Inside

Similar to hate factions like the KKK and neo-Nazis, the New Black Panther Party is a militant hate group, headquartered in Washington, D.C. that seeks to redefine the black struggle for equality and demand liberation from what it sees as white supremacy.

Tough enough to resist gunfire, fast enough to evade ambush, strong enough to repel ammunition strike-back. Find out what it takes to build these fortresses on wheels.

Whale Hunters follows one crew of Inupiaq Eskimo whalers as they engage in the annual spring bowhead hunt on thinning sea ice near Barrow, Alaska, and risk all to capture and kill an animal they both hunt and revere.

NGC tells the fascinating story of the life of Abraham Lincoln and his struggle to abolish slavery. We'll follow Lincoln's journey from his early years as a rising politician, to his run for presidency and his fight to unite the country in the Civil War.

Despite decades of civil war and tribal conflict in southern Sudan, the ancient ways of the Dinka have changed little. Discover the traditions at the heart of this tribe and their cattle-centric culture, including showering under urinating cows.

The sequel to NGC's 2008 special Inside a Cult, follows up with cult leader Wayne Bent, aka Michael Travesser, who recently made headlines when police entered his New Mexico religious compound, Strong City. Now, as Travesser battles multiple counts of criminal sexual contact with minors, NGC offers an in-depth look at the inner workings of the sect and the trial of their self-proclaimed messiah.

NGC reveals the Bonnie and Clyde's epic 11-state crime spree that included armed robbery, car theft, abduction, murder and a series of violent gun battles. Expert historians, a personal memoir written by Clyde's sister-in-law and fellow gang member Blanch Barrow, and recently released FBI files take us closer to the truth about the extraordinary human drama of Bonnie and Clyde.

Follow agent Larry Pittman and his team at JAM Recovery on their daily quest to bring home their clients' property. It's no easy task -- aside from the physical challenges of the job they often struggle with the emotional strains of repossessing items.

Shadow Works: Repo Men follows repossession agents Mark Castelluccio and Larry Pittman of TMA Recovery as they roam the night with a literal "license to steal." From retrieving seven-ton semis to hunting down fraudulent "gypsy" cases, these 20-year veterans use every means at their disposal to bring home their client's property. We trail them from dark Newark neighborhoods to a well-heeled neighborhood in Montclair, New Jersey, and witness the danger and unpredictability of this much-maligned occupation.

Chris Ryan travels to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil where he spends a week training with and operating alongside BOPE, the Special Police Operations Battalion of Rio's military police. The squad's specialty is crime fighting in the city's slums or favelas where they have to face armed and drugged up gangs of youths who protect a vast drug dealing network. Chris Ryan trains with the squad, learning techniques for fighting in the favelas before accompanying them on a real mission to confront a drug gang holed up in one of the city's largest favelas. After a dramatic shootout in the streets of the favela, the BOPE unit succeeds in dispersing the drug gang and disrupting their drug dealing activities.

When Hong Kong mobsters, known as a Triad, move into San Franciscos Chinatown, the traditional Chinese underworld collides with modern American gang culture leading to a brutal turf war. With dead bodies piling up on the street law enforcement struggles to smash the secretive world of the Triads.

In the late 1980s the Arellano-Felix brothers take over the Tijuana Cartel. Using a network of tunnels, modified cars, boats and planes they flood the US with billions of dollars worth of drugs; quickly establishing themselves as the worlds largest smugglers of cocaine. To protect this business the brothers recruit and train an army of American gang bangers. When rival cartels attempt to muscle in on their business the result is a war that claims thousands of lives. Mexican and US law enforcement join forces to take the Brothers down but they're powerless to stop a wave of violence engulfing Tijuana.

In the 2007-2008 winter season alone, 52 people died in avalanches in the U.S. and Canada, and more than double that number worldwide. As more and more people head into to unpatrolled backcountry these numbers are on the rise. Enter Tim Samaras, a scientist and engineer who combines a passion for technology with a life-long career in disaster analysis. Hes built cameras that analyze lightning strikes, sensors that can survive a bomb blast, and probes that record the path and force of tornadoes. In each situation, hes found a way to measure whats never been measured before. In this episode, Tim will bring his expertise and tools to try and measure the forces inside an avalanche -- how it accelerates, what g-forces it creates, and how it buries its victims. He hopes the data he collects can help those on the front lines of avalanche rescue find better ways to locate and treat victims. But he cant do it alone. Tim will need the help of Mike Jenkins, Patrol and Snow Safety Manager Snowbasin Ski Resort in Huntsville, Utah and his team of ski patrollers. Its going to require a lot of manpower, persistence, and ingenuity to pull off this experiment - but Tim and his team are determined to master this disaster and collect data to help the first responders who are saving lives.

In the United States, as many as 16,000 marriages each year result from international marriage agencies, or mail order bride brokers. E-mail Order Bride provides a rare, intimate glimpse into the quirky, and sometimes dangerous, business of arranging marriages across thousands of miles and cultural borders.

'American Nazis' goes inside the growing trend of hate in America. Neo-Nazi groups in the U.S. are made up of many factions, but they share a common ideology that includes veneration of Hitler, hatred of Jews, and white supremacy. We go inside three extreme groups - Aryan Nations, White Revolution, and the Nationalist Socialist Movement - to discover how they exploit anti-immigration sentiment for their own agenda, and how their violent rhetoric has led to hate crimes against Jews and Latinos.

As world famous aviator Amelia Earhart closed in on her record-setting attempt to fly around the world in July 1937, she disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean - vanishing without a trace. Did she run out of fuel and crash into the sea? Or could she have survived? Investigators have built the case that Amelia Earhart was a pawn in an espionage plot for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, while eyewitnesses testified that she was captured by the Japanese military. Examining facts and evidence, National Geographic explores one of the most fiercely debated mysteries of all time.

New York the 1970s. Jewish migrs settle in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn fleeing the oppression of Communist Russia. Among the Soviet refugees are criminals intent on realizing their version of the American Dream. In partnership with the Italian Mafia the Russian gangsters engage in billion dollar gasoline scams. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian crime groups go global, trafficking drugs, weapons and women. Rival Russian brigades battle for control of Brooklyns lucrative rackets. The result is bloodshed on the streets of New York.

What really happened to Amelia Earhart? Was she spying for America when her plane vanished over the Pacific? Was she captured? Could she have survived?

In the 1980s, two members of New York's Lucchese crime family led a murderous campaign for power. Vittorio 'Little Vic' Amuso and Anthony 'Gaspipe' Casso - also known as Vic and Gas - broke the Mafia's code of honor with their brazen acts. They trafficked drugs, tried to 'whack' John Gotti and killed members of their own 'family.' Ultimately the entire Mafia turned against them. them. Manhattan Mob Rampage examines how Vic and Gus's killing spree changed the mob forever.

Discover the world of today’s FBI as National Geographic’s cameras closely follow the daily operations. From a pre-dawn raid, to a drug dealer bust, to a bomb threat—ride along with the Special Agents of the FBI as National Geographic Explorer takes you behind the scenes with the best and brightest of American law enforcement. Discover the world of today’s FBI as National Geographic’s cameras closely follow the daily operations of an FBI field office and go from the busy squad room to the underbelly of a colossal container ship, to the drug dealer’s doorstep.

National Geographic Channel delves into the murky world of counterfeit goods, fake smuggling, the drug trade and human trafficking to reveal how these illegal trades are connected. The investigation into the impact of these illicit activities on both individuals and wider society scrutinises their relationship with each other. We examine how the effects of globalization, money laundering, corruption and subversion of governments are the consequences of a burgeoning criminal underbelly.

Tracing the story of kungfu in Taiwan, this film follows Master Wang Jin Fa, head of the last secret chapter of the Hong Men society in Taiwan, as he reveals their heretofore secret kungfu to cameras for the very first time. Also two young women pave the way for future Taiwanese Olympic glory as they travel to China in search of the most difficult gold medal of their careers.

At the centre of the world famous Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade -a fierce competition of vast scale among 13 neighbourhood samba schools. Watching them are a panel of expert judges, more than 60,000 spectators and a TV audience of nearly half a billion. The unexpected is always expected during one of the largest parties on earth, and Inside is right there to find out how Rio survives and Carnival continues to thrive.

Every day, thousands attempt to enter the United States illegally from Mexico - some looking for work, some seeking a new life and others trying to smuggle drugs into the country. By foot or by car, many will do whatever it takes, often risking their lives by crossing Arizona's treacherous Sonoran Desert - "the Devil's Highway." Around the clock, the US Border Patrol scours the landscape with every means at their disposal - from stealth planes to wilderness skills - to stem the relentless human tide and protect national security. Meet the agents who patrol, the illegal immigrants who make the hazardous journey across the border and those caught up in the middle either making a profit from or offering their help to those travelling the Devil's Highway.

On November 26, 2008, 10 gunmen landed in Mumbai armed to the teeth, with a deadly agenda: to kill at will, hold hostages, target foreigners and grab global attention. Over 60 hours the gunmen nearly got away with it, killing 173 people and injuring 308. Revisit those 60 hours, through the eyes of a young American couple visiting the city, a retired Indian banker held hostage in his hotel room by four gunmen, a seasoned cop put in charge of the police reaction and the special forces anti-terror unit called in to neutralise the gunmen. Along with the brave efforts of a few, unravel the planning, reconnaissance trips and intelligence lapses that led to this catastrophe.