Epic tales of opposition against some of the world’s most powerful icons, from Pablo Escobar to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Explore the public figures’ minds and motivations through rare archival footage and intimate interviews with their opponents: real people facing off against giants.
Meeting people from both ends of the wealth spectrum, award-winning actor and director Kathy Burke travels the country to explore our relationship with money.
Follow Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson as they dig up original patent designs from history’s lost inventions and build them, test them, and try to make them work. From a snow annihilator from the 1930s to a Chinese dragon rocket over 600 years old to a solar powered crematorium, Matt and Jeremy take us through the strange and entertaining world of invention.
We turn on the shower and there’s clean water. We buy food grown on the other side of the world from the shop next door. We get the train, tube or light railway into the office. We boot up the computer and there’s power. Our cities are like huge complex living organisms and just like the human body; our cities rely on its vital organs—its infrastructure—power, transport, food, water, and buildings to keep it and the people who live and work there alive. This series explores how these vital systems work. If our cities are to prosper bold new solutions are needed. We will visit many of the ingenious engineering projects and vital enterprises that will keep our cities running in the years to come. Actuality will drive the narrative. We’ll meet the individuals who perform surprising and unseen tasks that keep the power on and the water flowing.
The Afterlife with Suzane Northrop is a Canadian English language documentary television series, which premiered on September 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. EST on the Canadian digital cable specialty channel, OUTtv.
Dr. Tiara Moore has discovered bull sharks thriving in polluted, algae-filled lagoons. Teaming up with Dr. Craig O'Connell, they study why pregnant females still migrate there and how their pups survive in a seemingly hostile environment.
Jack Harries highlights the devastating impacts and innovative solutions to climate change. He will confront some of the most powerful people on the planet and demand action from those on the frontline of the climate emergency.
"Love the Way You Lie" -- based on the best-selling 2012 novel "Gone Girl" -- presents two versions of actual murder cases and lets viewers decide which one to believe. Filmed in a classic "he said, she said style", each hourlong episode follows a highly disputable crime from dueling perspectives -- those who believe the suspect is guilty, and those who proclaim the suspect's innocence -- and features commentary from local authorities and true-crime experts, as well as first-person accounts from friends and families of the victims and suspects.
The Mutal UFO Network, or MUFON, watches the skies, investigating sightings soon after they occur. Their investigators use the tools of science, psychology and law enforcement to get as close to the truth as the truth will allow.
They were bloodthirsty Scandinavian warriors and fine craftsmen. From Newfoundland to the Caspian Sea they robbed and traded fine furs, jewelry, slaves or weapons: anything worth something. They opened new trade routes still used today, founded magnificent cities such as Kiev and Novgorod, and captured ancient hubs like York, Naples and Istanbul. This series follows the Vikings everywhere they went, revealing stunning new archaeological discoveries that turn Viking history on its head.
Extreme examples of the negative outcomes that can result from social media usage. Episodes tell the stories of cases in which social media activity had dangerous -- sometimes deadly -- consequences.
Takes a look at the history of one overlooked but often necessary accessory, makeup. Join us as we journey through the history of fabulous with the help of some of Hollywood's best-known makeup artists and stylists.
Stretching from the Antarctic in the south to the Arctic in the north, the Atlantic Ocean is vast, wild and unforgiving and each season brings new challenges for its indigenous creatures.