Thursday, April 23rd TV listings for Discovery HD (US) - Pacific
Mysteries of the Abandoned Nightmare at Fort Paranoia
A strange bunker in a landscape once belonged to a dictator whose paranoid fantasies drove elaborate feats of engineering; new discoveries reveal the secrets of these structures and the nightmares that built them.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Fortress of Nuclear Secrets
Long, dome-like structures camouflaged by a rural landscape conceal the remains of concrete vaults with a hidden history; experts investigate and uncover state-of-the-art bunkers built to conceal and protect a deadly nuclear secret.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Soviet Slam Dunkers
An elaborate stadium in Lithuania hosts an unlikely Cold War matchup; an industrial relic in England gets caught in a heated labor dispute; a gothic-style tower in Memphis attracts rock and roll royalty.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Phantoms of Chernobyl
Exploring what happened to the large town located just outside of Chernobyl on the eve of disaster, a fleet of ghost ships, and a dangerous mountain road that changed history.
Tales From the Explorers Club The Race to Space
Josh Gates boldly explores members' most heart-pounding journeys into space; Apollo 13 astronauts fight to bring their crippled spacecraft 238,000 miles back to Earth and futuristic SpaceShipOne could give others a chance to travel to space.
Tales From the Explorers Club Monsters and Myths
Josh recounts a Himalayan mission to find the yeti and a filmmaker's pursuit of the dangerous elephant king; the starving crew of an Antarctic expedition makes difficult choices to survive.
Tales From the Explorers Club Highest Highs, Lowest Lows
Josh Gates recounts the death-defying exploits of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who summit Mount Everest; two submariners plunge seven miles under the Pacific; a pilot skydives from the edge of space.
Tales From the Explorers Club Polar Extremes
Josh Gates tackles history's most chilling polar adventures, including Robert Peary and Matthew Henson's brave push to the North Pole as well as Ernest Shackleton's epic survival in Antarctic ice.
Tales From the Explorers Club Wild Rides
Josh Gates explores daring journeys, including the Kon-Tiki balsa raft crossing the Pacific, NASA's lunar rover making tracks on the moon and an airplane flying around the world without the use of fuel.
Tales From the Explorers Club Explorer's Club at the Movies
Josh Gates explores how club members' swashbuckling exploits inspired Hollywood; a bullwhip-cracking archaeologist may be the real-life Indiana Jones; a Nazi mountaineer's life-changing "Seven Years in Tibet" became a Brad Pitt star turn.
Expedition X Hellfire Club
Phil and Jess travel to Ireland and the U.K. to investigate a centuries-old secret society whose most elite members were known to practice satanic worship and ritual sacrifice.
Expedition X Transylvanian Terror
Phil and Jess explore the world's most haunted forest near the site of the Dracula legend and where Josh Gates had his most terrifying experience; during a night investigation, Jess finds herself being watched by someone or something sinister.
Expedition X Ghost of WW2
The team journeys to Okinawa, Japan to investigate reports of possessions by the spirits of people who died in the bloody battles of World War 2; they travel into the dark heart of the island where sinister caves hide shocking secrets.
Expedition X Nuclear UFOs
In the aftermath of Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, citizens began reporting something truly amazing: UFOs; Phil and Jess enter a radioactive wasteland to discover the stunning truth behind these extraterrestrial encounters.
The Chernobyl explosion of April 1986, a nuclear accident; witnesses and survivors tell the story of the first two days of the unfolding catastrophe.
Expedition Unknown Searching For America's Lost Flight
The mysterious vanishing of Northwest Flight 2501 with 58 people on board.
Expedition Unknown The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill
Josh saddles up to investigate a scandal over the remains of Wild West legend Buffalo Bill Cody; a first-hand account claims Bill's body was stolen and buried 500 miles away; with new leads, Josh digs for the cowboy's grave and the truth.
The Chernobyl explosion of April 1986, a nuclear accident; witnesses and survivors tell the story of the first two days of the unfolding catastrophe.
Expedition Unknown Searching For America's Lost Flight
The mysterious vanishing of Northwest Flight 2501 with 58 people on board.
Expedition Unknown The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill
Josh saddles up to investigate a scandal over the remains of Wild West legend Buffalo Bill Cody; a first-hand account claims Bill's body was stolen and buried 500 miles away; with new leads, Josh digs for the cowboy's grave and the truth.
Harpoon Hunters Fish to the Finish
Captains Joe and Tyler are in a heated battle in the season finale; fighting for the top spot, dark horse Niko spots a chance to steal the lead; with the biggest catches of the season yet to come, it all comes down to the final weigh-ins at the dock.
Gold Rush Risky Business
Back in Alaska, Dave's risky move with the washplant proves disastrous; with the big final push to close out the season about to begin, one crew member contemplates moving on early.