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.
Beyond Invention is a 8-part documentary television series that premiered on February 12, 2004 on Discovery Channel Canada and, as of 2007, airs on the Science Channel.
The series was produced by Mystique Films in partnership with Gryphon Productions and is narrated by John Payne. It primarily focuses on future and fictional technology that inspires many movies we see today.
Risk Takers is a Canadian television documentary series which profiles people in dangerous professions, produced by CMJ Productions of Montreal.
The series originally aired on Discovery Channel Canada, and also airs on the North American channel Discovery HD Theater. The series will also air on Global in the 2007-08 television season. The show premiered on June 11, 2007 in North America with the first episode of the series: "Coast Guard", directed by Phil Comeau. It showcased the lives of Coast Guard rescue swimmers in Miami and Key West, Florida.
A five-episode docuseries, "Missing Kenley" explores the case of Kenley Matheson, who vanished after leaving his dorm for a party on September 21, 1992. The series includes interviews with people who knew Kenley and possible suspects.
20-year-old Heather Elvis vanished in South Carolina in 2013. Her family endured harassment and conspiracy theories from online trolls, including suspects, as they and police continued searching.
Sinister real-life crimes from across the UK are re-explored through CCTV footage, police files and accounts from those directly involved in solving the case.
A documentary series using archive footage to look at the events of past years, including the music, news, movies and personalities that made each year unique.
The project attempts to understand the causes of the Afghan War (1979-1989) and to provide the most truthful coverage of all its stages. On a cold day on December 12, 1979, a small circle of members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee discussed the situation in Afghanistan. After much hesitation, four people (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Andrei Gromyko, Dmitry Ustinov) made the fateful decision to send troops into Afghanistan. Thus began the Afghan campaign – the first and only military operation waged by the Soviet Union outside the Warsaw Pact countries, which became the longest and most “forgotten” war in Soviet history.
Moving giant brewing silos, circus big tops, ice sculptures and steam trains is never easy. However, the Ultimate Movers rise to the challenge, battling against the elements, guiding oversized transport through narrow and winding roads and overcoming problems to get their precious cargo there on time, and in one piece. Time is always money and there's no room for error.
Professional bass fisherman and TV personality Mike "Ike" Iaconelli searches for the world's most iconic fish living alongside some of the world's busiest concrete jungles.
Thinking of adopting a dog or just love cute pups? Watch and learn from the successes and mistakes of new puppy parents, from the moment they get their puppies to creating a family together.
Michael Kelly, founder of GIY (Grow It Yourself), and Karen O'Donohoe offer step-by-step guidance in growing vegetables in raised beds and containers. Each episode focuses on a single vegetable, and moves from seed, through thinning, watering, and potential problems, to the kitchen. A guest cook demonstrates 1-3 recipes anyone can replicate at home. The series is filmed in the brilliant landscape colors of Southern Ireland, but the gardening and cooking principles are universal.
In 48 hours, teams must collaborate, solve a problem and build a physical prototype based on one of the challenges within the category. By using state of the art equipment and expert tool techs, it allows ANYONE to make their ideas into something real. Throughout the competition, teams are supported by tool technicians and industry mentors, including some of America’s most successful product inventors.