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1969: Armstrong walks on moon
At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these... More >
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Sunday 18th May

8:00 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS: Ice Road Truckers:Destination: Diamond Mine

Trucker Jay hauls a 17-ton water tank over 31 inches of ice to the remote De Beers diamond mine in Canada. Will the ice take such a heavy load or will it crack under the pressure?

09:00 The Universe 2: Mysteries of the Moon

The moon outshines every other celestial body in the night sky but it is also the source of many unsolved mysteries and age-old myths. More >

10:00 MUMMY FORENSICS: Fisherman, The

The research team examines an unusual cross-legged Peruvian mummy hidden in a London storage facility. Why was it mummified in such a strange position?

11:00 MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Eltham Palace With English Heritage

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tours Eltham Palace, with its bizarre mixture of bespoke art deco and medieval magnificence.

11:30 The Lost Gods (Part 2 of 6)

At the Palace of Knossos in Crete and the Acropolis in Athens, Christy Kenneally investigates the origins of Europe's first major civilisation, the Greeks.

12:00 MEGA MOVERS: Lock, Stock, & Barrel

The Mega Movers speculate what it would take to move the Pentagon; plus, a general store and a funeral home, complete with caskets, have to be moved by the team.

13:00 Human Weapon: Savate Streetfighting

Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff are in France to study the fascinating martial art of Savate. More >

14:00 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS: Ice Road Truckers:Destination: Diamond Mine

Trucker Jay hauls a 17-ton water tank over 31 inches of ice to the remote De Beers diamond mine in Canada. Will the ice take such a heavy load or will it crack under the pressure?

15:00 The Universe 2: Mysteries of the Moon

The moon outshines every other celestial body in the night sky but it is also the source of many unsolved mysteries and age-old myths. More >

16:00 MUMMY FORENSICS: Fisherman, The

The research team examines an unusual cross-legged Peruvian mummy hidden in a London storage facility. Why was it mummified in such a strange position?

17:00 MY FAVOURITE PLACE: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Eltham Palace With English Heritage

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tours Eltham Palace, with its bizarre mixture of bespoke art deco and medieval magnificence.

17:30 The Lost Gods (Part 2 of 6)

At the Palace of Knossos in Crete and the Acropolis in Athens, Christy Kenneally investigates the origins of Europe's first major civilisation, the Greeks.

18:00 MEGA MOVERS: Lock, Stock, & Barrel

The Mega Movers speculate what it would take to move the Pentagon; plus, a general store and a funeral home, complete with caskets, have to be moved by the team.

19:00 Black September

In 1972, members of the Israeli olympic team were held hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorists. We tell the story of the Munich Massacre. More >

21:00 THE UNIVERSE 2: Milky Way, The

22:00 Ancient Discoveries: Machines III

We unlock the technological secrets of the Chinese Renaissance, examining milling machines, hydraulic hammers and China's vast terracotta army. More >

23:00 SHOOTOUT: Iwo Jima - Fight To The Death

This battle was a vicious and last-ditch suicide attempt by Japan to keep the US from gaining ground in WWII. Experience the bloody conflict that helped bring the war to an end.

00:00 Cities of the Underworld 2: Underground Apocalypse

From a hidden occult city built by the Knights Templar to the hiding place for the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jerusalem's underworld hides many dark and mystifying secrets. More >

1:00 THE UNIVERSE 2: Milky Way, The