Discovery Channel Documentaries

Season 2020

TV-PG
Documentaries that have been produced by the Discovery Channel.

Where to Watch Season 2020

10 Episodes

  • Pandemic: COVID-19
    E1
    Pandemic: COVID-19The war against the COVID-19 pandemic has come to America, and using the latest information from the frontlines, experts reveals why this novel form of coronavirus is so deadly and how we're fighting back.
  • NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future
    E2
    NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the FutureThe documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes action with the teams of SpaceX engineers, NASA employees and scientists as they fulfil the SpaceX mission to “fly, test and fix” their way to the International Space Station – with the goal of eventually flying to the moon and to Mars. The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Capsule will send U.S. astronauts into space for the first time since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.
  • The Serial Killer Among Us: Phillip Jablonski
    E3
    The Serial Killer Among Us: Phillip JablonskiWhen dead bodies show up across California in 1991, investigators realise they are dealing with a twisted serial killer. Audio tapes and interviews with the victims’ loved ones reveal the shocking details of these chilling murders.
  • Prince Andrew, Maxwell & Epstein
    E4
    Prince Andrew, Maxwell & EpsteinExperts in body language, linguistics and forensic psychology examine the words and actions of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.
  • Faking It: Jimmy Savile
    E5
    Faking It: Jimmy SavileExperts examine how one of the biggest stars in British showbusiness got away with decades of sexual abuse.
  • First To The Top of The World
    E6
    First To The Top of The WorldIn 1967, a team of explorers with no experience with polar ice travel attempted to reach the North Pole. Film, audio diaries and interviews reveal the extraordinary details of this incredible expedition.
  • Tony Robinson's - VE Day: Minute by Minute
    E7
    Tony Robinson's - VE Day: Minute by MinuteTony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute will take a unique look at a pivotal day in the history of the modern world, delving into the key events that made VE Day such a momentous twenty-four hours. This is the story of what happened on that most celebrated and important day, including original interviews with historians and veterans who tell their stories and share their first-hand experiences. Using unseen archive footage and stills, plus never told accounts from veterans who were there, this one-off special will chart the moment the clock struck midnight, to 24 hours later, when fighting officially stopped across Europe. Up and down the country it was dawning on people that they were waking up not with fear or anxiety, but with relief and excitement. This was a Great Britain no one had experienced for six years. A Britain at peace. At almost no notice street celebrations were being prepared and tens of thousands were flocking to London and other city centres.
  • Everest's Greatest Mystery
    E8
    Everest's Greatest MysteryMountaineer Jake Norton and his team search the upper reaches of Everest for undiscovered clues that prove who was the first climber to get to the top. The mystery has perplexed historians for a century and a big find would change history forever.
  • Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space
    E9
    Space Launch Live: America Returns to SpaceAmerica's new space flight and the future of humanity on our way to Mars.
  • Team Pluto
    E10
    Team PlutoIn 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. YouTube star and TV host Nick Uhas enlists a team of scientists to understand the fierce fascination with Pluto's planetary standing.

 

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