Discovery History
Ireland
Discovery History is a television channel available in Ireland that focuses on historical programming. Its content typically includes documentaries covering a wide range of historical periods, from ancient civilizations to modern conflicts, as well as series examining historical figures, events, and cultural developments. The channel also features programs on archaeology, engineering history, and military history. Viewers in Ireland can access Discovery History through various television providers, and the channel is broadcast in English. The schedule is structured around themed blocks of historical content, with some programs exploring lesser-known aspects of the past alongside more familiar topics.
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10:00 - 11:00
Unexplained and Unexplored
Knights Templar in America
Documentary
Justin and Emiliano investigate the possibility that the Knights Templar fled Europe and rebuilt their order in the Americas a century before Columbus.
11:00 - 12:00
Unexplained and Unexplored
Mystery of the American Maya
Documentary
Justin and Emiliano scan the Florida landscape and dive in waters teeming with alligators as they try to unravel the mystery of the Mayan empire's fate.
12:00 - 13:00
Salvage Hunters
Holland
Reality, Documentary
Drew heads across the waters to Holland where, thanks to its thriving antiques markets, he can find the kind of unique pieces he is renowned for - including his dream car, a vintage Bugatti.
LIVE 13:00 - 14:00
Salvage Hunters
Bases Covered
Reality, Documentary
Drew unearths a steel corpus of Christ on the cross, and spots a divine early 19th century gothic pew during his salvaging. Later, he finds a delightful set of 1950s industrial pendant lamps.
14:00 - 15:00
How the Universe Works
Cassini's Final Secrets
Science, Documentary
For 20 years NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed Saturn's strange secrets until it vaporised in its atmosphere. Now, fresh data points to new discoveries.
15:00 - 16:00
Alien Highway
SoCal Clusters
Travel, Paranormal
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.
16:00 - 17:00
Expedition Unknown
Egypt's Lost Tombs
Adventure, Documentary
With breakthrough discoveries in Egypt, Josh races to join an active dig of 4000-year-old tombs. Josh gains exclusive access and uncovers mummies and treasure that could solve the mysterious collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom.
17:00 - 18:00
Expedition X
Killer Sasquatch
Documentary, Adventure
The team heads to Alaska, America's Last Frontier, to investigate reports of a murderous Sasquatch. Phil and Jess travel deep into the wilderness and have a truly hair-raising close encounter with what locals call 'The Hairy Man'.
18:00 - 19:00
Mysteries at the Museum
Jack The Ripper, Wooden Money and Deadly Decor
Documentary, Mystery
Don Wildman examines a new clue that could identify history's most notorious killer, a peculiar piece of wood that saved a small town and the surprising cause of a deadly illness.
19:00 - 20:00
Mysteries at the Museum
Hollywood Dog and More
Documentary, Mystery
Don Wildman examines the rise of Hollywood's most famous four-legged star, the origins of the greatest folk hero in the Wild West and an extraordinary battle of the biceps.
20:00 - 21:00
How the Universe Works
Hunt for Dark Matter
Science, Documentary
Dark Matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to eluded scientists today.
21:00 - 22:00
Egypt's New Tomb Revealed
Documentary, History
An investigation of the most-significant antiquities found in nearly a century focuses on the Egyptian tomb known as KV63.
22:00 - 23:00
Ancient Unexplained Files
Tomb of the Red Queen
Ancient history, Science
In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.
23:00 - 23:30
How Do They Do It?
Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
Documentary, Science
How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200 mph superbike?
23:30 - 00:00
How Do They Do It?
Crystal Glass; Flat Screen TVs
Documentary, Science
How do they blow the world's finest crystal, make the slimmest TVs, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?