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Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jesse Williams

Incredible Insects A captivating world of creepy crawlies exists all around us. And they are the biggest group of animals in the world, outnumbering...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sean Pertwee

A caving expedition recently discovered a community of dwarf crocodiles living in the Abanda Caves, Gabon. The crocs are living in pitch darkness,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Joe Szymanski

Drama-led documentary following the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who, driven by revenge, becomes an explorer and trader in the lands...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Moa Enqvist Stefansdotter

For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - conquering the forces...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jeff Wilburn

William Courtenay's color film of the pacific campaign and Japan's downfall.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Corey Johnson

The 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" continues the adventures of the ace fighter pilot made famous by Tom Cruise. But how true to life is the fictional...

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Down Under, just a few nights after the November full moon - when water temperature and tides are just right - one of nature's most extraordinary...

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Witness a remarkable coming-of-age story as we track a young leopard's journey from rookie to royalty in South Africa's lethal Big Five landscape....

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With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jeff Wilburn

This nature documentary follows some of the world’s most charismatic animals as they travel to Mexico across the span of a year. Using access...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sasha Sokol

Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how the crash test dummy has become an icon for safety. For 65 years he has been crashed, smashed and impaled,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jem Stansfield

Here's the full true story of "Bloody Omaha". Thousands of soldiers were killed as soon as they stepped onto the beach, or even into the water as...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bill Ratner

From the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothy's ruby slippers, the National Museum of American History houses...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jim Gallant

6 weeks before D-Day, British, American, and Canadian soldiers took part in a dangerous rehearsal for the Normandy invasion which claimed more...

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A man in Leeper, Pennsylvania receives a package that he suspects is a bomb; enter America's oldest law enforcement service, the Postal Inspection...

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Immerse yourself in a world of mud dwellers, algae-eaters and expert predators all fighting for survival in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Peter Schreimer

On a daredevil quest into the eye of the storm, an intrepid group of scientists, researchers and topgun pilots: in seven planes and armed with the...

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