Discovery (Discovery Analogue)

Documentary series that brings to life battles that changed the course of British history. Crispin Swayne analyses how and why the Battle of the Boyne led to the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland, which completely dominated Ulster politics until the Troubles and impressed a lasting mark on Northern Irish politics

A look at the world of poker as players from all over the world gather in the bingo room at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas for the Poker World Series competition

Revealing the luxury of the Riviera, from its opulent hotels to its expensive yachts

The budget traveller’s guide to the world. In this edition, Ian Wright starts his journey in Tunis, where he explores the souks. He then heads out to the countryside, before crossing the border to Tripoli to experience the delights and dangers of the Libyan desert

Steve undertakes the most death-defying crocodile rescue he has ever attempted in the ex-war zone of East Timor.

Travel documentary taking a tour of the world’s top ten beaches, from Brazil’s legendary Copacabana and Hawaii’s Waikiki to a secret paradise that cannot be found in a travel brochure

A look at the incredibly huge animals of prehistoric times such as a 2.4-meter tall flightless bird with a beak the size of a horse’s head and a bear that measured 4.5 meters tall when standing erect. But why were these animals so huge and why did they become extinct?

Documentary following an Australian scientist who plans to reverse the process of extinction by using cloning to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger

Documentary examining how prehistoric elephant the mastodon evolved, migrated out of Africa and survived in the North American forests for millions of years, and through dozens of climate changes. Plus an exploration into how and why the species eventually disappeared

Documentary examining the deadly effects of apparently tiny flaws in aircraft maintenance. A botched repair brought about the worst single plane crash in history, when a Japanese 747 took over half an hour to fall to earth as terrified passengers wrote their last messages to loved ones. Only four years later, a similar problem caused a DC10 to lose control