Plot: Black Sky: The Race For Space is a 2004 Discovery Channel documentary about Space Ship One, and how a small team backed by Paul Allen achieved human suborbital spaceflight and won the Ansari X Prize. Wikipedia
Plot: Phil Plait is an astronomer, lecturer and author. He's also a skeptic, poking holes in the misuses of science as well as praising the wonders of the real thing. In "Bad Universe" he does both, debunking what he believes is a lot of junk science out there and revealing the truth. When you're dealing...
Plot: Billion-dollar cruise ships, secret submarines, high-tech ocean dredgers, floating state-of-the-art hospitals -- all are part of the cutting-edge vessels featured in this series, which reveals everything from the mechanics of modern sea-going to the human drama seafarers face.
Plot: You might say the Tweto family business has taken off, despite the sometimes unforgiving conditions in which it operates. The Twetos -- dad Jim, mom Ferno, and daughters Ariel and Ayla -- run Era Alaska, an airline that transports life's necessities to the isolated rural inhabitants of the Bering Sea...
Plot: Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda is a Discovery Channel special that aired on June 23, 2013. The special was billed as a highwire walk across "the majestic Grand Canyon". Wikipedia
Plot: As owner of one of the largest decorative salvage yards in the United Kingdom -- Fabulously British Salvage -- Drew Pritchard is always looking for new pieces to replenish his shop, and he has no problem scouring the countryside to find them. This series follows Drew all over the country, including...
Plot: World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking presents this programme in which he tries to unravel the truths behind humanity's most enduring questions. Some of the issues Hawking tackles include who created the universe and exploring the meaning of life. As he unfolds his vision of the universe, Hawking...
Plot: Embark on an exciting excursion around the globe to explore breathtaking landscapes. Experience the different modes of luxury that passengers can take on these great locomotives. Teddy Wilson, host and narrator describes Japan's trains as, "Japan Rail has devised an ingenious system of sensors and...
Plot: The Is Born collection of Television series produced for the Discovery Channel and made by i2i Television in the UK, presented by Mark Evans. Each series follows Evans through either the building or restoring of a vehicle Wikipedia
Plot: "It's Mopar or No Car" for Mark Worman and his Graveyard Carz ghouls. They're game for any repair or restoration job, as long as it's in the Mopar mold -- a Chrysler muscle car from the late 1960s or early '70s. The series follows the progress to get the racing classics -- some left for dead in a scrap...
Plot: Highly regarded hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington and his team endure intense pressure as they try to complete work on classic cars by an unforgiving deadline.
Plot: Remember that cherished vintage car that's been collecting dust just waiting for a little love? `Garage Squad' rescues weekend mechanics who perhaps lack the time, resources or simple know-how to get their `project' autos road-worthy again. National Hot Rod Association world champion driver Bruno Massel...
Plot: A team of ace mechanics and designers transforms mundane or even junky autos into unique custom cars under the watchful eye of auto design legend Chip Foose. After a creative ruse gets each car into the shop, the work is done unbeknown to the cars' owners, deserving folks such as returning veterans...