Discovery Science TV Guide — Saturday, 18 April 2026

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Tesla's Death Ray: A Murder Declassified

Rebel Genius

An exploration of Nikola Tesla's work, which led to many breakthroughs.

An exploration of Nikola Tesla's work, which led to many 20th century technological breakthroughs, including drones, lasers and power grids.

01:00 2h

How the Universe Works

S8 · E11 · Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

Experts examine the impact of an asteroid colliding with Earth

Experts examine the impact of an asteroid colliding with Earth, and what the consequences would be for life on the planet as we know it

03:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S9 · E2 · Mission to a Comet

Looking back at the Rosetta mission

Looking back at the Rosetta mission, a ground-breaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time

04:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S7 · E3 · How Black Holes Made Us

New discoveries reveal the importance of black holes within the Universe

New discoveries reveal the importance of black holes in creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself

05:00 1h

Cooper's Treasure

S1 · E3 · The Columbus Connection

Darrell Miklos visits a valuable shipwreck Cooper recorded 50 years ago

Darrell Miklos visits the Atocha, a valuable shipwreck Cooper recorded 50 years ago, and experts send him to an archive in Spain to hunt down an ancient manifest

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

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Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

06:30 30m

Teleshopping

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Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:00 30m

Teleshopping

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Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:30 30m

Teleshopping

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Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

08:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E9 · Empire State Building: The New Secrets

The secrets of the Empire State Building

Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal the secrets of the Empire State Building

09:00 1h

Blowing Up History

S4 · E10 · Egypt's Buried City

Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara

Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara, as archaeologists uncover the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets

10:00 30m

How It's Made

S24 · E26 · Wooden Utensils/Transport Refrigeration Units

Moccasins and electronic-impact drills

The material used for making common items including moccasins, electronic-impact drills, and the processes involved. Plus, wooden utensils and transport refrigeration units

10:30 30m

How It's Made

S25 · E2 · Nuno Felt/Drum Crushers

Kimchi and traditional parquet floors

More everyday items go under the microscope as the production methods behind objects including kimchi and traditional parquet floors are revealed

11:00 30m

How It's Made

S25 · E3 · Wood Watches/Steel Bicycles

Raw pet food and replica police lanterns

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including raw pet food and replica police lanterns made?

11:30 30m

How It's Made

S25 · E6 · Fireplace Bellows/Calissons

The development of calissons and diving watercrafts

More everyday items go under the microscope, with this edition explaining how objects including calissons and diving watercrafts are made

Daytime

12:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E8

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock

12:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E9

How a Dutch company make the world's fastest super-yachts

How a Dutch company make the world's fastest super-yachts. Plus, a new space suit that weighs and costs a fifth of the previous design

13:00 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E11 · Beach Landings/Lederhosen

How lederhosen are hand-made

How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

13:30 30m

How Do They Do It?

S15 · E12 · Lobsters/Sofas/TV Pictures

Catching the world's largest lobsters

The methods used to catch the world's largest lobsters. Plus, production of the iconic Chesterfield sofa and methods used to achieve the world's sharpest TV pictures

14:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E5 · Conspiracy of the Lost Tapes

Experts examine the disappearance of tapes from the Apollo 11 moon landing

The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 moon landing are missing, and experts examine whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up

15:00 1h

Truth Behind the Moon Landing

S1 · E6 · The Hollywood Conspiracy

A look at claims about the US flag on the moon

Some think the waving US flag on the moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts' quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood's biggest names

16:00 1h

Alien Highway

S1 · E6 · SoCal Clusters

Chuck and the team examine the link between UFOs, the military and the ocean

An ongoing series of UFO sightings off the Southern California coastline leads Chuck and the team to examine the link between UFOs, the military and the ocean

17:00 1h

Alien Highway

S1 · E7 · Arizona Anomalies

A recent UFO sighting in Phoenix leads Chuck and the team to Sedona, Arizona

A recent UFO sighting in Phoenix leads Chuck and the team to Sedona, Arizona, where they explore whether the area's energy vortexes can act as portals for otherworldly visitors

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

How It's Made

S24 · E14 · Coconut Charcoal/Dial Indicators/Wet Downdraft Tables/Bassoon Reeds

Creating coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables and bassoon reeds

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, featuring coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables and bassoon reeds

18:30 30m

How It's Made

S24 · E15 · Pasta Dyes/Blueberries/Composting Toilets/Surge Arresters

The making of pasta dyes, composting toilets and surge arresters

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, featuring pasta dyes, composting toilets and surge arresters. Plus, the cultivation of blueberries

19:00 30m

How It's Made

S24 · E16 · Angle Grinders/Berry Baskets

Angle grinders, berry baskets and omnidirectional speakers

Find out how angle grinders, berry baskets, and omnidirectional speakers are made

19:30 30m

How It's Made

S24 · E17 · Cartridge Blades/Chocolate Banana Loaves

Making chocolate banana loaves

Revealing how cartridge blades, chocolate banana loaves, vending machines, and dive computers are made

20:00 1h

Paranormal Declassified

S1 · E5 · Tracking Bigfoot

Paul Beban treks deep into the woods of the Midwest in search of Bigfoot

Paul Beban treks deep into the woods of the Midwest in search of Bigfoot. He cuts through hoaxes and misinformation to uncover ground-breaking evidence

21:00 1h

Paranormal Declassified

S1 · E6 · Gateway to Hell

Paul Beban investigates a surge in demonic activity in America

Paul Beban investigates a surge in demonic activity in America that is overwhelming the Catholic Church. He follows leads from Gary, Indiana to Mineral Wells, Texas

22:00 1h

Curse of the Bermuda Triangle

S1 · E5 · Vanishing of Flight 19

Experts investigate the disappearance of five US Navy planes

In 1945, five US Navy planes vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle. Experts investigate why the planes disappeared and where they could be today

23:00 1h

Curse of the Bermuda Triangle

S1 · E6 · Mystery of the Teleporting Shipwreck

Theories surrounding a long-lost ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle

Experts examine theories surrounding a long-lost ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, and launch an investigation to try and locate the missing vessel

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