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- Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.
- A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing builders to add pieces to his house that included pipes for pumping gas into bedrooms, a room built specifically to suffocate people, and a murder basement where he would strip the skin from his victims.
- Rowan Atkinson and the cast of legendary comedy series Blackadder are back for this one-off documentary special to mark 25 years since the original BBC transmission in 1983. Featuring fascinating interviews and behind-the-scenes insight from its renowned cast and writers, including the first ever in-depth interview with Rowan Atkinson, on his personal experience of playing Edmund Blackadder.
- A group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
- On the 40th anniversary of the conflict, senior commanders and ground troops reveal how a series of mistakes nearly cost Britain its hard-won victory over Argentina in the South Atlantic.
- Computer-generated imagery and other visualization techniques reveal how it would look if all the water was removed from RMS Titanic's final resting place.
- What lies beneath the mythical triangle? With the aid of data from sophisticated sonar surveys, National Geographic explores what the ocean floor looks like below the Bermuda Triangle.
- Using cutting-edge technologies such as ground penetrating radar (GPR), LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and 3-D imaging, scientists research fascinating underworlds of secret tunnel networks, ancient structures, and bizarre geological occurrences that offer glimpses into our history.
- Oliver is a chimpanzee who not only can walk upright, but does of his own accord. For years there have been debate's over Oliver's identity. All those who know Oliver swear that he is at least somewhat human. Is Oliver a chimpanzee and human hybrid, a well trained chimpanzee, or something altogether different?
- Using cutting edge visual effects to 'drain' the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. With the waters drained away the secrets of Alcatraz are revealed, including exactly why the island's infamous prison was so inescapable. With no water in the way San Francisco Bay is revealed to be a fascinating and chaotic place. On the dry bay floor we see the scars left by epic earthquakes. These fault lines give scientists an idea as to when and where the next 'big one' will strike. With the whole area drained it's possible to see what could happen to San Francisco when the next giant quake hits, as well as what will be left of Alcatraz once the dust settles.
- Port Royal, the 'wickedest city on Earth', famous for its Caribbean pirates, liquor, is torn apart on June 7th 1692 by quake and tsunami. Two thirds of buildings are sucked into the ocean, the rest buried where they sink. 2,000 die. Marine archaeologist Jon Henderson goes in search of what happened. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to DRAIN the waters to investigate final moments and resurrect past secrets.
- Monty Halls explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Monty explores its full 2000-kilometre length, from the wild outer reefs of the Coral Sea to the tangled mangrove and steaming rainforest on the shoreline; from large mountainous islands to tiny coral cays barely above sea level; from the dark depths of the abyss beyond the reef to colourful coral gardens of the shallows.
- An investigation that raises new questions about the tragic accident of American Airlines flight 965 on the evening of December 20th, 1995.
- As dinosaurs grew into the behemoths of the Cretaceous period they evolved many extraordinary but apparently useless features including spikes, sails horns, crests and the tiny "arms" of tyrannosaurs. The program reviews these unusual features and discusses theories of why they exist.
- Live action Children's show following the adventures of Sparky, Daisy, Strop and Trigger, four small riding school ponies who talk! Targeted at 5-8 year olds.
- A brief account of the Earth's geological progression, from its creation 4.6 billion years ago to scientists' predictions of its demise more than 2.5 billion years in the future.
- World War II left the greatest-ever number of ships and submarines hidden beneath the waves. Now, as the oceans drain, each vessel reveals its secrets through new data-based 3D reconstructions. From the Arizona in Pearl Harbor's shallows, whose destruction brought America into the war, to Nazi supership, the Bismarck, and its mysterious end three miles down; from the flaming merchant ships secretly torpedoed by U-boats off tourist beaches of the USA, to the covert inventions of the Allies' costly D-Day beachhead, and lastly to the troopship Leopoldville sunk with the needless deaths of 400 soldiers hushed up - Drain exposes the truth.
- MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD transports audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World reveals phenomena that can't be seen with the naked eye, taking audiences into earthly worlds secreted away in different dimensions of time and scale. Viewers experience events that unfold too slowly for human perception; They "see" the beauty, drama, and even humor of phenomena of that occur in the flash of a microsecond; They enter the microscopic world that was once reserved only for scientists, but that Mysteries of the Unseen World makes accessible to the rest of us; They begin to understand that what we actually see is only a fraction of what there is TO see on this Earth. High-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology are just a few of the advancements in science that now allow us to see a whole new universe of things, events, creatures, and processes we never even knew existed and now give us new "super powers" to see beyond what is in front of us. Visually stunning and rooted in cutting-edge research, Mysteries of the Unseen World will leave audiences in complete thrall as they begin to understand the enormity of the world they can't see, a world that exists in the air they breathe, on their own bodies, and in all of the events that occur around them minute-by-minute, and nanosecond-by-nanosecond. And with this understanding comes a new appreciation of the wonder and possibilities of science.
- Witness the unique marine life at the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and journey to shores of the archipelago in this one-hour documentary, which reveals a new facet of this tropical location.
- A look at NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched its mission to explore the sun in August 2018.
- Feature length version of the documentary TV series Russia from Above. Russia as it has never been seen before filmed entirely from the sky with the worlds most sophisticated aerial cameras.
- Over 90 percent of our daily actions are done unconsciously, an "autopilot" in our head. Automatic Brain takes a look at how unconscious processes steer the lives of two ordinary people, from everyday routines to life choices such as finding a partner.
- It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change.
- An exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains in the southeastern US. Features a look at the flora and fauna of the region and includes profiles of the rangers who patrol its vast wilderness.
- Russia is by far the largest country in the world. Twice the size of the huge USA, almost 50 times larger than small Germany. From Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea to the strait of the Bering Strait, within sight of Alaska, there are 11 time zones and 7,000 kilometers as the crow flies. But only if you take the shortcut across the North Pole. Within this country you will find a unique and diverse nature that is home to a varied wildlife, adapted to very different climates. The Russian metropolises, which tell stories with their buildings from older and also more recent history, are connected by almost endless railway lines across the country. One of them is the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. Only a bird's eye view reveals all of the country's splendor. The team of the multiple award-winning series "Germany from above" and the award-winning Arte series "Migrating Birds: Scouts of Distant Worlds" ventured a permanent flight over the giant empire between Europe and Asia in nine months and captured the breathtaking beauty of this incredible country in impressive pictures.
- The human voice has evolved over 200,000 years. Not even the most advanced computer synthesizers and talking robots ever devised can begin to reproduce its extraordinary complexity and emotional power. But recently, scientists have made a remarkable discovery with disturbing implications - we respond to even the most artificial voices as though they are real, using the same parts of our brains to interact with machines as we do with other humans.
- An extremely rare mummified Cretacious period hadrosaur gives paleontologists a remarkable opportunity to learn more about dinosaurs. The appearance of the animal's skin is readily apparent. But CT scans holds the possibility to view its muscles and internal organs and chemical analysis may reveal details of its genetics. And it's not alone in its fossil tomb.
- Series which unravels the mysteries behind the world's most dramatic wildlife events.
- As Niamh and Sean come to a decision about their relationship, Brian, Orla, Liam and Donal compete in a hot air balloon race over Ballykissangel.
- Experts voice their concerns that the Gulf Stream, that vast current of water that keeps us warm, could be cut off, leading Britain to develop a climate similar to Alaska. Our ports could be frozen over and ice storms could ravage the country. Discoveries and developments in Greenland, Russia, the Atlantic and the Arctic have fuelled fears that this climate catastrophe could happen within the next century - or even in 20 years' time. Horizon assesses the evidence.
- A vast, windswept desert has replaced the Great Plains of North America. Here, most life barely gets by, but there are some who have been successful.
- After the melting of the glaciers, the sea levels have risen considerably and have flooded most of the lowlands. These shallow waters now hold a variety of life such as reefgliders and the Ocean Phantom.
- Since most of the world is desert, evolution has had to switch tactics to create new life. Here, beetles live in dead carcasses, snails hop around on one foot, and carnivores plants lurk below the sands.
- With the new dry climate, the Amazon Rainforest has died out to be replaced by grasslands. The creatures of the forest have adapted themselves to a new life on the prairie.
- 5 million years in the future, Northern Europe is completely covered in a vast glacier, with temperatures well below freezing. Only creatures who are able to adapt to the extreme cold are able to survive.
- 200 million years in the future, the world is recovering from another mass extinction. With the planet now once again one super continent, most of the land has been turned into a desert, where new life has begun to unfold.
- With the world now one large landmass, it is surrounded on all sides by one global ocean. These waters hold no fish, but are instead dominated by large plankton, giant squids, and flish.