National Geographic Documentaries
Season 2018
TV-PG
Go behind the scenes of life on our planet with National Geographic videos. Share the wonder of the natural world with educational animal videos for kids. Let National Geographic be your all-access pass with documentary videos about the U.S. State Department, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, or 9/11. Experience the past coming to life with culture and history videos, and engage more deeply with the present with science and nature.
Where to Watch Season 2018
19 Episodes
- Waitt Expedition to Juan Fernández Islands, ChileE4
Waitt Expedition to Juan Fernández Islands, ChileWe once again teamed up with National Geographic's Pristine Seas team to survey and document Chile's Juan Fernández Islands, an archipelago that lies about 600 kilometers west of Valparaíso and consists of three islands: Robinson Crusoe, Santa Clara, and Alejandro Selkirk. On February 27th, 2018 Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed into law protections for nearly 450,000 square miles of water—an area roughly the size of Texas, California and West Virginia combined. We were privileged to host the expedition and to be able to help Chileans protect their amazing ocean habitat. - Hitler's Battle Against The PressE6
Hitler's Battle Against The PressAs early as 1920, the journalists of the "Münchener Post" recognized the danger posed by Adolf Hitler. Consistently and boldly they wrote about National Socialism. The brave journalists and their newspaper are almost forgotten today. A single book has been published about them - in Brazil. - Easter Island UnsolvedE7
Easter Island UnsolvedEaster Island is one of the most isolated inhabited islands on Earth, and a riddle. What happened to the Rapa Nui who populated this ancient Eden? They carved giant statues, the moai, and created a culture of cooperation. Then something failed. Modern explorers investigate labyrinthine cave systems, finding grim clues. Now another sad fate may be in the island’s future – total disappearance. - Architects of the Ancient World
E9Architects of the Ancient WorldThroughout the history of mankind, the buildings displayed power and a certain meaning, but also kept secrets. Sometimes by accident, sometimes deliberately, the whole cities would be drawn with an invisible ink. This show shows how and why buildings are filled with secrets. - U.S. Secret Service: On the Front Line
E11U.S. Secret Service: On the Front LineWith unprecedented access, National Geographic cameras go behind-the-scenes with the US Secret Service. Shift agents, intelligence agents, counter-snipers, and canine explosive ordinance units create a 360-degree shield that covers President Trump wherever he goes. We'll also bring to light stories never-before told by the Secret Service, like the time President Clinton was nearly assassinated by Osama bin Laden, and how those moments forever changed the protective strategy of the agency. - MARS: Inside SpaceX
E12MARS: Inside SpaceXMARS: Inside SpaceX will go inside SpaceX’s plan to get humanity to Mars, providing an unprecedented glimpse into one of the world’s most revolutionary companies. Filmed over the course of three years – this journey will take us behind the scenes with Elon Musk and his engineers – as they persevere amidst both disheartening setbacks and huge triumphs to advance the space industry faster than we ever thought possible. - Mission to the Sun
E13Mission to the SunIn August 2018 NASA launched the first ever mission to a star. A historic quest to explore the last great frontier of our solar system - the sun. This will be the fastest man made object ever created. A spacecraft that will travel 450,000 miles per hour. It's ground breaking mission, to fly into the 'atmosphere' of our star and revolutionize our understanding of it. This documentary will celebrate this world changing event. Exploring the amazing science of our sun and going behind the scenes of the NASA mission to reach it. Timed to coincide with the arrival of the probe into the sun's atmosphere (Nov 2018) and the huge media spike this will create, this documentary will celebrate a key moment in human history, humanities first attempt to touch the Sun. - Man Vs. PumaE14
Man Vs. PumaPatagonia offers a unique environment for pumas to thrive, growing from tiny kittens to the largest puma species in the world. Big cat expert Boone Smith follows a bizarre trail of carnage and death to track pumas in Patagonia. The tables are turned when a big cat starts to stalk him and he comes face to face with a hungry mother on the hunt. Despite the dangers, Boone Smith uncovers their lucrative life, in a location where their behaviors are unprecedented. See how they grow from harmless kittens to deadly predators in Man Vs. Puma. - The Last Secrets of the Nasca
E17The Last Secrets of the NascaLying at the foothill of Peru's Andes Mountains is the site of one of the world's greatest mysteries. Etched, as if by giants, onto its arid, moonscape plains are immense lines that stretch for miles to form strange shapes recognizable only from the air. Forming the shapes of animals, plants and humans, they were first spotted by pilots in the 1930s, and inspired fantastic explanations ever since and scientists have long speculated about their meaning. Now, a team of specialists from around the globe has come to southern Peru to investigate the Nasca Lines in the hope of uncovering their secrets. Thanks to intensive excavations, new technology and the findings of Italian, Peruvian, French and American scientists the film will help us shed light on the mystery that shrouds the strange and puzzling world of the ancient Nasca and Paracas, an older culture located on the southern coast of Peru in the regions of Ica and Nasca. - Shark vs TunaE19
Shark vs TunaWitness a clash of oceanic titans in the remote crystal-blue battlefields of Ascension Island. Yellowfin tuna and mako and tiger sharks are all apex predators, but to these sharks, yellowfin tuna are the ultimate prize. The tuna are often faster, fitter and bigger than the sharks, reaching well over 113 kilograms. Any shark hunting these beasts needs brute strength and a little bit of luck to capture one. But when a third player enters the game, the scales tip. Who will win?
