TV and radio listings
Saturday 1 September
Megastructures
6pm-7pm Dubai’s man-made islands, which are fast becoming one of the world’s best known tourist attractions.
7pm-8pm The Crown Prince of Dubai’s scheme to create the world’s largest artificial island.
8pm-9pm Exploring the Burj al Arab Hotel is Dubai – a 60 storey sail shaped building.
National Geographic
Oil, Sweat and Rigs
10pm-11pm The divers who repair oil platforms, detailing the oppressive conditions they have to endure.
11pm-12 midnight The Midland platform, which supplies fuel to America, breaks away from its anchors.
Discovery Channel
Sunday 2 September
Megastructures
China’s electromagnetic trains.
National Geographic 8pm-9pm
Oil, Sweat and Rigs
10pm-11pm A drilling team race to unblock an old oil well.
11pm-12 midnight Divers work to seal a damaged oil well 100 feet beneath the surface of the sea.
Discovery Channel
Monday 3 September
MythBusters
Investigating whether a fire can be extinguished using only a person’s voice.
Discovery Channel 6pm-7pm
I Didn’t Know That
Slicing up a plasma TV to see what it looks like inside.
National Geographic 6pm-6.30pm
How It Works
History’s greatest inventions.
National Geographic 6.30pm-7pm
How Its Made
7pm-7.30pm New making cheesecake and globes.
7.30pm-8pm Electric Violins.
Discovery Channel
Fifth Gear
New series – 1/8. The car show that mixes stunts and challenges returns. Tonight Tiff Needell test drives the fastest car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron.
Five 8pm-9pm
How Do They Do It?
How the mast on the Empire State Building is repaired.
Discovery Channel 8pm-9pm
Panorama
Real Apprentices. Vivian White reports on government figures that show nearly a million youngsters are not in work, as four young men are challenged to get jobs.
BBC1 8.30pm-9pm
American Chopper
The Teutuls’ Australian visit concludes.
Discovery Channel 9pm-10pm
The Garage
Ricky makes a string of mistakes.
Discovery Channel 10pm-11pm
Extreme Engineering
Danny Forster explores prototypes for radical projects.
Discovery Channel 11pm-12 midnight
Tuesday 4 September
Mythbusters
The Hindenburg disaster.
Discovery Channel 6pm-7pm
I Didn’t Know That
The scientific duo take a look inside a snooker ball.
Discovery Channel 6pm-6.30pm
How It Works
The science behind a selection of revolutionary inventions.
How Its Made
7pm-7.30pm new. Pinball machines and strobe lights.
7.30pm-8pm Glass bottles, hacksaws and hockey goalkeepers masks.
Discovery Channel
The Cosmos: A Beginners Guide
Violent Universe. Adam Hart-Davis meets a team from Leicester who are examining data accidentally picked up by spy satellites that documents the biggest bangs to happen since the Big Bang.
BBC2 7.30pm-8pm
Chris Barrie’s Massive Engines
Barrie explores the evolution of the racing car engine, visiting Beaulieu to see some of the most powerful early models.
Five 7.30pm-8pm
How Do They Do It?
How baseball bats are made.
Discovery Channel 8pm-9pm
Wednesday 5 September
MythBusters
A theory about a submerged car.
Discovery Channel 6pm-7pm
I Didn’t Know That
Testing road strength.
National Geographic 6pm-6.30pm
How It Works
The history of revolutionary inventions.
National Geographic 6.30pm-7pm
How Its Made
7pm-7.30pm New. Wooden bowls and chainsaws.
7.30pm-8pm Lacrosse sticks, frozen food products and torches.
Discovery Channel
How Do They Do It?
8pm-8.30pm Ways to surf deadly waves.
8.30pm-9pm Space shuttles.
Discovery Channel
Heroes
7/23. Seven Minutes to Midnight. Mohinder experiences puzzling dreams of the past. Hiro and Ando have an interesting encounter and Nikki comes to a personal understanding.
BBC2 9pm-9.45pm
Extreme Engineering
Inside one of the most dangerous tunnelling projects.
Discovery Channel 10pm-11pm
Thursday 6 September
MythBusters
Investigating speed cameras.
Discovery Channel 6pm-7pm
I Didn’t Know That
Testing fire alarms and anti-graffiti paint.
National Geographic 6pm-6.30pm
How It Works
The science behind inventions.
National Geographic 6.30pm-7pm
How Its Made
7pm-7.30pm New. Steel wool and slot machines.
7.30pm-8pm Deep cycle batteries, tins and optical lenses.
Discovery Channel
How Do They Do It?
8pm-8.30pm How the mast on the Empire State Building is repaired.
8.30pm-9pm Baseball bats.
Discovery Channel
Megastructures
9pm-10pm Exploring the sail-shaped Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai.
10pm-11pm A look at Dubai’s manmade islands, which didn’t exist ten years ago.
National Geographic
Friday 7 September
MythBusters
Teaching old dogs new tricks.
Discovery Channel 6pm-7pm
How It’s Made
7pm-7.30pm New. Airline meals and trumpets.
7.30pm-8pm Horseshoes, dishwashers and frozen pizzas.
Discovery Channel 7pm-8pm
How Do They Do It?
8pm-8.30pm How rescue workers can open a crushed car in seconds.
8.30pm-9pm How crews are rescued from sunken submarines.
Discovery Channel
Extreme Engineering
New. Danny Forster joins engineering crews in various roles.
Discovery Channel 9pm-10pm
The IT Crowd
3/6. Moss and the German. Moss enrols on a German cookery course. Jen, meanwhile is struggling with the smoking restrictions at work.
Channel 4 9.30pm-10pm
American Chopper
The Australian visit concludes.
Discovery Channel 10pm-11pm
Oil, Sweat and Rigs
Repairing a damaged oil rig.
Discovery Channel 11pm-12 midnight
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