Shackleton's Captain
2012, Film
7.5

In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition headed for the South Pole and disaster. Shackleton's Captain reveals the truth behind the spectacular survival of all the crew and shows how one man's extraordinary skill and unsung heroism made it possible: Frank Worsley, Captain of the expedition ship, Endurance.

CSI on Trial
2022, Serie
7.4

Hur mycket ”vetenskap” ingår i ”kriminalteknik”? Det är dags att sätta metoderna för brottsplatsundersökningar på prov.

Killing the Shepherd
2021, Film
7.4

A remote community in Africa, led by a woman chief, attempts to break the stranglehold of absolute poverty by waging a war on wildlife poaching. For decades illegal wildlife poaching by both subsistence and bush meat gangs has led to the government declaring this community’s homeland “depleted” of wildlife. The chief finds help in the form of a safari operator and they work together to bring stability to the community. But all was not well. Disease, food stability, and rampant alcoholism hamper basic needs like health care and education. Even young girls, just after reaching puberty, are sold by their parents as child brides in order to feed their family for one year. Dark forces including South African land speculators, criminal poaching gangs, and her own people conspire against the chief. Even elements from the modern world work against the chief’s wishes. Will the chief and her community see success?

The Giant Killer
2017, Film
7.4

The true story of the smallest Green Beret soldier who became a war hero-only to be killed homeless and alone, whose life and death are shrouded in mystery.

An honest liar
2014, Film
7.4

Vad händer med en person som ägnat sitt yrkesliv åt att avslöja lögner och bedragare samtidigt som han under hela sitt liv levt i skuggan av sitt egna jag? När magikern James "The Amazing" Randi är 81 år kommer han ut ur garderoben och när en chockerande uppenbarelse i Randis personliga liv upptäcks, är det inte längre självklart om Randi är bedragaren eller den bedragne. An honest liar är ett unikt porträtt om och med en av världens mest omtalade magiker och utbrytarkung, upphovsmannen till The Million Dollar Challenge. Du får en miljon dollar om du kan göra något som Randi inte kan förklara - hittills har ingen lyckats.

The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill
2023, Film
7.4

The High Frontier tells the untold story of Gerard K. O'Neill who in 1977 wrote the book, The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, which sparked a grassroots movement to build Earth-like habitats in space in order to solve Earth's greatest crises.

Tsunamis: Facing a Global Threat
2020, Film
7.3

A worldwide scientific investigation on tsunamis. Thanks to exclusive access in Palu, Indonesia, follow the UN’s hand-picked scientific team of "tsunami hunters". Where do they strike? How do they submerge us? What can we do to survive them?

Der Schah und der Ayatollah
2019, Film
7.3

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi skulle ha blivit 100 år i oktober 2019. Shahens historia börjar med bra idéer och ideal och slutar i blodigt kaos.

Birth of the Solar System
2018, Film
7.3

Födseln av vårt solsystem var både kaotisk och våldsam, och medan planeterna formades så var det tyngdkraften och ren tur som bestämde deras öden.

Jason Silva: The Road to the Singularity
2016, Film
7.3

Futuristen och filosofen Jason Silva utforskar hur teknologisk singularitet, övermänsklig intelligens, kan ske genom bioteknologi, nanoteknik och artificiell intelligens.

1929: The Great Crash
2009, Film
7.3

A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on the New York Stock Exchange. More than $25 billion in individual wealth was lost. Later, three thousand banks failed, taking people's savings with them. Surviving eyewitnesses describe the biggest financial catastrophe in history.

The French Revolution
2020, Serie
7.2

Se franska revolutionen som aldrig förut — världens mäktigaste monarkis fall och revolten som slet sönder en nation.

Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation
2018, Film
7.2

Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation is a tale of science, culture, and thrilling adventure! Earth is a planet born of fire. For billions of years, volcanoes have helped create the world we know. From the continents to the air we breathe and even life itself, all have their origins in fire. With over 500 active volcanoes, Earth is bursting at the seams with these forces of mass construction. The story of volcanoes is the story of the planet’s creation, and the story of us.

Ancient Earth
2017, Serie
7.2

En närmare titt på de livsformer som levde under de permiska, triasiska och kritiska perioderna, som började för 250 miljoner år sedan.

Science of Thrills
2016, Serie
7.2

Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell climbs aboard some of the world’s fastest theme park rides and discovers how these rides affect our bodies.

Moi, Van Gogh
2009, Film
7.2

An artistic view of Van Gogh as if this movie is self narrated by himself.

My Music Brain
2009, Film
7.2

Rock icon Sting opens his brain to researchers to study how our gray matter uses music to shape the human experience and define our life stages.

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2002, Film
7.2

A documentary filmed at Moton Field in Tuskegee Alabama, home to the airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron. They were the first African American fighter pilots trained to fly in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Nearly 1,000 pilots trained in Tuskegee and about half of those saw combat, destroying or damaging about 400 enemy aircraft, but found themselves fighting two wars-- the one against fascism abroad, and the one against racism at home.

Operation Wolf Patrol
2021, Film
7.1

One man's battle to end wolf hunting in the States. Eco-activist Rod Coronado has made it his life’s mission to advocate for the planet and the rights of animals. In 2014, he formed Wolf Patrol, an activist group which fights to preserve the grey wolves which roam Wisconsin’s forests. After 30 years of radical environmental action that earned Coronado the label, "eco-terrorist", Operation Wolf Patrol follows Rod's journey to redefine his activism. As ‘hunter harassment’ laws strengthen the rights of hunters in the States, Coronado is forced to make a momentous choice: retain his own freedom, or risk prison to continue his quest to protect America’s wildlife.

Åter till Tjernobyl
2020, Film
7.1

Reaktorolyckan i kärnkraftverket Tjernobyl var den allvarligaste någonsin i sitt slag. Nästan 35 år senare återvänder vi till ground zero, spökstaden Pripjat i norra Ukraina, och möter överlevande som berättar om sina livsöden.

Beyond the Spotlight
2020, Serie
7.1

De är personerna som rockar vår värld, men vad rockar deras? Beyond the Spotlight går bortom kändisskap och avslöjar kändisars verkliga passioner.

What Went Wrong
2019, Serie
7.1

Små fel i byggnaders och bilars konstruktion kan leda till katastrof.

The History Of Food
2018, Serie
7.1

En djupdykning inom vetenskapen, historien, kulturen och kunskapen bakom mat som inspirerar och ger människor näring.

KGB:s hemliga arkiv
2018, Serie
7.1

Rysslands moderna historia är också den om deras säkerhetstjänst, KGB. Det här är historien om KGB berättad av veteraner och deras offer.