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Dive into the historical and natural secrets of the deep; explore an uninhabited concrete island, ocean spirals off the Australian coast, underwater evidence of a violent past and tracks thousands of metres below the sea's surface.

An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.

The German war industry urgently needs more iron; Hitler has his eye on the Norwegian coast and especially on the harbor of Narvik, through which iron ore is shipped from Sweden.

Allied convoys resupplying the Soviet Union navigate the Arctic, infested with U-boats and enemy aircraft.

Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.

A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.

Meandering through the black waters of a primordial river immortalized in a folk song.

Get a birds-eye view of a mysterious, massive explosion in China and a quickly melting glacier on Earths iciest continent; investigate a strange orange haze enveloping the Big Apple, then float over a toxic, too-hot-to-handle lake in New Zealand.

Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.

A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.

Explore the Nunavut community of Gjoa Haven then head west on approach to the central Arctic hub of Cambridge Bay.

Get a birds-eye view of a mysterious, massive explosion in China and a quickly melting glacier on Earths iciest continent; investigate a strange orange haze enveloping the Big Apple, then float over a toxic, too-hot-to-handle lake in New Zealand.

Crews work around the clock to build the world's largest underwater concrete bed to salvage the Costa Concordia; operating in secrecy, teams work under high security to repair one of the world's most iconic cruise liners.

Unearthing a doomed ice age discovery in Russia's Arctic; unveiling a Dutch painting that spells misfortune; digging up a king's unlikely final resting place in an English marsh.

Tallying the carnage that followed the disappearance of a Russian wonder; exploring Incan sacrificial rituals; studying a global rivalry sparked by an Egyptian stone; seeing the haunting paintings of a Spanish artist who descended into madness.

Unraveling centuries of bloodshed and avarice surrounding an unlucky Indian jewel; exploring a car where a Hollywood star met an untimely death; assessing the violent end of an English king's legacy and an ominous Assyrian curse etched in stone.

Uncovers the origins of the curses surrounding the Fabergé eggs, the Unlucky Mummy and more in a historical journey from revolutionary Russia to Ancient Egypt.

An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.

The German war industry urgently needs more iron; Hitler has his eye on the Norwegian coast and especially on the harbor of Narvik, through which iron ore is shipped from Sweden.

Allied convoys resupplying the Soviet Union navigate the Arctic, infested with U-boats and enemy aircraft.

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside the massive fix facility The MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, as teams repair over one hundred Bradley fighting vehicles, then embeds with troops in a massive two week long battle exercise.

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside the massive fix facility The MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, as teams repair over one hundred Bradley fighting vehicles, then embeds with troops in a massive two week long battle exercise.

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

Revealing the truth behind the planet's ancient legends; touring an island covered in polar bears, twin craters in Greece, peeking at a supervolcano hidden under Yellowstone Park and examining an ocean formation that's eerily similar to Atlantis.

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside the massive fix facility The MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, as teams repair over one hundred Bradley fighting vehicles, then embeds with troops in a massive two week long battle exercise.

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

A breathtaking journey down the German section of the beautiful Moselle river, famous for vineyards on its dramatically steep banks and remarkable meandering loops.

Unlock an abandoned site on a remote Antarctic isle and check out mysterious shapes in the Finnish snow; puzzle over an inexplicable monolith in the far reaches of Norway, then get shocked by a blood-red frozen waterfall at the bottom of the world.

Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.

Journey along the MacKenzie River Delta southwest following the winter ice road before ending in the transportation and cultural hub of the area, Inuvik.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have exotic atmospheres, liquid interiors and rings.

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Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.

Journey along the MacKenzie River Delta southwest following the winter ice road before ending in the transportation and cultural hub of the area, Inuvik.

German U-boats roam the seas in packs, threatening to starve Britain into submission during World War II.

Great Britain faces losing its battle for survival against German U-boats until a new source of intelligence turns the tide in 1941.

The German U-boat hunters become the hunted as advances in technology turn the tide in the Allies' favor.

German U-boats roam the seas in packs, threatening to starve Britain into submission during World War II.

New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more.

Great Britain faces losing its battle for survival against German U-boats until a new source of intelligence turns the tide in 1941.

Marie Favereau reveals how the Mongols shaped the world and how a disease led to the empire's end.

An aerial tour over southern Greece celebrates its landscapes, its ancient and mythical past and the people who call it home.

Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.

A rookie pilot flies passengers for the first time, airport staff battle to prevent bird strikes, a helicopter carries a heavy load over Johannesburg, and Africa's most skilled helicopter pilots fly low to protect rhinos from poachers.

An aerial tour over southern Greece celebrates its landscapes, its ancient and mythical past and the people who call it home.

Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.