What’s On Discovery History
Today Sunday 5 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Discovery History
today.
06:00
Shed and Buried
S01E17
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove examine items in Herefordshire
Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove head to Herefordshire, where they discover sheds full of engines, autogyros and weird and wonderful vehicles of all kinds, before coming away with a British classic
06:30
Shed and Buried
S01E18
Henry and Sam uncover some vintage agricultural equipment
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove drive on to Gloucestershire to uncover some oily treasure. They find a picturesque farm where deer, goats and pigs rub shoulders with vintage agricultural equipment. But can they make a quick return on today’s find?
07:00
Shed and Buried
S01E19
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove find a barn full of rare vehicles
07:30
Shed and Buried
S01E20
Henry and Sam head to Witney, Oxfordshire
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are on the move to Witney, Oxfordshire, where they meet Lez, the model builder extraordinaire, and come away with a very unusual challenge. Can Henry and Sam make a tidy profit on Lez’s trike?
08:00
Combat Dealers
S02E01
Bruce Crompton and his sidekick Freddy find a Second World War artillery gun
09:00
Blowing Up History
S05E04
Scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover Venice’s ancient foundations
10:00
Blowing Up History
S05E05
Experts uncover ancient rituals once performed on the English shore
11:00
Blowing Up History
S05E06
Experts examine how The Tower of London became an infamous prison
12:00
Combat Dealers
S04E01
A display based on the French Resistance
Eccentric military equipment collector Bruce Crompton is tasked with creating a display based on the French Resistance – a parachute basket filled with items the RAF would have dropped to the Resistance during the Second World War
13:00
Combat Dealers
S04E02
Bruce Crompton heads to Ypres to look for First World War items
14:00
Combat Dealers
S04E03
Bruce Crompton heads to Dunkirk
15:00
Expedition Unknown
S07E03
Josh has new evidence to finally unravel the mysterious case of DB Cooper
16:00
Expedition Unknown
S07E04
Josh examines the El Dorado myth
17:00
Wings of War
S01E01
The bombers of the 1940s and 1950s
18:00
Wings of War
S01E02
High-altitude spy planes
With the raising of the Iron Curtain, intelligence from within the Soviet Union was hard to come by. This programme examines how high-altitude spy planes overcame the problem
19:00
Tony Robinson’s World War One
S01E01
The presenter gains an unparalleled perspective of the conflict
20:00
Tony Robinson’s World War One
S01E02
Exploring the stalemate of trench warfare
21:00
The Butcher Baker: Mind of a Monster
A delve into the mind of a serial killer in 1980s Alaska
In the 1980s, a mild-mannered family man ran a bakery in Anchorage, Alaska . However, Robert Hansen also hunted and murdered dozens of women. His final taped confession reveals his warped mind
23:00
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
S02E01
The murder of Betty Gore
How terror gripped Wylie, Texas, when on Friday the 13th young mother and teacher Betty Gore was killed with an axe. Officers contemplated whether a copycat psycho killer was trying to create his own real-life slasher film based on the hit movie. However, the truth turned out to be more horrifying than fiction
00:00
Combat Dealers
S02E06
Bruce buys and sells various German hardware
01:00
Combat Dealers
S02E07
Bruce spends £40,000 on a Second World War army uniform
02:00
Combat Dealers
S02E08
Bruce finds Glenn Miller’s army uniform
03:00
Combat Dealers
S01E01
A military equipment collector adds to his stock
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton travels the world to view vehicles and memorabilia worth buying and restoring. In the first edition, the larger-than-life Londoner gets his hands on a 70-year-old Volkswagen Schwimmwagen – an amphibious car that he test-drives through a lake at a country fair
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