This week's UK TV & radio

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Listings for Discovery on Friday, May 17 2013

06:00Heli-Loggers Brittain River has been the largest and riskiest job in Gord Closson's career. They're in the home stretch and are harvesting big wood, but can they make it out safely? 
07:00Deadliest Catch Cheating Death Half-way 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. 
08:00Gold Rush Dead in the Water Jack Hoffman's excavator gets stranded and requires emergency surgery. The crew fine-tunes their wash plant, which doubles their efficiency at finding goid. 
09:00First World War Germany's Last Gamble Re-examines the Great War through rare archive film, audio footage and stills from around the world, as well as eyewitness accounts from survivors. 
10:00Auction Hunters Hot Wheels Allen and Ton find a seventies dune racer and vintage pool table at a heated desert auction in Palm Springs. Can they sell these items and make a profit? 
10:30Auction Hunters Reel Money Ton and Allen encounter some reckless spenders and discover a 'laser tag' system used for military training at a container auction in San Diego. 
11:00American Guns Wounded Vet Rifle Rich and the team work on a customised scout rifle for a wounded veteran. Meanwhile, Kurt joins Rich on a sale to an investor looking for iconic 1960s guns. 
12:00Swimming with Monsters:... ...Steve Backshall. Shark: Steve travels to Mexico to find out about the great white shark. Leaving the safety of his dive cage, can he get close enough to study the predator? 
13:00America's Most Secret: Structures Investigate America's most classified sites and their covert activities. Venture deep inside the Government's most sensitive, top-secret locations and analyse their purpose. 
14:00Greatest Tank Battles The Battle of the Bulge Part 1: The Rush to Bastogne: In a final push on the Western Front, Hitler launched an attack through the Ardennes. How did US tanks defend the line? 
15:00First World War Germany's Last Gamble Re-examines the Great War through rare archive film, audio footage and stills from around the world, as well as eyewitness accounts from survivors. 
16:00Auction Hunters Hot Wheels Allen and Ton find a seventies dune racer and vintage pool table at a heated desert auction in Palm Springs. Can they sell these items and make a profit? 
16:30Auction Hunters Reel Money Ton and Allen encounter some reckless spenders and discover a 'laser tag' system used for military training at a container auction in San Diego. 
17:00American Guns Wounded Vet Rifle Rich and the team work on a customised scout rifle for a wounded veteran. Meanwhile, Kurt joins Rich on a sale to an investor looking for iconic 1960s guns. 
18:00Mythbusters Wrecking Ball Baloney Adam and Jamie try to replicate a viral video that supersizes Newton's cradle by using five wrecking balls to transfer energy. Will it work? 
19:00Fast N' Loud Far Out The crew revitalise and restore more rusting relics in their garage. Can they get the cars back on the road in time for the next auction, and will it be worth the effort? 
20:00Weird Or What? Three incredible stories about the predictive power of the sub-conscious, including a man who warns of a plane crash before it happens following a series of vivid nightmares. 
21:00New: Property Wars Hold the Phone A bidding war is raging over a high-end home when Doug's phone bid is disconnected. Will the King of the East Valley lose out? Scott gambles big in Deer Valley. 
21:30Auction Hunters At an auction in Ventura County, Allen spots a vintage suitcase and some items with potential in a unit full of office furniture. But will his gamble pay off? 
22:00Deadliest Catch Reloaded A social media edition, loaded with factoids and tweets. A high-seas showdown between the Saga and Seabrooke takes an unexpected turn, and Captain Sig confronts his brother. 
23:00Wheeler Dealers Subaru Impreza WRX Mike finds a clean WRX at a good price. Mike decides to make it stand out by making it go faster and look better. Edd has plenty of ideas on how to do both! 
00:00Property Wars Hold the Phone A bidding war is raging over a high-end home when Doug's phone bid is disconnected. Will the King of the East Valley lose out? Scott gambles big in Deer Valley. 
00:30Auction Hunters At an auction in Ventura County, Allen spots a vintage suitcase and some items with potential in a unit full of office furniture. But will his gamble pay off? 
01:00Gold Rush The Long Road Relive the most heart-pounding moments of the series as the Hoffman crew and their rivals strive to get gold out of the ground in the frozen wilds of Alaska. 
02:00Treasure Quest Mysterious Cargo The Odyssey made headlines when they located the HMS Victory, but now they must find treasure to fund more explorations. Does a strange container hold the answer? 
03:00Property Wars Hold the Phone A bidding war is raging over a high-end home when Doug's phone bid is disconnected. Will the King of the East Valley lose out? Scott gambles big in Deer Valley. 
03:25Auction Hunters At an auction in Ventura County, Allen spots a vintage suitcase and some items with potential in a unit full of office furniture. But will his gamble pay off? 
03:50Gold Rush The Long Road Relive the most heart-pounding moments of the series as the Hoffman crew and their rivals strive to get gold out of the ground in the frozen wilds of Alaska. 
04:40American Chopper Sunoco Bike - Part 2: OCC continues working on its latest build: a bike for Sunoco that will be auctioned off to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp. 
05:30Destroyed in Seconds In Italy, a racecar comes within inches of another as it cartwheels across the track. Then, see a military helicopter lose power and slice through the deck of a naval destroyer. 
06:00Heli-Loggers Gord intervenes when environmental problems caused by another logging company could lead to the contamination of nearby town Sooke's water supply.