Friday
27 November
06:00 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 5, 20, Season 5 | Episode 20
In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself doing trampoline drop-ins, pool trickshots or skateboard nose slides
Go to show06:25 CAT
Supercar Megabuild
+Porsche Panamera, Season 1 | Episode 4
In this episode of Supercar Megabuild, under the tutelage of their mentor and motoring mogul Afzal Kahn, engineers Ralph and Ranen are set a brief of turning a run of the mill Porsche Panamera into the ultimate eco-friendly, high performance executive super car. Their aim is to produce a car for Mr Kahn that will cater for the growing appetite in the Chinese market for high performance cars - but also stick to strict emission and import duties related to engine size. Purchasing a Hybrid version of the Porsche, Ralph and Ranen head to the continent to learn from the Porsche team who won at Le Mans with a similar engine and also tune their car for maximum performance by re-mapping its "electric brain". Back in the UK, Mr Kahn works on an ingenious new seating arrangement and styling package to appeal to a discerning executive whilst Ralph and Ranen perfect the aerodynamics of the cars news bodykit to guarantee the best possible performance. The re-packaged and re-tuned vehicle is then revealed to a delegation of Chinese business leaders at Mr Kahn's showroom in London. Will they order 50 of the vehicles in a coup for Kahn or will this effort at a supercar be a flop?
Go to show07:10 CAT
Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
+Monster Plane, Season 1 | Episode 1
This episode uncovers the innovations that enable the world's largest plane, the unique Antonov AN-255, to carry the world's heaviest air-freight.
Go to show08:00 CAT
Seconds from Disaster
+Nagasaki- The Forgotten Bomb, Season 6 | Episode 7
The use of the atomic bombs in World War II still excites controversy, particularly the necessity for the second bomb on Nagasaki. The argument that it was the only way to bring a swift end to the war, and save thousands of American lives, wins the day in public.
Go to show08:55 CAT
Wicked Tuna: North Vs South
+Little Boat, Big Tuna, Season 6 | Episode 3
While Northern boat Hot Tuna leads the fleet, Southern underdog Rasta Rocket fights to break out of the pack. Can the little boat be big competition?
Go to show09:45 CAT
Airport Security: Peru and Brazil
+Cocaine Brick Bust, Season 6 | Episode 7
In this episode, the anti-drug police manages to circumvent the shipment of more than 35 kilos of cocaine bound for the African continent, while the customs agents try to discover what is behind the strange journey of a pregnant woman. For their part, immigration officials are trying to uncover the true intentions of two African passengers trying to enter the country.
Go to show10:30 CAT
Air Crash Investigation
+Phantom Strike, Season 5 | Episode 10
In September 2006, a newly built business jet takes off from Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil with seven people on board. Meanwhile, a passenger jet carrying 154 people takes off from Manaus in northern Brazil. The business jet never receives confirmation from Air Traffic Control to lower its altitude over Brasilia according to the flight plan. From this point on the two planes are on a collision course. Both jets are clipped at the wing. The smaller jet miraculously lands with no injuries but the passenger jet nosedives into the Amazon rainforest. Find out how this disaster resulted in the improvement of on board collision avoidance systems.
Go to show11:25 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Episode 4, Season 8 | Episode 4
Science of Stupid, Series 8. Dallas Campbell hosts the show that combines serious science with some of the craziest, most spectacular user generated clips ever recorded. In this episode we learn the science behind the fails, when attempting a ski double backflip, the chemistry of Carbonisation and walking downstairs on your hands.
Go to show11:50 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Episode 6, Season 8 | Episode 6
Science of Stupid, Series 8. Dallas Campbell hosts the show that combines serious science with some of the craziest, most spectacular user generated clips ever recorded. In this episode we learn the science behind the fails, when urban downhill cycling, smashing eggs and surfing the biggest wave ever.
Go to show12:15 CAT
Ultimate Airport Dubai
+Crystal Customs, Season 1 | Episode 4
More than a million passengers pass through Dubai International Airport every week. Behind the scenes 60,000 people from across the globe are hard at work. From ensuring the safety of the runway surface to dealing with drunken passengers, this episode of "Ultimate Airport" offers a rare chance to get to know the unsung men and women carrying out the often overlooked but vital tasks that make this multi-billion dollar airport run smoothly.
Go to show13:05 CAT
Air Crash Investigation
+The Plane That Flew Too High, Season 10 | Episode 2
West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) August 16th, 2005 - Hours behind schedule, West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 finally takes off from Panama City en route to Martinique. The aircraft flies toward weather so severe that the pilots must divert to avoid it. In addition to the turbulence, the pilots have another problem; their engines are not providing enough thrust. To solve this issue the pilots drop down to a lower altitude, but before they can reach it a Stall Warning fills the cockpit. The plane is flying too slowly to remain airborne. Before the pilots can figure out what has caused the problem, the aircraft drops from the sky and crashes on a remote Venezuelan farm. By far the worst aviation disaster in the country's history, a small team of Venezuelan investigators must now determine what brought down one of the safest airplanes in the world.
Go to show13:55 CAT
Wicked Tuna: North Vs South
+Hard Knocks, Season 6 | Episode 4
In this "Outer Banks or Bust" edition, the fleet learns that, without local knowhow, theres no chance of conquering this challenging fishery.
Go to show14:50 CAT
Supercar Megabuild
+Nissan GT-R, Season 1 | Episode 9
In this episode of Supercar Megabuild, Engineers Ralph and Ranen are tasked with fulfilling their mentor's dream of producing one of the fastest road cars in the world. Afzal Kahn challenges them to engineer a car to beat his Bugatti Veyron in a straight quarter mile race. If that was not hard enough he gives the engineers a time limit of three weeks. In search of the perfect donor machine, Ralph and Ranen head to Japan and the world of car tuning. Much to Kahn's annoyance the boys return with a Nissan GTR and a specialist Japanese ECU hack. But this alone will not touch the speed and power needed to beat the Bugatti Veyron so the car is taken to the workshop where Ralph and Ranen overhaul the entire engine. The future of the project is put in doubt when the boys GTR loses a race against an Audi R8, until Ralph and Ranen get it back on track with an explosive introduction to ethanol race fuel. But will all their work come to nothing when they take the GTR to Santa Pod Raceway for a supercar showdown, or will they achieve the dream of building one of the fastest road cars in the world?
Go to show15:40 CAT
Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
+Tallest Building, Season 1 | Episode 4
This episode reveals the incredible engineering behind the Burj Khalifa. At more than half a mile high, it's the tallest sky scraper ever built.
Go to show16:30 CAT
Seconds from Disaster
+The Bismarck, Season 5 | Episode 1
The Royal Navy's battle with Bismarck is a pivotal point in the Second World War. If Bismarck had succeeded in attacking the British convoy system, then Britain would probably have been forced to surrender, leaving no bridgehead for an Anglo-American liberation of Europe. In losing Bismarck, the Germans lost their opportunity to defeat Britain and turn the tide of war. Naval historian Andrew Lambert has studied this famous sea battle and sheds light on the reasons for Bismarck's fate. He believes the sinking follows a catalogue of errors on both sides, and ultimately he finds fault with the core German war strategy.
Go to show17:20 CAT
Airport Security: Peru and Brazil
+Smuggling Newlyweds, Season 6 | Episode 8
Newlyweds are caught smuggling cocaine on their bodies. A nervous woman has cocaine wrapped around her legs. And, a designer bag with hidden drugs.
Go to show18:10 CAT
Air Crash Investigation
+Shattered In Seconds, Season 7 | Episode 1
Twenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, Taiwan a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched, ut all 225 passengers and crew are dead. After ruling out both a bomb and a gas tank explosion, investigators are stumped. They examine hundreds of pieces of wreckage until they discover a single piece of the hull that solves the riddle. Tragically, the crash of Flight 611 began with a problem that began twenty-two years earlier.
Go to show19:05 CAT
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
+The Search For Intelligent Life On Earth, Season 3 | Episode 7
A revelation of the hidden underground network that is a collaboration of four kingdoms of life, and a true first contact story between humans and beings who communicate in a symbolic language and have maintained a representative democracy for many tens of millions of years.
Go to show20:00 CAT
Virus Hunters
+Virus Hunters, 1
”Virus Hunters” reveals the chilling stories of the heroic experts leading the most critical scientific mission of a generation, featuring epidemiologist Christopher Golden and ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman as they embark on a journey to speak with the scientists that are connecting the dots on culture, disease and the environment to discover the patterns that cause global health crises.
Go to show20:50 CAT
Ultimate Survival WWII
+Desert Island Manhunt, Season 1 | Episode 6
Survival expert Hazen Audel is in the Solomons, a far-flung chain of Pacific islands, to retrace the incredible 43-day survival journey of Lt. Hugh Miller. Shipwrecked during WWII, Miller faced-off against shark-infested waters, miles of thick jungle and a Japanese enemy determined to hunt him down. Armed with the same equipment, Hazen pits himself against this punishing environment, pushing himself and his bushcraft skills in the ultimate
Go to show21:40 CAT
Drugs Inc.
+Memphis Mayhem, Season 5 | Episode 9
In Memphis drug habits are changing. Along Elvis Presley Boulevard addicts are switching to heroin. Dealers with pockets stuffed full of cash are attracting deadly stick up crews, who roam the streets looking for easy targets to rip off. Now cops find themselves confronted by paranoid and trigger-happy dealers as they try to stop a heroin epidemic engulfing the city.
Go to show22:35 CAT
Banged Up Abroad
+Not Without My Baby, Season 8 | Episode 1
All Susan Haglof ever wanted was to be a mother. By her forties, she thought she'd lost her chance, but then after moving to Egypt, she gets the opportunity to adopt Marko, shortly after his birth. It was love at first sight, but as soon as she had him in her arms, it became clear something wasn't quite right with the adoption. Marko didn't come with any papers; there was no proof that Susan was his adoptive mother. So she made the decision to get a birth certificate with her, and her husband's name on it. What started as a small lie soon spun out of control, and less than a year into motherhood Susan was facing the possibility of being thrown into jail and separated from Marko forever.
Go to show23:25 CAT
Taboo
+Weird Weddings, Season 9 | Episode 6
Marriage is as old as civilisation, but today, some weddings turn their back on tradition. In Jamaica, nine couples tie the knot au naturale. While in California, the bride and groom are dressed, but its even more bizarre - theyre dogs
Go to show00:15 CAT
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
+The Search For Intelligent Life On Earth, Season 3 | Episode 7
A revelation of the hidden underground network that is a collaboration of four kingdoms of life, and a true first contact story between humans and beings who communicate in a symbolic language and have maintained a representative democracy for many tens of millions of years.
Go to show01:05 CAT
Virus Hunters
+Virus Hunters, 1
”Virus Hunters” reveals the chilling stories of the heroic experts leading the most critical scientific mission of a generation, featuring epidemiologist Christopher Golden and ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman as they embark on a journey to speak with the scientists that are connecting the dots on culture, disease and the environment to discover the patterns that cause global health crises.
Go to show01:50 CAT
Ultimate Survival WWII
+Desert Island Manhunt, Season 1 | Episode 6
Survival expert Hazen Audel is in the Solomons, a far-flung chain of Pacific islands, to retrace the incredible 43-day survival journey of Lt. Hugh Miller. Shipwrecked during WWII, Miller faced-off against shark-infested waters, miles of thick jungle and a Japanese enemy determined to hunt him down. Armed with the same equipment, Hazen pits himself against this punishing environment, pushing himself and his bushcraft skills in the ultimate
Go to show02:40 CAT
Drugs Inc.
+Memphis Mayhem, Season 5 | Episode 9
In Memphis drug habits are changing. Along Elvis Presley Boulevard addicts are switching to heroin. Dealers with pockets stuffed full of cash are attracting deadly stick up crews, who roam the streets looking for easy targets to rip off. Now cops find themselves confronted by paranoid and trigger-happy dealers as they try to stop a heroin epidemic engulfing the city.
Go to show03:30 CAT
Seconds from Disaster
+The Bismarck, Season 5 | Episode 1
The Royal Navy's battle with Bismarck is a pivotal point in the Second World War. If Bismarck had succeeded in attacking the British convoy system, then Britain would probably have been forced to surrender, leaving no bridgehead for an Anglo-American liberation of Europe. In losing Bismarck, the Germans lost their opportunity to defeat Britain and turn the tide of war. Naval historian Andrew Lambert has studied this famous sea battle and sheds light on the reasons for Bismarck's fate. He believes the sinking follows a catalogue of errors on both sides, and ultimately he finds fault with the core German war strategy.
Go to show04:20 CAT
Airport Security: Peru and Brazil
+Smuggling Newlyweds, Season 6 | Episode 8
Newlyweds are caught smuggling cocaine on their bodies. A nervous woman has cocaine wrapped around her legs. And, a designer bag with hidden drugs.
Go to show05:05 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 7, 19, Season 7 | Episode 19
Science of Stupid, Series 7. Dallas Campbell hosts the show that combines serious science with some of the craziest, most spectacular user generated clips ever recorded. In this Space Special episode we launch into the cosmos to explore principles like gravity, G-force, habitable zones and impact events.
Go to show05:30 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 7, 20, Season 7 | Episode 20
Science of Stupid, Series 7. Dallas Campbell hosts the show that combines serious science with some of the craziest, most spectacular user generated clips ever recorded. In this Space Special episode we launch into the cosmos to explore principles like orbits, light speed, weightlessness and intergalactic docking.
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