Curiosity Channel

'The History of Home Presents... History's Greatest Homes. S1/E4 - Monticello'. Welcome to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. We explore inside and out to find out why this unique house was the great passion of Jefferson's life.

'The History of Home Presents... History's Greatest Homes. S1/E2 - Hearst Castle'. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the fascinating history behind one of America's most iconic homes, Hearst Castle.

'S1/E1 - Lightning'. Nigel reveals an incredible device designed in the 1800s by Nikola Tesla that makes lightning and finds out what it is like to be struck by a lightning bolt.

'S1/E2 - Explosions'. Perhaps Nigel can walk away from a contrived movie explosion in slow motion like an action hero, but can he walk away from a real explosion?

'S1/E3 - Weather'. Nigel looks at the Science of Extreme Weather. Does a hat really make a difference in the freezing cold? Should you walk or run in the rain?

'S1/E4 - Collisions'. Nigel crashes a small, modern car with a five-star safety rating into a large, heavy and old car to find out which one you and your family would be safest in.

'S1/E5 - Fire'. Nigel shows us the science of exactly what it takes to start a fire and experiences first-hand what it's like to be inside a burning house - by burning down a house.

'S1/E6 - Space'. Nigel's mission: To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no television presenter, has gone before.

'S1/E7 - Sound'. Nigel tries to break the sound barrier and ends up breaking all kinds of other stuff along the way.

'S1/E8 - Gravity'. Nigel takes on Galileo and tests the law of gravity by jumping out of a plane with an orange to see which will hit the ground first.

'Countdown To Disaster: The Eruption Of White Island'. Follow the minutes leading to the 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, which killed 22 and left 26 injured. Witnesses recount the disaster and scientists investigate.

This movie shows the complicated dynamics between public and private interests in the 'New Space'.

'S1/E7 - WIFI | The Hollywood Actress Who Laid the Groundwork For Wi-Fi'. Actress Hedy Lamarr, 'the world's most beautiful woman,' had a knack for inventing during WWII devising technology to aid the Allies.

'S2/E2 - The Suffragettes: Battle For The Ballot Box'. In late Victorian England, women began to organise to gain the right to vote. The fight for women's suffrage lasted well into the early 20th Century.

'S1/E2 - Female Inventors'. Discovery, invention, creation, and exploration may involve risks, but who were the women who fearlessly faced the unknown?

'S1/E3 - Queens For Life'. In the last 200 years, 2 women have sat on the British throne for two-thirds of the time - find out what it takes to be a royal success.

Childhood curiosity can build a lifelong passion for the natural world. What is special about women's connection to the wild?

'S1/E1 - Sigrun's Wrath And The Discovery Of Iceland'. Viking women commanded ships and settled colonies. They took up arms and negotiated with emperors.

'S1/E2 - Jova's Heritage And The Fall Of Haithabu'. Viking influence stretches from the Baltic to the Black Sea in 1072.