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- 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.
- 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.^
- StarsSean RileyErik WalstadKyle HoweWorld's Toughest Fixes goes inside some of the most daunting repair jobs imaginable. Each episode follows host Sean Riley as he pushes himself to the limit while working with some of the world's top riggers.
- StarsLance LewmanAndres WilliamsDavid McCallumAround the world there are people of different cultures who take actions and decisions that seem out of the ordinary to the average westerner. Considered taboo, these people and their stories are now being known.^
- StarsReg E. CatheyEver wondered what the world would be like without any humans?
- StarsRichard HammondStephen RalphsHugh HuntWith hands-on experiments and intrepid investigative work, Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures.^
- DirectorToby MacdonaldStarsDilly BarlowDocuments the 9 month journey from conception to birth with images taken inside the womb. New photographic and camera techniques allow the viewer to see previously unknown images concerning a time we all go through.
- 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.
- CreatorMargaret BeckettStarsRufus JonesJohn W. IwanonkiwDaniel DouglassAmerican documentary television series. Produced in conjunction with the National Geographic Channel, the series examines various disasters or violent incidents. It replaced Seconds From Disaster, a similar program with a more forensic approach.
- StarsChris KrattMartin KrattThe Kratt brother travel to different parts of the world to see how each animals live, through there eyes on there turf my there rules
- StarsTim ShawGeorge D. MiklosFreddie EvaristoThe British Tim Shaw conducts remarkable experiments and lets the people on the streets and at home predict the outcomes.
- StarsJames Quinn
- StarsEric MeyersMichael IzquierdoRushmore DeNooyerDocumentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.
- StarsRichard VaughnAshton SmithJonathan ArisAccounts of famous technological disasters and their subsequent investigations.
- StarsMarc GraueJared NollDaron CooperCameras ride along with Troopers as they keep the streets safe and hunters honest while at the same time taking advantage of the breathtaking landscape that Alaska State Troopers are lucky enough to call "their office."
- StarsBill GravesRodd HoustonJ.J. CarrellNational Geographic takes you behind the scenes and gives you an inside look at the line of duty of the U.S. Border Partrol.
- StarsCharles McGeoghanRobert NolanShawn DevlinIt takes a Texas seven or just one real-life hero to break through bars.
- StarsJon KalinaJohn RalstonAndrew BurrHeart warming stories of dogs around the world doing what they were bred to do, and touching lives in the process. The jobs include everything from acting, herding sheep, providing mental and physical therapy, working with fire and police departments, the list goes on. It's a nice, simple show with a simple premise but it's heartwarming and family-friendly.
- StarsMichael IzquierdoStephen ManganDavid SartiIndividuals all across America who have one thing in common - they are prepping for the end of the world.^
- 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.
- StarsAllen SalkinFood has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".
- CreatorAndrew TodhunterStarsCandida R. MossBillynaire CruzJeff GammonsNational Geographic's Emmy-award winning series returns with new episodes that open a window on hidden parts of the world, unlock mysteries both ancient and modern, and investigate stories of science, nature, and culture.
- StarsCharlotte UhlenbroekPeter ElliottGregory HartleyA captivating examination of the primate origins of human social dynamics, highlighting the 98% genetic similarity and instinctual parallels that connect us to our closest ape relatives.
- StarsJames FranzoAgnes HailstoneSue AikensThe everyday struggles of living in the secluded state of Alaska where one wrong decision could cost you your life.^
- CreatorBart LaytonStarsNatalie DunneMax WrottesleyManuel VillaseñorSurvivors share their stories and experience of survival abroad.^
- StarsTravis TaylorRog JonesCharles TaylorRocket scientist Travis Taylor along with a team of his friends and family tackle various real world engineering challenges by applying their scientific knowledge and backwoods ingenuity to create "redneck" solutions.
- StarsDallas SeaveyTyler JohnsonGrady PowellThey are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. In the second season of Ultimate Survival Alaska, four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans, and endurance athletes go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Dropped in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness by bush plane, with only their raw, die-hard ingenuity and the gear on their backs, they'll navigate through treacherous glaciated river valleys, barren ridge-lines, and high mountain peaks, battling hunger, hostile predators, and perilous weather conditions along the way. Like the original National Geographic explorers, for those who succeed there is no grand prize, just the well-fought pride of having conquered the grueling challenges that Mother Nature can throw at them. It's an epic competition series where the only prize is survival.^
- StarsDave MarcianoRob NaughtonDave CarraroTeams of tuna fisherman battle the elements, and each other, to catch the most Giant Bluefin Tuna.^
- StarsRodd HoustonMike SecherDavid Whatley-ZepedaDocumentary on the most dangerous prisons and the gangs that reside there.
- StarsMike McCurliePauline AdamsGary BiggarWhat would happen if the world's supply of oil suddenly ran dry? What would happen if the population doubled overnight? What would happen if the Earth's spin suddenly started to slow down? What would happen if the sun began to age rapidly overnight? What would happen if we suddenly vanished? This documentary series will answer this hypothetical questions.
- StarsRohan GunaratnaTerry McDermottPatrick FitzgeraldInside 9/11 provides insight into the events that led up to 9/11 by tracing the timeline from al Qaeda's earliest origins through the aftermath of 9/11 and the ongoing investigation.
- StarsHazen AudelExplorer Hazen Audel journeys to the world's most inhospitable places to learn survival skills that have kept tribal people alive for thousands of years. He has a week to study before taking on tribal challenges that will force him to the very limit.
- StarsHuey MorganRonCrossA docu-series that provides an inside look into various illegal activities and black markets around the world, where drugs, firearms and even people are reduced to mere commodities.
- StarsChuck ThompsonSherry WoodardJohn GarciaDogTown documents the work of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, where trainers and vets rescue and rehabilitate dogs no one else wants. Follow the stories of dogs and the people who love them enough to give them a second chance at life.
- DirectorIan InabaStarsTaalam AceyJohn ConyersBob FitrakisA look at the career of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney from Georgia and the historical suppression of black voters in the United States.
- StarsWilliam Mapother
- StarsC.T. TaylorSeries exploring the incredible wildlife of America's most iconic national parks.
- This new series follows the urgent work being carried out to save and protect animals around the world. From large scale conservation projects protecting endangered species, to tiny wildlife sanctuaries rescuing injured animals and the life or death dramas that unfold in vet's surgeries.
- StarsJohn BeachJoel StevensMark PuhalyIf the floodwaters rise, if the virus spreads, if the bombs go off, these men are ready.
- StarsSheila VandMike ColterJason BatemanAn anthology of leading scientists and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. The series intends to bring to life the stories, people and technology behind these breakthroughs, and show how they are changing our world.
- Here is where you'll witness some of the most deadly situations ever caught on tape and put your survival knowledge to the test. Do you have what it takes to come out alive?
- StarsAdam JamesMichael HayneDoctors try to persuade addicts to get sober by showing them how drugs have impacted all aspects of their lives.
- Military engagements narrated and filmed via 1st person helmet cam by the soldiers involved.
- StarsHakeem OluseyiDavid BartellPaul LevinsonHow To Survive the End of the World examines terrifying and scientifically plausible doomsday scenarios by exploring distinct, world-threatening events and the methods by which humanity would fight to survive against grim odds.
- StarsMariana van ZellerDarren FosterMark BlackwellInvestigative journalists Mariana van Zeller and Darren Foster take you inside the nation's underground networks and to the heart of the most controversial issues.
- StarsSalvatore PolisiKenneth CarrellaJames ZeissDocumentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the '60's to mid '90's. Well documented with plenty of interviews and original footage. Story told by ex-members of Mafia, FBI agents and prosecutors at that time, cops and journalists. It explains how they functioned, the rule of silence called Omerta, which five families ruled New York and how; and also how the FBI and US government managed to dismantle them after 30 years of the crime syndicate being untouchable. Listen to what Rudy Giuliani, Joseph D. Pistone aka 'Donnie Brasco' and many others had to say about it.
- DirectorSam HobkinsonSam L.StarsWilliam B. EvansKaren OdomMichele MahoneyA recounting of the 2013 terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon and its subsequent investigation and manhunt.
- StarsShaun DooleyA BBC documentary that follows the lives of three American citizens on death row.
- DirectorSimon GeorgeStarsKate Steavenson-PayneSara StewartMatthew DouglasIn 2009, just two minutes into US Airways flight 1549, a flock of birds struck the plane taking out both engines. With no power, the Captain decided to attempt the near impossible - to land it in New York's Hudson River.
- StarsCory ValdesAndres LagunaBenjamin ZukowskiOutdoorsmen protect workers on the edge of society
- StarsBoone SmithEach episode focuses on several predator animals in a single environment, such as the African plains or under the ocean. Boone Smith is the foxy host who narrates with enthusiasm the facts behind the vivid photography of each species taking down its natural prey. Easy to watch, with fabulous HD photography, and suitable for children--assuming they're old enough to know that things die.
- DirectorSharon PetzoldStarsAndrew PiperClara AuerKeith BartlettThe 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic...a new look in 3-D.
- StarsDenise TotoJim FinnFollows the US Customs Agency.
- StarsThom BeersDenny HeideOn foot, by car or off-road vehicle, by plane or by boat, the California Game Wardens -- 240 in all -- patrol the state's 159,000 square miles, pursuing poachers, polluters and drug runners around the clock while making sure hunters and anglers follow the rules. No two days are alike, and each is adventure-filled as the officers, working alone or with a canine companion, often patrol sparsely populated areas where help can be hours away.
- 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.
- DirectorBeverly JoubertDereck JoubertStarsJeremy IronsLegademaThe life of one small leopard from a cub right until the brink of adulthood, as she emerges as a huntress in Botswana's Mombo region of the Okavango Delta.
- StarsTarkanAlec BaldwinStephen FryGreat Migrations takes viewers on the epic journeys animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species.
- DirectorSichendra Bista
- StarsSalvatore VecchioParker StevensonGregory Ericksona scientific animal documentary TV series developed by the National Geographic Channel that centers on that elusive and dangerous relationship between predator and prey, especially when the predators are wild animals and the prey are human beings. It takes known attacks between man and beast in order to break down what occurred and the reason with the latest forensic science techniques and the expertise of animal behaviorists and scientists.
- DirectorAnisa MehdiStarsKeith DavidUmar Faruq Abd-AllahDaisy KhanNational Geographic follows three pilgrims from Malaysia, South Africa, and the United States as the travel to Mecca for the hajj.
- StarsWill LymanIan GregoryJoe NickellPre-Monster Quest, this series attempts to debunk some of histories greatest legends. Ranging from mysterious crop circles to the infamous legend of The Russian Bigfoot, are these myths escalated from legendary folklore - Or are they real?
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsAlec BaldwinSean PertweePaul EssiembreA journey through space and time.
- StarsStruan RodgerGemma DeerfieldTobias CapwellCould any of the Romanov family have survived or escaped their prison in remotest Russia in 1917? This programme explores the latest science and newly-discovered documents behind one of history's greatest mysteries.
- StarsRobert LeighMarcos AkiatenChip BolcikJourney back to the wild Ice Age, and witness how some of the most lethal prehistoric predators lived and why they disappeared forever from the Earth.
- For one of the most treacherous jobs in the world, it takes a special kind of person to become a salvage expert. Whether a rookie or an old hand, they must be brave, tenacious, have great technical skill and be committed to saving crews and cargo from meeting a premature and watery end.
- StarsMatthew MorganMário RedondoWade WilliamsNatGeoWIld show follows some of the most deadly animals on the Planet like the grizzly bears,killer whales,sharks and crocodiles.
- StarsRichard Terry
- StarsJason Alan CarvellDave FennoyJohn HunerlachAfrica is a land sculpted by time where animals have evolved complex weapons to arm them in the battle to live another day. An elephant's tusks can defend, or attack. An octopus uses camouflage to find food, or hide from an enemy. A Cape Fur Seal's speed and agility are valuable tools to catch a penguin, but ineffectual against a Great White Shark. A single hippopotamus holds a pride of twelve lions at bay with his sheer bulk, but backs down when faced with the piercing teeth of another hippo. With lethal weapons wielded by fearsome predators and prey, animals walk a precarious path, here among Africa's Deadliest.
- StarsDenny HeideKen LickliderLuther McDonaldMeet Kenny, Danny, Bobby, Luther and K.C. -- owner and staff at Vohne Liche Kennels (VLK), one of the most elite K-9 dog training facilities in the world. Together they train not just the dogs sent to the field to detect drugs, weapons and bombs and attack aggressors, but also the handlers who will work with them on a daily basis.
- StarsCasey AndersonClose encounters with wildlife in our backyards. Casey treks across North America and gets up close with wolves, mountain lions, moose, bighorn sheep and other elusive and endangered species.
- CreatorDudu ErezStarsDudu ErezYaron BerladDudu Erez and Yaron Berlad go on a crazy nocturnal journey in a pink car where anything can happen - colorful characters, odd situations and crazy relationships.Animal Fight Night
- StarsJosh GoodmanFrom the heart-stopping to the simply outrageous, National Geographic presents more jaw-dropping animal moments in Animals Gone Wild Season 2.
- CreatorMark BurnettStarsNoel EdmondsNick AldisLucy BoggisA Series of contestants return to school to find out if they are smarter than a 10 year old presented by Noel EdmundsAre You Smarter Than?
- StarsDorje SwallowCameron BarnesCraig WalkerOur sprawling continent is undoubtedly a dangerous place to call home. From jellyfish and sharks to crocodiles and snakes, these are astonishing real life stories of deadly animal encounters.
- DirectorHal SeegerStarsFrank BuxtonBandit Patrol
- StarsJeremy IronsBoone SmithHuey MorganCameras get up close and personal with nature's fiercest felines struggling to survive extinction.
- StarsDan MorganBill GravesStuart BassilDon't blink, don't scream and whatever you do, don't forget to press 'record'.
- StarsSamantha CoughlanJoel WoodOjan GencDead or Alive explores what happens when wild animals and humans collide. Each episode features a different deadly predator - Bears, Cougars, Hippos, Elephants, Sharks and Alligators - attacking two different groups of people, resulting in one story of incredible survival, and one story of tragic and sudden death.
- The rules are different in the wild, it's kill or be killed. Learn how animals kill.
- StarsSalvatore VecchioDavid QuammenDaria MartynovaJoin Courtney Hansen as she guides you through exotic vacation adventures where the action never stops. If you can dream it, you can do it on Destination Wild!
- StarsJosh GoodmanSusan KelleherLauren ThielenFollow Dr. Susan Kelleher and staff as they treat all forms of exotic animals at her hospital in Deerfield Beach, FL
- StarsMichelle OakleyZac FineSierra OakleyDr. Oakley is the only vet in her area of the Yukon. She treats domestic pets, endangered wildlife, farm animals--basically anything that walks on fours, crawls, flies. All of that- plus she's a wife and a mom of three girls.^
- StarsSimon Chadwick
- GIVE ME SHELTER takes the perennially successful genre of animal friendly programming to new heights of feel good emotion. Each week viewers will enter the lives of committed animal welfare advocates as we track the progress of rescued animals from rescue/acceptance into the shelter, through rehabilitation and then finally on to adoption. Characters range from animal technicians to veterinarians to foster coordinators to volunteers. GIVE ME SHELTER truly puts the viewers in the middle of a no-kill rescue shelter. From rescue runs to save imperiled animals, to successful adoption events, to the private thoughts of the characters involved, the audience will intimately experience it all.^
- DirectorMike BirkheadAndrew Graham-BrownKathryn JeffsStarsDavid AttenboroughSean BeanPaul McGannBrolga is a tough Australian who lives in the desert outback with a mob of orphaned kangaroos. He rescues baby joey's from the roadside when their mothers are killed and nurses them back to health. This documentary follows him.
- Deep in the jungles of Africa, chimpanzees and gorillas, are living out epic dramas: warriors battle, kings fall, and battle lines are drawn? these unique, character-driven stories will touch your heart and blow your mind.
- DirectorCraig ShannonStarsDanny AcostaClark McClanathanRobin McPanThis is a love story about a girl, Siobhan, who is torn between her lover, Prince Padrig and the guy that she was forced to marry, Lord Killian. Siobhan sneaks out of her residence to find her lover, Padrig, but while looking for Padrig she runs into Lord O'Braonain, the man responsible for slaying her father. In the mean time Killian finds the dead body of O'Brainain, and then finds her with Padrig. Killian, in a rage of the past events, takes on Padrig for the right to claim Siobhan.Kingdom of the North
- StarsSalvatore VecchioJacques PerrinFrançois SaranoA four-part documentary series on ocean life around the world.
- StarsAllen FarmerThe deadly chytrid fungus is ravaging amphibian populations worldwide, leaving behind a destructive path of incurable disease. Frog species that have survived on our planet for more than 200 million years are facing mass extinction at an alarming rate. But an ambitious new plan involving a modern day Noah's Ark, and Smithsonian biologist Brian Gratwicke, just might be a last hope for these species. Venture deep into the Panamanian jungle as scientists search for these endangered frogs and fight to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
- StarsMorgan FreemanRobert ThurmanAmir HussainMorgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
- StarsBill ClintonJohn KiriakouMorgan FreemanMorgan Freeman will take viewers on a global journey to meet with people from all cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways by different fundamental forces, this time exploring themes that unite us all. Each episode will explore a single fundamental force or topic, including love, belief, power, war and peace, rebellion and freedom.