National Geographic Channel

In this best-of episode, simple mistakes leave 50-tonners stranded. With expensive payloads at stake, the rescues must go well or the ice road rescuers will pay the price.

In this best-of episode, Jo Roger and his son Ole Henrik take on rescues together, some including loyal employee Roger, showing why this rescue legacy has stood the test of time.

Extreme winter conditions often make rescue fighters risk their lives. Ice Road Rescue shows the ultimate man versus nature.

When the clock is ticking ice road rescuers are forced into making split-second decisions.

Kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbuic went exploring rivers in Central Africa with their mentor, Hendri Coetzee. Hendri never made it back.

Gerd Serrasolses reflects on a Kayaking mission in which he almost drowned, sharing how it has shaped his approach to balancing risks as a new father.

Big wave surfer Justine Dupont prepares to ride some of the biggest waves of her life. But to achieve that she has to face down fear and intense risk.

While filming in the mountains of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, alpinist Jimmy Chin is caught in a colossal avalanche that no one is supposed to survive.

Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered in the United States. Cutting-edge computer graphics drains away the water and sheds new light on the struggle for independence.

Draining slave ships around the world reveals the rise of global phenomena: The transatlantic slave trade.

Cyril lands a formidable barracuda and shifts his sights to the next target: the African cubera, the biggest snapper on the planet.

A rogue current and powerful waves force Cyril and his team into the path of foreign poachers, illegally hunting in the Bijagos waters.

The trek to the edge of the Amazon is rife with danger. Fishing from the shore, Cyril hooks a motoro stingray and desperately tries to keep clear of its venomous barbed tail.

Raging storms upriver have flooded the river banks as a ramshackle tugboat hauls Cyril and his crew further into the Amazon forest in their search for a massive muturo.

Armed with Amazon-worthy fishing boats, Cyril and team hit the waters in search of the elusive, giant muturo.

Cyrils next mission is the invasive paiche, a giant, air-breathing monster fish that can grow to twice the length of an adult human.

Jo Roger and Ole Henrik struggle to rescue a trailer load of salt that threatens to pollute Norways biggest salmon river.

This factual, fast-paced show investigates the most spectacular mishaps, what went wrong, and how the disaster could have been averted.

In remote Scotland, Albert Lin uses technology to hunt for the powerbase of the Picts, a tribe of barbarians who fought off the Roman Empire.

This is the gripping story of the hunt for an invisible enemy, that begins with a street level money fraud investigation, and ends with the takedown of Colombia's biggest cartel.

While medicinal marijuana may be legal in Fort Collins, the drugÕs illicit past can be hard to leave behind.

The global black market kidney trade is thriving. Legal supply can't meet the demand. This has created a shady underworld of mercenary brokers, middlemen and corrupt doctors.

This factual, fast-paced show investigates the most spectacular mishaps, what went wrong, and how the disaster could have been averted.

In remote Scotland, Albert Lin uses technology to hunt for the powerbase of the Picts, a tribe of barbarians who fought off the Roman Empire.

This is the gripping story of the hunt for an invisible enemy, that begins with a street level money fraud investigation, and ends with the takedown of Colombia's biggest cartel.

While medicinal marijuana may be legal in Fort Collins, the drugÕs illicit past can be hard to leave behind.

Armed with Amazon-worthy fishing boats, Cyril and team hit the waters in search of the elusive, giant muturo.

Cyrils next mission is the invasive paiche, a giant, air-breathing monster fish that can grow to twice the length of an adult human.

In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to humiliate yourself while doing yoga on a paddleboard, injure yourself playing with bo staffs, or do both with aerial silks.

We learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself using inflatables on water slides, trying 12'o'clock wheelies, or catching a hard hat on your head.

In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself on barefoot water, carrying trays, or jumping a river.

Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered in the United States. Cutting-edge computer graphics drains away the water and sheds new light on the struggle for independence.

Draining slave ships around the world reveals the rise of global phenomena: The transatlantic slave trade.

Archaeologists investigate Egypt's legendary pharaoh, Alexander the Great. Teams explore catacombs and temples, searching for his legacy and his tomb.

Archaeologists study the mysterious pyramids that followed the Giza pyramids. They unearth new tombs and chambers to uncover their beguiling story.

The mid-10th-century reign of Harald Bluetooth as king of a newly unified, powerful and Christianized Denmark marked the beginning of a second Viking age.

Archaeologists embark on new digs in Pompeii - they unearth a sacrificial skull, investigate a strange mummy, and crawl through underground tunnels.

Off the coast of Sicily, maritime archaeologists find traces of a fierce battle that changed Ancient Rome's history, catapulting it to power.

Accidents caused by pitch problems are so destructive that survival is nearly impossible and few clues are left behind for investigators to examine.

Pushed to the limit, three flight crews in jeopardy overcome impossible odds to land their aircraft.

Whether caused by insects, violent storms, or human error, bad data can be deadly for the sophisticated flight computers that keep planes in the sky.

From heavy rain to strong wind, three harrowing aviation disasters reveal what a serious threat poor weather can be to a safe landing.

Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training, and crash.

A crew argues-with no runway in sight. A captain ignores a critical signal. And, an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.

A long, dark winter forever changes the paths of the youngbloods and sourdoughs of Port Protection.

Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

Gordon takes on the gorgeous and resilient Florida Keys, going to extremes to gather the finest ingredients and recipes of the Conch Republic.

This is a tale of two Turkish breads: one that fuels the people, the other that captures this culture's compassion and generosity.

In this part of Hazen Audel's extreme African safari, he takes on the mighty Lake Baringo. His goal is to witness millions of migratory flamingos.

French first responders battled to control countless fires during a devastating heatwave in the summer of 2003 that shook the whole country.

We follow the dirty drug dollars from American trap houses to wholesalers and transporters, funnelling billions into Mexico's money laundry.