Here are a few of the highlights to be seen on the DStv
History Channel 186:
January 1
19h25: Legends Of The
Pharaohs: Nefertiti, the Beauty Becomes Queen
The discovery of the bust of Nefertiti, in the early 20th
century, is quite a comeback for a woman whose contemporaries swore to erase
her from the history books! Was she really guilty of having brought about chaos
in the kingdom?
How did a French prophet living in 16th century France
predict so many modern day disasters? From the tragic events of 9/11, to the
Ebola outbreak in 2014. How could one man see so far into the future so
accurately?
January 2. 11h00: Digging Up Britain's Past: Henry VIII
Elsyng Palace was one of nearly sixty royal residences owned
by Henry Vlll - and 'favourite' home during his last decade. As well as using
it for hunting weekends with friends, it was a place to entertain and impress
foreign monarchs and diplomats.
January 3. 11h00: Digging Up Britain's Past: Robin Hood
Was Robin Hood a mythical character? Even if so, there are
strong reasons why King John would have been resented among the English. The
King's lavish lifestyle is uncovered during a dig.
January 4. 08h15: Cities Of The Underworld: America's Ancient Ancestors
Don goes deep beneath the great lakes and explores flooded
caves as he searches for evidence of a mysterious, cave-dwelling society that
may have been the first people to reach America.
January 5. 20h15: PREMIERE Secrets In The Jungle: Pohnpei's Ancient City
A hidden ancient city is found in Micronesia. In New Guinea,
an airplane wreck is investigated. A strange glowing forest is discovered in India.
An immense tunnel system in the Brazilian jungle is explored.
January 6. 14h10: Uncharted Mysteries: The Night Marchers
According to ancient Hawaiian legend, the ghosts of
long-dead warriors rise on the darkest nights of the year to march in a
terrifying procession through the islands. Cliff is determined to encounter
this bone-chilling phenomenon himself.
19h25: Premiere The
UnXplained With William Shatner: Mysterious Tombs
Throughout history, humans have buried their dead. Is there
an inherent need for us to dig up our past? What is it that we are searching
for, and what profound secrets remain hidden in tombs?
January 7. 14h10: Ancient Impossible: Monster Monuments
A monument carved out of rock and a monster-sized super-dome
are the feats of engineering defy explanation, yet they were actually built
thousands of years ago. The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure on earth
for over 4,000 years.
January 8. 20h15: Neanderthal Apocalypse
Each of us, all over the world, carries up to four percent
of Neanderthal DNA. Yet the Neanderthal disappeared 39,000 years ago. The
question is what happened to this strong and resilient species that walked the
earth for 300,000 years?
January 9. 11h00: Digging Up Britain's Past: Elizabeth
Commemorating Elizabeth's victory over the Spanish Armada,
no expense is spared. Party preparations include the creation of a spectacular
garden.
January 10. 12h35: Forged In Fire: Crushed Car Challenge
Four smiths have to create a knife from the most mangled
mess of a vehicle. After an intense round of testing, the two surviving smiths
return to their home forges to recreate two of the most unique weapons from
history – a set of curved katars.
January 11. 20h15: PREMIERE American Pickers: Wolves In Wisconsin
On Uncle Butch's homestead, the Wolfe brothers pay big money
for some rare nuggets of petroliana. Flying solo in Milwaukee, Mike meets the
97-year-old inventor whose life-like automatons tell the story of America's
all-time favourite characters.
January 12. 19h25: PREMIERE Mountain Men: Forever Free
In Wyoming, Josh Kirk attempts to move a 150-year-old log
cabin to the heart of his bison ranch. And in Alaska, Martha and Elli Tansy
each harvest a caribou, sending them on an all-night off-road mission to
extract their kills. (Subtitles)
January 13. 12h35: Secrets In The Jungle: Creature of Lake Eacham
In Belize, hundreds of smashed up human bones and teeth are
found in a cave. More than a thousand cylindrical pipes are discovered in a
well in India. A small glowing animal is found in Australia. Certain Easter
Island stone heads present a mystery.
January 14. 19h25: PREMIERE Ancient Aliens: The Shining Ones
In Ireland, the notion of the fairy folk dates back
thousands of years and originates with stories of powerful shining beings who
came down from the sky. Could these tales have been inspired by ancient alien
visitation? (Subtitles)
January 15. 20h15: After Armageddon
After Armageddon examines how societies have survived
extreme devastation in the past to renew themselves and emerge as new
communities.
January 16. 21h05: Battle 360: Call to Duty
Amazing CGI animation helps tell the story of the World War
II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Join her as she sets sail in the Pacific on
a mission to sink enemy submarines.
January 17. 20h15: Massive Engineering Mistakes: Episode 11
Why did a revolutionary floating bridge sink to the bottom
of Lake Washington? An engineering catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico that
triggered the world’s worst oil spill and in Spain, a dam collapse that
unleashed a toxic wave of sludge
January 18. 17h20; American Restoration: Billy Joel: A Matter Of Rust
When Billy Joel decides 'This is the Time' to bring an item
near and dear to his heart to Rick, the team prepares for a rock-star
restoration.
January 19. 18h35: Storage Wars Texas: Take That Beethoven
The auction action takes place in Dallas, where the big crowds
get a jolt from the big wallet of Kenny Stowe from east Texas.
January 20. 19h25: PREMIERE The UnXplained With William Shatner: Superhuman Feats
Some people are capable of the seemingly impossible,
surviving freezing temperatures, diving unfathomable depths on one breath, or
lifting objects of mind-boggling weight. Training, willpower, genetics, or
something more mysterious?
January 21. 20h15: The Proof Is Out There: Dog Headed Man and Summoning Spaceships
Did a Tennessee man capture footage of the infamous Dogman
without even realising it? Is it possible to communicate with extra-terrestrials
using just a laser pointer? And could a giant structure at the bottom of a lake
be an undersea Stonehenge? (Subtitles)
January 22. 20h15: Comets: Prophets Of Doom
Comets--these celestial travellers have forever filled us
with fear and wonder. Lurking in the furthest reaches of our solar system, they
come close to Earth as they orbit our Sun. Could something as destructive as
comets hold the key to life?
January 23. 15.00: Storage Wars Texas: Hands Off Embroidery
Fort Worth - a perilous place in the 1800s - is host to one
more showdown when Cowboy Matt moseys in and pushes his weight around.
January 24. 20h15: Massive Engineering Mistakes: Episode 12
In Montreal, a highway bridge collapses without warning. On
Apollo 13, what really caused the explosion that made this the most dramatic
space mission ever? A cutting-edge skyscraper threatens to rain down shrapnel
on the city of Manchester, UK.
January 25. 17h20: American Restoration: Thin Tin Tin
Rick gets a visit from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
Jason Mraz, bringing in a sign to be restored in honour of his late
grandfather. Will this project hit all the right notes or will Rick be singing
the blues?
January 26. 17h20: American Restoration: Dodger Doggin' It
Rick steps up to the plate to transform a vintage 1950s Coke
cooler into a LA Dodgers-inspired hot dog cart. However, he finds out he'll be
revealing it to baseball greats Tommy Lasorda, Ron Cey and Paul Lo Duca.
January 27. 21h05: PREMIERE No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story
Anne Frank is the face of the Holocaust. Newly discovered
letters of her father, Otto Frank, and interviews with their family reveal for
the first time his painful struggle to save their family from the Nazis.
(Subtitles)
January 28. 20h15: The Proof Is Out There: Real Excalibur and Texas Teleportation
Could a sword discovered at the bottom of a river really be
the famed Excalibur, wielded by King Arthur himself? Did a doorbell cam capture
proof teleportation is possible? And is a family being visited by aliens every
Independence Day? (Subtitles)
January 29. 20h15: Megaquake 10.0
Haiti in 2010 was 8.0, while Indonesia in 2004 was 9.0. But
what exactly is a 10.0 earthquake? It may be rare, but it could destroy an
entire civilisation...
January 30. 17h20: American Restoration: Pegasus On A Pedestal
Rick and his crew see a big challenge after a rare 1940s Mobil Pegasus sign rolls into the shop. Later, when the client asks for it to spin on top of a pole, the hunt is on to make this restoration fly.
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