Orbit
In addition to the International Space Station, there are other assets orbiting Earth that help our daily lives—delivering communications and observing weather.
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Live & Upcoming Programmes
Getting There
Launching payloads into space is a historically difficult task. Now, missiles designed to carry atomic warheads send satellites and probes into the solar system.
2025-12-06 18:44:37 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 19:10:50 +0000 UTC(26m)
The Astronauts
100 kilometers above the Earth's surface lies the edge of space. What will it take to cross the Karman Line: the boundary between our planet's atmosphere and beyond?
2025-12-06 18:17:58 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 18:44:37 +0000 UTC(26m)
Edge of the Universe
The further we look out into the universe, the further back we reach in time, but we know very little about the dark matter and dark energy that we see.
2025-12-06 17:49:34 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 18:17:58 +0000 UTC(28m)
Exo Planets
Astronomers are discovering countless exo planets: worlds outside of our Solar System. There could be 40 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy alone!
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The Sun
The Sun. It bathes our planet in light, powers the machinery of nature—our weather—and sustains life on land and at sea. If we study the Sun, what secrets will it rev
2025-12-06 16:52:54 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 17:21:13 +0000 UTC(28m)
The Moons of Olympus
Explore the mysterious moons of the gas giants: Jupiter and Saturn. Each one is unique—with oceans of water, geysers of sulfur or atmospheres of plastic.
2025-12-06 11:00:03 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 11:28:24 +0000 UTC(28m)
Part 2: The Demolition Man
Brendan Moar looks back at the most interesting and dramatic moments that he's encountered as The Demolition Man.
2025-12-06 10:20:05 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 11:00:03 +0000 UTC(39m)
City of London
An asbestos ridden 1960s building in the crowded City of London is to be demolished to make way for a new hotel.
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Newcastle
Taking down eight giant towers will take expert precision, planning & explosives. It's imperative none of them fall in the wrong direction or fire any debris.
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Liverpool
The sheer size of these buildings automatically makes this a very difficult job but these towers are also surrounded by hundreds of homes.
2025-12-06 08:49:02 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 09:19:23 +0000 UTC(30m)
Doncaster
In this episode, an intensive operation takes place to bring down a huge and unusual structure.
2025-12-06 08:18:41 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 08:49:02 +0000 UTC(30m)
Bath
In this episode, an intensive operation takes place to bring down a beast of a building, Harworth Colliery.
2025-12-06 07:48:20 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 08:18:41 +0000 UTC(30m)
Part 1: The Demolition Man
Brendan Moar is here to uncover the people and machinery behind the worlds most dangerous and captivating demolitions.
2025-12-06 07:17:59 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 07:48:20 +0000 UTC(30m)
Belgium
In this episode a 170 meter tower is imploded! The structure is close to a public highway so there?s an extra element of concern for local safety.
2025-12-06 06:47:38 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 07:17:59 +0000 UTC(30m)
Paris
Two high-rises in Meaux have to be demolished without endangering the surrounding people and buildings.
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Lewisham
A council flat in Lewisham must come down quickly and without harming the local residents? flats situated only metres away.
2025-12-06 05:46:56 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 06:17:17 +0000 UTC(30m)
Louisiana
Explosive demolition of the O. K. Allen Bridge.
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Manchester
A bridge in Manchester gets demolished.
2025-12-06 04:46:14 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 05:16:35 +0000 UTC(30m)
Part 2: The Demolition Man
Brendan Moar looks back at the most interesting and dramatic moments that he's encountered as The Demolition Man.
2025-12-06 04:15:53 +0000 UTC→2025-12-06 04:46:14 +0000 UTC(30m)