Breaks down the construction, technology, and inner workings of some of the world’s most spectacular bridges, each one with a special story to tell.
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Breaks down the construction, technology, and inner workings of some of the world’s most spectacular bridges, each one with a special story to tell.
Trace the communist revolution history from 1921 to 1949. The documentary was made to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party foundation.
Can man's best friend be trained to fly a plane? Featuring some of the cutest, most adorable contributors ever seen in a factual entertainment series, 'Dogs Might Fly' is an extraordinary series that will inform, entertain and amaze as it sets out to see if a dog can actually fly a plane.
Documentary revealing the weird and wonderful stories of some of the natural world's most incredible parents.
Andrzej Bargiel sets out on an expedition to conquer the five highest peaks of the former Soviet Union, a successful completion resulting in a prestigious mountaineering award called “Snow Leopard”.
Nowhere else can you find heat and cold, desert and tropics, Africa and the Antarctic altogether in a single country: South Africa - as diverse as an entire continent!
Explore the history, geography, archaeology and biology of eight islands off the California coast. Interviews with historians and natives provide the personal history for each of these islands, which date back 14,000 years.
Voice of the Sea travels throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific meeting researchers, scientists and cultural practitioners. Episodes highlight ocean research and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)—covering topics from reef fish migration, to native birds, to nutrient cycles, to unusual deep-sea creatures. Watch to learn about current science research, its importance to you, and the ways in which traditional knowledge can inform science and management practices!
Documents the progress of RedBlue, a video technology startup, as well as the daily life of its founder, Hugh Guiney.
Our First Home's Goran Paladin and award-winning architect Ken Crosson are from two different worlds, yet they're united on a quest to discover the quintessential New Zealand home.
In the age of technology, the world is getting smaller, and some people go to extreme lengths and places to escape. For a rare breed, homesteads are still far too close for comfort. For them, independence means re-defining “off the grid.”
Across land, sea, and air, they carry the most massive, fragile, and expensive cargoes on the planet to destinations hundreds, even thousands, of miles away. Follow the teams of engineers tasked with planning and executing the world's most nail-biting moves. Through each daring and dangerous relocation and amidst tough conditions and tight deadlines, these heavy haulers must overcome incredible challenges to get their colossal cargoes to their new homes.
Life in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley exists in two very different worlds: the wet and the dry. The wet season is green and bountiful, but the dry season is one of the toughest on Earth. For seven months of the year, animals must cope with scorching temperatures and almost no rain. Now, climate change is making conditions even more extreme. Follow creatures of all sizes as they clash over limited resources in this vast wild kingdom, where each day is a struggle to survive.
The cameras follow every step of the training course as two classes of new recruits begin their journey to become sailors at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.
On a journey through a dozen countries, Anik Magny met contemporary artists who are exploring the secrets of desire and the forbidden, creating stunning works that stimulate the senses and give us pause.
Mount Kologet, Goldsboro, Palomares, Thule… Four nuclear accidents, four stains on the history of the Cold War. Four names that are now forgotten. These events lay undiscovered for years having been classified as official secrets. Now published, the files show how the relentless standoff between the two superpowers spiraled out of control and led us to the brink of obliteration.
In this series Suzy Klein examines how music transformed throughout the 19th century. The host discusses the political history and the industrial revolution of the era, exploring how this influenced the music industry. With the weakened rank of Europe's aristocracy, after the French Revolution, the middle classes emerged and thrived in their entrepreneurial pursuits
The show traces the history of architecture and urban planning in Reykjavík in the twentieth century. The series begins in 1915, in the big fire where many wooden houses in the town were destroyed. Then the time of the concrete houses began.
The miniseries tells in four episodes the story of powerful men that included Brazil in the world economic map in the first decades of the twentieth century: Francesco Matarazzo, Percival Farquhar, Giuseppe Martinelli and Guilherme Guinle. Visionaries, dreamers and polemic, they bet on developments that put the country on the path to become one of the economic powers of the twenty-first century.
In this investigative series, Stacey Dooley travels to Turkey, Russia and Brazil to meet young people who are trading on their looks and sexuality for a living.
In July of 2014 Cody Roman Dial Jr., the son of legendary explorer, Roman Dial Sr., vanished trying to complete a solo trek in the most dangerous jungle in Central America. The evidence quickly led the Dial family to believe foul play was involved. Now one of the most legendary adventurers in the world is going on his highest stakes expedition yet. He and his team of former FBI agents will retrace the steps of Roman Jr. to finally figure out what happened to his son.
This documentary series tries to get at the root of some of the most heinous crimes ever committed by deranged, cold-blooded criminals.
A team of wildlife experts travel the globe in search of the most surprising animal stories and reveal how and why animals do such remarkable things.
The stories of patients at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, Queen's Hospital in Romford, east London, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Embark on a safari to a diverse and astonishing wilderness, like no other on Earth. From the mangrove forests of southern Africa to the natural abundance of the Okavango Delta, this series is a powerful testament to the amazing ability water has to spark life where none existed before.
Packed with fun, adventure and delicious local produce, Justine will swim, ride and hike her way around the islands in search of great food. Star of Australia's most watched cooking series everyday gourmet, Justine Schofield heads to the magical island of new Caledonia to explore its gastronomic wonders, tropical beaches and breathtaking natural beauty. Along the way she will also take time out to cook up a delicious variety of dishes inspired by the local, tropical and French influences that make New Caledonia such a special place.
The actress embarks on a journey around the British coast visiting some of the 267 inhabited islands. She celebrates their wild beauty, meets some of the people who call them home and finds out what life is like on these hidden jewels.
Celebrating 25 years of the Southeastern Conference football championship game
Seven decades on from WW2...as living memory fades, the dark corners of the web are teeming with tales of the bizarre. Dr. Sam Willis, a UK-based historian, and Robert Joe (RJ), a Korean-American urban explorer, combine their talents to embark on a journey to set the record straight. They’re one of the oddest partners since Mulder and Scully, and just as determined to get to the truth that’s out there. Whether its reports of Nazis dabbling in the occult, the world’s worst man-eating crocodile attack, or a long-lost train carrying stolen gold, a path of twists and turns will show us that, when it comes to war, truth is often weirder than fiction.