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6.00am American Chopper In the first of three episodes, the Teutuls visit Australia to seek inspiration for their latest bike. The family test their surfing skills, climb Sydney Harbour Bridge and receive an invitation to visit actor Russell Crowe at his farm
7.00am Deadliest Catch The opilio crab season begins and the newly repaired Cornelia Marie is pushed hard by a dual storm system that almost claims two of the Time Bandit's crew
8.00am Survivorman Les Stroud demonstrates how to survive in the Cook Islands, using scuba gear, a shipwreck and items he finds along the way
9.00am Deadliest Climb: British Heroes First of a two-part documentary following a pair of British mountaineers in the Deadliest Climb team, beginning with David Tait's attempt to conquer the summit of Everest
10.00am Battlefield Part two of two. The Battle of Kursk witnessed one of the largest tank engagements in warfare history, which caused the deaths of nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German soldiers
11.00am Curse of Tutankhamun The mysterious events surrounding the discovery of the boy pharaoh's tomb, and the tale of a curse that fascinates even 75 years after his resting place was disturbed
12.00pm Crime Museum UK with Martin Kemp The actor investigates the sophisticated fibre analysis techniques as police attempt to locate the killer of Claire Joseph
12.30pm Unsolved Murders The case of serial killer Bible John, who quoted from the scriptures and was said to be responsible for the murders of three women in Glasgow during the late 1960s, picking up all three of his victims at the a local ballroom before strangling them to death
1.00pm Forensic Detectives The search for a murder suspect that led police to arrest two conspirators involved in the plot, who later implicated the victim's ex-husband (888)
2.00pm North Mission Road A mother of three is shot, and her estranged husband becomes the chief suspect in her murder, but investigators must await the results of the autopsy before proceeding
2.30pm Body of Evidence A woman is believed to have been killed in a dispute over child custody, until Agent Hinman discovers the victim was part of a web of money and deceit
3.00pm Deadliest Catch As the crews race to catch the remainder of their quotas, Scottie makes a dangerous mistake and a radio message brings ominous tidings as the fleet heads for port
4.00pm Time Team Tony Robinson and the team visit the village of Smallhythe in Kent, which is rumoured to be the site of Henry V's lost dockyard used at the time of the Battle of Agincourt (888)
5.00pm Mythbusters In an episode dedicated to the martial arts, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage investigate reports that ninjas can run over water, and join a ninjutsu master to test their own aquatic agility (888)
6.00pm American Chopper The team is commissioned to create a bowling-themed bike, enjoying a trip to the lanes into the bargain (888)
7.00pm How Do They Do It? The technological processes behind the making of the world's strongest knives, creating artificial diamonds in the laboratory and producing enough bricks to build the modern world
7.30pm Kevin McCloud's UK Superstructures The designer visits Salisbury Cathedral, which should have collapsed years ago according to conventional wisdom, and climbs 400 feet for a closer look at the crumbling stonework
8.00pm Deadliest Catch The Cornelia Marie sets a course back to land to undergo repairs, while fatigue causes mistakes aboard the Northwestern, and greenhorn Moi clashes with Captain Keith on the Wizard
9.00pm Survivorman Les Stroud demonstrates survival techniques in the world's most remote locations
10.00pm Squid Invasion Professional diver and underwater cameraman Scott Cassell explores the life of the Humboldt squid, and reveals an unknown species of the giant squid
11.00pm Extreme Forensics A retired businessman and a former Navy officer are murdered, and evidence is found in both men's cars connecting the killings and providing a matching weapon
12.00am Body of Evidence Dayle Hinman investigates a case in which the body of a man was found with a gunshot wound to his head and an empty pill bottle nearby, but a further clue appears to imply murder
12.30am Missing Persons Unit Baffling cases from America, revealing investigators' attempts to piece together all the evidence
1.00am A Haunting The story of Bill and Myrisa Spencer, who were thrilled to move into their new apartment, only to discover it was haunted when they were confronted by spectral figures
2.00am Crime Scene Australia Examination of two high-profile abduction cases — that of Graeme Thorne from Bondi, and Queensland's Daniel Morcombe
3.00am Survivorman Les Stroud demonstrates survival techniques in the world's most remote locations
3.50am Living Without Skin: Shocking Story A brother and sister who suffer from a rare genetic condition which causes their skin to blister and fall off
4.40am Extreme Engineering The construction of an earthquake-proof bridge to replace the heavily congested link between San Francisco, Oakland and the East Bay (888)
5.30am How It's Made The manufacture of ball bearings, electrical wires and automated machines, examining how the processes have changed over the years (888)