2024-07-05
In the Netherlands, engineers battle encroaching seawater on storm surge barriers that protect the country from deadly floods. Divers risk their lives to save a flood-ravaged community near Montreal. (Repeat).
Part 1 of 2. An examination of the ancient city of Angkor, which is located in what is now Cambodia, begins with the largest temple on Earth, Angkor Wat. (Repeat).
A strange alien shrine on a mountain peak, a bridge built in the Alaskan wilderness, and an American castle with a dangerous secret are mysterious deserted engineering projects. New discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. (Repeat).
How a crumbling hill in the Peak District and dunes in California caused the closure of two roads; and why a route used by the French Resistance shut in 2003 are discussed. (Repeat).
Discover the truth behind the world's earliest legends. Visit a polar bear-infested island. Explore thestrange twin craters in Greece. Peek at asupervolcano hidden beneath Yellowstone Park. (Repeat).
The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world, and no wonder, it is as big as the whole continental U.S. It's home to over 2 million Indigenous peoples, and a massive 10% of the world's known plant and animal species. (Repeat).
How a crumbling hill in the Peak District and dunes in California caused the closure of two roads; and why a route used by the French Resistance shut in 2003 are discussed. (Repeat).
Discover the truth behind the world's earliest legends. Visit a polar bear-infested island. Explore thestrange twin craters in Greece. Peek at asupervolcano hidden beneath Yellowstone Park. (Repeat).
The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world, and no wonder, it is as big as the whole continental U.S. It's home to over 2 million Indigenous peoples, and a massive 10% of the world's known plant and animal species. (Repeat).
Part 1 of 2. An examination of the ancient city of Angkor, which is located in what is now Cambodia, begins with the largest temple on Earth, Angkor Wat. (Repeat).
A strange alien shrine on a mountain peak, a bridge built in the Alaskan wilderness, and an American castle with a dangerous secret are mysterious deserted engineering projects. New discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. (Repeat).
In the Netherlands, engineers battle encroaching seawater on storm surge barriers that protect the country from deadly floods. Divers risk their lives to save a flood-ravaged community near Montreal. (Repeat).
A day-long aerial tour of Boston, where Americans first rebelled against Britain by dumping chests of tea into the harbor, and where rock band Aerosmith first made it big. (Repeat).
As Christmas 1944 nears, Nazi Panzer forces sweep through Belgium as they drive to recapture the port city of Antwerp. At westernmost edge of the famous Bulge, American paratroopers of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment fight fiercely to reverse the breakthrough. (Repeat).
In a bid to support the Battle of the Bulge in Jan 1945, Heinrich Himmler launches a surprise offensive to recapture the French city of Strasbourg. A regiment of green US troops, defend Maginot Line pillboxes to slow the Nazi offence but are eventually overrun. Undeterred, a former cook refuses to leave his post and makes a daring stand in the face of overwhelming odds. (Repeat).
October 1944. After a nighttime crossing the flooded Savio River in Italy, a newly formed tank hunting platoon of the Canadian Seaforth Highlanders encounters a Kampfgruppe of German Panther tanks and self propelled guns. Cut off from their own armour by the rising river, the Seaforths must fight off the battle group with only weapons they can carry. (Repeat).
The elite Nazi troops try to do whatever it takes to stop the Allied from taking Normandy after the Free French Republic was established. (Repeat).
Looking on as German panzer and SS troops swarm the French town of Mortain, encircling a battalion of U.S. soldiers as they hold their ground. Then honoring the brave American artillery observer who uses nothing but a radio to stave off Nazi capture. (Repeat).
Conclusion. An examination of the ancient city of Angkor, which is located in what is now Cambodia. Included: the decline of the Khmer Empire; and why Angkor was abandoned. (Repeat).
An American ghost town in the Amazon jungle, a secret Nazi base, and a deadly concrete fortress 866 miles long are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. (Repeat).
A scenic cross-country flight, from the mountains to the prairies, and from sea to shining sea. (Repeat).
How a crumbling hill in the Peak District and dunes in California caused the closure of two roads; and why a route used by the French Resistance shut in 2003 are discussed. (Repeat).
Discover the truth behind the world's earliest legends. Visit a polar bear-infested island. Explore thestrange twin craters in Greece. Peek at asupervolcano hidden beneath Yellowstone Park. (Repeat).
The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world, and no wonder, it is as big as the whole continental U.S. It's home to over 2 million Indigenous peoples, and a massive 10% of the world's known plant and animal species. (Repeat).