nonfiction television programs

Chronicles over 40 of history's most devastating engineering failures, including the Exxon Valdez disaster to a nuclear meltdown at a secret governmetn facility, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. Uses state-of-the-art special effects to investigate not only what went wrong, but what can be learned from these disasters. The catastrophes recounted led to the creation of Superfund sites for the cleanup of toxic waste, improved safety standards for cars, planes, and ships; and new techniques for building roads, bridges, and buildings that will withstand nature's most destructive forces.

Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from The Big Bang? This landmark television special cuts 13.7 billion years of history down to size just in two hours. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.

Takes viewers on a journey through Earth's evolution, revealing the geological processes that have shaped the planet from the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa.

Examines the work of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla, covering his various experiments in places such as Niagara Falls and Colorado Springs pertaining to alternating current and other forms of electromagnetic power and electromechanical engineering.

"A look at why some predictions fail while others succeed at forecasting the future"--IMDb.

A history of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famous African-American fighter unit, which downed over one hundred Luftwaffe planes in World War II and still struggled against discrimination.

Two boys travel to the other's country to learn about two cultural holidays, Day of the Dead in Mexico and Halloween in Canada.

He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about the ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death but also an entire way of life.

Contains episodes eleven and twelve of "Freedom: A History of US," which looks at America in the early twentieth century, covering the Wright brothers' invention of the airplane, joining the fight in World War I, women's suffrage, and the 1920s; as well as the stock market crash, Great Depression, New Deal, and joining the fight in World War II.

Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.