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House of Horrors: Kidnapped

2014

House of Horrors: Kidnapped

2014
8
HOUSE OF HORRORS: KIDNAPPED tells the gripping stories of people who were kidnapped and lived to tell. Each episode reveals one survivor’s terrifying experience from the moment of abduction to the hours, days, or months of captivity to the escape and recovery, as told through their eyes.
Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet

2011

Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet

2011
8
Richard Hammond presents a geological journey to the bottom of the ocean and the centre of the Earth, revealing how the inner workings of the planet affect life on the surface.
Strip the City

2012

Strip the City

2012
8
Strip The City uses stunning CGI animation and expedition - driven actuality to strip major cities naked of their steel, concrete, air, ocean and bedrock - layer by layer, act by act - to explore their hidden infrastructure and solve key mysteries surrounding their origins, geology, archaeology, industry, weather and engineering. Each episode will explore six iconic features of each city - one per act. Each icon will take us a layer deeper into the city. They will range from man - made skyscrapers and metro systems to natural dunes and lakes.
36 Hours

2015

36 Hours

2015
8.5
In each 1-hour episode of 36 Hours, co-hosts Kristen Kish and Kyle Martino arrive in a new city, where they’ll have 36 hours to explore the most delicious foods and hot spots, meet fascinating local insiders and experience the best attractions unique to each destination. Their itineraries will be informed by New York Times editors and contributors, who bring extensive research and expertise to each locale. Each episode will be timed to coincide with new or updated New York Times 36 Hours newspaper columns. There also will be companion editorial and video content across platforms on NYTimes.com and Travel Channel digital properties.
Museum Men

2014

Museum Men

2014
4
Whether it's the famous steps of the Titanic or the legendary lunar landing of Apollo 13, there is no museum exhibit that the expert builders at Creative Arts Unlimited, Inc. can't re-create. Viewers will follow these highly skilled craftsmen as they use their expertise to meticulously rebuild history in museums across the nation. Led by Roger Barganier (co-founder, president and creative director), the team at Creative Arts Unlimited, approach each build with a determination to tell a story. Every exhibit that is produced by the Museum Men is engaging, informative, and historically accurate. No detail is overlooked, because for Creative Arts authenticity is everything. In addition to building for museums, Creative Arts also re-creates items for private collections. But whoever the recipient may be, every build poses unique challenges, including hard-to-find research, demanding schedules, and obsolete methods of construction.
Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013

Idris Elba: King of Speed

2013
7
Idris Elba travels from his childhood home in east London to 'Motor City' - Detroit - and then on to New Jersey where he delves into the history of the first boy racers and explores how the quest for high speed has shaped professional motorsport and popular culture.
History Specials

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History Specials

0000
10
From the 4.5 billion-year epic of planet Earth, to the centuries-old prophecies of Nostradamus, to the hunt for the man who killed Abraham Lincoln, History Specials brings together the channel's most watched and acclaimed historical programs. History captures the grand sweep of our past with wit, intelligence, and enthusiasm, in programs covering critical turning points and fascinating cultural phenomena from the Dark Ages to Sherman's March, the comets to Columbus. Cutting-edge CGI recreates ancient battle scenes, and expert interviews shed light on some of history's greatest mysteries. See the past and present wonders of the world come together in this captivating collection — the source for all the fascinating history you want to know.
Best Bars In America

2013

Best Bars In America

2013
8
Comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton explore bars featured in Esquire magazine’s annual rundown of the best in the country. With stops in Milwaukee, Chicago and San Francisco, Jay and Sean drink their way through neighborhood dives and swanky bars alike. More than just a cross-country bar crawl, this is a happy hour any self-respecting man should experience in his lifetime.
Brew Dogs

2013

Brew Dogs

2013
7
James Watt and Martin Dickie, owners of the UK’s fastest-growing brewery, travel across America visiting different American beer towns, celebrating distinctive craft beers and creating their own locally-inspired drafts.
Super Skyscrapers

2014

Super Skyscrapers

2014
8
As urban space shrinks, we build higher and faster than ever before, creating a new generation of skyscrapers. Super skyscrapers are pushing the limits of engineering, technology and design to become greener, stronger, smarter and more luxurious than their predecessors. This four-part series follows the creation of four extraordinary buildings, showcasing how they will revolutionize the way we live, work and protect ourselves from potential threats. Read more about each episode below.
My Five Wives

2013

My Five Wives

2013
1
A reality series about Utah polygamist Brady Williams, his five wives and 24 children, who believe their family is more about mutual love and commitment than religion.
Motives & Murders: Cracking The Case

2012

Motives & Murders: Cracking The Case

2012
7
Baffling crimes and the clues that lead to the killer. Chilling reenactments of the victim's last days and the toll the deaths took on family and friends along with interviews and commentary from the real life detectives that tracked down the killer and crack the case.
Extreme RVs

2012

Extreme RVs

2012
6
Follows designers, welders and mechanics as they ideate, build, and customize one-of-a-kind recreational vehicles. Each one-hour episodes highlights three different rolling million-dollar, mega-mansions with incredible themed designs and luxurious interiors that put most real homes to shame.
Fangasm

2013

Fangasm

2013
8
Your Bleeped Up Brain

2013

Your Bleeped Up Brain

2013
9
The Getaway

2013

The Getaway

2013
7
The Getaway is an American travel documentary television series that airs on the Esquire Network. It was set to premiere April 24, 2013, on but was pushed to September 25, 2013, the same week the network re-branding took place in order for Esquire Network to have a broader range of original programs aside from this series and Knife Fight. The Getaway is executive produced by Anthony Bourdain and features a ten episode first season.
FantomWorks

2013

FantomWorks

2013
6
As a former test pilot, Dan Short hopes that Fantomworks will become a classic car restoration shop that runs with military precision. Instead, he is finding out that when making old cars 'better than new' - nothing goes according to plan.
Coast Guard Alaska

2011

Coast Guard Alaska

2011
10
Coast Guard Alaska is an American reality documentary television series on The Weather Channel that premiered on November 9, 2011.The series follows members of the United States Coast Guard stationed in Kodiak, Alaska on the job.
Outlaw Empires

2012

Outlaw Empires

2012
7
Outlaw Empires is a six-part documentary series about American outlaws. It was first aired on May 14, 2012, on Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one organization and includes dramatizations of real events and interviews with current and former members. In the biker episode, only former members are interviewed as patched members needed to get the approval of all other members from all other charters to appear on the show.
The Weight of the Nation

2012

The Weight of the Nation

2012
2
A documentary series examining the obesity crisis in the U.S. looks at the health risks of being overweight, weight-loss ideas, childhood obesity and efforts to improve the public health.