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- Ted Danson plays a computer genius who gets involved in the theft of an important N.A.S.A. computer, then thrust into the world of espionage with Sir Christopher Lee.
- A self-styled "urban guerrilla" in Greenwich Village is sent on various assignments across the country by a mysterious "commander."
- Dark matter, which is unknown and undetectable in our physical models, would appear to populate the cosmos on a massive scale. For the first time, a film portrays the wild scientific quest that dark matter gives rise to - a real thriller!
- After the closure of the US Internment Camps at the end of World War II, a Japanese American family returns home and must find the strength to rebuild both their house and their family amidst the emotional and physical destruction caused by the war.
- The cultural and political climate of Cold War America is explored through the sci-fi and horror films of the era.
- A travel by the wonders of the universe as brief as unforgettable.
- An examination of Balinese early-life ceremonies at every social level in South Bali. Explores the relationship between Balinese music, movement, ritual and identity.
- A young couple goes on a getaway trip to a vacation house they booked, only to discover that the house has more secrets under the surface.
- Alone at home, a student traces down a mysterious snapping sound at night.
- A few of the cosmic threats to life on earth reviewed include meteors, gamma ray bursts and, in the distant future, evolution of the sun.
- Monty and his family return to the Galapagos, where he experiences the mighty volcanic power that created the islands and Tam searches for threatened giant manta rays.
- Could we be unique in the universe or is there another planet similar to earth somewhere in the cosmos? Is it possible that Alpha Centauri, our nearest star, is home to another earth-like planet? Earth sized planets have been hard to find, but indirect methods are coming on line to give scientists a good survey of how many such bodies may be in the universe.
- For most, it's the deadly centerpiece of the film Star Wars. But in truth, real death stars are in the final stage of life before they explode into supernovae and, occasionally, the biggest blast in the universe--the gamma ray burst (GRB).
- From Hawaii's volcanoes to Greenland's glaciers to meteorites in Australia, teams of international scientists race to solve the mystery of how life first formed on Earth.
- This program repeatedly hammers home the catastrophic impact of a large asteroid impact on earth. Several known large impacts of the past are recounted as well as some recent near hits. Recent and planned missions to explore objects in the asteroid belt are reviewed.
- Which places on earth are poised to generate the next mega-tsunamis and the science of what happens as the wave emerges from open ocean and bears down on land.