lockers, frozen pizza, plastic railroad ties and tissues are made.
Factory Made
semiconductors, banjos, stainless steel pans and oil paints are made!
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On this episode of "Factory Made", discover how semiconductors, banjos, stainless steel pans and oil paints are made!
How It's Made
Gears, Leather Watchbands, Vitrelle Dishes and Kitchen Shears
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Find out how Gears, Leather Watchbands, Vitrelle Dishes and Kitchen Shears (Scissors) are made.
How It's Made
Graphite Pencil Leads, Clarinets, Special Effects
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Find out how Graphite Pencil Leads, Clarinets, and Special Effects are made.
How Do They Do It?
UPS & Matches
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How do they turn trees into matches? How does UPS get a package to your door in 24 hours?
How Do They Do It?
Whiskey, Disaster Prevention
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How do they turn water into whisky? How do they prepare for/ prevent another Katrina?
How It's Made
seatbelts, windows, wax figurines, and hot air balloons
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Discover the secrets behind the construction of familiar items such as seatbelts, windows, wax figurines, and hot air balloons.
How It's Made
springs, pavers and pianos
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Find out how springs are wired, how pavers are cut, and how pianos are strung.
How to Be More Creative
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Creativity - it underpins our technology, lies within our art and allows us to journey beyond Earth. What happens in your brain before you have an idea? How can day-dreaming make you a creative genius? Is there a link between obsession and great ideas?
MythBusters (Season 5)
Exploding Water Heater
TV-PG
Jamie and Adam get steamed testing if a water heater can rocket through the roof and into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Tory, Grant, and Kari try on some all-American myths about blue jeans.
MythBusters (Season 5)
Viewer Special
TV-PG
Since the beginning of Series 5 the Mythbusters have been putting out the call for new myths to bust. And now it's time to put a new batch of viewer suggestions to the test. That's right, it's the Mythbusters Viewer special.
MythBusters (Season 5)
Shooting Fish in a Barrel
TV-PG
The MythBusters test the truth behind some time-honored sayings and conventional wisdom. Is it really as simple as shooting fish in a barrel? Are elephants really scared of mice? And what's really the best cure for a hot chile burn?
MythBusters (Season 5)
Exploding Water Heater
TV-PG
Jamie and Adam get steamed testing if a water heater can rocket through the roof and into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Tory, Grant, and Kari try on some all-American myths about blue jeans.
Wednesday June 26
MythBusters (Season 5)
Viewer Special
TV-PG
Since the beginning of Series 5 the Mythbusters have been putting out the call for new myths to bust. And now it's time to put a new batch of viewer suggestions to the test. That's right, it's the Mythbusters Viewer special.
MythBusters (Season 5)
Shooting Fish in a Barrel
TV-PG
The MythBusters test the truth behind some time-honored sayings and conventional wisdom. Is it really as simple as shooting fish in a barrel? Are elephants really scared of mice? And what's really the best cure for a hot chile burn?
How to Be More Creative
TV-G CC
Creativity - it underpins our technology, lies within our art and allows us to journey beyond Earth. What happens in your brain before you have an idea? How can day-dreaming make you a creative genius? Is there a link between obsession and great ideas?
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
When Does Life Begin?
TV-PG CC
What defines the beginning of a life? New evidence reveals that inside all of us are traces of cells from our relatives, blurring the lines between one life and another. Technology is now giving birth to new life forms made of surprising components.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?
TV-PG CC
How will we survive the death of the Sun? The technology to move our civilization to Mars sounds like sci-fi, but almost within our grasp. Reaching a second Earth across the galaxy could be possible thanks to a radical new propulsion technology.
Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole (Season 4)
How Do Aliens Think?
TV-PG CC
By studying the non-humans in our midst, the evolution of human language, and the psychology of super-intelligent beings, scientists are learning how alien minds might function. It is possible that super-intelligent aliens may still be ruled by emotions.
Birth of an Ocean
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Travel back to ancient time as the story of the oceans birth, its turbulent incarnations and our own salty origins unfolds.
Mysteries of the Deep
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Explore the most beguiling parts of the sea, the very depths which have never been seen and which we know very little about.
It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.
Moon Machines
Command Module
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We recount the story of the engineers who built the Apollo Command Module, a fully pressurised living space that would need to provide three men with food, water, air, power, communication, navigation and above all protection, to the moon and back.
Moon Machines
Lunar Module
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The story of the engineers challenged with building what became affectionately called the Lunar Bug. A constant battle to meet the seemingly impossible demands of weight restrictions, the Lunar Module was one of the greatest engineering feats in history.
Moon Machines
Lunar Rover
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We reveal the untold story of how a very small group of engineers convinces NASA to build what ultimately became the Lunar Rover. As with all the engineering challenges during the Apollo program, the Lunar Rover represents a formidable task.
Moon Machines
Navigation
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We tell the story of how a group of computer scientists grappled with the challenge of navigation of a round trip to the Moon and back in the days when computer code and software hadn't been invented and computing power was a fraction of what it is today.
Moon Machines
Saturn V
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October 4th 1957, and the Russians take a huge leap forward in rocketry when they successfully launch Sputnik 1 - the world's first artificial satellite. Over the years the Soviets would with their space achievements, and it was America's turn to respond.