Plot: Primitive skills master Matt Graham ("Dual Survival") returns to Discovery Channel to see who has what it takes to survive in the wild. He invites other bushcrafters from across the country to compete head-to-head in grueling seven-day challenges. Each week, two survivalists test their skills in different...
Plot: Mike Craughwell hopes to turn a spare-time passion into a full-time profession. Craughwell is a welder who specializes in making gigantic swords. Joined by a motley crew of artists and builders in the woods of Martha's Vineyard, `Irish' Mike painstakingly creates the unique swords by hand. Some are...
Plot: It's said that for every 10 people who reach the summit of Mount Everest, one dies trying. Yet, even with the margin of error between life and death so fine, hundreds of climbers and Sherpas attempt to scale the epic peak each year. Their fate often rests in the hands of elite helicopter pilots performing...
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: In "Guardians of the Glades," Discovery Channel spotlights Dusty "The Wildman" Crum's mission to save the Florida Everglades from an invasive breeding population of giant constrictors known as Burmese pythons. The reality series follows the snake hunter and his team as they take part in Florida's python...
Plot: When someone goes to jail, it's not just the imprisoned person who suffers, it's also the person's family who must deal with life without their husband, father, son or whatever the relationship is. This drama focuses on women and children who are dealing with family members who have been imprisoned...
Plot: A team of builders face difficult conditions to build innovative homes in remote areas. They are faced with tight deadlines and uninhabitable landscapes as they attempt the impossible.
Plot: `Taking Fire' provides an in-depth look at a group of American soldiers deployed to defend the gateway to one of the planet's deadliest places, the Taliban-held Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Actual combat footage shot on helmet-mounted and handheld cameras supplements stories told by the men who...
Plot: Fueled in part by the proliferation of reality shows covering the collector-car industry, competition in the U.S. to locate and buy vintage automobiles is stiffer than ever. So why not venture outside the States and see what other countries have to offer in this trade? That's what Antonio Brunet and...
Plot: "Alaskan Bush People" is a reality-documentary series that introduces the Brown family -- Billy, wife Ami and their seven grown children who -- according to Discovery -- are interesting because "they are unlike any other family in America." The channel says they are so far removed from civilization...
Plot: The Kilcher family lives the frontier life in a homestead near Homer, Alaska, and deals with day-to-day challenges without the use of modern amenities.
Plot: Oliver's refusal to help prep fish is the last straw for Andrew and Jennifer, so the outpost founders push the others to force Oliver out; a sudden temperature plunge cuts Adam and Evan's bear hunt short.
Plot: Only two spots remain in the Tournament of Champions, where the winner will claim Dodgeball supremacy and a $25,000 prize; a ninja dazzles the competition with theatricality and deception; a queen tries to claim her crown.
Plot: Clemens Gabriel and his crew of family and friends set sail from the Marshall Islands to cross the perilous Northwest Passage -- an Arctic ship route known for its harsh weather, thick ice, and historic dangers and deaths.
Plot: Idyllic in nature, the concept of living a scaled-down, simpler, off-the-grid life has gained popularity in recent years, but the initial results for many budding homesteaders have been disappointing. The learning curve is steep, especially in the most dangerous and isolated locations across the country...