Through The Wormhole - S03E01 Will We Survive First Contact?

Mankind longs for proof that we are not alone in the universe, but the moment of first contact will certainly mean the end of the world as we know it. Whether that is a bad thing for humanity or the start of a great future is uncertain.

Air Crash Investigation - S12E13 Air France 447: Vanished (Air France Flight 447)

On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, stalled and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 216 passengers and 12 aircrew on board. The causes of the crash were incorrect airspeed readings due to ice blockage of the aircraft's pitot tubes, inappropriate control inputs and the pilots not taking recovery action until it was too late.Type of a...

A Taste of Honey: Exploring Russia's Largest Beekeeping Site

RT explores the story behind Russia's largest beekeeping station in Krasnaya Polyana, home to 100 million bees.

Louis Theroux - Extreme Love 1/2: Autism

Louis Theroux travels to America again, where 1 in 100 children is diagnosed with autism. Louis takes a look at several families in which one or more children has this diagnosis, and how the family deals with this. Visiting schools were the ratio student/teacher is 1 on 2, Louis looks how autism influences the kids and the problems it gives. He visits the home of Nicky, a 19 year old student who is soon to go to a more regular school...

Planet Earth - Episode 01: From Pole to Pole

The first episode illustrates a 'journey' around the globe and reveals the effect of gradual climatic change and seasonal transitions en route. During Antarctica's winter, emperor penguins endure four months of darkness, with no food, in temperatures of −70 °C (−94 °F). Meanwhile, as spring arrives in the Arctic, polar bear cubs take their first steps into a world of rapidly thawing ice. In northern Canada, the longest overland migration of an...

Louis Theroux - America's Most Dangerous Pets

Did you know that there are more Tigers in the US than there are in the wild? Louis Theroux visits several places where 'Americas Most Dangrous Pets' are being held.He visits Joe “Exotic” who owns a private zoo with 167 tigers, just as a tornado is coming up.Through the documentary, Louis keeps asking the owners of the animals if they think the animals are happy like this and if they wouldn't prefer a life in the wild. Most owners have an inte...