Discovery Channel Documentaries

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Rebuilding a Race Car Legend - Ford GT40
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01, 2004
Get an inside look at the rebuilding of a race car legend in this exciting documentary. In one-third of the time it typically takes to design and produce a high-quality automobile, the .. show full overview
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How William Shatner Changed the World
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01, 2005
William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phones, medical imaging, computers and .. show full overview
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China's Mega Dam
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28, 2006
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China is the largest public works project in the history of mankind. Its size, scale and potential are unprecedented in engineering history. .. show full overview
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Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
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17, 2007
The story of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 after she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. The story is told from the perspective of Prof. Holbourn (a passenger), the German U-boat .. show full overview
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The Curse of Tutankhamun
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04, 2007
Explore some of King Tut's lavish funeral rites and treasure.
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Chernobyl: Life in the Dead Zone
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04, 2007
In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power lost control of one of its four reactors resulting chain reaction that created a series of explosions. 'Chernobyl: Life in the Dead Zone' explores .. show full overview
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DaVinci: Unlocking the Genius
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04, 2009
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance man. He’s best known for having painted the Mona Lisa but he was also an engineer, a musician, a military weapons designer, a futurist and .. show full overview
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Falklands Hero: Bravo November
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27, 2012
While filming Frontline Battle Machines in Afghanistan, Mike Brewer was aboard a Chinook describing the vital work that these helicopters do in the theatre of war when the vehicle was .. show full overview
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Sport Under Threat
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15, 2012
SPORT UNDER THREAT looks at how organisers of sporting events handle the increased risk of terrorist activity, learning from past events that were disrupted by terrorism. Find out what .. show full overview
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Birth of a Kia Optima
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22, 2012
This is the story of one of the most radical makeovers in automotive history. The Kia Optima - from bland to bold, from safe to sexy.
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Secrets Of Bin Laden's Lair
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24, 2012
When SEAL Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden during Operation Neptune Spear in 2011, they captured a treasure trove of hard drives, computers, videos and personal papers that revealed .. show full overview
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Reign of the Dinosaurs: Evolution's Winners
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06, 2012
This episode highlights new discoveries that shed light on the evolution from early dinosaurs such as the tiny Eoraptor to the bizarre looking crested dinosaurs of the Jurassic to the giant carnivores such as Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Reign of the Dinosaurs: The Watering Hole
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07, 2012
This episode transports us to the town of Lourinha, Portugal, where the largest concentration of fossils in Europe exists. We’ll show you how this watering hole looked 150 million years .. show full overview
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Reign of the Dinosaurs: Survival Tactics
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08, 2012
Remember the ferocious Velociraptors made famous by "Jurassic Park?" Watch as bigger versions of them, Utahraptors, take down larger prey by hunting in groups. It takes revolutionary .. show full overview
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Reign of the Dinosaurs: End Game
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09, 2012
We get an up close and personal look at how they lived, from nesting in pairs to caring for their young and how they played together. The reign of the T.Rex ended when the impact of a .. show full overview
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DIXIE MAFIA
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02, 2013
Dixie Mafia is a one-hour special that tells the true story of Mississippi's battles with organized crime. Responsible for dozens of murders and countless other crimes, the Dixie Mafia .. show full overview

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