Plot: For some people, the favorite memories from their childhoods are playing with toys, some of which become iconic through the years as multiple generations of people play with the venerable playthings. This series takes a look at some of America's greatest toy franchises, including the people and companies...
Plot: From the award-winning team of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (`Black Swan') and producer Jane Root (`America the Story of Us'), this 10-part cinematic event series explores the fragility and wonder of planet Earth -- one of the most peculiar, unique places in the universe. Host Will Smith guides viewers...
Plot: Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay travels around the world to immerse himself into different cultures and cuisines. He then interacts with local chefs to learn and compete with them.
Plot: Following the wildly successful "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," Neil deGrasse Tyson returns as host to translate more revelations of science into a lavish transporting experience, taking audiences on a series of spiritual voyages of exploration. The show reveals previously uncharted realms, including...
Plot: National Geographic Channel turns its state-of-the-art cameras on America for a close-up of its national parks. More than three years in the making, the eight-part series goes beyond the homegrown beauty to allow viewers to witness moments full of drama, watch stories of life and death, and discover...
Plot: In the years since man first ventured into space, scientific discoveries have had a dramatic impact on mankind's perception of both the universe and the human race's relationship to it. This ambitious series examines the known universe and the speculative worlds that may lie out there beyond the edge...
Plot: Given how rapidly technology and intelligence have advanced humankind in the past 10 years, one can't help but wonder how different the world may be in another 10 years. National Geographic, however, is thinking big. The six-part docudrama `Year Million' paints a visual story of what it will be like...
Plot: Maritime mysteries - old and new - come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors...
Plot: Experiencing the planet's natural beauty through an examination of how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
Plot: A follow-up to the 2001 award-winning show "The Blue Planet," this natural history series sees Sir David Attenborough return as narrator and host. A breathtaking exploration of the world's vast oceans, hourlong episodes capture animals and other living organisms in their natural habitat, presenting...
Plot: The ancient Maya built many of their sacred sites to watch the sky, but new research suggests these places were also linked to underground cave systems.
Plot: Dr. Albert Lin embarks on a high-tech adventure to revolutionize archaeology, utilizing ground-penetrating radar, LiDar and 3D scanning. Lin is an a National Geographic Explorer, an award-winning scientist, a technologist, and an adventurer with a knack as a storyteller for resurrecting legendary cities...
Plot: A look at the creative forces -- filmmakers, artists, songwriters, and cast members -- behind the animated movie, "Frozen II," including the challenges, breakthroughs, artistry, creativity, and complexity leading up to its release.
Plot: Making house calls in the far reaches of Northern Canada is a daunting task in the least, considering the houses may be separated by hundreds of miles. That challenge doesn't stop Dr. Michelle Oakley from performing her many duties as a veterinarian in one of the most rugged environments on Earth. In...
Plot: `Secrets of Tutankhamun's Treasures' explores the thousands of items which were found with the uncovering of King Tutankhamun's tomb, and asks what these items might reveal about the life and times in which the pharaoh king lived. The tomb of the Boy Kingwas discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and made...
Plot: When Donald, José and Panchito inherit a magical atlas, this trio of friends travel the world battling mythical monsters as The Three Caballeros.
Plot: An all-access pass to explore Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and The Seas With Nemo & Friends at EPCOT, paying tribute to an array of more than 5,000 animals and their animal care experts who keep things running.
Plot: Survival instructor Hazen Audel ventures into the most inhospitable wilderness. He relies on his instincts and ancient survival techniques that he has learnt from the natives.
Plot: Six men and women travel to Mars to colonise the planet in 2033. The scientists and people behind the real-life mission show how they are to achieve this feat.
Plot: The brother-sister duo of Charlie and Kirby Engelman hosts this series that explores the science between the planet and its wildlife. A different topic is explored in each episode by ecologist Charlie and artist Kirby. The siblings look to inspire young people to question the "how" and "why" behind...
Plot: How did we get here? How did humankind evolve from apes swinging in trees to astronauts walking on the moon? National Geographic's eight-part time-travel adventure series delves deep into history to highlight pivotal "origin" moments that fundamentally and irrevocably created modern living. Host Jason...
Plot: `Move as millions. Survive as one'. That's the catchphrase of this seven-part event for which a National Geographic team spent two-plus years recording across 20 countries and all seven continents. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, it tells the stories of many of the planet's species and the journeys they undertake...
Plot: Adventurer/survivalist Bear Grylls hosts and narrates this six-part docuseries, which draws attention to the volatility of Mother Nature and the resilient animals that survive Earth's most extreme habitats. Each hourlong episode characterizes one of the planet's roughest environments -- including jungles...
Plot: Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush stars as legendary intellectual Albert Einstein in this series that tracks the famed professor's life. The story spotlights Einstein's humble origins as a young, rebellious thinker and his struggles to be recognised by the establishment of academia before finally being accepted...
Plot: Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum's always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems. In "The World According to Jeff Goldblum," each episode is centered around something people all love -- like sneakers or ice cream -- as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar...
Plot: Wild Russia is a six-episode series of documentaries about the wilderness in Russia made by the German NDR Naturfilm/Studio Hamburg Doclights for NDR/WDR/S4C/Animal Planet and National Geographic in 2009. Wikipedia
Plot: Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool...
Plot: `Big Pacific' surveys the array of creatures found in and around the Pacific Ocean. Narrated by Daniel Dae Kim, the five-episode series travels from coast to coast to present a wide range of locations, species, natural phenomena and behaviours. Each episode focuses on a particular characteristic of...
Plot: Twelve-year-old Elena, a Cuban-American girl, navigates the ups and downs of middle school and begins her journey to become the future president of the United States.
Plot: Journalist Bob Woodruff travels the world with his son, Mack, visiting all of the forgotten, misunderstood and frequently overlooked corners of the world.
Plot: The day-to-day lives of majestic animals, including lions, zebras, baboons and cheetahs, over the course of a year in Tanzania are documented in "Serengeti." As the season of plenty starts to come to an end, food is harder to find and the animals are put to the ultimate test. There are new arrivals...
Plot: Following trainers who shepherd pups through the Guide Dogs for the Blind training programme, including animals that graduate as well as dropouts.
Plot: Host Dan Lanigan revisits classic Disney titles and looks at them through the lens of how props helped to shape and create their most magical moments.
Plot: As the harsh winter months finally come to an end, the ice begins to melt and the bitter Arctic winds subside. Longer, sunnier days transform the bleak Scandinavian landscape into a world teeming with life.
Plot: The Encore Series are concert recordings developed initially in 2002 through a partnership between The Who and TheMusic.com. The series was created as legal alternative to bootlegs of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorised by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists...