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- StarsRichard HammondStephen RalphsHugh HuntWith hands-on experiments and intrepid investigative work, Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures.
- StarsJonathan HartTom Goodman-HillGreg StebnerThis documentary series focuses on extreme construction projects -- be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world -- and the machines used to create extraordinary structures.
- StarsDanny ForsterJoseph GiottaLarc SpiesEach episode of Extreme Engineering features a major construction and engineering project. Some projects are completed ones, like the new Hong Kong airport. Other projects are those under construction like the Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Alps. Still other episodes showcase futuristic projects that may never be built, like the Transatlantic Tunnel. Most episodes examine possible disaster scenarios that could threaten the projects.
- StarsJeff WilburnBenjamin LoehJohn S. Howell Sr.Documentaries about great American thinkers, and how their ideas have changed the world.
- StarsJohn MichieJem StansfieldEddie McCannEach episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop the largest structures currently in existence. This is done by presenting multiple landmark inventions.
- CreatorJerry KolberBill MargolStarsJason SilvaBert Thomas MorrisApollo RobbinsAn examination of the nature of human perception and how it can be fooled.
- StarsNeil deGrasse TysonChristopher EmersonKeythe FarleyAn exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
- StarsGiuseppe SavageRic SavageRita SavageEx Semi-Professional Wrestler Ric Savage and his family travel America searching for hidden items in various locations
- StarsMike SecherAlex Cameron DimezDerrick HesseleinDocumentary style show that explores in depth how drugs in modern day society are sold, processed, and how police are cracking down on it.
- StarsConor WoodmanRichard WilkHost Conor Woodman travels to some of the world's most popular cities in an effort to expose the darker side of tourism.
- CreatorChips HardyTom HardySteven KnightStarsTom HardyDavid HaymanJonathan PryceAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
- StarsRob LoweKurt AndersenDavid SirotaThe '80s: The Decade That Made Us is the defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.
- StarsShannen DohertyNeve CampbellRob LoweA show which highlights the events of the 90s.
- StarsChristopher CookPete GoldKevin T. MooreEver wonder how products in your everyday life are made? Ultimate Factories takes you behind the scenes and around the world at hightech factories to see how companies produce your favorite products.
- StarsRichard LinternMathieu KassovitzDoug RandChronicles Hitler's life as a failed painter and far-right activist up to his election as Chancellor of Germany, leading to his relentless rise to power, culminating in the beginning of World War II.
- StarsMathieu KassovitzMartin SheenRudolf HessThis six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsAlec BaldwinSean PertweePaul EssiembreA journey through space and time.
- StarsTony HirstAndré SogliuzzoChris CookGo behind the scenes as Megafactories explores manufacturing goliaths and brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind factories in the world.
- StarsEric MeyersMichael IzquierdoRushmore DeNooyerDocumentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.
- StarsPhil ParryRon PittsSeries shows what kind of devastation can happen, like race cars crashing and catching fire, planes in emergency landings, building collapses and many other things getting destroyed in seconds.
- StarsChris BroylesJeff WilburnDominic FrisbyThis program is about engineering and scientific miracles and the people whose ability to solve problems make them happen.
- StarsBrooks MooreTony HirstLynne AdamsTelevision series that documents how various everyday products are made.
- StarsPhil PlaitMichelle ThallerRichard LinternA users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
- DirectorMartin WilliamsStarsRichard LinternPatrick StewartA fantastical - but factual - journey to the Centre of the Earth.
- StarsBenedict CumberbatchStephen HawkingMelissa RicciIn this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.
- StarsPaul ChristieParker SchnabelTony BeetsA reality TV show that follows crews mining the gold placer deposits of the Yukon Territory.
- StarsGeorge WrightScott LomuDavid KastelerFollows Americans George Wright and Scott Lomu, two hard working men who risk it all to strike it rich as part of a golden plan to recover from losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008.
- StarsBear GryllsChris KrattWill FerrellBear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills.
- CreatorPeter ReesStarsRobert LeeJamie HynemanAdam SavageA weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.
- CreatorMykel HawkeStarsMykel HawkeDale ComstockKevin L. Humes4 new warriors compete each week in 3 separate challenges to see who is best. The tests are in speed, strength and intelligence. The winner takes prize.
- For the fisherman of New England, braving the frigid, unpredictable waters of the North Atlantic is a tradition that has been in their families for generations. It is an unforgiving environment, where forty-five-foot vessels contend with fifty-foot waves and gale-force winds. Where one fish can earn you $50,000, and one mistake can cost you your life. Swords takes us out to sea in pursuit of massive blue-fin tuna and the elusive swordfish. Together with the fathers, sons, old salts and greenhorns for whom the ocean is more than just where they make a living: it's a way of life.
- StarsJeremy ClarksonRichard HammondJames MayThe hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.
- StarsAparshakti KhuranaThe viewers will encounter outrageous footage from around the globe: a one-wheeled motorbike in the United States, a Brazilian man who can hold his breath for more than 20 minutes, tiny helicopters that can lift a woman in Germany and the Finnish man who can fly with his own rocket boots. You Have Been Warned, Starts 1 May 7 PM, only on Discovery Channel.
- StarsGuy GrisonBill E. CunninghamAlberto Ruiz GallardónCapturing the biggest, most complex, most stressful and most dangerous engineering projects around the world, Megabuilders chronicles the most awe-inspiring construction projects in modern engineering.
- StarsBenedict CumberbatchStephen HawkingBill HutchensIn this documentary, Stephen Hawking tries to explain what science can tell us about the meaning of life through physics, philosophical discussion,and Hawking's own unique scientific perception, he attempts to shed light on humanities most profound question.
- StarsPaul ChristieParker SchnabelDan EtheridgeParker Schnabel and Rick Ness attempt the Klondike trail over the Chilkoot Pass and up the Yukon River to Dawson City the heart of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush..
- StarsDanny ForsterMargaret TeoYvonne Von HartelArchitect Danny Forster gets up close and personal with mega construction. Along the way, Danny explores design and construction of amazing structures. Danny loves what he does, brings some background knowledge, and gets hands on at every site.
- CreatorAnn DruyanCarl SaganSteven SoterStarsCarl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan FahnAstronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
- StarsNeil deGrasse TysonSeth MacFarlaneSasha Sagan"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliAndrea SellaHal SosabowskiSeries in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliThe story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds behind it.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliVicki SmithGraham ApplebyProfessor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the science of gravity, recreating ground-breaking scientific experiments including the moment when Galileo first discovered how to measure gravity.