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Battleground Afghanistan

2013

Battleground Afghanistan

2013
7.7
A documentary series following a U.S. Marine captain and his team as they battle Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Perfect Storms

2013

Perfect Storms

2013
8.3
Investigates what happens when a series of natural and human events catastrophically coincide to change the course of history.
Hannes und der Bürgermeister

1985

Hannes und der Bürgermeister

1985
10
Great Bear Stakeout

2013

Great Bear Stakeout

2013
7
Deep in Alaska an expert team of film-makers follow the astonishing lives of grizzly bears.
Wild Germany

2011

Wild Germany

2011
7
The fairytale river landscape of the Spreewald, the flocks of birds of the North Frisian Wadden Sea and the striking chalk cliffs on the island of Rügen. You can see unique landscapes and their fauna in the different regions of Germany.
Australia with Simon Reeve

2013

Australia with Simon Reeve

2013
7.7
Simon Reeve sets off on an extraordinary adventure across Australia. This mad adventure, involving specially adapted off-road vehicles and a chopper, is part of an ongoing effort to stop the damaging spread of up to a million feral camels across the country.
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

2013

Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

2013
9.7
Four years in the making, this is a privileged view into the lives of a cast of Hebridean animals in this landmark four-part series narrated by Ewan McGregor. Among the animals featured are basking sharks and white-tailed eagles, as well as red deer stags battling to win their mates and seals struggling to protect their newborn pups.
Redes

2008

Redes

2008
5.7
Earth and the American Dream

0000

Earth and the American Dream

0000
6.3
A documentary of America from the environment's perspective, covering the period from Columbus to the 20th century.
Leonardo

2003

Leonardo

2003
9.2
An exploration of the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Chemistry: A Volatile History

2010

Chemistry: A Volatile History

2010
4.7
Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
Before The Dinosaurs

0000

Before The Dinosaurs

0000
7.7
Rise and Fall of the Spartans

2002

Rise and Fall of the Spartans

2002
8.3
Explores every aspect of Sparta's culture, lifestyle, history and legacy. Author Steven Pressfield reflects on the significance of the Battle of Thermopylae, where a force led by 300 Spartan warriors stalled the advance of a hundred-thousand-plus strong Persian army for nearly a week. Scholars explore the factors that drove the Peloponnesian city-state to strive for martial excellence. Ancient accounts explain how Sparta's warriors were trained and detail their prowess in battle.
Descending

2012

Descending

2012
8.7
Descending is an exciting new weekly TV show now airing on Canada’s Outdoor Life Network, and featuring some stunning underwater video from around the world. Host Scott Wilson, from Brantford, Ontario, though fairly new to scuba, jumps right in to explore some of this planet’s “most remote locations” in the one-hour weekly show. Noting that so much of planet Earth is underwater and so few people get to see this realm firsthand, he said, “We knew it was important to shoot spectacular footage.” Wilson’s co-host is New Zealand diver Ellis Emmett, author, adventurer and friend. Emmett has penned five adventure books and is the owner of a New Zealand river rafting company. “I want people to be inspired, educated and enlightened, and have a laugh or two along the way,” he said. This year the hosts explore the underwater world on scuba, wearing full-face masks and dry suits. As post-production work continues on episodes scheduled to air in the coming weeks, they’
American Digger

2012

American Digger

2012
7.7
American Digger is an American reality television series airing on Spike. The show follows former professional wrestler Frank Huguelet and his company American Savage as they search the United States for buried historical artifacts. The second season of the show was retitled Savage Family Diggers as Savage's wife Rita and son Nick join the crew. On August 7, 2012, Spike TV announced that American Digger had been renewed for a second thirteen episode season. Filming of the new season began Fall 2012 and will air in Spring 2013.
Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers

2011

Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers

2011
3.3
Charley Boorman travels the world on his trusty BMW GS Adventure motorcycle.
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

2011

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

2011
9.3
Aided by some of the world's leading scientific figures, this new five-part series examines how 21st century scientists are battling the world's big killer diseases, breaking down the barriers between man and machine and expanding our understanding of the universe.
Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

2012

Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

2012
7.7
Starting his journey in South Africa, Simon travels around the coast of the Indian Ocean, heading up the east coast of Africa, around India and back down the western coast of Indonesia to SW Australia. The extraordinary adventure takes Simon to 16 countries, as he braves the horrors of front-line conflict in Mogadishu in Somalia, perhaps the most dangerous place on the planet, and visits the beautiful Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Street Customs

2007

Street Customs

2007
10
Street Customs was a reality series about West Coast Customs that aired on TLC and Discovery Channel. Starting with season 3, the program was renamed Inside West Coast Customs and moved to Discovery HD Theater/Velocity in 2010, with two seasons under the new title as of December 2011.
101 East

2007

101 East

2007
9
Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.