NonfictionAfter toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
NonfictionThe story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
NonfictionAs the team examines their most compelling findings with experts and a U.S. congressman, they make their boldest plans yet to uncover the truth about Skinwalker Ranch.
NonfictionJapan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing US sanctions and widespread outrage. Driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that will reshape the course of World War II.
NonfictionThe Allies undertake Operation Overlord, one of the most complicated and massive military invasions in history, to liberate Occupied France and open up a true second front in Western Europe.
NonfictionThe Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the "forgotten theater" of World War II, as America struggles to bring the fight to Tokyo's door.
NonfictionThe three wise men of Top Gear embark on a seasonal road trip as they attempt to recreate a certain famous journey across the Middle East to Bethlehem. They do so in a trio of open top sports cars, each wholly unsuited to the conflict ridden mountains of Southern Turkey, the dangerous warzones of Iraq and the searing deserts of Syria. Along the way they test the limits of mechanical and physical endurance as well as asking the vital question, what exactly is myrrh and where do you buy it?
NonfictionAs Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
NonfictionIn this year's Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of uniquely British products, they set off on an epic road trip across one of the world’s most fascinating and challenging countries, devotedly promoting Britain with distinctly mixed results.
NonfictionAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
NonfictionThe story of how America's battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war.
NonfictionAmerican colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent confrontation. After protestors dump tea in Boston Harbor, the British government enacts martial law in Massachusetts. Fighting at Lexington and Concord ignites a war that will last eight years.
NonfictionIn New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable origins. On June 19, 1846, at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, a team of well-dressed gentlemen, the Knickerbockers, play the first game of baseball. By 1856, the game is already being called "the national pastime," or simply, "Our Game." But the nation is about to be torn apart. And, in the midst of the Civil War, there is one thing that Americans North and South have in common: baseball.
NonfictionOperation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
NonfictionIn part two, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their quest to take three V8-engined sports cars on an epic journey through Patagonia to the southernmost city in the world. Along the way they encounter stunning landscapes, mechanical meltdowns and torturously unpaved roads before a terrifying turn of events brings their adventure to a heart-stopping climax.
NonfictionBefore and after World War I, a steady stream of immigrants lands on the shores of America. They want instantly to become American. To pursue the American dream. To play the American game. But even as thousands of new Americans pick up a ball for the first time, even as the country endures a world war, baseball is trying to endure a decade that includes the meanest, vilest, angriest player ever to step onto a field and a scandal that almost destroys the game.
NonfictionAcross the deserts of North Africa and the Near East entire armies, cities, and cultures have vanished beneath shifting sands. Could the desert still be hiding lost chapters from the dawn of civilization?
NonfictionIn Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops – and their untested leader Eisenhower – face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.
NonfictionAmericans are on the move. Moving to the suburbs. Moving across the country. They are, it seems, restless. Of course, if you're a baseball fan in New York, you don't want to move. You're in baseball heaven. Year after year, the Yankees are on top of the American League. Year after year, the Giants and Dodgers fight for the National league crown. Starting in 1949, there is a New York team in the World Series for 10 straight years. And in six of those years, both teams are from New York.
NonfictionFlash Shelton and his team head to Conroe, Texas, to help a grieving family reclaim their late grandmother's home from a squatter couple who moved in after her passing. Tensions run high when the couple resists leaving, causing the situation to escalate quickly. Flash must rely on his techniques to out-squat the squatter. But will his methods get them to evacuate?
NonfictionJapan is a paradox. The low birthrate, the dedication, the conformity, and the life of a salary man are well known. There is also a competitive and rigid culture that gives way to some unique subcultures. Bourdain has traveled to Tokyo countless times, but on this trip he is in search of the city's dark, extreme, and bizarrely fetishistic underside.
NonfictionWith emergency flares shooting off overhead, 12 Naked and Afraid all-stars are suddenly forced to grab what they can and plunge into the pitch-black Philippine Sea. A venomous jellyfish sting leaves a survivalist in agony and threatens their challenge.
NonfictionBourdain's Roman holiday takes a cinematic turn, influenced by his tour guides, actress Asia Argento, screenwriter/director Abel Ferrara, and a host of larger-than-life Romans who take him inside a Rome for the locals.
NonfictionExamining the startling, never-before-seen video evidence of aquatic hominids that has come forward since the documentary MERMAIDS: THE BODY FOUND first aired in 2012, with the original whistleblower on the Mermaid Conspiracy, Dr. Paul Robertson.
NonfictionIn California, deputies track an armed suspect and find themselves in a brutal gunfight. In Georgia, a routine traffic stop escalates into a life-or-death situation for an officer. In Utah, officers race to save a man trapped in his burning car.
NonfictionA down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into one of America's biggest spectator sports, overcoming powerful rivals, deadly setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.
NonfictionPolice engage in a massive manhunt to find a killer on a murder spree of revenge, taking the lives of his girlfriend, cousin, and a man he considers a father figure. Once captured, he proclaims that he simply wants to be “heard.”
NonfictionNew Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins, Americans find themselves sharply divided. After the Battle of Bunker’s Hill, George Washington of Virginia arrives to command the newly created Continental Army. In July 1776, the Continental Congress issues the Declaration of Independence, insisting on the people’s right to resist tyranny and govern themselves.
NonfictionIn 1894, a sportwriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success. In 1900, he changes its name to the American League and begins talking about challenging the big city monopoly held by the National League. The revolution takes only three years. In 1903, the first World Series is played between the American League Boston Pilgrims and the National League Pittsburg Pirates.
NonfictionBehind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages — one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
NonfictionIn a departure for the series, Bourdain takes a trip to the Provincetown haunts of his post high school youth (The Atlantic House, The Lobster Pot) that marked the start of his culinary career, and he candidly discusses his descent into heroin addiction (and later recovery). He then heads to the western part of the state to throw light on the unexpected and exploding heroin problem in small town New England - discussing with residents exactly how this happened - and how they are learning to deal with it as a community.
NonfictionThe 1920s begin with America trying to recover from World War I and baseball trying to recover from the scandal of the 1919 World Series. America finds relief in the boom market and the Jazz Age. Baseball finds its own boom market in a player with a Jazz Age personality: a troubled youth from a Baltimore reformatory school who can hit a ball farther than anyone.
NonfictionStanley Tucci feasts on pizza in Naples. Stanley embarks on a whirlwind tour to find the freshest mozzarella and the best San Marzano tomatoes, and enjoys a spectacular spaghetti and zucchini.
NonfictionA family in the Chicagoland suburbs hits the reset button after a death in the family, motivating a move to create lasting memories for their two young daughters in Haarlem, Netherlands.
NonfictionYears before they brokered one of the biggest deals in music history--the 2014 sale of Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion--Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine navigated very different environments towards destinies that would, ultimately and improbably, bring them together. Dre's story began in Compton, CA, where his fascination with dance music, DJ innovations and sound brought him into contact with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren. Together, they would become the core of the 1980s gangsta-rap supergroup N.W.A. A native of Red Hook, Brooklyn, Jimmy gravitated to music following an indifferent academic career, and with a
NonfictionBourdain joins the throngs of locals as he motorbikes through Vietnam's capital and indulges in its singular cuisine with president Barack Obama, who, over a dish of Bun Cha, shares personal stories and reflects on his own international travels.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their journey in three ancient and barely functioning trucks, heading toward their final challenge - building a bridge over River Kwai in Thailand. Having climbed mountains and endured a Burmese trucker stop, they must now venture into the Shan state, an area rife with civil war and normally closed to Western TV crews.
NonfictionIn the first of an all-new two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. In order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to Westerners for over 40 years: Burma. The trio must make this trip in three trucks that have been bought for a limited budget. What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction, and constant bickering between the three hosts.
NonfictionAgainst all odds, Kio survives a buffalo attack, but his troubles are far from over. At 12 weeks old, he is the youngest and most vulnerable member of the pride. To have any hope of one day becoming king, he must earn the respect of his older brothers and find his place among them. Just as he is finally able to gain their acceptance, the dry season sets in, and food becomes scarce. This leaves Summer to make an extraordinary decision to protect Kio’s future.
NonfictionDr. Dre's formation of hip hop supergroup N.W.A. brings forth the seminal hip-hop record Straight Outta Compton. Though Dre's creative direction is integral to the group's success, his relationship with the original N.W.A. contributors, especially Eazy-E, deteriorated due to artistic and financial conflicts. Jimmy Iovine's work on highly successful albums from Tom Petty, U2 and Stevie Nicks reveals his knack for production and collaboration. But his massive workload and tumultuous personal life lead him to reevaluate his future in the music industry.
NonfictionOur story begins in a little village on the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana. Unusually, James was the first to arrive, in his 1985 Mercedes 230E. Next up is Jeremy with a 1981 Lancia Beta Coupé. Finally, Richard turns up in an Opel Kadet made in 1963, which he immediately bonded with and named Oliver.To reach their destination on the Namibian border, the guys have to negotiate the vast openness and primordial sludge of the Makgadikgadi salt pans, the choking dust of the Kalahari Desert, not to mention the treacherous rivers and hungry wildlife of the Okavango Delta. Along the way, they encounter more or less every da
NonfictionBorn to Summer, queen of a powerful pride, timid lion cub Kio enters a world where every lesson comes at a potential price. One day he may rule a kingdom of his own, but first he must learn to survive. When a buffalo hunt ends in tragedy, Kio gets his first glimpse at how unpredictable life on the savannah can be. As he slowly grows braver, each new challenge pushes him further from the safety of the pride until one solo adventure brings him directly into the path of the pride’s greatest enemy: the buffalo.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Florida in order to prove that a fly-drive holiday would be more fun if you bought a car instead of renting one. Having picked up some wheels for no more than $1,000 each, the boys embark on an epic road trip to find out who got the best deal, encountering heat, flies and some very angry locals along the way.
NonfictionIn this episode, Stanley Tucci visits Puglia, a region famous for its fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses, and durum wheat. Despite being such a fertile region, Puglia is also one of Italy's poorest and Tucci discovers how today’s spirit of innovation was forged out of hard times. From Bari’s raw seafood to Cisternino’s Fornelli and Foggia’s burnt grain to cheesemaker Vito’s Apulian blue cheeses, it is clear that by reclaiming their past, the Pugliese are taking ownership of their past and embracing the future on their own terms.
NonfictionDarrin leads a water pipeline build. Patrick calls out his partners. Adam squares off with a deadly viper. Dani scores a potential food win. In the dead of night, Jarrell's fire blazes out of control. A survivalist must be medically evacuated.
NonfictionIt's the ultimate test of man against machine - or should that be dog against machine - as the Top Gear team set out on one of their most ambitious and arduous challenges ever. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond take part in an epic land race starting in the town of Resolute, Northern Canada, finishing 450 miles later at the Magnetic North Pole.
NonfictionThe world's biggest car program is back with a brand new, two-part special in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take three V8-engined sports cars on a grueling 1600 journey through the spectacular landscapes of Patagonia.
NonfictionWith harder drugs bigger paychecks and the Manson murders the once neighborly music scene began to shift. In spite of it all a new wave of troubadours came in and continued to captivate those beyond their rustic home.
NonfictionGeorge Washington's extraordinary journey from loyal British subject to victorious commander and first president of a revolutionary new nation is a lesson in leadership that's endured for 250 years.
NonfictionTony and his friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert, explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes in search of a rare variety of wild cocoa that is said to be the "best" in the world. They move from hip, modern Lima back in time into pre-Colombian Peru.
NonfictionThe Arctic and Antarctic experience the most extreme seasons on Earth. Time-lapse cameras watch a colony of emperor penguins, transforming them into a single organism. The film reveals new science about the dynamics of emperor penguin behaviour. In the north, unique aerial images show a polar bear swimming more than 100km. Diving for up to two minutes at a time. The exhausted polar bear later attacks a herd of walrus in a true clash of the Titans.
NonfictionTony accepts the challenge to return to Les Halles to work his old Tuesday double shift! A behind-the-curtain look at the workings of a restaurant and man who used to cook for a living.
NonfictionAfter nearly two decades in London, a health scare inspires a woman to return to her roots in Hoi An, Vietnam. She's in search of a more nature-focused life, but getting back to basics is tough as a changed person in a changing Vietnamese culture.
NonfictionThe story begins in 220 million years BC when ancient reptiles ruled a land dominated by desert. One group of reptiles in particular is about to take over the world.
NonfictionIn rural Pennsylvania, an elderly widow's extreme fear of being buried underground leads her to make an unthinkable decision. For years, her small town keeps her secret, but when investigators finally arrive, they uncover more questions than answers.
NonfictionPurported entrepreneur Antonio Mariot Wilson, aka "Dr. Tony Mariot," aka "Brice Carrington" claims to be an Oscar-winning sound designer, Oxford scholar, Navy SEAL, UCLA professor, and mogul in the making.
NonfictionA man gunned down inside an apartment sets off a chain of events unlike anything Tulsa Homicide has ever seen in the dramatic first hour of a two-part episode.
NonfictionStung by Patrick's criticism, Allison gathers debris to craft an improvised fishing net. A tropical storm pounds all four camps. Mandy and Adam must abandon their battered shelter and push into the dense jungle. Two teams secure much-needed food wins.
NonfictionThe controversial story of Courtney Stodden, a teenager catapulted into international notoriety after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at just sixteen. Narrated by the real-life Courtney Stodden and told through her perspective, the deeply personal biopic chronicles the controversial and emotionally complex journey of Courtney. Encouraged by her mother Krista's dreams of fame for her, Courtney was thrust into the spotlight at just sixteen years old when she married actor Doug Hutchinison, a man who is more than three decades her senior. The movie is a story of resilience and survival of a young girl coming of age
NonfictionAfter new tests reveal shocking clues about the ceramic materials that were extracted from the Mesa, the team fires extreme heat above the Triangle, which leads to stunning phenomena appearing in the sky.
NonfictionIn the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are in Africa with a simple mission to find the definitive source of the Nile. Over the years many explorers claim to have already done just that, but the Top Gear trio believes that they can do better by traveling further and faster than any exploration team in history using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.
NonfictionIn Washington, officers respond to a domestic assault and potential hostage situation. In Illinois, a deputy is shot, leading to a multi-agency manhunt. In Connecticut, officers chase a robbery suspect who will stop at nothing to escape.
NonfictionExplore the city of light and love's unexpected surprises on a journey through the lives of the city's working class. Explore the varied ethnic communities which contribute to the pulse and edginess of glitzy Paris.
NonfictionHost Anthony Bourdain comes out of the closet about his New Jersey roots and takes a sentimental journey through the New Jersey of his youth. Find out why the state can't shake its bad reputation, then dig deep to find the real Jersey identity.
NonfictionTizzy tracks down a pipe-wielding road-rager who violently attacks cars and threatens drivers across LA. A woman is caught on camera shamelessly defecating on a car, and an enraged man makes off with a tow truck, wreaking havoc through the streets of NYC.
NonfictionIn the season premiere of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, the host and crew make their first trip to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. While the political situation is often tense between the people living in these areas, Bourdain concentrates on their rich history, food and culture, and spends time with local chefs, home cooks, writers and amateur foodies.
NonfictionBourdain visits one of his favorite cities in Europe, Glasgow. He makes his first stop at the Old College Bar for a pint, learns knife defense techniques from instructor Mark Davies, and tests his physical endurance while stalking red stag with writer A.A. Gill in the Scottish Highlands. Along the way Bourdain indulges in some surprising Scottish fare including deep-fried haggis, roasted grouse with bread sauce, and fresh venison.
NonfictionWhen 27-year-old expectant mother Laci Peterson vanishes on Christmas Eve, suspicion falls on her husband, Scott. Take a deep, intimate look into the gripping investigation and explosive trial that became a national spectacle.
NonfictionAfter a mother of three mysteriously vanishes following a night out on the town, investigators uncover a sexual psychopath’s nightmarish desires. Several days later, they discover her body in her own septic tank, revealing how callous the murderer is.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rain forest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought from the local small ads for a maximum of 3500 a piece. What follows is set to be their most extraordinary journey to date as they attempt to drive from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile, encountering local drug lords, the debilitating effects of high altitude and the terrifying sheer drops of the infamous Death Road along the way. But before all that, they've got to escape from the deep, dark centre of the rain forest in what is without doubt the toughest and most unmissa
NonfictionA lucky lady often wins small amounts, but she finally hit it big with $3 million on a scratcher! Now, David Bromstad arrives to help her and her husband upgrade their vacation home for a bougier place in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
NonfictionIn a city gripped by fentanyl and rising drug arrests, San Francisco's largest jail is on the front lines of addiction -- fighting to give inmates a shot at recovery, rehabilitation, and a real path forward beyond the cycle of incarceration.
NonfictionIn one of the most spectacular and incredible Top Gear road trips ever attempted, the boys head to Vietnam, aiming to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in 10 years.
NonfictionA North Charleston man asking for help at a stranger's doorstep dies from a gunshot wound to the leg, and the search for the shooter leads in an unexpected direction.
NonfictionWhen a disturbed brother slaughters three generations of a family, he quickly confesses and continues by confessing to a 10-year-old cold case. Detectives uncover a narcissistic psychopath with parasitic tendencies whose one goal is to return to prison.
NonfictionA rare front row seat to the debate that ended Joe Biden's career and the minutes before Donald Trump arrived in Butler. Our team boards Trump Force One and gets unprecedented backstage access to Trump's 2024 campaign for President.
NonfictionWe rely on plants for almost everything, including the air we breathe and the food we eat. Two in five wild plants are threatened with extinction, but people are finding new ways to help them, from projects in Africa to reseed the landscape to the rebuilding of a tropical forest in Brazil, tree by tree.
NonfictionWhat Burroughs called "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, Rimbaud, Verlaine, the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces. But what is it like now?
NonfictionAs Vesuvius begins to stir, Tom Hiddleston asks a crucial question: Will anyone recognize the warning signs in time? Tracing two real Romans — a teenage apprentice and a formidable businesswoman — he uncovers a city carrying on as earthquakes intensify. With the clock already ticking, Tom investigates why people ignore danger and whether these first decisions sealed their fate.
NonfictionThe Blair brothers sail with the piratical Bugis tribe on a 2000 mile voyage through the Spice Islands in search of the golden-tailed Greater Bird of Paradise, the symbol of Eternal Life.
NonfictionBourdain and his crew take their long-awaited inaugural trip to Iran exploring Tehran and Isfahan, and sites that include Imam Square, the Borje Milad, mosques, and ancient caravanserai. The cuisine includes Dizi, Fesenjan, Biryani, and Tahdig. Local guides for this tour include Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi, who were subsequently detained by the Iranian government.
NonfictionIn 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted and held captive for 3 horrific days in Truth or Consequences, NM. Cynthia managed to escape and report her experience to the police. Once her kidnapper, David Parker Ray, is taken to jail, an intense FBI investigation revealed that he has an entire torture chamber unlike anything investigators have ever seen called The Toy Box. Cynthia's heroic escape opens up a Pandora's box of kidnappings, torture and murder. In this episode, Cynthia recounts her incredible act of survival and strength and describes how she put an end to the horror brought on by The Toy Box Killer.
