Host Michael Guillen travels to China to explore the roots of modern agricultural genius. He studies how the ancient Chinese invented advanced farming technology long before the west would use anything like it.
From galaxies to black holes, discover the most bizarre and mysterious things in our universe. Plus, learn about actual alcohol clouds floating in space that are filled with organic molecules.
The USS Yorktown's planes inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Truk and in the Mariana Islands, as well as supporting American troops in the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Might the United States military really have a secret space programme? And if so, are we preparing for a space-based war with other nations... or other species?
Relive one of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record as US Lt Commander Richard Schaffert heroically took on the enemy, without any ammunition.
Aphrodisias is a city of marble, dedicated to the goddess of beauty: Aphrodite. Discover how the city was forgotten and then found again in the mid-20th century.
The hosts are in Japan to test their tolerance to physical pain and reach a higher level of intense training. They are looking to understand the techniques and history of Japan's national martial art: Judo.
Liberia has no Navy or ability to patrol its waters. President George Bush is set to visit in two weeks, and a ship has been acting strangely just off the coast near the US Embassy and the city of Monrovia.
Host Michael Guillen travels to China to explore the roots of modern agricultural genius. He studies how the ancient Chinese invented advanced farming technology long before the west would use anything like it.
From galaxies to black holes, discover the most bizarre and mysterious things in our universe. Plus, learn about actual alcohol clouds floating in space that are filled with organic molecules.
The USS Yorktown's planes inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Truk and in the Mariana Islands, as well as supporting American troops in the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Might the United States military really have a secret space programme? And if so, are we preparing for a space-based war with other nations... or other species?
Relive one of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record as US Lt Commander Richard Schaffert heroically took on the enemy, without any ammunition.
Aphrodisias is a city of marble, dedicated to the goddess of beauty: Aphrodite. Discover how the city was forgotten and then found again in the mid-20th century.
The hosts are in Japan to test their tolerance to physical pain and reach a higher level of intense training. They are looking to understand the techniques and history of Japan's national martial art: Judo.
The team joins forces with a small conservancy unit in Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. Tribal wars are getting deadlier as weapons flood the region and the expanding desert dries up the last of the resources.
Many things we associate with the practice of modern medicine were actually introduced by the ancient Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. We travel to Egypt for a first-hand look at the birthplace of modern medicine.
How do Earth's creatures help scientists with their understanding of life in the universe?
As one of the ships to participate in the D-Day landings, the Jeremiah O'Brien has miraculously clung to life while all others have hit the scrap heap.
In Iraq and Syria, thousands of ancient artifacts and relics have been deliberately destroyed. In the highlands of Tibet and the jungles of Central America, sacred texts have been systematically destroyed. Could this all be by design?
Will Jesus break seven seals and unleash three waves of devastation? Will the Antichrist rise? Take a closer look at the pestilence, wars and natural disasters that are meant to purge humanity before the final battle between good and evil.
Stephen Taylor and Suggs are up to their knees in mud in Lincolnshire as they dig up the remains of a Bolton Paul Defiant plane, shot down during the Hull Blitz.
Hosts plunge into the cradle of civilisation, Athens. Literally translated as 'all powers', Pankration is the ancient Greek martial art. Made famous by Spartans and ancient Olympians, this style has recently been revitalised as a modern sport.
The team joins forces with a small conservancy unit in Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. Tribal wars are getting deadlier as weapons flood the region and the expanding desert dries up the last of the resources.
Many things we associate with the practice of modern medicine were actually introduced by the ancient Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. We travel to Egypt for a first-hand look at the birthplace of modern medicine.
How do Earth's creatures help scientists with their understanding of life in the universe?
As one of the ships to participate in the D-Day landings, the Jeremiah O'Brien has miraculously clung to life while all others have hit the scrap heap.
In Iraq and Syria, thousands of ancient artifacts and relics have been deliberately destroyed. In the highlands of Tibet and the jungles of Central America, sacred texts have been systematically destroyed. Could this all be by design?
Will Jesus break seven seals and unleash three waves of devastation? Will the Antichrist rise? Take a closer look at the pestilence, wars and natural disasters that are meant to purge humanity before the final battle between good and evil.
Stephen Taylor and Suggs are up to their knees in mud in Lincolnshire as they dig up the remains of a Bolton Paul Defiant plane, shot down during the Hull Blitz.
Hosts plunge into the cradle of civilisation, Athens. Literally translated as 'all powers', Pankration is the ancient Greek martial art. Made famous by Spartans and ancient Olympians, this style has recently been revitalised as a modern sport.
The team joins forces with a small conservancy unit in Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. Tribal wars are getting deadlier as weapons flood the region and the expanding desert dries up the last of the resources.
Many things we associate with the practice of modern medicine were actually introduced by the ancient Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. We travel to Egypt for a first-hand look at the birthplace of modern medicine.
How do Earth's creatures help scientists with their understanding of life in the universe?
As one of the ships to participate in the D-Day landings, the Jeremiah O'Brien has miraculously clung to life while all others have hit the scrap heap.
In Iraq and Syria, thousands of ancient artifacts and relics have been deliberately destroyed. In the highlands of Tibet and the jungles of Central America, sacred texts have been systematically destroyed. Could this all be by design?
Will Jesus break seven seals and unleash three waves of devastation? Will the Antichrist rise? Take a closer look at the pestilence, wars and natural disasters that are meant to purge humanity before the final battle between good and evil.
Stephen Taylor and Suggs are up to their knees in mud in Lincolnshire as they dig up the remains of a Bolton Paul Defiant plane, shot down during the Hull Blitz.
Hosts plunge into the cradle of civilisation, Athens. Literally translated as 'all powers', Pankration is the ancient Greek martial art. Made famous by Spartans and ancient Olympians, this style has recently been revitalised as a modern sport.
The team joins forces with a small conservancy unit in Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. Tribal wars are getting deadlier as weapons flood the region and the expanding desert dries up the last of the resources.
Many things we associate with the practice of modern medicine were actually introduced by the ancient Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. We travel to Egypt for a first-hand look at the birthplace of modern medicine.
How do Earth's creatures help scientists with their understanding of life in the universe?
As one of the ships to participate in the D-Day landings, the Jeremiah O'Brien has miraculously clung to life while all others have hit the scrap heap.
In Iraq and Syria, thousands of ancient artifacts and relics have been deliberately destroyed. In the highlands of Tibet and the jungles of Central America, sacred texts have been systematically destroyed. Could this all be by design?
Will Jesus break seven seals and unleash three waves of devastation? Will the Antichrist rise? Take a closer look at the pestilence, wars and natural disasters that are meant to purge humanity before the final battle between good and evil.
Stephen Taylor and Suggs are up to their knees in mud in Lincolnshire as they dig up the remains of a Bolton Paul Defiant plane, shot down during the Hull Blitz.
Hosts plunge into the cradle of civilisation, Athens. Literally translated as 'all powers', Pankration is the ancient Greek martial art. Made famous by Spartans and ancient Olympians, this style has recently been revitalised as a modern sport.
Poachers are killing the rare gorillas of Congo, and they are paying Rwanda's genocidal maniacs to protect them while they practice their deadly trade. For the park rangers protecting the gorillas it's all-out war, and they are heavily outnumbered.
Where Did It Come From? travels to Mexicos Yucatan peninsula to get a first hand look at the ancient worlds most skilled astronomers: the Maya.
In 1994, the Great British sell-off began and so did the countdown to a rail disaster that shook Britain to its core. After the privatisation of British Rail, missed signals and under-trained staff resulted in 31 people killed and over 500 injured.
The series follows amber hunters on their mission to unearth 'Baltic Gold'. They roam the stormy seaside at night and waddle in the mud during the day. They are present everywhere the 40-million-year-old precious jewel can be found.
In recent years, more new evidence has been revealed than ever before that suggests there was extraterrestrial intervention on Earth in the distant past. Could we be at the tipping point where overwhelming evidence outweighs any last shred of doubt?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff venture to Quantico, Virginia, the heart of America's military, to study one of the world's most dangerous and highly-evolved martial arts. It's called MCMAP - the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.
Poachers are killing the rare gorillas of Congo, and they are paying Rwanda's genocidal maniacs to protect them while they practice their deadly trade. For the park rangers protecting the gorillas it's all-out war, and they are heavily outnumbered.
Where Did It Come From? travels to Mexicos Yucatan peninsula to get a first hand look at the ancient worlds most skilled astronomers: the Maya.
In 1994, the Great British sell-off began and so did the countdown to a rail disaster that shook Britain to its core. After the privatisation of British Rail, missed signals and under-trained staff resulted in 31 people killed and over 500 injured.
The series follows amber hunters on their mission to unearth 'Baltic Gold'. They roam the stormy seaside at night and waddle in the mud during the day. They are present everywhere the 40-million-year-old precious jewel can be found.
In recent years, more new evidence has been revealed than ever before that suggests there was extraterrestrial intervention on Earth in the distant past. Could we be at the tipping point where overwhelming evidence outweighs any last shred of doubt?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff venture to Quantico, Virginia, the heart of America's military, to study one of the world's most dangerous and highly-evolved martial arts. It's called MCMAP - the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.
Poachers are killing the rare gorillas of Congo, and they are paying Rwanda's genocidal maniacs to protect them while they practice their deadly trade. For the park rangers protecting the gorillas it's all-out war, and they are heavily outnumbered.
Where Did It Come From? travels to Mexicos Yucatan peninsula to get a first hand look at the ancient worlds most skilled astronomers: the Maya.
In 1994, the Great British sell-off began and so did the countdown to a rail disaster that shook Britain to its core. After the privatisation of British Rail, missed signals and under-trained staff resulted in 31 people killed and over 500 injured.
The series follows amber hunters on their mission to unearth 'Baltic Gold'. They roam the stormy seaside at night and waddle in the mud during the day. They are present everywhere the 40-million-year-old precious jewel can be found.
In recent years, more new evidence has been revealed than ever before that suggests there was extraterrestrial intervention on Earth in the distant past. Could we be at the tipping point where overwhelming evidence outweighs any last shred of doubt?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Travel to the island of Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of one of the most deadly hand-to-hand combat arts in the world, Karate. Our hosts will journey across this legendary island, learning all aspects of the martial art Okinawans created.
Poachers are killing the rare gorillas of Congo, and they are paying Rwanda's genocidal maniacs to protect them while they practice their deadly trade. For the park rangers protecting the gorillas it's all-out war, and they are heavily outnumbered.
Where Did It Come From? travels to Mexicos Yucatan peninsula to get a first hand look at the ancient worlds most skilled astronomers: the Maya.
In 1994, the Great British sell-off began and so did the countdown to a rail disaster that shook Britain to its core. After the privatisation of British Rail, missed signals and under-trained staff resulted in 31 people killed and over 500 injured.
The series follows amber hunters on their mission to unearth 'Baltic Gold'. They roam the stormy seaside at night and waddle in the mud during the day. They are present everywhere the 40-million-year-old precious jewel can be found.
In recent years, more new evidence has been revealed than ever before that suggests there was extraterrestrial intervention on Earth in the distant past. Could we be at the tipping point where overwhelming evidence outweighs any last shred of doubt?
The team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla's mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla's design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is usually a one-man journey, but Wayne Tuttle is partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly-revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous buried treasure.
Travel to the island of Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of one of the most deadly hand-to-hand combat arts in the world, Karate. Our hosts will journey across this legendary island, learning all aspects of the martial art Okinawans created.
The team joins forces with a unit positioned to protect one of the larger refugee camps. They go on live patrols and bring in equipment and tactics that give the protection units the edge.
Journey to Greece to examine the ancient origins of modern weapons of mass destruction like computer-guided nuclear warheads, anthrax and sarin gas.
In the '80s, channel-hopping was fast and fun, but with the pressure of competition mounting, the countdown to tragedy began. Putting speed over safety turned an exciting day trip into one of Britains worst maritime disasters since the War.
Tomek uses UV light to scour the beach at night. Krzysztof and his team start digging in the field. Benedykt sails out into the sea in the hopes of catching not only fish, but also finding amber. Dorota has to deal with an unexpected crisis.
Investigating the theory that an ice-free Antarctica may have been colonised by extraterrestrials in the remote past, before a global catastrophe plunged it into an ice age.
A single train crossing was the site of not one, but two disastrous auto collisions in a single year. How could this happen?
Are vampires fictional bloodthirsty characters that live only in best-selling books, blockbuster movies and trendy television series? Or do real vampires exist among us?
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
The team joins forces with a unit positioned to protect one of the larger refugee camps. They go on live patrols and bring in equipment and tactics that give the protection units the edge.
Journey to Greece to examine the ancient origins of modern weapons of mass destruction like computer-guided nuclear warheads, anthrax and sarin gas.
In the '80s, channel-hopping was fast and fun, but with the pressure of competition mounting, the countdown to tragedy began. Putting speed over safety turned an exciting day trip into one of Britains worst maritime disasters since the War.
Tomek uses UV light to scour the beach at night. Krzysztof and his team start digging in the field. Benedykt sails out into the sea in the hopes of catching not only fish, but also finding amber. Dorota has to deal with an unexpected crisis.
Investigating the theory that an ice-free Antarctica may have been colonised by extraterrestrials in the remote past, before a global catastrophe plunged it into an ice age.
A single train crossing was the site of not one, but two disastrous auto collisions in a single year. How could this happen?
Are vampires fictional bloodthirsty characters that live only in best-selling books, blockbuster movies and trendy television series? Or do real vampires exist among us?
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
The team joins forces with a unit positioned to protect one of the larger refugee camps. They go on live patrols and bring in equipment and tactics that give the protection units the edge.
