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- Cheetahs, lions and leopards are followed through Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve over a six-month period.
- America in Color showcases all the key moments from the 1920's to 1960's in high definition improved footage.
- Drama led documentary follows the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who driven by revenge becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings.
- We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents. From Elaine de Kooning's abstract portraits of John F. Kennedy to Pat Oliphant's skewering caricatures of the Bushes, we examine the divisive results that occur when art and politics collide.
- Detailed history of the design and manufacture of the iconic Boeing 747, which was developed as an inferior sibling to Boeing's preferred option, the Super-Sonic Transport. The financial stress that Boeing faced almost put it out of business, but resulted in a masterpiece of engineering which created the way forward in safe, reliable and economic air transport.
- Filmed interviews with the survivors of the Berlin Bunker in which Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and the Goebbels family killed themselves in the final days of World War II. The interviews were made in 1948 by Captain Michael Musmanno, a US Navy Lawyer and Nuremberg Judge, and the film was offered to Hollywood, but the mood of the western world had changed and wanted to forget Hitler and the war and instead look to the future. The film remained in a US university archive until it was re-discovered in 2013.
- What sea creature could chase and devour a three metre great white shark?
- Join host Dr. Tracy Borman as she examines Henry VIII's life from birth to death and those of the men around him.
- Lusitania: an ocean liner to rival Titanic. On May 7th 1915 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale she was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. 18 minutes later she was gone: a death toll of nearly 1200. Who will live and who will die, as the political shockwave is felt around the world?
- A jaguar's forest home is being burned to grow animal feed for the meat industry. If we don't act, more precious habitats will be destroyed, Indigenous Peoples could lose their homes, and we'll lose the fight against climate change. Narrated by Narcos star Wagner Moura and designed by Cartoon Saloon, Monster tells the story of how industrial meat is wreaking havoc on forests across South America.
- The drama documentary tells the real life story of Samurai woman Takeko Nakano who in 1868 fights for her clans' independence in a final battle that marks the end of the Samurai era.
- In 1973, 591 American POWs returned home from the Vietnam War, bringing with them harrowing tales of survival. But there was an even more remarkable -- and secret -- story to tell: a feat of incredible spycraft that remained classified for decades...until now. This is the unbelievable story of James Stockdale and his fellow prisoners at the notorious "Hanoi Hilton." Their clandestine communications with U.S. intelligence alerted the CIA and Pentagon to the horrors of the Vietnamese POW camps and prompted a daring, top-secret rescue mission.
- A recounting of the infamous 1937 airship disaster and its subsequent investigation.
- In China's Valley of the Kings, there stands a tall, carved stone. It honors the resting place of a woman named Wu Zetian, who rose from concubine to become China's only female emperor. For more than a millennia, history claimed she killed her own children, held power through a ruthless rule of terror, and brought China to the edge of ruin. But are any of these claims true? Join the investigation as we revisit old evidence and reveal new truths, using artifacts and forensic tools to tell the true story of China's Emperor of Evil.
- Going from 0 to 150 mph in three seconds, withstanding three Gs of force, and taking off from what's often called "the most dangerous place on the planet" are just parts of everyday life for an aircraft carrier pilot-and it's no different for the crew aboard the USS Enterprise. After being stationed in the Middle East for a year, these pilots have seen heavy action in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, finally, they're returning home. With amazing personal stories and real-time footage from missions, this is an exciting insider's peek at life onboard a wartime aircraft carrier.
- 20 years after the TV Mini-Series "Tales of the Serengeti", our crew reunites to truly explore the Serengeti, with no fiction. True events are narrated by Michael Krass in this very exciting TV Documentary. We almost didn't survive it.
- Tom Cavanagh is the host of "Stories from the Vaults", a series of seven half-hour programs that unlocks remarkable objects and stories from the museums that comprise Washignton, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution. The all-new programs premiere Saturdat, Sept. 1, 2007 on the Smithsonian Channel, America's new High Definition Storyteller.
- From the cute to the curious, we capture the vital first days of baby animals all over the globe.
- The inside stories of the planes that changed the world and the risks and challenges of getting them off the ground.
- Sit in the cockpit as you tour of the National Air and Space Museum!
- Gudrun Pflueger, first seen in A Woman Among Wolves, returns to wolf country after a grueling and terrifying bout with cancer. Determined to fight for the wolves who gave her the strength to survive her illness, Pflueger battles freezing temperatures and personal setbacks to track the wolves in the wild. The data she collects in the wolves' dwindling habitat may one day help stave off extinction of this keystone species. Witness the dramatic story of survival and endurance that culminates in nothing less than a scientific miracle.
- Host Gregg Wallace explores interesting machines used to make the foods we eat every day.
- There is a snake that is unique among serpents. He is a charismatic conundrum; with a regal bearing but a deadly strike. Extraordinary adaptability, but a strictly-serpent diet. He is both a lover and a fighter. Regarded as sacred in his native jungle, he is both feared and revered. But inviting a deadly serpent into your home is not ideal. During the breeding season when king cobras snakes are most active, they cross paths with their human neighbors on a daily basis. Instead of harming the snakes, specialist snake wranglers are are on call to rescue and relocate them. But are they rescuing the snake or the human?
- Until the 19th century, most Bible-reading Christians believed the Old and New Testaments represented the Divine Word of God, presented in text without error. But when scholars began to question the authority and accuracy of the Holy Scripture, a group of intrepid explorers set out to discover the historical roots of the Bible. What they found would rock the foundations of Christianity. Join archeologist and historian Dr. Jeff Rose as he follows the trail of those who unearthed ancient texts and forever changed how we see this most sacred book.
- Jet packs or rocket belts have been around since the 1960s, but after 50 years of development they remain dangerously difficult to control and are still limited to about 30 seconds of flying time. Will improvements in technology make them safer and more practical in the future?