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Cool Stuff: How It Works
(Discovery Channel, Sunday, 9 p.m.)
The programme exhibits the secrets of the most amazing technology used in experiments. Host Steve Truitt goes inside amazing inventions and gadgets exploring untouched territories of technology. In this week’s episode, witness how the architecture of your veins can identify exactly who you are with the help of Palm Secure, a vascular-based security that is inside the body. Watch how 3D ultrasound has revolutionised heart surgery. The miniature ultrasound probe provides the physician with a close-up, detailed image of the organ, without getting in the way of the surgeon’s scalpel. The show also reveals incredible sci-fi world of the bionic limbs.
Pilot Globe Guides
(Discovery Travel and Living Channel, Sunday, 9.30 p.m.)
The series explores renowned historic sites, iconic hotels and famous wine trails. It involves planning from the best day trips from a city to hopping between the islands of East Africa and the Pacific. It offers a unique combination of educational and entertaining travels.
Ten Deadliest Sharks
(Animal Planet, Saturday, 8 p.m.)
Sharks are the most feared creatures in the oceans. This episode is a death-defying journey to meet ten of the world’s deadliest sharks based on the threat they pose to humans and other creatures. Specially shot sequences coupled with startling archival footage produce a revelatory story of how these marine predators choose and kill their prey. The film explores and analyses the main contenders, revealing what makes each shark the premier killer in its own habitat.