Discovery Networks
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe works alongside average folks doing extraordinary work that simply must get done. From sewer inspectors and zoo poop picker uppers to road kill collectors and pig farmers, he's not afraid roll up his sleeves and show viewers some of the dirtiest jobs around.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Take an epic adventure with intimate insight into the big, bold, and tenacious country of Australia. In the vast interior, a man transforms the struggle to survive into a game of pathos and humor; on the coast, a naval cadet dreams of a place in the sophisticated navy of the world's largest island; in the tropical North, a couple preserves a storehouse of culture over 40,000 years old; along the Gold Coast, a woman competes to win against nature's...
Series
How the West was lost volume .2
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
Follows the plight of the Cheyenne and Chief Black Kettle from the days when a prophet warned them about the imminent yet unknown white man, to their final submission into reservation life in 1879.
4) 2057
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Includes 2057 (a look at custom-built organs, robotic surgery, intelligent clothing, and more amazing inventions in the future) and Future Car (a look at cars in 2030, the fuel they would use, the computers in them, and more).
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
The smallest, simplest forms of life on earth, viruses are also the most tenacious and, many scientists believe, the oldest. This classic program explores the history of research into viruses and the ongoing struggle to combat them. Numerous experts offer commentary, including Stephen Morse, virologist at Rockefeller University, and Jonas Salk, famous creator fo the polio vaccine. This program looks at differences between DNA and RNA viruses, like...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Following a mental breakdown, Detective Peter Wendel is tasked with creating an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police find a note on a dead body that claims Sweden's most notorious serial killer is a fraud, Wendel gets a chance to redeem himself, but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Under pressure to mobilize quickly, Wendel is forced to hire two cops who hate each other, plus a forthright woman...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Investigators re-create the conditions of history's major battles using 3-D computer models, maps, artifacts, original footage, and dramatic reenactments. From the muddy fields at Hastings to the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, a variety of experts offer compelling new evidence on the wars that shaped the modern world. Features insightful commentary from experts on firearms, forensic science, climatology, engineering, and more.
8) Klondike
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The story centers on the friendship of two adventurers, Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein, as they travel North West during the Klondike Gold Rush. Along the way they must navigate harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters.
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