TV Guide on the History Channel - History Channel (Australia and New Zealand)

SAT. 04 SEP 2010

Times are AEST & NZST

Morning
Daytime
Evening
Late Night

Morning
6:30 AM	Search For Destiny: The Middle	M	More
6:30 AM	Search For Destiny: The Middle	M	Close
Part 4 - We look at how the old colonial masters of the Middle East were gradually forced out of occupation and how a newly found sense of nationhood was to lead to one of the most violent periods of the region's history.
7:30 AM	Ancient Aliens	PG	More
7:30 AM	Ancient Aliens	PG	Close
Closer Encounters - This program examines 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on earth, from the age of the dinosaurs, to ancient Egypt, to the skies over the western desert in present day America. More Details
9:30 AM	A Very Short War	PG	More
9:30 AM	A Very Short War	PG	Close
A Very Short War - This special documentary tells the story of Jack Clifford Carpenter, a pioneer Australian aviator who lost his life flying over Norway on the day of the German invasion. More Details
10:30 AM	Modern Marvels	PG	More
10:30 AM	Modern Marvels	PG	Close
Breaking Point - Examine points of failure in ultra slow motion. We'll crash cars and trucks, fire rounds at bullet proof glass until it breaks, find the breaking points of steel, concrete, Kevlar jet engine containment systems and more! More Details
11:30 AM	Battlefield Mysteries	PG	More
11:30 AM	Battlefield Mysteries	PG	Close
The Bandits of the Air - In WWII, the Intruders and their Mosquito aircraft were a brilliant synthesis of man and machine. We reveal the incredible airmen called the bandits of the air. More Details
Daytime
12:30 PM	Outbreak 1939	PG	More
12:30 PM	Outbreak 1939	PG	Close
Outbreak 1939 - This is a moving documentary vividly recreating the outbreak of WWII using the words of those who were there on the fateful day 70 years ago when the British Prime Minister made the emotional announcement that Britain was now at war. More Details
1:30 PM	Berlin Airlift	PG	More
1:30 PM	Berlin Airlift	PG	Close
Berlin Airlift - How close did we come to WWIII? Uncover the role of Moscow's master spy in the West revealing the terrible human toll and how, by playing the nuclear card, the West ultimately outwitted Stalin. More Details
2:30 PM	Search For Destiny: The Middle	M	More
2:30 PM	Search For Destiny: The Middle	M	Close
Part 4 - We look at how the old colonial masters of the Middle East were gradually forced out of occupation and how a newly found sense of nationhood was to lead to one of the most violent periods of the region's history.
3:30 PM	The Roar of the Kittyhawk	PG	More
3:30 PM	The Roar of the Kittyhawk	PG	Close
The Roar of the Kittyhawk - On Battle for Australia Day, we present an exclusive local production that celebrates our Australian Kittyhawk heroes. In never before seen footage we see them in action as they defend Australia on the shores of Papua New Guinea. More Details
4:30 PM	Labor In Power	PG	More
4:30 PM	Labor In Power	PG	Close
The Sweetest Victory - 1991 was consumed by the hostility between the nation's two most powerful men and ultimately, Keating triumphed, taking over as Prime Minister, leading the Labor Party to an unprecedented fifth term in government.
5:30 PM	When the War Came to Australia	PG	More
5:30 PM	When the War Came to Australia	PG	Close
The Long War - Counting the cost. The war is ending, and Australians must face the consequences of over six years of war - a toll of shattered lives and limbs and unrealised dreams. How did it affect their lives?
Evening
6:30 PM	Ancient Discoveries	PG	More
6:30 PM	Ancient Discoveries	PG	Close
Lost Science of the Bible - Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? We'll demonstrate that the tower of Babel could have been two miles in height and watch as we levitate a replica of the Ark of the Covenant.
7:30 PM	Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong	PG	More
7:30 PM	Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong	PG	Close
Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong - Steve Fossett was an aviation legend with over a hundred world records to his name when he vanished. His disappearance triggered the most expensive search and rescue for a single person in US history. More Details
8:30 PM	The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle	PG	More
8:30 PM	The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle	PG	Close
The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle - We reveal how more than 800 planes have crashed or disappeared in a triangular area of Nevada, far more than the Bermuda triangle and half its size. We attempt to solve the riddle of the Nevada sands once and for all. More Details
9:30 PM	The Sinking of the Royal Oak	PG	More
9:30 PM	The Sinking of the Royal Oak	PG	Close
The Sinking of the Royal Oak - On the night of Friday 13th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, a 600 foot long 29,000 ton battleship, sank in highly controversial circumstances off the islands of Orkney. Now she is once again at the centre of a new controversy. More Details
10:30 PM	Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders	M	More
10:30 PM	Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders	M	Close
Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders - A Liverpool butcher? A relative of the royal family? The identity of Victorian London's most famous killer has baffled Scotland Yard for decades.
11:30 PM	Science and the Swastika	M	More
11:30 PM	Science and the Swastika	M	Close
The Wrong Stuff - This four part series examines the effect Hitler's regime had on the scientific progress in Germany. In this episode we look at prisoner experimentation. (Final)
Late Night
12:30 AM	The Roar of the Kittyhawk	PG	More
12:30 AM	The Roar of the Kittyhawk	PG	Close
The Roar of the Kittyhawk - On Battle for Australia Day, we present an exclusive local production that celebrates our Australian Kittyhawk heroes. In never before seen footage we see them in action as they defend Australia on the shores of Papua New Guinea. More Details
1:20 AM	Labor In Power	PG	More
1:20 AM	Labor In Power	PG	Close
The Sweetest Victory - 1991 was consumed by the hostility between the nation's two most powerful men and ultimately, Keating triumphed, taking over as Prime Minister, leading the Labor Party to an unprecedented fifth term in government.
2:10 AM	Ancient Discoveries	PG	More
2:10 AM	Ancient Discoveries	PG	Close
Lost Science of the Bible - Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? We'll demonstrate that the tower of Babel could have been two miles in height and watch as we levitate a replica of the Ark of the Covenant.
3:00 AM	Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong	PG	More
3:00 AM	Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong	PG	Close
Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong - Steve Fossett was an aviation legend with over a hundred world records to his name when he vanished. His disappearance triggered the most expensive search and rescue for a single person in US history. More Details
3:50 AM	The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle	PG	More
3:50 AM	The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle	PG	Close
The Mystery of The Nevada Triangle - We reveal how more than 800 planes have crashed or disappeared in a triangular area of Nevada, far more than the Bermuda triangle and half its size. We attempt to solve the riddle of the Nevada sands once and for all. More Details
4:40 AM	The Sinking of the Royal Oak	PG	More
4:40 AM	The Sinking of the Royal Oak	PG	Close
The Sinking of the Royal Oak - On the night of Friday 13th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, a 600 foot long 29,000 ton battleship, sank in highly controversial circumstances off the islands of Orkney. Now she is once again at the centre of a new controversy. More Details
5:30 AM	WWII: The Complete History	PG	More
5:30 AM	WWII: The Complete History	PG	Close
The End of the Beginning - As the conflict continued countries all over the globe became entangled in their own theatres of war. The Afrika Korps seemed certain of their capture of Egypt. The Allies began an offensive, rather than defensive. More Details

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