Once thought to be mermaids, the blubber butts are actually gentle giants.
Human and technical failures can lead to catastrophes that change the lives of thousands of people forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte met with diplomat Metternich, known as Austria’s “strong man” and the Emperor’s closest confidant. This fateful showdown between two of the most powerful men of this time period marked the beginning of the end for Napoleon.
Islands of all sizes around the world are often considered comparable to a natural laboratory where evolution can be seen in action.
Featuring renowned chef Kate Hill as she cooks through regions of France with French wine.
This immense embroidery of nearly 70 meters recounts the invasion of the Kingdom of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. It traces an unparalleled odyssey through a period of major upheavals in History: the end of the Vikings and the beginning of the Knights and the feudal system in Europe.
A winemaker, winery owner, or family taste three wines as they share the history and story of a winery.
A James Beard Award nominated competition show based on great sparkling wine from around the world.
It’s a pretty tough decision to pick nature's cutest animal - a koala, a penguin, a big-eyed, wobbly-kneed fawn, a fluffy white seal, playing polar bear cubs. It’s a long line-up but expects a lot of oooh’s and awwws while you try to decide!
Love in virtual reality. Killer robots. Climate migration. A new form of justice. These are stories shaping the future.
When science and film team-up to explore the Einsteins of the oceans.
Across south-east Asia there are mega cities sinking fast. The race is on to predict how fast cities will sink.
From protozoa to dinosaurs and mammals, journey across the eons to examine where life on this planet came from and where it might lead.
This documentary explores the exciting lives of our intelligent and social primate cousins, from Japanese snow monkeys to African baboons.
Yellowstone National Park is famous for its unparalleled beauty but there’s much, much more happening in this breathtaking spot.
Shows selected bridges in the world that have a special aura, tells their history and the stories that entwine them and take place on them, today and yesterday. Each episode leads to two bridges in different places in the world that have something in common, be it their construction or their function.
For the first time in 70 years, archaeologists have uncovered new areas of ancient Pompeii. With exclusive access to the dig, see how the latest artifacts and DNA science are changing history and discover the real stories of what happened to the unfortunate souls who didn’t escape the city gates.
Europe has a staggering diversity of natural wilderness teeming with wildlife.
All over the world, the 31st of October has a special significance: Halloween. Thanks to superstition and tradition, many animal species have become symbolic of the scary and supernatural.
Gorillas live in complex social groups predominantly led by a dominant male 'silverback.'
Three centuries after the first discoveries, Egypt still reveals new buried treasures, and its inexhaustible myths continue to exist.
Putting the Orient Express – also called „the train of trains“ – on its tracks called for considerable stamina. Several times, the ambitious project of Georges Nagelmackers was on the brink of failure as the Belgian entrepreneur was facing the bankruptcy of his sleeping car company.
Christmas tradition, symbolism, and history are full of characters from the natural world. There is perhaps no animal more closely bound to Christmas as the reindeer. And what Christmas would be complete without the iconic robin redbreast?
What makes the Earth such a kaleidoscope of color? Take a journey around the globe and discover a host of creatures, large and small—from giant blue humpback whales to pink flamingos to glasswing butterflies—that make our world so spectacularly diverse…and colorful.
