Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.

An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.

Die Doku-Serie "Air Warriors" stellt Militärflugzeuge und ihre unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften vor.

Bill Pullman introduces and narrates this four-part documentary on the world's first national park, Yellowstone.

Discover the true stories involving very real people, places and events -- some known to the public, others hidden from it -- that went on to inspire some of Hollywood's biggest hits, most iconic heroes and notorious villains.

Die Serie „Hell Below – Krieg unter Wasser“ zeichnet den Verlauf des U-Boot-Kriegs im Zweiten Weltkrieg nach und führt zu bedeutenden Schauplätzen der Schlachten im Atlantik und Pazifik. Dabei nehmen die einzelnen Folgen neben den Entscheidungen der Strategen und Befehlshaber auch die rapiden technischen Veränderungen in den Blick, die das Katz- und Mausspiel zwischen Jägern und Gejagten immer wieder neu befeuerten.

This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.

Fliegen Sie mit uns über das kalifornische Hearst Castle, um Alcatraz herum und unter die Golden Gate Bridge. Oder begleiten Sie uns auf einem Flug über die erhabenen Landschaften Alaskas bis hin zu den Surfgebieten Hawaiis. Aerial America bietet Ihnen die Gelegenheit bekannte Landschaften Amerikas auf eine völlig neue Art zu entdecken – als Luftaufnahmen in brillanter HD Qualität.

Enter a world of mummies, witches, zombies, and shamans as we explore Britain's mysterious sites and mystic past.

Lange Zeit galten zahlreiche archäologische Rätsel als unlösbar.Heute können Wissenschaftler mit den neuesten Methoden Zeichen lesen, die sie damals noch nicht erkennen konnten. Mit Hilfe von moderner Forensik und experimenteller Archäologie gehen die „Detektive der Vergangenheit“ den großen offenen Fragen der Geschichte erneut auf den Grund. Somit können uralte Geheimnisse möglicherweise schon bald gelüftet und die Weltgeschichte um viele spannende Kapitel bereichert werden.

This docuseries uses scientific breakthroughs and archaeological research to bring new perspectives to some of the most remarkable, but mysterious, religious locations. Each episode focuses on a site, exploring fundamental questions about the landmarks and the people who constructed them. Exploring the sites allows the show to provide insight into the ancient civilizations and how their practices and struggles are reflected in the shrines and temples they constructed.

From the Legends of King Arthur and Robin Hood to the recent events of the Russian Revolution, history is full of fascinating and evocative unsolved mysteries. They have inspired, intrigued and often confounded us – but how much do we really know about them? And can we separate fact from fiction? In Mystery Files, the dust is blown off the case files of the world’s most famous and iconic mysteries in a dynamic series that asks, what is the truth behind the greatest stories ever told?

Seit Jahrhunderten werden Schlachten und Kriege auf der See ausgetragen. Diese Doku-Serie zeigt, wie die technologische Entwicklung die Seekriegsführung verändert hat und gibt einen Einblick in vergangene Schlachten, Desaster und Rettungen.

Little-known events that played a large role in determining the outcome of World War II are revealed in this documentary series.

Take a journey back in time and immerse yourself in a 150-year-old battle that nearly split our nation in two. This three-part series explores famous and little known aspects of the Civil War, from the perspectives of the Union, the Confederacy and the millions of enslaved people struggling for freedom. Hosted by Ashley Judd, Trace Adkins, and Dennis Haysbert, all of whom had ancestors greatly affected by the war, this series delivers fresh insights and untold tales, brought to life through dramatic recreations and the Smithsonian Institution's vast collection of artifacts.

Mighty Planes explores the art and science of aviation, on planes that soar to faraway places on astounding missions. From preparation, loading and take off, through the journey and to the landing and unloading, viewers will experience the high-stakes and high-stress jobs through the eyes and lives of the characters that make it all happen. Featuring the genius of flight technology with the aid of high-end CGI, shot in HD, and recorded in 5.1 surround sound, MIGHTY PLANES captures all the action as it happens.

Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation's most iconic stories.

Hosted by actor Tom Cavanagh, Stories from the Vaults is a series of 30-minute shows featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex. The new series, produced by Caragol Wells Productions, showcases the Smithsonian's rarest treasures as Tom Cavanagh meets with the experts behind the Smithsonian and discusses what it takes to preserve these precious artifacts for the generations to come. Stories from the Vaults debuted September 2007 on Smithsonian Networks. The second season premiered Sunday July 12th, 2009.

Encounter the Pearl Harbor attacks, the L.A. riots, the Son of Sam murders and Patty Hearst's kidnapping the way they unfolded on TVs and radios across America. We present these shocking events from the 20th century, not through traditional journalistic reportage, but in real-time, as they were covered by national and local news broadcasts. This footage, much of which has not been seen in decades, gives an intimacy and immediacy to stories we thought we knew but will now rediscover through a unique perspective.

From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization technology, we present these formative decades as few have seen them, revisiting 50 vibrant years of good times and great despair, technological triumphs and natural disasters, and global villains and national heroes.