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When a truck driver slides to a standstill on ice, but refuses help from Thord, he creates chaos on the main road.

From gearless mill drives to explosive clearing vehicles to giant metal shredders, the mystery of how they work is revealed.

Exploration of mysterious structures and abandoned islands in Italy and Japan reveal dark histories. An unusual skull is found in an Indonesian cave.

April 1945. The war in the Pacific has now fully turned against the Japanese forces.

Rookie CBP officers find multiple drugs, HSI runs an undercover buy-bust operation, and agriculture specialists stop pests and prohibited items.

HSI arrests human smugglers and discovers overcrowded and rundown stash houses in New Mexico. CBP extracts meth from shipped machinery in Miami.

In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself with golf ricochets, jumping into moving vehicles, or ski racing.

We learn just how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself when using a ski lift, breaking down doors, or wrestling in bubble wrap.

In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself when driving over water, operating a crane, or performing aerial tricks on skis.

In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself when running downhill, attempting an aerial kick, or launching a bottle rocket.

Crossing the harsh terrain of the Australian outback, luxury train the Ghan and its 3,000km of track need constant and skilled maintenance.

The Bergen line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions, and rogue wildlife.

Archaeologists hunt for clues to the mysterious rise of mummification, and investigate what could be one of the oldest mummies ever found.

Archaeologists investigate the mystery of Tutankhamun's small and poorly decorated tomb. Why was the Boy King banished to a tomb hardly fit for a Pharaoh?

Deep in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, Gordon Ramsay embarks on an epic adventure to understand the ancient Berber cuisine.

Gordon Ramsay travels to the island of Maui in Hawaii to explore the exotic ingredients of Hawaiian cuisine along the rugged Hana coastline.

Gordon Ramsay travels down the Mekong River in Laos in southeast Asia on an adventure in search of culinary inspiration.

Gordon Ramsay travels to the Alaskan Panhandle in mid-winter to learn survival skills from locals and discover Alaskan cuisine.

A tricky rescue of an excavator forces Thord to find extraordinary solutions, but he's in double trouble when rookie Terje messes up.

When a salmon truck crashes into a ditch, it kicks off a night of havoc. With truck drivers in trouble all over his territory, Thord's team is pushed to the limit.

Thord pits his life against speeding traffic to rescue a stranded forty-ton truck that threatens to slide back into oncoming traffic.

When wild weather and traffic convoys cause carnage, Thord races against time to rescue stranded drivers.

In the dead of night, Thord and Erlend get spooked, trying to rescue a van that crashed beside a graveyard.

With unrivalled quality and spectacular imagery, this channel brings you award-winning documentaries from around the world - from wildlife adventure and exploration to natural phenomena and world cultures.

Come fly with Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima in Peru, Peru's largest airport and a major Latin American hub. The biggest security challenge here is cocaine trafficking.

With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer catastrophic computer errors that force investigators to dig deep for clues.

The Mediterranean was home to some of the world's greatest civilisations - scientific data and computer graphics drains the sea to unlock their mysteries.

10,000 of one kind of fruit goodies are produced every minute, and we find out what it takes to make 100 million pieces of sushi every year.

Find out what makes some flavoured chips distinctly Canadian - also, Pal-o-Mine candy bars, which first debuted in 1920, have a winning recipe that hasn't changed since.

'Science of Stupid' returns for a seventh series. We love to watch other people make a mess of things, preferably in spectacular fashion...

'Science of Stupid' returns for a seventh series. We love to watch other people make a mess of things, preferably in spectacular fashion...

The Bible describes Nineveh as a wicked city of sin. Can new discoveries in Iraq and Israel shed light on the events behind this fearsome reputation?

Archaeologists exploring the origins of the civilisation that built the great city of Angkor investigate ancient lost treasure discovered in Laos.

An aerial journey over Denmark reveals a power plant with a ski slope for a roof, traditional homes made from eelgrass, and a new European connection.

Curly and Amanda catch some halibut, Gary returns to old hunting grounds, and Hans sets out to test the town water supply's pH levels.

A woman's bag is flagged in the X-ray area, an Italian man claims not to understand the police, and a shipment of children's toys may hide a stash of cocaine.

Facing fatigue, fog and inadequate training, the crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders that lead to full-scale disaster.

Indigenous Alaskans use their connection to the land to showcase self-reliance, self-sustainability, and self-determination.

Milestone achievements are only possible with steep challenges in Port Protection. Carl and Matt pull a three-thousand-gallon barrel up a cliff.

The Bible describes Nineveh as a wicked city of sin. Can new discoveries in Iraq and Israel shed light on the events behind this fearsome reputation?

In 1934 Japan begins designing The Yamato, the most powerful battleship in history.

Matthew Williams plotted one of the most daring escapes ever from a UK prison, and he reveals here exactly how he did it.

Guillermo de Anda, an underwater archaeologist, follows a trail of evidence across Mexico and Guatemala in search of the Mayan underworld - Xibalba.

Indigenous Alaskans use their connection to the land to showcase self-reliance, self-sustainability, and self-determination.