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| Time | Programme | Episode | Category | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | How the Universe WorksBlack Holes: The Secret Origin. Supermassive black holes are so large they devour stars and shape galaxies. The latest science may answer why they ... | S5 E3, Secret History of Pluto | 1h | |
| 01:00 | How the Universe WorksLife & Death On The Red Planet. Once there was life on Mars - but scientists believe a series of devastating mass extinctions transformed a watery ... | S5 E4, Stars That Kill | 1h | |
| 02:00 | How the Universe WorksStars That Kill. Countdown of NASAs top six the deadliest stars - 'vampire' stars that drain their neighbours, supernovas and white dwarfs that des... | S5 E5, The Universe's Deadliest | 1h | |
| 03:00 | Dino HuntersWe Got Skull. Clay returns to his ranch in Montana to hunt for quick finds at Old Faithful. In Wyoming, Mike and his team continue excavating their... | S1 E5, We Got Skull | 1h | |
| 04:00 | Dino HuntersNano Or T-Rex. In Montana, Clayton prepares to learn if his carnivore skeleton belongs to a T-Rex or Nanotyrannus. In Wyoming, Mike and Aaron dig a... | S1 E6, The Verdict is In: Nano or T-Rex | 1h | |
| 05:00 | TeleshoppingTeleshopping. | 30m | ||
| 05:30 | TeleshoppingTeleshopping. | 30m | ||
| 06:00 | TeleshoppingTeleshopping. | 30m | ||
| 06:30 | TeleshoppingTeleshopping. | 30m | ||
| 07:00 | How the Universe WorksCurse Of The Cosmic Rays. Cosmic rays that damage human DNA are a serious risk in manned space exploration. Can physicists find the source of the r... | S10 E2, Curse of the Cosmic Rays | 1h | |
| 08:00 | How the Universe WorksDark History Of Earth. Earth's past is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution. Experts explore how close ... | S10 E3, Hunt for Dark Matter | 1h | |
| 09:00 | How the Universe WorksVoyager's Ultimate Mission. Experts explore the most astonishing discoveries of the Voyager spacecraft. They examine how the operation has transfor... | S10 E4, Dark History of Earth | 1h | |
| 10:00 | Extreme EngineeringPort of Rotterdam. Danny explores the Port of Rotterdam, where crews are in the middle of the largest Earth-moving project in history, to triple th... | S8 E10, Port of Rotterdam | 1h | |
| 11:00 | Alaska Mega MachinesGargantuan Off The Grid. On the island of Sitka, Alaskan engineers construct a colossal dam to power the entire town. Plus, Alaska's biggest boat l... | S1 E3, Gargantuan off the Grid | 1h | |
| 12:00 | Blowing Up HistoryPompeii's Evil Twin. The sunken town of Baiae remains frozen in time, lying on the seabed of the Bay of Naples. Now, marine archaeologists investig... | S5 E5, Secrets Of Seahenge | 1h | |
| 13:00 | Blowing Up HistoryFinding Sparta's 300. Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts re... | S5 E6, Terror In The Torture Tower | 1h | |
| 14:00 | How the Universe WorksSecret History Of Pluto. Despite Pluto's appearance as a dark and frozen world, scientists are investigating whether there might be warm liquid wat... | S5 E6, Life and Death on the Red Planet | 1h | |
| 15:00 | How the Universe WorksThe Dark Matter Enigma. Dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe facing scientists today. Could it be the cause of supermassive... | S5 E7, The Dark Matter Enigma | 1h | |
| 16:00 | How the Universe WorksStrangest Alien Worlds. Astronomers have discovered bizarre planets very different to Earth out in the galaxy, but will we ever locate a planet sim... | S5 E8, Strangest Alien Worlds | 1h | |
| 17:00 | How It's Made: Dream CarsSuperformance MKIII. The Superformance MKIII draws inspiration from the Shelby Cobra to be an impressive combination of style and power. How is thi... | S2 E11, Superformance MKIII | 30m | |
| 17:30 | How It's Made: Dream CarsKoenigsegg One:1. The Koenigsegg One:1 is a record-breaking mega car that has a perfect power to weight ratio. How is this cleverly designed car pu... | S2 E12, Koenigsegg One:1 | 30m | |
| 18:00 | How It's Made: Dream CarsBMW i8. The BMW i8 is a hybrid car that looks and performs like a supercar. How does this high-performance vehicle achieve its outstanding fuel eco... | S3 E5, BMW i8 | 30m | |
| 18:30 | How It's Made: Dream CarsSuperperformance GT40. The Superperformance GT40 is a stunning recreation of the original that made racing history at Le Mans in 1966. How is this ... | 30m | ||
| 19:00 | How It's Made: Dream CarsPorsche 918 Spyder. Ever wondered how a Porsche 918 Spyder is made? Join the How It's Made crew as they go to its birthplace and explore its gorgeo... | S3 E2, Porsche 918 Spyder | 30m | |
| 19:30 | How It's Made: Dream CarsAston Martin Vanquish. Ever wondered how an Aston Martin Vanquish is made? Join the How It's Made crew as they go to its birthplace and explore its... | S3 E3, Aston Martin Vanquish | 30m | |
| 20:00 | How It's MadeMore everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including candied fruit and linen ukuleles made? S25, Ep23 | S30 E10, Throttle bodies; Limestone fireplace mantels; Candied fruit; Linen ukuleles | 30m | |
| 20:30 | How It's MadeMore everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including Montreal smoked meats and motorised scooters made? S25, Ep24 | S30 E11, Rubber balls; Motion chairs; Montreal smoked meat; Motorized scooters | 30m | |
| 21:00 | How It's MadeMore everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including cactus pear puree and lab reactors made? S25, Ep25 | S30 E12, Aerospace fasteners; Cactus pear puree; Lab reactors | 30m | |
| 21:30 | How It's MadeMore everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including digital paintings, sundae cups and badminton rackets made? S25, Ep26 | S30 E13, Wall beds; Sundae cups; Digital paintings; Badminton rackets | 30m | |
| 22:00 | How Do They Do It?How do they mine a million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea? How do they hand print millions of colourful clothes using the art of batik? S1... | S16 E17, Fertiliser, Maple Syrup | 30m | |
| 22:30 | How Do They Do It?How do they turn thousands of tonnes of basmati rice into millions of microwaveable meals? How do they craft beautiful mechanical singing birds? S1... | S16 E18, Basmati Rice, Mechanical Birds | 30m | |
| 23:00 | How Do They Do It?How do they make an almost invisible hearing aid that connects wirelessly to a phone? How do they build the carriages for London's new underground ... | S16 E19, Hearing Aids, Trains | 30m | |
| 23:30 | How Do They Do It?How do they build remote-controlled underwater robots to do jobs too dangerous for human divers? How do they make the world's most cuddly teddy bea... | S16 E20, Remotely Operated Vehicles | 30m |
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC" # what is on now, and next curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/now" # any past day (Archive plan) curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/history?from=2025-10-12T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC"); curl_setopt_array($ch, [ CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("TVG_KEY")], ]); foreach (json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true)["data"] as $slot) { echo $slot["start"], " ", $slot["title"], "\n"; }
const r = await fetch("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=UTC", { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TVG_KEY}` }, }); const { data } = await r.json(); data.forEach(s => console.log(s.start, s.title, s.flags.live ? "LIVE" : ""));
import os, requests r = requests.get( "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/schedule", params={"date": "2026-10-15", "tz": "UTC"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TVG_KEY']}"}, ) for slot in r.json()["data"]: print(slot["start"], slot["title"])
// GET /v1/channels/ch_qmk21qxa/schedule?date=2026-10-15, the first programme { "data": [ { "id": "ls_xz2reh8s", "channel": "ch_qmk21qxa", "start": "2026-10-15T00:00:00Z", "stop": "2026-10-15T01:00:00Z", "title": "How the Universe Works", "sub_title": null, "description": "Black Holes: The Secret Origin. Supermassive black holes are so large they de...", "category": [], "flags": { "new": false, "live": false } } ], "meta": { "count": 33, "date": "2026-10-15", "tz": "UTC" } }
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