Discovery Science (UK)
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Discovery Science is a factual, non-fiction
television channel
produced by Discovery Networks Western Europe
. It is available 24 hours a day on Sky and Virgin Media
. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek, which focused on science fiction
programming until 1 April 2003 when it was rebranded as Discovery Science.
A 1 hour timeshift channel of Discovery Science launched on Monday 21 April 2008 on Sky 549, which replaced a 90 minute timeshift of Discovery Channel, known as Discovery +1.5.
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in the United States.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
television channel
Television channel
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produced by Discovery Networks Western Europe
Discovery Networks Western Europe
Discovery Networks Western Europe is a branch of Discovery Networks International.It holds the responsibility for overseeing Discovery Networks International channels in 30 different countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, the Netherlands and other...
. It is available 24 hours a day on Sky and Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek, which focused on science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
programming until 1 April 2003 when it was rebranded as Discovery Science.
A 1 hour timeshift channel of Discovery Science launched on Monday 21 April 2008 on Sky 549, which replaced a 90 minute timeshift of Discovery Channel, known as Discovery +1.5.
Programming
- Beyond TomorrowBeyond Tomorrow (TV series)Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999...
- Building the Ultimate
- Extreme EngineeringExtreme EngineeringExtreme Engineering is a documentary television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The program features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of April 2011, the show is airing its ninth season. Danny Forster first hosted the series in season 4 and has been...
- How It's MadeHow It's MadeHow It's Made is a documentary television series that premiered in 2001 on Science in the U.S., and Discovery Channel Canada in Canada. The program is produced in the Canadian province of Quebec by Productions MAJ, Inc...
- How Do They Do It?How Do They Do It?How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used...
- How Machines Work
- Invention Nation
- Nextworld
- Race To MarsRace to MarsRace to Mars is a 2007 Canadian television mini-series about a fictitious mission to Mars that is based on contemporary international research. The first part aired on Discovery Channel Canada and its High Definition channel on September 23, 2007 and the second part on September 30...
- Raging Planet
- Rough ScienceRough ScienceRough Science is a British documentary reality television series made by the BBC in collaboration with the Open University. Six series were made between 2000 and 2005. It was broadcast in prime time on BBC Two and is considered something of a "break-out hit" for the Open University...
- Ten Ways
- The Big Experiment
- Understanding
- Universe (with John Hurt narrating)
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Logos
During its days as Discovery Sci-Trek, the channel used an image of the rings of saturn as its logo. When relaunching as Discovery Science, it became a stylised molecule, with Earth as one of its atoms. In March 2008, the channel adopted a modified version of the logo used by The Science ChannelThe Science Channel
Science is a United States cable, satellite and IPTV Television Network produced by Discovery Communications. Science features programming in the fields of space, technology, prehistory and animals.-History:...
in the United States.