Plot: Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek gets up close and personal with mega machines to reveal the engineering principles that make them operate. Alongside salvage teams as they take machines such as a 747 jumbo jet and a hovercraft apart piece by piece, Zdenek gets one last chance to decipher how...
Plot: Simon Reeve presents this three-part documentary exploring how science can transform lives. The series brings together a group of designers, engineers, programmers and technology professionals to take part in an extraordinary challenge. Thousands of people in Britain are struggling to perform daily...
Plot: Over more than 500 years, tens of millions of patents for products have been issued, but some are lost to history, and most don't achieve the success of, say, the telephone. Hosts Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson dig up some of those of yore to see how the ideas would fare in the modern world. The...
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: Was Nikola Tesla, often referred to as the Man Who Invented the 20th Century, also responsible for conceiving one of the first weapons of mass destruction? Technological breakthroughs like the radio, cellphone and alternating current electricity can find roots in Tesla's many inventions. But recently...
Plot: Finding new sources of energy is a worldwide challenge. Modern societies are accustomed to citizens turning on lights at the flick of a switch, gassing up fast cars, and cheaply flying from city to city, but how will continued energy needs be met without damaging the planet? This series finds former...
Plot: The host invites a number of talented children from different parts of the world who impress the jury members by using their skills and testing the truth of popular myths.
Plot: Follow the teams of engineers as they execute the world's most amazing moves. Each dangerous and daring relocation comes amidst tough conditions and extremely tight deadlines. These heavy haulers overcome incredible challenges to get their massive cargoes across land, sea, and air. These cargoes include...
Plot: Amateur inventors and homegrown innovators pitch their products for a chance to secure investments in "All-American Makers." Each episode features four top do-it-yourselfers from the U.S. advertising their inventions to Printrbot founder and owner Brook Drumm, mechanical designer and robotics expert...
Plot: A new breed of explorer has taken space travel beyond the moon to unlock and reveal first-ever views of alien worlds and cosmic bodies far beyond anyone's imagination. "Space's Deepest Secrets" shares stories of the men and women who pushed their ingenuity and curiosity to uncover some of the most...