This week's UK TV & radio

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Listings for Discovery on Thursday, September 2 2010

06:00Extreme Engineering Navy Amphibious Warship Danny Forster explores the LPD17, a new assault ship for the US Navy that can launch over 700 marines and equipment on helicopters and hovercrafts. 
07:00How Do They Do It? How does the world's largest container ship move goods around the world? And how is the classic Peterbilt heavy truck constructed? 
07:30How Do They Do It? How do wipers keep windscreens clear? How is a rocket launched into space? And how are the perfect lenses for modern binoculars made? 
08:00How It's Made Find out how firefighter helmets, nautical compasses, packaging tubes and handsaws are made. 
08:30How It's Made Find out how halogen bulbs, cellulose insulation, aluminium ladders and bamboo fly rods are made. 
09:00Rory McGrath's Best of British... ...Engineering. Ships: Rory McGrath celebrates Britain's maritime achievements, from the Battle of Trafalgar, through the ingenuity of Brunel, to the development of Swiftsure submarines. 
10:00World War II: The Complete History Six Months to Run Wild Japan predicts six months for victory in America, while in Europe, Malta endures siege and Allied sailors brave ice, storms and constant German attack. 
11:00Days That Shook the World The Road to Revolution An account of the revolution in Romania that led to independence from communist rule following the execution of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989. 
12:00Treasure Quest Lusitania Revealed The team is invited to survey the wreck of the Lusitania, sunk by German torpedoes off the Irish coast, to see if it is salvageable. Can they raise it safely? 
13:00Salvage Squad Blackpool Tram Suggs hosts the engineering makeover show as the three Squad members take up the challenge to restore a 1952 Coronation tram from Blackpool. 
14:00Rory McGrath's Best of British... ...Engineering. Transport Networks: From canals to rail networks and underground systems, Rory McGrath goes behind the scenes of these great engineering projects that keep us moving. 
15:00World War II: The Complete History The End of the Beginning Another slice of history is told. Rommel was beaten back at the battle of El Alamein in North Africa, whilst liberation began at Guadalcanal. 
16:00Deadliest Catch Cheating Death Halfway through the crab season the grind is on. Men are working with no sleep, while fatigue and bad weather make the fishing even more perilous. 
17:00Bear Grylls: Born Survivor Alabama Bear is in the back-woods of Alabama where he tackles freezing white-water, braves a raging forest fire and gets trapped without light in the heart of a limestone cave. 
18:00Mythbusters Pirate Special Jamie and Adam reveal pirate parables and maritime myths in this hi-jinks spectacular, including the legend of the eye patch, with hilarious results! 
20:00How Do They Do It? In this episode learn how they mine marble for Washington's monuments, how they make Tabasco Sauce and how they make stormproof umbrellas. 
20:30How It's Made More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how bowling balls, barber poles, felt and radar guns are made. 
21:00Venom Hunter with Donald Schultz Ocean Killers Shark populations are plummeting across the globe. Donald Schultz joins scientists in a race against time to save these fearsome predators from extinction. New. 
22:00Ultimate Air Jaws Jaw-dropping footage of huge great white sharks taking to the air - literally launching themselves some 15 feet above the water - in order to capture their prey. 
23:00Greatest Tank Battles The Battles of El Alamein The struggle for North Africa saw Rommel's Desert Afrika Korps battle Montgomery's Eighth Army. How did this change the course of WWII? 
00:00Bear Grylls: Born Survivor Alabama Bear is in the back-woods of Alabama where he tackles freezing white-water, braves a raging forest fire and gets trapped without light in the heart of a limestone cave. 
01:00Deadliest Catch Cheating Death Halfway through the crab season the grind is on. Men are working with no sleep, while fatigue and bad weather make the fishing even more perilous. 
02:00Rory McGrath's Best of British... ...Engineering. Transport Networks: From canals to rail networks and underground systems, Rory McGrath goes behind the scenes of these great engineering projects that keep us moving. 
03:00World War II: The Complete History The End of the Beginning Another slice of history is told. Rommel was beaten back at the battle of El Alamein in North Africa, whilst liberation began at Guadalcanal. 
03:50Treasure Quest Lusitania Revealed The team is invited to survey the wreck of the Lusitania, sunk by German torpedoes off the Irish coast, to see if it is salvageable. Can they raise it safely? 
04:40Days That Shook the World The Road to Revolution An account of the revolution in Romania that led to independence from communist rule following the execution of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989. 
05:30How Does That Work? Take a look at cutting-edge future technology including new anti-ageing treatments, the future of video surveillance and the ways that even cemeteries are going hi-tech. 
06:00Extreme Engineering Hong Kong Bridge Stonecutters Bridge has a 1018-metre span and is an engineering marvel. Host Danny Forster travels to China's south coast to climb it.