When the President's only daughter, Liu Xinping, checks into a hospital for her chemotherapy treatment, the head of internal medicine and the head of surgery become core members of the President's medical team. Both men plan to use this opportunity to prove themselves as the best candidate for the position of hospital director. As a result, the two men appoint rival surgeons to attend to Xiuping's surgery.
Secret societies, ritual sacrifice, brutal religious edicts, macabre burials - how are ancient civilizations linked together and what does it say about human instinct? A whole new kind of class is in session with the dynamic, engaging Dr Kara Cooney. Join this UCLA Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture as she trades the lecture hall for tombs and temples around the world bringing, an exciting new perspective to the most fascinating riddles in history in OUT OF EGYPT.
Exposing the world's most conniving, creative, and criminally adept con men, Serial Swindlers goes inside their minds. While their crimes and exploits are a ready-made Hollywood script, their escapades have left a trail of heartache, poverty and destruction. Ordinary criminal minds they are not.
From kidnapped children reared in hiding, to married cousins, to fugitive moms, Shocking Family Secrets pulls back the curtain of normalcy to unravel the deeply buried mysteries behind these twisted family betrayals and tearful family reunions, while revealing how and why these secrets were kept in the first place. Every family has a secret...and the secret could be you.
"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.
Dr. Mary-Ann Ochota travels to Uganda to investigate the story of the boy raised by monkeys, Fiji to uncover the truth behind a boy raised by chickens and the story of a girl believed to belong to a family of dogs in the Ukraine.
A stunt coordinator hosts a reality show where celebrities perform dangerous stunts and car chases, pushing them to their limits in thrilling adventures.
Explore the rise of tech giants. Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google. This series uncovers the innovations, controversies, and impact on society, from reshaping industries to influencing daily life. Dive into the power and challenges behind the worlds biggest tech companies, shaping the future of our digital age.
Previously unseen footage of some of the most iconic cars of the series, including the Mini Cooper S, the Saab 96 and the Lotus Esprit. Narrated by Toby Foster.
A spike in attacks on sea lions off the coast of Southern California sends shark researchers searching for an oversized, aggressive mako shark they believe could have family ties to the legendary record-breaking mako called "The Beast".
This collection features some of the coolest, weirdest and cutest critters on Earth. From newborns at the zoo to creepazoids living in your backyard, Smithsonian Channel knows how to deliver the "oohs" and "ahhs." These are the kinds of thrills that inspire kids to find out more about the natural world and its many incredible wonders.