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- The stage is set for the start of the thirty-five million dollar South Australian abalone season. Introductions to the two - three person crews based out of Port Lincoln highlight the treacherous ocean conditions, unpredictable weather and the growing risk of shark attacks that plague their working lives. But there's big money to be made for the quota owners and these hired crews if they can strike abalone. If they don't - it can mean big losses and more days battling the dangerous conditions. There's trouble from day one for hired guns, Dominic Henderson, aka "the Dominator" & his crewmate 'Skin'. Desperate to get a jump on the other crews, their planned early morning departure falls flat as one of their boat engines fail. Staring down the barrel of a big loss for the day, they pull out all stops to get on the water. Their first dive sees 'the Dominator' battle a surging underwater sandstorm in an attempt to fill their catch target. Howard Rodd and his diver Peter Clarkson, head out to an old abalone bed hoping to see growth since they were last there two years earlier. After a disappointing start to their first dive, Peter strikes abalone 'gold' and pulls a massive haul from the ocean bed before heading out to another stretch of ocean hoping to replicate their previous catch. David Buckland, aka "Bucky" and his sheller Damon are no strangers to the abalone game. But Bucky's recent investment into an expensive quota licence to fish abalone, has left him financially exposed after the global financial crash. He's a fighter, however having the weight of a huge loan and the death of his brother to a Great White Shark hanging over his head he's under huge pressure to bag a big catch on every dive.
- A parachute from hot air balloon brings team Bear to Masai country in northern Kenya, a savanna favorite with safari tourists. Bear shows how dangerous getting behind there can be, say as your vehicle breaks down, and how to survive and seek rescue. Starting on the arid plain, Bear treats his graze wounds with medicinal aloe vera, navigates by the sky and shows healthy respect for both elements, notably the scorching heath and a volcano, and the mighty wildlife, especially big cats, elephants, rhinoceros, and when he must cross a river the crocodiles and hippopotamuses which infest it. After sleepless -wild sounds haunted- night barricaded by thorny branches in a cave, he eats whatever he can find, and out of potable water, as even the river bed is utterly dry apart from stinking pools, drinks even the brown drip from elephant dung.
- Thousands of skiers, snowboarders and mountain climbers visit Alaska each year in search of virgin snow, and hundreds of people end up lost in the wilderness. Armed with only a bottle of water, a knife and a flint, Bear's challenge is to make it to the coast from where he hopes to find signs of civilization. During his journey, he travels down extreme mountain slopes, over glaciers and through bear-infested forests, and navigates a small boat through treacherous ice floes. Bear shows viewers what it takes to survive in one of the coldest environments on earth.
- Alaskan Steel Men, is set in remote Kodiak, Alaska, following the adventures of a team of extreme heavy metal welders. Dennis and his wife Theresa own Quality Marine Alaska and have assembled some of the best welders and pipe fitters in the business. Their weapon in the war against Mother Nature is fire and steel. The conditions in Kodiak are brutal. One mistake can cost lives. From welding underwater in icy cold seas and saving sinking fishing boats, to sealing a crack inside a floating barge that's getting crushed by epic ice flows, the team at QMA takes on the most dangerous emergencies in Alaska. Dennis and his men are fearless, tough as nails and never hesitate to put their lives on the line to get the job done.
- Untrusting of outside law enforcement, some Amish in Lancaster County, PA have for many years regularly turned to a small organized group of men for protection and justice. The series provides a first-ever look at the men who protect and maintain peace and order within the Amish community in Lancaster. The 2006 School shootings in Lancaster County during which five young Amish girls were killed and five more seriously injured by a non-Amish milk truck driver brought to the nation's attention the vulnerabilities of the Amish community, and their need for continued protection.
- This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history, and warns we may be facing similar threats today.
- The countdown to the end of the world has begun. That's what apocalypse preppers believe. Until now, they have been dismissed as cranks and crazies, but what if those preppers are right? A growing body of scientists are beginning to agree with them. Horrifyingly, experts admit that an apocalyptic event is not only likely, but imminent. This investigation uncovers the shocking reality of their predictions by exploring three ways an apocalypse could play out... First, the return of the Black Death. Many people mistakenly believe the plague died out in the Middle Ages, but the virus strain is alive and well, and on American soil. But how close are we to the next natural -- or worse, man-made -- deadly outbreak of the bubonic plague? Meanwhile, others believe the apocalypse will come in the form of an alien attack. Some believe they have proof that aliens have already tried to make initial contact. But we're not just waiting passively for contact. Scientists and even savvy entrepreneurs are reaching out into the universe with messages hoping to start a conversation. But will that open invitation in face be our doom? Finally, some believe the apocalypse will come from a robot rebellion. What happens when machines become so intelligent that they supersede our decision-making, run our border patrols and replace regular armies? Our days are numbered. The countdown has begun. And we did this to ourselves.
- This gripping drama brings to life the true rogue-shark story that inspired Jaws. In 1916, the New Jersey shore became a feeding ground as five people were attacked in 12 days, triggering a nationwide panic. It was the first multiple shark attack in American history, and the reason we fear sharks to this day.
- Kiwi hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt are dropped in Borneo's Kinabatangan River, surrounded by one of the most dramatic mangrove swamps in the world. This remote and complex ecosystem is home to many exotic animals; monkeys, tropical birds, deer, badgers and porcupines live alongside poisonous snakes and saltwater crocodiles. The swamp is claustrophobic and unfamiliar, and the team's relationship becomes tense when Josh loses Matt's only cooking pot in the river. Repeated hunting failures leave the men exhausted, but hunger forces them to adapt to the harsh terrain and start thinking like the locals.
- Kiwi hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt travel to the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, Southern Europe. Dropped off by helicopter, they're left alone to survive in the middle of thousands of square kilometres of ancient woodland. It's one of the most remote, untouched and unforgiving forests in the world. Matt quickly puts his foraging skills to the test and finds some edible mushrooms and plants, and soon learns how to catch trout in a stream using just his bare hands. Meanwhile, Josh goes on a two-day hunt on a trail that's home to some of the forest's famous deer.
- Explore both the military and human dimensions of America's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, as she makes her journey from the shipyard where she was built to her new home port. It is a trip that takes the ship and her crew down the eastern coast of the Americas, through the majestic Straits of Magellan and then northward to finally arrive in San Diego, California after 58 days at sea. Follow the course of this voyage and meet the crew, see the technology and witness the various operations that make a Nimitz Class carrier "tick."
- Take a comprehensive, insider's look at the aircraft carriers of today's United States Navy. Marvel as a mind-boggling array of workers, materials and technologies combine to create an aircraft carrier right before your eyes. Exclusive footage captures the building of the USS Reagan - from the moment the ship is conceived to its delivery to a jubilant Navy crew. Witness the world's largest crane gently nudging massive modular units into place, technicians snaking miles of cables through the bowels of ships, weapons experts installing the latest firepower and much more. Then experience the challenge and excitement of living on one these floating behemoths as you sail aboard the Reagan's sister ship, the USS Truman.
- Each year, 500,000 Americans visit Costa Rica to explore some of the world's most amazing and environmentally significant wilderness preserves. Last year alone, more than 50 visitors had to be rescued by the Red Cross. Bear sets out on an incredible jungle adventure as he parachutes into the rain forest of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula to demonstrate how someone lost in the jungle can make it out alive. His journey takes him up 100-foot trees and down waterfalls that descend more than 120 feet. He encounters snakes, mosquitoes and dangerous river currents, while searching for food and water and setting up camp.
- Bear shows the challenges of stranding on an uninhabited minor Hawaiian island, as after shipwreck, albeit parachuted. He explores it for food, other resources, a suitable shelter, a signal fire, rain collection. Spear fishing and diving are very hard, the yield modest. So he builds a raft and sets out in high sea, despite the risks including thirst, hunger, sunburn -despite self-made skin protection- and a hungry tiger shark.
- The Arleigh Burke destroyer is America's most modern surface warship. This sleek, 500-foot long vessel bristles with state-of-the-art weapons and technology. Armed with long-range cruise missiles, 5-inch main guns, torpedoes and high-speed cannons, this extremely fast and stealthy warship will be the mainstay of the Navy's forward projection of force well into the 21st century. At the Bath Iron Works in Maine, follow the construction of one of these impressive vessels from its keel laying to its initial slide into the Kennebec River.
- Every year, 120 million people ski and climb the 80,000 square miles of the Alps, Europe's greatest mountain range. Unfortunately, every year hundreds of people die enjoying this beautiful wilderness because they're unable to survive the potentially fatal conditions at heights sometimes reaching 15,000 feet. Armed with a knife, a water bottle, a cup and a flint, Bear parachutes into the Alps to demonstrate vital survival skills. From a radical new technique to save lives in crevasse zones to building a snow shelter and showing viewers how to escape from a fall into a frozen lake, Bear puts his own skills to the test in this ultimate survival challenge.
- Invites viewers to peer into the underground world of drug smuggling, animal trafficking and illegal gun trading. Each hour-long episode uncovers the sophisticated methods and radical techniques used by criminals who are willing to take drastic measures in order to turn a profit.
- Kiwi hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt travel to Kuusamo in Northern Finland, a dreadful icy wilderness on the Baltic Coast, used as an extreme training ground for the world's top Special Forces soldiers. It's so cold here that the sea freezes. Josh and Matt are determined to not just survive here, but to live like kings for the next seven days. With deep snow, treacherous ice, brutal temperatures and no obvious food sources, this punishing place is about to push these two men beyond the limit of anything they have ever experienced. Matt struggles to forage for any edible food growing under the thick snow cover, and although Josh spots some animal trails, poor visibility and extreme cold are hindering his hunting efforts. In their desperation to eat, Matt is forced to make porridge from tree bark. This is survival at its most extreme.
- This Animal Planet series, equal parts natural history, travel and reality TV, follows deserving families on extraordinary behind-the -scenes animal journeys to national parks in Alaska, Hawaii the Badlands, Costa Rica, Mexico and many other destinations.
- Brit Eaton and Scott Glaves explore the last frontier of American archaeology, the old ghost towns, abandoned mining camps, and industrial graveyards of the Wild West, in search of collectible artifacts from a bygone era. Whether it's convincing a sixth generation rancher to part with a stockpile of pre-19th century antiques, or unearthing a 150-year old mine shaft that holds a horde of Gold Rush mining gear, there's an endless supply of eccentric people, places, and artifacts to find and explore. From the Four Corners to the Alaskan wilderness to the Deep South, the American landscape is littered with deserted mine workings, abandoned ranches, and antiquated farmhouses and outbuildings still well preserved and primed for picking.
- 2010–201644mTV-147.6 (9)TV EpisodeAfter leading police on a high speed chase, criminal Toby Young is caught, but not for long. He forces his way out of jail and after escaping to Mexico through drug tunnels, he learns the true cost of being on the run.
- Bill Harley joins Walter and Arthur Davidson to risk their fortunes and livelihoods launching the now-iconic motorcycle company. Each has his own challenges to overcome, but they are united by their dreams and ambitions.
- Bear abseils from a helicopter onto Mount Kilauea, an active Hawaiian volcano, so he must tread with unusual caution, given the barren, brittle soil of molted lava, at places even breaking over hot magma, which makes his shoes catch fire, and use his t-shirt as 'gas mask' for sulfuric fumes. Descending into a crater is perilous, sharp-edged and yields very little. After descending the mountain slope, Bear heads into the pristine surrounding jungle. Grylls makes a traditional kukui nut torch to explore a lava tube and finds water, then uses smoke to placate a bee hive to get honey. Ultimately, he follows seabirds to find the coast and people.
- Architect Danny Forster hosts this series which uncovers China's most ambitious projects and technological innovations, and provides insight into the Chinese society. Witness how things are done in the world's most populous country. How does innovation thrive? What new ideas and trends are emerging? Could local innovations one day become global traditions? Whether it's investigating the world's fastest trains, exploring the technology behind WeChat - China's most successful smartphone app, or building and operating the world's biggest machinery, Danny meets some of the country's brightest minds in an attempt to understand HOW CHINA WORKS.
- The Discovery Health Channel's program Diagnosis Unknown features an episode entitled "Island Fever" highlighting the details of the Dengue Fever outbreak that occurred in the Hawaiian Islands in the spring of 2001. The Pacific Disaster Center's field data collection capability enabled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pin-point Dengue outbreak locations, and work toward eradication of this mosquito-borne virus in the islands.
- A family attempts to build a 400-square-foot cabin situated on a small island in Northern Idaho; access to the property is limited, and rough waters make it difficult to bring materials in; it's a race to the finish as winter hits the island early.
- Dartmouth Professors Susanne and Half Zantop are mysteriously found murdered in their quaint New Hampshire home. Colleagues confirm that the couple was very well liked. With no trace of forced entry the FBI Behavioral Science Unit investigates the crime.
- When President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, history changed forever. Now, newly released government tapes offer a gripping and unique insight into what happened that fateful day. They tell of a government unable to keep pace with an international tragedy unfolding at breakneck speed, an information vacuum that saw the highest levels of the American government relying on press reports for news, and the dramatic planning to receive the body of the slain President back to Washington from Air Force One in Dallas. Combined with audio recordings from the Dallas Police Force, and the testimonies and radio recordings of reporters who were there that day, the film reveals a riveting, behind the scenes, story of a presidential assassination, a police manhunt for a killer on the loose, and the vital role of local pressmen in keeping the world informed on one America's most profound days of reckoning.
- Follow one "routine mission" gone wrong in this hard-hitting episode from the Military Channel series. On September 4, 2004, while en route to recover a downed Kiowa helicopter and rescue its two pilots, troops from Scout Platoon and B Company of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment found themselves in the midst of a brutal firefight. Iraqi insurgents, hoping to capture the chopper and its crew, relentlessly bombarded the approaching U.S. forces with rocket-propelled grenades and 60mm mortar fire. Hear actual testimony from the men involved as they bring this particularly fierce engagement to life and reveal its surprising outcome.
- Two childhood friends, Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein, embark on a journey to Klondike, Yukon, in hopes of discovering a fortune in a remote town.
- Nik Wallenda comes from seven generations of daredevils and famous circus family 'The Flying Wallendas'. Nik is a daredevil for the 21st Century and along with his dad, who supervises the rigging and safety, he performs death-defying stunts. We follow his whole family (mom, dad, wife, kids) as they engineer and execute their life's passion.
- For the first time ever, get behind the scenes of India's greatest sporting spectacle and global phenomenon, The Indian Premiere League. Discovery Channel takes you on tour with reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, as they strive to defend their title.
- Kiwi hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt are on the ultimate wild adventure - a deserted island off the coast of Malaysia. Matt sets out to forage for the wild plants and fruits that suffuse the flavours of South East Asia; Josh is after big game fish in the surrounding seas. They're determined to eat like kings with only their basic kit. The island is covered in dense, inhospitable jungle and a lack of fish forces them to build a makeshift raft to search further offshore. Strong winds and currents make navigating hazardous and their survival hangs in the balance.
- New Zealand hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt travel to a remote and impenetrable cloud forest in southern Mexico. Making the most of what this beautiful, yet foreboding place has to offer, Matt and Josh test their skills to the limit. Their first priority is finding a flat clearing to make a camp. Matt's early success in producing a gourmet freshwater crab soup is soon forgotten as the forest turns out to be a hard place to find food. After failing to snare a wild boar, they have to change tack and spend their last reserves of energy building an elaborate bamboo trap. If it works, they will have the wild feast that they have been waiting for.
- New Zealand hunter Josh James and British chef Matt Tebbutt travel to Copper Canyon in Northern Mexico. Five times bigger than the Grand Canyon, it's one of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the world, but also one of the harshest. They will be dropped into the remote wilderness and will test themselves against nature, taking only the bare minimum of a kit. Josh has a bow and arrow, a slingshot, machete and fish hooks, while Matt has just a cooking pot, knife and water bottle. Using these basic tools they hunt and forage for everything they need to survive for seven long days and nights. Their aim is not just to survive, but to eat the very best food they can. Matt finds an unfamiliar Mexican agave and does his best to turn it into a mouth-watering meal. Josh goes hunting for the Canyon's famous wild turkeys and even manages to snare a raccoon, but disaster strikes when Matt begins cooking.
- Shanghai faces a double crisis: overpopulation and urban sprawl. The Chinese are running out of room no matter how fast they build, so the city may implode. Under this crushing growth, Shanghai's economy, the health of its people, and the city's stability all lie in the balance. The solution could be building up, not out. And that could mean constructing the planet's tallest tower - at one mile high, it would be the world's first moving, breathing building. But to build it, engineers will have to overcome incredible obstacles and revolutionize the way we construct skyscrapers...Cable-less elevators would have to be invented, farms that grow inside buildings would be engineered, and windows that breathe and think for themselves could be created.
- The Moab Desert in Utah is one of the top extreme sports destinations in the United States, with more than a million visitors each year. But sweltering temperatures and deadly predators can make it very dangerous. Bear is dropped into the desert to demonstrate how a lost hiker can make it back to civilization, with merely a bottle of water, a knife and a flint. On his journey, he travels down a maze of narrow canyons, stumbles upon rattlesnakes, and escapes quicksand, showing viewers how to survive in one of the harshest environments on the planet.
- For months, Spencer Newcomer aggravated his neighbor, David 'Dave' Wintermyer. The main source of the problem between the two men was a shed in Newcomer's yard that had a serious termite infestation. David Wintermyer believed it should have been torn down. As the weeks passed, they often argued over the shed and the dogs. One neighbor remembered seeing Dave become so enraged that he knocked over a wood pile in Spencer Newcomer's backyard. The arguments, at times, amused neighbors as tempers flared. However, no one would have ever believed that someone would end up dead.
- After being kidnapped at gunpoint from his family home, Special Agent Jeff Rinek knows the chances of finding 7-month-old Frankie Proctor alive are slim to none.
- With half the crab boats tied up, Sig devises a plan to save the fishery from destruction. As Bering Sea legend Johnathan Hillstrand returns with the Time Bandit to help, veterans struggle to prove they can work together to defend the American dream.
- It's the start of the 2009 Opilio Crab Season. Anything the Bering Sea held back during King Season is now being paid out in spades. The skippers have their eye on the oncoming ice pack -- but it's a lethal, 40-foot rogue wave that's on the hunt. And the Opilio season opens yet another judgment day for Skipper Phil Harris...will doctors allow him to reunite with his boat and his sons? On the Time Bandit the men target the Greenhorn of the Northwestern for some sweet revenge. And on the Wizard, it's the boat itself that becomes a target -- of an angry Bering Sea.
- "This money's going to feed a lot of poor Mexican children!" announces Byron Chubbuck, before fleeing, the Wells Fargo Bank in Albuquerque, NM on August 10, 1999. Days before Christmas 2000, Chubbuck escapes from a prison only to go on a robbing
- With unprecedented access, Discovery will showcase three of Boston's most powerful crews, Southie, Roslindale, and Dorchester, as they vie for customers in the lucrative business of sports gambling. However, these businesses extend far beyond just taking bets. The crews claim to offer loans, move merchandise and solve neighborhood problems on their own terms. Southie, the largest and most powerful crew in Boston, is run by the notorious Pat Nee, famed for his battles with gangster Whitey Bulger. As the dominant crew, Southie looks to maintain their status quo, using their reputation and force to maintain order. The upstart Roslindale crew operates in a neighboring territory but is forced to pay Southie rent, a fee for operating. which has long been a source of tension. The Rozzie crew, wants to challenge Southie's power but knows there could be dire consequences. The smaller Dorchester crew finds themselves caught in the middle. They want to maintain their independent status but fear they'll be forced to pick sides if a Southie versus Rozzie battle erupts. It's a difficult position to be in, but it's the way of life on the streets.
- In what is being called the most important find in Egypt's Valley of the Kings since the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, Discovery Channel's Secrets of Egypt's Lost Queen exclusively reveals archaeological, forensic and scientific evidence identifying a 3,000-year-old mummy as Hatshepsut, Egypt's greatest female Pharaoh.
- In Shark Attack Survival Guide, host Terry Schappert puts his Special Forces training to the test to demonstrate to viewers how to survive devastating shark attacks. What do you do when attacked by a shark in shallow water? What's the one thing to remember when confronted with one Earth's largest predators while on a deep water dive? Terry immerses himself in these deadly scenarios and reveals the secrets to escaping these terrifying shark encounters alive.
- Bear enjoys a risky parachute jump into California's largest, rough and varied mountain range, landing in a lake and hastily stripping to his boxers and improvising fire to avoid hypothermia as the nights are freezing. Using techniques of local Indian tribe, he climbs a tree for orientation, works his way down a peek and crosses changing terrain, through dizzying cliffs, satisfies his hungry self with the little food he can catch, like small snakes and a stick-stunned rabbit, always racing the clock for food and shelter by daylight. Having crossed the forest and nasty shrubs of the 'chaparral', he reaches the mighty river Colorado, builds a raft and finds it a poor match for the rapids, yet perseveres.
- The Mars Society built a prototype of a spacecraft habitat that could land humans on Mars and serve as their base in the exploration of the Martian surface. The purpose of the prototype is to study how astronauts will one day explore and inhabit our neighboring world. This habitat, to which Discovery Channel film crews have exclusive inside access, is the Mars Arctic Research Station (MARS). It was constructed at the Haughton meteorite impact crater on Devon Island in northern Canada, an environment described as a cold polar desert. NASA scientists have been finding an astonishing variety of terrain and natural features there that resemble those reported on the planet Mars. Join the crew of the research station as they conduct experiments, go on away missions and learn how to get along in this harsh environment.
- Survivorman's Les Stroud hosts this look at how best to play it safe in the water, while testing popular theories of how to survive shark encounters. Les travels to the Bahamas and South Africa to test whether the behavior of Caribbean reef sharks and great whites changes depending upon the time of day. While in South Africa, Les and marine biologist Jeremiah Sullivan conduct an analysis of the great white's bite, and test whether kicking and splashing attracts sharks, and if it's safer to stay in a group or tread water alone if stranded in the ocean.
- Way down south is a place that was once thought to be a dismal land fit only for alligators and snakes. It's wet, it's dangerous and it's weird. Which means it's perfect for one of the most unique family businesses in the country. Meet a different breed of brothers. One's an animal expert. The other's a former city slicker who's learning the ropes. Together they are running a business uniquely suited for the swamp - where wild animals rule. From pythons and gators to bobcats and black bears - these guys encounter it all. Stephen and Robbie Keszey run Glades Herp Farms, Florida's largest reptile sanctuary and exotic reptile dealership. Their farm also houses Florida's International Teaching Zoo. The Zoo is full of rare species from around the globe and brings in a constant stream of new and different animals each month. The brothers make their living breeding and caring for hundreds of slithering, poisonous and sharp-toothed creatures, but their passion is being on call 24 hours a day to respond to animal emergencies across the vast state of Florida.
- Nick and Edward reunite and prospect the winter land, mapping out a new trail system in the alps.