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400 Years of the TelescopeA documentary following the history of the telescope from the days of Copernicus to recent findings from the Hubble Telescope; 400 Years of the Telescope opens in 17th century Florence, Italy, with Galileo training his spyglass on the heavens and discovering that Jupiter has four moons; Venus has phases like the Moon; and most shocking of all: the Earth is not the center of the universe.

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Al Capone: IconWas Al Capone the quintessential self-made American, a ruthless killer, or both? From his early days rising through the ranks of New Yorks gangs, to his slow demise in the aftermath of the St. Valentines Day Massacre.



American Experience: Space MenOn an August morning in 1960, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a helium balloon 20 miles above Earth, hurtling down at over 400 miles per hour. Space Men tells the little-known story of the men whose scientific experiments laid critical groundwork for NASAs manned space program, a decade before President...



American Experience: The Gold RushAt the end of 1853, San Francisco was a city on the fast track. A few years earlier, the seaside town had been a sleepy village of just 800 people. But the sight of gold in the waters of the American River set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation.



Dinosaur Train: Under the VolcanoJoin Buddy and family as they watch Old Smoky, erupt! Learn all about lava and geysers. Get inspired to make nature art when Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don find ways to use a pile of leaves, petals, wood, and shells from the family nest.



Genius by Stephen HawkingsGenius with Stephen Hawking. You are smarter than you think. Professor Stephen Hawking challenges a selection of volunteers to think like the greatest geniuses in history and solve some of humanity's most enduring questions.



Great Plains: America's Lingering WildFollow nature photographer Michael Forsberg as he examines the remaining ""wildness"" in the Great Plains of North America. Less than 200 years ago, the Great Plains was one of the greatest grassland ecosystems on Earth, stretching nearly a million square miles down the heart of the continent. But as America grew, and...



John Denver: Country BoyThis definitive documentary explores the private life and public legacy of John Denver. Exclusive accounts from those closest to him reveal the man behind the music in an intimate profile to mark the anniversary of his 70th birthday.



Koko: The Gorilla Who TalksIn 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko. What started out as a scientific experiment evolved into an intimate friendship, which for almost half a century has challenged the way we think about animals and changed the course of many lives.



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Nature's Misfits: Odd, Bizarre, Unlikely CreaturesAlongside the fastest, strongest, smartest animals are natures misfits, odd, bizarre and unlikely creatures that seem ill-equipped for survival. Somehow they manage to cling to life and in some cases even thrive.



Nature: A Sloth Named VelcroIn 2000, Ana Salceda, a young journalist moved from her native Spain to explore the wilds of Panama. She became the caregiver for a tiny orphaned baby sloth, named Velcro. This is the story of Anas return to Central and South America to see how much has changed since Velcro came into her life.



Nature: Frogs: The Thin Green LineFrogs have been on this planet for more than 250 million years, evolving into some of the most wondrous and diverse creatures on earth. Today, they are at the center of one of the greatest mass extinctions since the dinosaurs.



Nature: Invasions of the Giant PythonsFlorida s Everglades National Park is home to numerous unique and endangered animals and plants. The park has also become a dumping ground for a variety of non-native species, including Burmese pythons.



Nature: Natural Born HustlersA visit with the planets greatest animal hustlers. Meet the shape shifters, mimics, masters of disguise and illusion, cheats and sneaks in the animal world. This series reveals the modus operandi of remarkable animals going to elaborate lengths to claw their way to the top.



Nature: Raising the Dinosaur GiantHave scientists discovered the biggest animal to have ever walked the planet? Deep in a South American desert, a giant is being awakened after 101 million years of sleep. Paleontologists have discovered a giant femur – the largest dinosaur bone that has ever been unearthed.



Nature: Raptor ForceArmed with powerful beaks and talons, raptors are nature s killing force winged predators whose beauty belies their speed. Dramatic footage from cameras mounted on their backs show why falcons, owls, eagles, and hawks are masters of the sky, and why engineers use their abilities and body designs as the basis of aircraft technology.



Nova: At the Edge of SpaceBetween the blue sky above us and the infinite blackness of space lies a frontier full of enigmas that scientists have only just begun to investigate.



Nova: Bombing Hitler's SupergunIn 1943, Hitler hatches a diabolical weapon: a bank of superguns housed in a massive underground complex in Nazi-occupied northern France. Together, the guns would be able to pump 600 high explosive shells 100 miles to London each hour, spelling doom for the Allies.



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Nova: Chasing PlutoNOVA captures New Horizons historic flyby of Pluto, the culmination of the spacecrafts nine-year, three-billion-mile journey to reveal the first ever detailed images of this strange, icy world at the very edge of our solar system.



Nova: Creatures of LightNOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to explore how and why so many of the oceans creatures light uprevealing a hidden undersea world where creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow.



Nova: Earth- The Inside StoryEarthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every continent, the film traces the scientifically-based story of the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, from the core to the crust and up into the atmosphere.



Nova: Iceman RebornMurdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest human mummy on Earth. Now, newly discovered evidence sheds light not only on this mysterious ancient man, but on the dawn of civilization in Europe.



Nova: Life's Rocky StartFour and a half billion years ago, how did life emerge on Earth? Robert Hazen advances a startling ideathat the rocks on Earth were not only essential to jump-starting life, but then, life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we rely upon today.



Nova: Making North AmericaMighty, elemental forces, fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space molded North America.



Nova: Mystery Beneath the IceKrill are tiny, shrimp-like creatures crucial to the Antarctic ecosystem and, maybe, to the future of all oceans. Join the research ship Polarstern in the vast Antarctic ice pack in search of ice caves and juvenile krill.



Nova: Secret Tunnel WarfareDuring World War I, the Allies devised a devastating attack, planting 600 tons of explosives in secret tunnels driven under the German trenches. NOVA uncovers traces of the operation and why it failed to break the lethal deadlock of trench warfare.



Nova: Wild WaysFrom Yellowstone to the Yukon, to Southern Africas elephant highways stretching across five nations, explore how newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some of our planets most cherishedbut endangeredspecies.



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Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra's Lost TombDr. Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned maverick archaeologist, searches for Cleopatra's lost tomb. Very little evidence remains of Egypt's last queen, but Kathleens radical new theory about the real Cleopatra has led her to look where no one else has daredand her hunch is paying off. Could Kathleen be closing in on...



Secrets of the Dead: The Alcatraz EscapeIn 1962, bank robbers Frank Morris and Clarence & John Anglin launched a patchwork raft into the waters surrounding Alcatraz Prison. The men disappeared, leaving behind a cold case that has mystified law enforcement for over half a century.



Secrets of the Dead: Ultimate TutNinety years ago in Egypt the greatest archaeological find in history was made: The discovery of Tutankhamens tomb and its golden treasures. But the real story has become shrouded in myth, with many mysteries around the tomb unsolved to this day.



SuperNature: Wild FlyersRelease date: August 30, 2016. A new perspective on the power of flight. The sky is one of the world’s most challenging places to live, but across the planet an extraordinary range of animals do something we can only dream of – take to the air.



The Great Polar Bear FeastEvery year, normally solitary polar bears gather in large numbers of eighty or more at Kaktovic, Alaska. The polar bears are waiting for the feast left for them, the bone pile on the shore from the traditional Bowhead Whale cull by the local Inupiat Tribe residence.



The Human Face of Big DataWith the rapid emergence of digital devices, an unstoppable, invisible force is changing human lives in incredible ways. Every two days the human race is now generating as much data as was generated from the dawn of humanity through the year 2003.



The White House: Inside StoryIts Americas most iconic residence symbol of national history, and icon of democracy. From the Oval Office to the family dining room, through national crises and world wars, the 200 year story of the White House is the story of America itself.



Wild Kratts: Wild ReptilesWhen Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt find themselves in a jam, they turn to wild reptiles to help them save the day! Reptiles have some amazing adaptations and awesome creature features.



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400 Years of the Telescope...........................................................................................1Al Capone......................................................................................................................1American Experience.....................................................................................................1Dinosaur Train............................................................................................................... 1Genius by Stephen Hawkings........................................................................................1Great Plains...................................................................................................................1John Denver.................................................................................................................. 1Koko...............................................................................................................................1Nature............................................................................................................................2Nature's Misfits.............................................................................................................. 2Nova........................................................................................................................... 2-3Secrets of the Dead.......................................................................................................4SuperNature.................................................................................................................. 4The Great Polar Bear Feast...........................................................................................4The Human Face of Big Data........................................................................................ 4The White House...........................................................................................................4Wild Kratts..................................................................................................................... 4

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