Breakthrough
For the first time in decades, NASA is sending two new missions to Venus designed to study and explore the planet's atmosphere and earth-like composition.
2026-01-03 23:17:13 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 23:36:49 +0000 UTC(19m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Breakthrough
The ICARUS system monitors the movements and behaviors of Earth's creatures from space.
2026-01-03 22:57:34 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 23:17:13 +0000 UTC(19m)
How Things Work
Cross-trainer, 3D printer, food mixer, frozen yoghurt maker, turnstile and office chair... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.
2026-01-03 22:01:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 22:57:34 +0000 UTC(55m)
The Tech Effect
In this episode we look at some of the ways technology is helping us solve the big environmental problems of our age.
2026-01-03 16:15:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 16:46:31 +0000 UTC(30m)
The Tech Effect
In this episode we travel on a space tourist test flight that flies high above the Earth. It's just one of the options available for wealthy thrill-seekers looking to defy gravity on a trip above our atmosphere.
2026-01-03 15:45:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 16:15:59 +0000 UTC(30m)
The Tech Effect
In this episode we examine advances in aviation that include flying cars being developed by Slovakian and Japanese companies. Ride share companies are also considering aerial options.
2026-01-03 15:14:54 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 15:45:26 +0000 UTC(30m)
Rethink
In a world where nothing is what it seems, let's explain Ambigram's and how they trick you plus we'll discover the Grandfather paradox and the question of time travel. Finally we'll put your ears to the test with the Shepard Tone illusion.
2026-01-03 14:43:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 15:14:54 +0000 UTC(31m)
Rethink
In a world where nothing is what it seems we'll explain optical illusions like forced perspective, introduce you to the magic of Newtonian fluids and take an in - depth look at the magic bed of nails trick.
2026-01-03 14:11:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 14:43:23 +0000 UTC(31m)
Rethink
In a world where nothing is what it seems we'll take a look at impossible objects such as the penrose triangle, the brain illusion pareidolia and explore the phenomenon of levitation.
2026-01-03 13:40:22 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 14:11:52 +0000 UTC(31m)
Science of Thrills
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell investigates four theme park rides in Europe and America which use psychological tricks to add to the thrills.
2026-01-03 12:39:04 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 13:40:22 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Science of Thrills
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell investigates four of the longest roller coasters in Europe and America.
2026-01-03 11:37:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 12:39:04 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Science of Thrills
Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell investigates four roller coasters in Europe and America that use inversions, or loops, to create thrilling rides.
2026-01-03 10:36:30 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 11:37:48 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Secrets of the Brain
Jack meets a woman who has lost all sense of time and reveals how time can be elastic.
2026-01-03 09:35:12 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 10:36:30 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Hollywood Weapons: Fact or Fiction?
Terry and Larry go on a swashbuckling adventure when they test two scenes from the 1920's film, The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks, Senior. Terry will see if he can knock down a ships mast with a canon, and then test gravity as he slides down a sail with only a knife.
2026-01-03 03:46:25 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 04:12:50 +0000 UTC(26m)
Hollywood Weapons: Fact or Fiction?
Terry and Larry are going to test a famous scene from Underworld with Kate Beckensale. Terry will attempt to shoot a circle around himself in the floor and fall through to save himself from the pack of werewolves.
2026-01-03 03:20:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 03:46:25 +0000 UTC(26m)
Secrets of the Factories
The McVitie's factory in Carlisle, Cumbria, opens its doors to reveal how millions of the nation's favourite biscuits are made, 24 hours a day, in one of Britain's biggest factories and oldest biscuit factory in the world.
2026-01-03 02:23:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 03:20:07 +0000 UTC(56m)
Secrets of the Factories
From making fresh spaghetti and mixing the top-secret ingredients for sauce, to giant automated cranes and the latest robots, join today's Heinz factory workers alongside tomorrow's machines, making cans of household favourites.
2026-01-03 01:28:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 02:23:53 +0000 UTC(55m)
The Demolition Man
In this episode an intensive operation takes place to bring down a huge and unusual structure.
2026-01-03 00:58:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 01:28:11 +0000 UTC(30m)
The Demolition Man
In this episode an intensive operation takes place to bring down a beast of a building, Harworth Colliery.
2026-01-03 00:27:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 00:58:03 +0000 UTC(30m)
Angry Planet
Avalanche danger is very high in the Rogers Pass area of the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia. Host of Angry Planet George Kourounis travels with a variety of experts to bring down huge avalanches in the Rocky Mountains.
2026-01-02 23:58:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 00:27:55 +0000 UTC(29m)