Browse the full Science TV guide for Thursday, 8 October 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
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00:00 1h
Engineering Catastrophes
S4 · E6 · Nightmare in New Orleans DocumentaryNightmare in New OrleansDuring a hotel's construction in New Orleans, the site turns into a tragic disaster which causes death and destruction, so experts examine this calamity. -
01:00 1h
Engineering Catastrophes
S4 · E5 · Calamity Comes to Canada ScienceCalamity Comes to CanadaA small design flaw leads to tragedy in a Canadian shopping mall, so engineering experts study the building designs and the nature of the collapse. -
02:00 1h
Engineering Catastrophes
S4 · E4 · Terror in Texas ScienceTerror in TexasA series of violent explosions rips through a major Texas oil refinery, causing a fatal disaster and devastation on a terrifying scale. -
03:00 1h
Engineering Catastrophes
S4 · E6 · Nightmare in New Orleans DocumentaryNightmare in New OrleansDuring a hotel's construction in New Orleans, the site turns into a tragic disaster which causes death and destruction, so experts examine this calamity. -
04:00 1h
Engineering Catastrophes
S4 · E3 · Train of Terror DocumentaryTrain of TerrorA railway catastrophe damages a North Dakota town with explosions, so engineering experts utilize the latest technology to examine what causes such a disaster. -
05:00 1h
Extreme Heights Repair Team
S1 · E5 · Florida DocumentaryFloridaTrask and his crew take on one of the world's largest bronze statues, and they need to figure out how to get on this colossus of a structure.
Morning
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06:00 1h
Extreme Heights Repair Team
S1 · E1 · California's Bullards Dam DocumentaryCalifornia's Bullards DamA team of rope access technicians must place 13 targets on one of America's tallest dams, and then they suit up to install bird sensors on a wind turbine. -
07:00 1h
NASA's Unexplained Files
S6 · E6 · Did Aliens Nuke Mars? DocumentaryDid Aliens Nuke Mars?A strange discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover suggests the "Red Planet" was home to an alien nuclear war 300 million years ago. -
08:00 1h
NASA's Unexplained Files
S4 · E3 · A President's Close Encounter DocumentaryA President's Close EncounterNASA's probe tries to detect evidence of life; an unknown object heads towards a near-earth asteroid; a future United States president has a UFO sighting. -
09:00 1h
NASA's Unexplained Files
S4 · E6 · Did Earth Have Two Moons? DocumentaryDid Earth Have Two Moons?A discovery suggests the clouds around Venus could be the origin of life; the possibility that Earth could have once had two moons is brought up again. -
10:00 1h
How the Universe Works
S6 · E3 · Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries DocumentaryTwin Suns: The Alien MysteriesNew discoveries suggest that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life to exists, despite previous beliefs. -
11:00 1h
How the Universe Works
S6 · E16 · War on Asteroids DocumentaryWar on AsteroidsScientists reveal how they're using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid catastrophe and how they're closer than ever to being able to keep Earth safe.
Daytime
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12:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E7 · The Doom of El Dorado ScienceThe Doom of El DoradoA group of experts examines an overlooked mine, a secluded settlement in the Nevada desert that boasts remnants of decaying machinery. -
13:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E2 · American Ghost Park ScienceAmerican Ghost ParkA deserted amusement park deep in the wilderness of the American south is examined by a group of experts utilizing innovative technology. -
14:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E11 · Ghosts of the Cursed Castle ScienceGhosts of the Cursed CastleA World War II-era military hospital that boasts links to a Nazi occupant is investigated by experts who look into mysteriously deserted engineering projects. -
15:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E1 · Into the Murder Labyrinth ScienceInto the Murder LabyrinthA group of experts utilizes innovative technology to explore the tunnels of an underground labyrinth that was supposedly once used by a secret police force. -
16:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E5 · Factory of Death ScienceFactory of DeathA deserted facility in the remote countryside that boasts strange graffiti, which may be highly advanced mathematical equations, is examined by experts. -
17:00 1h
Mysteries of the Abandoned
S7 · E10 · Mystery of the Alien Base ScienceMystery of the Alien BaseA secluded military facility of abandoned hangers and bunkers, where extraterrestrial research may have been conducted, is investigated.
Evening
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18:00 1h
Fatal Engineering
S1 · E5 · Skyscraper Collapses DocumentarySkyscraper CollapsesExploring the preventable explosion inside London's Ronan Point, the code violations that collapsed Lalita Park and a fire in Tehran's Plasco Building. -
19:00 1h
Fatal Engineering
S1 · E6 · Bridge Collapses DocumentaryBridge CollapsesBridge collapses have etched hard lessons into the history of engineering; Tacoma, Minneapolis, Genoa, were symbols of innovation. -
20:00 1h
Fatal Engineering
S1 · E2 · Nuclear Plant disasters DocumentaryNuclear Plant disastersExperts examine the root cause of atomic accidents like the Windscale fire, and why crisis management helped in the 3-Mile Island incident and Kyshtym disaster. -
21:00 1h
Fatal Engineering
S1 · E4 · Rollercoaster Accidents DocumentaryRollercoaster AccidentsExperts examine the dire consequences that occurred when safety protocols were ignored at the Battersea Park Funfair, Dreamworld and Gröna Lund theme parks. -
22:00 1h
Conspiracies & Coverups
S1 · E1 · Mind-Controlled Assassin DocumentaryMind-Controlled AssassinA failed assassination unleashes claims of a mind-controlled gunman. Andrew investigates the CIA's legacy of MK-Ultra and stages a shocking experiment. -
23:00 1h
Conspiracies & Coverups
S1 · E2 · Jersey Drone Panic DocumentaryJersey Drone PanicWhen a swarm of mysterious craft floods New Jersey's skies, panic erupts online. Andrew digs into every conspiracy theory and interviews eyewitnesses.