Curiosity Channel

'S1/E2 - The Secret Of The Somme'. An exploration of newly discovered fortresses tells the story of the innovative German engineering that made defenses resistant to massive bombardments.

'S1/E3 - Vauquois, Hill Of Death'. For three years the Germans and French blew each other up with massive explosions, using a maze of underground galleries and tunnels.

'S1/E4 - Col di Lana'. The largest mine blown on the Italian front literally destroyed half the mountainside of this strategic point in the Dolomite mountains.

'S1/E5 - Monte Paterno'. A personal account of the tragic battles that unfolded amid the sharp gullies and ravines of the Dolomites requiring men to tunnel through solid granite.

Chernobyl nuclear disaster was the biggest technological accident in human history. We go back to ground zero to the ghost city of Pripyat in Ukraine with survivors of the disaster. Made in 2020.

'S1/E5 - Human Enhancement'. From a cutting-edge science-based gym and spa, to a medical clinic that offers direct ultrasound brain stimulation designed to increase mental performance.

'S1/E6 - Genetic Editing'. The discovery of CRISPR Cas-9 in 2012 opened up seemingly limitless potential in the field of genetic editing.

'S1/E5 - In the Name of Medicine'. Advances in medicine are never easy and often controversial. Early scientists had to take significant risks to understand the human body and make life-saving discoveries.

'S1/E6 - Ahead of Their Time'. When a world-changing idea appears out of nowhere, what happens to those brave enough to bring it to light?

'S2/E5 - Plasticity'. Dr. Jack meets a man who has defied all odds by miraculously recovering from severe brain damage after a car crash left him lying in a coma for three months.

'S2/E4 - Gut'. Dr. Jack meets a poker player who has won millions in high stakes international tournaments using his gut instincts.

'S1/E3 - Race: Science, Social Construct, Or Both?'. The concept of race was invented during colonial and imperialist eras as a means to reify political power structures.

'S1/E4 - Weather Control: The Debate Over Geo-Engineering'. Athena takes on the controversial topic of Geoengineering, and meets scientists working on an ambitious plan to put a shield around the planet.

'S1/E7 - Alternative Energy Sources'. Athena decodes some of the difficulties faced by the scientists and environmentalists looking to fundamentally change our relationship with energy.

'S1/E8 - Theories Of Everything'. Over the centuries, scientific theories have emerged that rival religious cosmology in terms of ambition and scope. But can science ever truly explain everything?

'S1/E6 - Ahead of Their Time'. When a world-changing idea appears out of nowhere, what happens to those brave enough to bring it to light?

Yellowstone is a land of Triceratops and T-Rexes, of mammoths and human hunters and of constant volcanic and climatic changes that shape America's greatest wilderness.

'S2/E6 - Twins'. Dr. Jack Lewis is on a mission to understand why identical twins are such an asset to science from development in the womb onwards.

'S2/E5 - Plasticity'. Dr. Jack meets a man who has defied all odds by miraculously recovering from severe brain damage after a car crash left him lying in a coma for three months.

'S1/E5 - Human Enhancement'. From a cutting-edge science-based gym and spa, to a medical clinic that offers direct ultrasound brain stimulation designed to increase mental performance.

'S1/E6 - Genetic Editing'. The discovery of CRISPR Cas-9 in 2012 opened up seemingly limitless potential in the field of genetic editing.

'S4/E1 - Electricity: A Bright Idea!'. Our distant ancestors were afraid of lightning. Nowadays, Electricity is part of our daily life. Without it, we would feel lost.

'S4/E2 - Heredity: It's A Family Affair!'. Early in their history, humans realised that they could affect nature.

Yellowstone is a land of Triceratops and T-Rexes, of mammoths and human hunters and of constant volcanic and climatic changes that shape America's greatest wilderness.

How safe are we from the next pandemic? Journey to the Alcatraz for viruses, an island in the Baltic where experts work to combat the growing virus threat.

'S2/E7 - Empathy'. We meet an individual who has an extraordinary neurological condition, mirror touch synesthesia, allows them to feel the exact sensation or emotion of another.

'S2/E6 - Twins'. Dr. Jack Lewis is on a mission to understand why identical twins are such an asset to science from development in the womb onwards.

'S1/E7 - Alternative Energy Sources'. Athena decodes some of the difficulties faced by the scientists and environmentalists looking to fundamentally change our relationship with energy.

'S1/E8 - Theories Of Everything'. Over the centuries, scientific theories have emerged that rival religious cosmology in terms of ambition and scope. But can science ever truly explain everything?