Discovery Channel Documentaries
Season 2010
TV-G
Documentaries that have been produced by the Discovery Channel.
Where to Watch Season 2010
47 Episodes
- Scandals of the Ancient World: Egypt
E7Scandals of the Ancient World: EgyptScandals of the Ancient World digs up the juiciest "dirt" of Ancient Egypt. In a centuries-long romp through sex, drugs, celebrity scandals, military mishaps, and murders, this show is the Vanity Fair of the Ancient World. New technology, recently discovered writings and fresh theories will explain once and for all the how and why behind the most salacious events of ancient civilizations, through the use of stylized dramatizations and active on site interviews. Scandals of the Ancient World will highlight topics that you won't find in the typical "how the pyramids were built" program. This isn't your father's Egypt. - Around The World In 90 Minutes
E9Around The World In 90 MinutesAt midnight, travel to the tiny country of Monaco and watch residents riding on a gondola on a beautiful summer night. By 12:05 a.m. you are transported to Canada to watch a gaggle of geese forage for food on a grassy knoll. Seem impossible? Not when the photographs are provided by the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth. Around The World in 90 Minutes tells the spectacular story of what happens around the globe during one 90-minute voyage through a series of high definition images broadcast from thousands of miles away. - 9/11: After the Towers FellE10
9/11: After the Towers FellWhen the Twin Towers Collapsed on September 11, 2001, thousands were feared trapped beneath the tons of steel and rubble. Rescue Workers, family, and friends rushed to Ground Zero to save the buried. These are the stories of the race to rescue survivors. - Da Vinci's Machines: Scythe Chariot
E12Da Vinci's Machines: Scythe ChariotA team of expert builders will try to construct this unique invention using only materials available in da Vinci’s own time. It’s a modern twist on the classics, but will these outrageous machines work? Scythe Chariot The danger level hits a new high when the team devotes their talent to re-creating Leonardo’s deadly bladed chariot. But instead of horsepower, the team updates da Vinci’s 15th-century design with robot power. - Last Day of the Dinosaurs
E13Last Day of the Dinosaurs'Last Days of the Dinosaurs' takes an unprecedented look at the lives of dinosaurs - a species that ruled the earth for 150 million years, then suddenly vanished. Their disappearance is one of the planet's greatest mysteries - unimaginable, until now. Combining the latest science, geology and palaeontology, it all comes down to one cataclysmic day. With ground-breaking photo-realistic animation this unique television event reconstructs the dinosaur world of the late Cretaceous period, and re-imagines the colossal fireballs, devastating blast-waves, giant earthquakes and mega tsunamis that changed life on the planet forever; ultimately setting the stage for the next species to rule the earth - mankind. - Angels vs Demons: Fact or Fiction
E15Angels vs Demons: Fact or FictionThe Vatican has condemned it. Readers around the world love it. And now we separate the fact from the fiction in Dan Brown’s controversial bestseller Angels & Demons. We examine the cutting-edge science of anti-matter and question the historical accuracy of theology, conspiracies, symbolism and cults as described by the The Da Vinci Code author. - Secret History of the Freemasons
E16Secret History of the FreemasonsDocumentary about an unprecedented inside look into one of the world's most private mysterious secret organizations, the Freemasons. Their inner workings, secret rituals, revelations of the 33rd-degree Master Mason is also to be revealed, history, and secrets will be uncovered. Centuries old rituals are filmed for the first time ever and to be showcased aswell. - God's Wrath
E17God's WrathThe Bible contains some of the greatest stories of mass destruction to ever befall mankind, where God's Wrath set off disasters from Noah's Flood to Sodom and Gomorrah and the Ten Plagues of Egypt. While scientists now believe they can explain the natural forces behind these Biblical tales, that does not mean the modern world can escape from the kind of events that decimated the ancient world. In fact, now they might bring even greater destruction upon us. ‘God's Wrath' explores what the repercussions might be if these events were to occur again. - Alien Storms
E22Alien StormsAlthough we have extreme weather on earth, it is nothing in comparison to the wettest, dustiest and most brutal 'Alien Storms.' Radical weather is not uncommon in the solar system and storms on other planets are bigger, more powerful and stranger than their counter-parts on earth. This program is an in-depth investigation into the source of such dramatic weather in the solar system and why it is so different from the weather we experience on earth. Watch how once the incredible dust storms on Mars have started, it can take months for the skies to clear and learn how Neptune's extreme winds can reach speeds of 2,500 an kilometers an hour. - World's Most Expensive Rides: Baia High Performance CruiserE25
World's Most Expensive Rides: Baia High Performance CruiserThe Baia High Performance Cruiser: Italian styling, luxury cabin and tons of power. The customized stretch Hummerzine boasts four wheel drive, bling-packed party wagon. And the Shelby Cobra an alltime classic and inspiration for a million muscle cars. - World's Most Expensive Rides: Confederate WraithE27
World's Most Expensive Rides: Confederate WraithConfederate Wraith, a one of a kind southern classic. The Linda Lou, a 200-foot, five deck ultra-luxurious cruiser. And the ultimate pimped-out SUV, the Christian Audigier VIF1. Designed by a fashion designer, with 24-carat trim, computer, cigar humidor. - World's Most Expensive Rides: S&S X Wedge ChopperE28
World's Most Expensive Rides: S&S X Wedge ChopperThe S&S X Wedge Chopper aka the mother of all choppers. The Conquest Knight, military-grade armor, luxury carpeting and leather interior. And the Featherlite Vantare Platinum Plus, the most expensive RV in the world. - Joao Maguiejo’s Big Bang
E29Joao Maguiejo’s Big BangCharismatic cosmologist Joao Magueijo believes he knows what happened at the beginning of time. His brilliant new theory provides fresh answers to the question "how did we all get here?" and explains many of the paradoxes of ‘The Big Bang' - the zero hour when everything we know came into being. Whether he is right or wrong, his radical ideas have caused waves in the world of science and threatened to undermine many of the most fundamental beliefs in physics. He has been accused of being an anarchist and a heretic. In this visually-inventive and mentally-stimulating documentary, Magueijo explains exactly what makes his ideas so revolutionary. - Human Sacrifice: The Bloodthirsty Gods
E30Human Sacrifice: The Bloodthirsty GodsHuman Sacrifice examines the history of human sacrifice from around the globe. Each episode will explore historic and archaeological evidence, from the prehistoric era until the practice died out - or did it? We will see what the ancients said about human sacrifice, and ask overarching questions about the existence and reason for the practice. Why did a culture turn to human sacrifice? What were the constants in each religion, and what were the differences? And finally, are the ancient sacrifices around the world long gone, or are we experiencing a re-birth of ritual killings? - The Kennedy DetailE31
The Kennedy DetailIt was their duty to prevent one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history and they failed, a fact that has haunted them ever since. For years, the men of President John F. Kennedy's Secret Service detail have kept silent about that terrible day in Dallas, but now they've gathered together back at the scene of the assassination and are speaking out about their experiences there for the first time Revealing, gut-wrenching and heartbreaking, The Kennedy Detail is their story told through their eyes for the very first time - Deception with Keith Barry
E32Deception with Keith Barry‘Deception with Keith Barry' is a one-hour programme focusing on Keith Barry, a mentalist, illusionist, and expert in the fields of perception and deception. Over the course of this special, Keith will demonstrate some amazing skills but these are not "magic tricks". Rather, Keith uses his powers of perception and persuasion to read his subjects' thoughts and control their behaviours. - James Bond: A True Story
E34James Bond: A True StoryTakes a look at Ian Fleming & the real-life story behind James Bond. Author Ian Fleming wanted his suave secret agent to be the ultimate spy - but who provided the inspiration for Bond? This film reveals Fleming's wartime service in naval intelligence and profiles two men who could have supplied the basis for Bond's character. - Finding AmeliaE35
Finding AmeliaIn July 1937, Amelia Earhart vanished from the skies and entered the realm of myth and mystery. Most people believe that she ran out of fuel and crashed in the sea. But one man is convinced she met a different fate, and he believes he is on the verge of proving it. Follow Ric Gillespie and his team as they travel to Nikumaroro, a remote Pacific island 350 miles from Amelia's last known location. That's where he believes Amelia landed her plane, struggled to survive as a castaway and finally died. He has found new clues and compelling evidence during his past expeditions, but no hard proof — yet. This time, he and his team are returning with the latest in scanning technology and an ambitious plan. They'll be deploying an advanced submersible to search the island's reef for wreckage from Amelia's plane. On land, they'll look for artifacts that may carry her DNA too. Will Ric, after 22 years of searching, solve the greatest of all aviation mysteries...finding Amelia? - My Sex RobotE36
My Sex RobotOur world is about to change. Academics believe that within 40 years humans will be having sex with robots and even falling in love and marrying their android companions! In this extraordinary shock-doc we meet three robot fetishists who talk openly and for the first time about their passion for fembots and the inventors vying to bring them the world's first sex robot. - First Life with David Attenborough
E37First Life with David AttenboroughBillions of years ago, when life began, the surface of Earth was a very dangerous place to be. Searing temperatures scorched the land, noxious fumes belched from volcanoes and with no protective ozone shield, the sun's rays cooked anything that moved. Nothing could live here. But deep under the oceans, the seeds of life had already been sown. In the frozen depths of the deepest trenches, the first animals were born. Before long the oceans were alive with vast reefs of strange creatures, each trying out newly evolved solutions to the problems of living. They had the first shells, the first back bones, the first legs and the first teeth. They were the first swimmers, the first parasites and the first predators, some of which grew to immense sizes, even bigger than a man. Many died out, but the successful ones became the blueprints of all modern life on Earth, from the tiniest ant to the largest mammal — they were even the first ancestors of you and me. David Attenborough is synonymous with the Natural World. From bacterium to blue whale, he has seen it all for himself. But now he embarks on the journey he always wanted to make but never thought possible — a voyage back in time to see how the first animals evolved and how they lived. Recent discoveries at fossil sites around the world over the last twenty years have propelled our understanding of the first life forms to new heights and with the emergence of ground breaking ways of visualizing them, including state of the art CGI, Attenborough will finally realize his dream and see for himself the animals that laid the foundations for all life on Earth. - The Science of Sex AppealE39
The Science of Sex AppealTake an up close look at how genetics, hormones and neurological factors are believed to influence our sexual attraction levels to one another. This program makes you rethink the concept of true romance, and see it in an entirely different way. The Science of Sex Appeal isolates every detail of human sex appeal and explores it in terms of its evolution and function. It shows us what is genetic, what is hormonal, and what neurological. What is based on sight, what on smell and what on small, subtle cues like voice and movement? Ultimately, it takes one of our deepest subconscious processes and lays it out to us in shocking and specific detail. You'll never look at a stranger, or your loved one, or yourself, in quite the same way again. - Olympic Park Machines With Jonny Smith
E42Olympic Park Machines With Jonny SmithIn July 2005, London won the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Now the race is on to transform a massive waste land the size of Monaco, into a venue worthy of holding this historic global event. Going behind the scenes to explore the state-of-the-art machinery that makes this mammoth task possible, motoring journalist and mechanics enthusiast, Jonny Smith, discovers what it takes to build an Olympic games. From titanic tunnel borers, to gigantic cranes and space-age bulldozers, join Jonny as he gets his hands on these world-class machines and investigates their role in one of the most ambitious feats of construction Britain has ever undertaken. - Toughest Race on EarthE43
Toughest Race on EarthJames Cracknell, double Olympic Gold medallist, is about to face his greatest ever test of endurance. He's rowed the Atlantic, conquered the Antarctic and won two Olympic gold medals. In this latest challenge James will be putting his body and his reputation on the line in setting out to conquer the toughest race on earth. It is called the Marathon des Sable (MDS), six back to back marathons across the Moroccan Saharan Desert where not everyone will finish, but typical to his ambition and drive James doesn't just want to finish the race, he wants to be in the elite top 50. The aim of the MDS is to test the limit of human endurance. Every year 1000 athletes from more than 30 nations run over 250 km in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Will James Cracknell find his way out of the dark, be able to add the Sahara to his role of honour and what challenge can he set himself next? - Rameses: Wrath of God or ManE45
Rameses: Wrath of God or ManExplore the origins of the Old Testament's Plague of the Firstborn in this landmark documentary that seeks to investigate the death of Ramses II's eldest son. Join Egyptologist Kent Weeks as he takes a journey into the Valley of the Kings to unearth the remains of the controversial prince and determine the exact cause of his death while simultaneously tracking the path of the Israelites as they made their arduous journey from Mount Sinai to the Red Sea. By combining faithful reenactments of the events as well as spectacular CGI effects, this documentary takes viewers back in time to explore one of history's greatest mysteries.
