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The Colosseum and the Great Wall of China are innovative engineering feats.

Rescue teams face and take huge risks to keep busy roads open.

Difficult drivers and broken equipment cause chaos for Norway's rescuers.

Follow the men and women in charge of stopping drugs and illegal immigration at Colombia's busiest airport.

All In The Family. Parents arrested for carrying cocaine. A woman has fake documents for her kids. A couple conceal cocaine. A mother carries cocaine in food packages.

Detained And Defiant. Defiant suspects give up and confess. Sisters who ingested drugs reveal one is pregnant. A woman may have a mental illness. A man with liquid cocaine.

350 kilos of coke and multiple guns are found on boats in Puerto Rico.

907 kilos of cocaine are seized after a pursuit off the coast off Vieques.

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Cara Delevingne realizes a long-held dream of accompanying Bear Grylls on an adventure.

Actress Brie Larson accompanies Bear Grylls on a jungle adventure across a remote island in the Gulf of Panama.

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It's been five years since Channing Tatum first appeared on Running Wild, and he's back for more- this time in the wilds of Norway!

A team's green credentials are stretched to the limit as they break down a massive Euro truck in Sweden, aiming to recycle 90% of its parts.

We discover how electric cars are produced.

Chilli peppers from all over the globe are flown to a plantation in Louisiana and are made - using a family recipe - into Tabasco.

The story of a rocket, from metal sheets to a 1.3 million-pound heavy taxi service to the stars.

Gibson Guitars reveal how high-tech machinery, hand crafting skills and global logistics combine to bring their electric guitars to the world's stage.

Engineer Chad Zdenek joins a salvage team to tear apart the world's biggest hovercraft and reveal the engineering innovations that made it a legend of its time.

The Brent Delta oil rig extracted oil and gas from beneath one of the roughest seas for over 40 years. With the oil fields running dry the rig is being taken apart at a purpose-built reinforced quay.

Three real disasters dissected. A bridge collision, a Polish plane, the Bhopal disaster.

Why did Boeing's brand new 737 Max nosedive into the ground, killing 157?

This series tells the story of the real people in the face of one of the worst catastrophes in history.

This series tells the story of the real people in the face of one of the worst catastrophes in history.

This series tells the story of the real people in the face of one of the worst catastrophes in history.

A remarkable emergency landing in New Zealand reveals a worldwide danger.

Nuremberg Flight 108 breaks apart while trying to land at Düsseldorf airport.

Abandoned structures and machinery on an island near Antarctica point to brief human settlements.

Discover headless skeletons, undersea craters, and an island full of dolls.

Rescue teams face and take huge risks to keep busy roads open.

Difficult drivers and broken equipment cause chaos for Norway's rescuers.

On the 15th anniversary of the attack, survivors and first responders share their vivid recollections of the day that changed the world.

The extraordinary stories of the police men of New York during the attack of September 11.

4000 years ago, daring voyagers sail to new islands in the vast Pacific ocean.

Pacific voyagers use double-hull canoes to discover Tahiti, Hawai'i, New Zealand and more.

Uncover the ruins of an unknown civilization and a long-lost temple.

Is a bog body a murder? Can physics find illness? Who is on an Egyptian bust?

The mask of Tutankhamun is one of the most famous finds of ancient Egypt.

Why is one moai bearded? Are flying saucers real? Can a wooden bucket heal?

The epic tale of Shackleton's lost ship Endurance and the quest to find it.

Actress Brie Larson accompanies Bear Grylls on a jungle adventure across a remote island in the Gulf of Panama.

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We see how running downhill, attempting an aerial kick and launching a bottle rocket can all lead to disaster.

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Actor Zachary Quinto and Bear battle the Panama jungle

Amid high pressure and heavy snow, a private jet crashes on approach to Aspen.

Minutes after taking off from Lima, a Peruvian airliner plunges into the Pacific.

A spectacular aerial journey across Italy reveals dredging boats in Venice, the ladder top fishermen of Sicily and a winter school for supercars.

A spectacular aerial journey through Switzerland, Europe's alpine heart.

Survivors recount the terrifying first 24 hours of the worst nuclear accident in history.

48 hours after the explosion, the world wakes up to a global nuclear disaster.

Soviet authorities battle to build a sarcophagus around the destroyed reactor.

14 months after the disaster, plant operators face a Soviet show trial. At the reactor, scientists hunt for the remains of the radioactive fuel.

For centuries, ships sailed the world's oceans packed with silver, gold and precious stones. Now we can examine sunken treasures from any angle.

If you want to understand the Tudors, discover who they executed - and why.

En route to Boise, Idaho, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 is delayed on the tarmac in Denver where controllers struggle to keep departures on schedule amid heavy snow.

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.

Follow the investigation to see how a DC-9 ended up on the wrong runway and in the path of an oncoming 727.

What's the truth behind the disappearance of the mightiest invasion force of ancient times? Drain the Oceans reveals the secrets of stormy seas.

Data combines with computer graphics to investigate the lost wrecks of WWI and WWII, and evidence of the most powerful weapons ever built.

How different cultures embraced unconventional treatments, each shaped by fear, tradition, and a desire to understand the body.

How fear, curiosity and spiritual belief shaped some of the most unexpected treatments in ancient medicine.

Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow re-examine the evidence behind one of history's most persuasive pretenders.

If you want to understand the Tudors, discover who they executed - and why.

Data combines with computer graphics to investigate the lost wrecks of WWI and WWII, and evidence of the most powerful weapons ever built.

What's the truth behind the disappearance of the mightiest invasion force of ancient times? Drain the Oceans reveals the secrets of stormy seas.

Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.

Follow the investigation to see how a DC-9 ended up on the wrong runway and in the path of an oncoming 727.

Cyril and his team search for French Polynesia's elusive Giant Trevally.

Cyril and his team are rerouted on their quest to find Giant Trevally.

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Learn just you can embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself when driving over water, operating a crane and performing aerial tricks on skis.

In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself unicycling off-road, mounting a segway or arm-wrestling.

In this episode we learn all about icebergs, the many ways to hurt yourself jumping off a pier, and what to watch out for the next time you are biking over a teeter totter.

Survivalist Bear Grylls returns to the wild with some of Hollywood's most beloved celebrities for a new season of his outdoor adventure series.

Ashton Kutcher joins Bear in Costa Rica, where Bear teaches him survival techniques as they traverse ocean plunges, jungle rivers, and volcanic cliffs.

Bear takes champion racer Danica Patrick to the Moab desert for some high-octane action.

A perfect storm of controversial decisions brings down a Norwegian turboprop.

At a treacherous tabletop runway in India, the crew of Flight 1344 run out of tarmac.

Tim and Fuzz take on a 32-year-old Japanese pocket rocket: the Honda CR-X.

Tim and Fuzz are restoring a Citroen SM, a grand tourer from the 1970s that many consider to be one of the greatest French cars ever made.

Andrew's family are desperate for Car SOS to rescue this much loved motor and get Andrew behind the wheel before it's too late .

Parts blagging petrolhead Tim Shaw and master mechanic Fuzz Townshend are determined to hunt down charismatic cars and get them up and running.

A Roman citizen, Marcus Attilius, chooses to become a gladiator to clear his debts. He wins fame and admiration, becoming a people's hero.

In 80 CE, Rome unveils the Colosseum with 100 days of games. At the centre of the blood-soaked spectacle is the African beast hunter Carpophorus.

DNA detectives attempt to identify a victim of homicide in Canton, Ohio.

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Witness the final minutes of PIA Flight 268 and discover why it crashed into a mountain just minutes from landing.

A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.

A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers goes down over the open ocean.

Born in Syria, Flamma is sent to fight in the arena in Sicily. After an astonishing 34 brutal bouts to his name, Flamma dies at the age of 30.

Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World. S1/E5 - Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator. Rome watches in horror as Commodus, mad with power, becomes a gladiator.

Locked in the depths of winter, Margot hits the trapping trail - on the hunt for precious fur-bearing resources.

Spring has arrived and the NWS Homesteaders face a whole new set of seasonal challenges.

Busted And Betrayed. Carriers betrayed by others. A girlfriend with liquid cocaine. A man blames his son-in-law. A US woman tricked into carrying. A friend uses another.

In Airport Security Colombia and Peru, suspects try to evade detection. A couple traveling to Punta Cana are not what they seem.

Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World. S1/E5 - Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator. Rome watches in horror as Commodus, mad with power, becomes a gladiator.

Born in Syria, Flamma is sent to fight in the arena in Sicily. After an astonishing 34 brutal bouts to his name, Flamma dies at the age of 30.

A Boeing 737 crashes just moments after lifting off from an Algerian desert airport.

A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.

A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers goes down over the open ocean.

Cyril and his team get stranded ashore, until a village chief comes to the rescue with a pirogue, an old, open, leaky boat the team hopes can survive the four-hour open ocean voyage to the turbulent waters of the Bijagos Archipelago. Cyrils quest for a giant barracuda is quickly answered by a fish so brutally explosive, it knocks him off his feet.

Cyril lands a formidable barracuda and shifts his sights to the next target: the African cubera.

Survivalist Bear Grylls returns to the wild with some of Hollywood's most beloved celebrities for a new season of his outdoor adventure series.

Ashton Kutcher joins Bear in Costa Rica, where Bear teaches him survival techniques as they traverse ocean plunges, jungle rivers, and volcanic cliffs.

Bear takes champion racer Danica Patrick to the Moab desert for some high-octane action.

Bear Grylls inspires Rainn Wilson with mountaineering training in the La Sal mountains.

Bear jetpacks to an adventure with Keegan-Michael Key in the lava fields of Iceland.

Bear takes icon and legend Danny Trejo to the canyons of Arches National Park in Utah.

After taking off from Shanghai, Korean Air Flight 6316 plummets to the ground.

Emery Worldwide cargo flight 17 crashes soon after takeoff in Sacramento, California.

Data combines with computer graphics to investigate the lost wrecks of WWI and WWII, and evidence of the most powerful weapons ever built.

What's the truth behind the disappearance of the mightiest invasion force of ancient times? Drain the Oceans reveals the secrets of stormy seas.

The mask of Tutankhamun is one of the most famous finds of ancient Egypt.

Why is one moai bearded? Are flying saucers real? Can a wooden bucket heal?

A station where some pass through - and others stay.

X-Raying the Earth shows that a massive volcano lies beneath the U.S. - and it's not dead.

In the golden age of ocean liners, one ship has been built to outpace and outshine them all: the Titanic. Count down the moments leading up to the ship's demise on 14 April 1912.

Three real disasters dissected. A train crash, a walkway collapse, a blackout.

A terrifying picture of chaos emerges after a cargo jet nosedives in the Swedish Arctic.

Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.

When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.

The lost colony of Roanoke is a historic mystery that has not been solved for over 400 years.

Is a bog body a murder? Can physics find illness? Who is on an Egyptian bust?

A Thai tower collapses, a Danish icon burns, and a deadly English wind destroys.

Examine a condo collapse, India's dam distress and an aircraft's unwanted air.

Three real disasters dissected. Space Shuttle Challenger, an Italian cable car, a German ice rink.

Three real disasters dissected. A train crash, a walkway collapse, a blackout.

Is a bog body a murder? Can physics find illness? Who is on an Egyptian bust?

The lost colony of Roanoke is a historic mystery that has not been solved for over 400 years.

Glass: one of the most versatile materials in the construction world; it's both practical and beautiful.

Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.

When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.

Cyril lands a formidable barracuda and shifts his sights to the next target: the African cubera, the biggest snapper on the planet.

A rogue current and powerful waves force Cyril and his team into the path of foreign poachers, illegally hunting in the Bijagos' waters.

Bear Grylls inspires Rainn Wilson with mountaineering training in the La Sal mountains.

It's been five years since Channing Tatum first appeared on Running Wild, and he's back for more- this time in the wilds of Norway!

Bear takes icon and legend Danny Trejo to the canyons of Arches National Park in Utah.

In this episode we learn the science behind hurricanes, the secrets to skiing a box rail, and how to run backwards without humiliating yourself.

Cara Delevingne realizes a long-held dream of accompanying Bear Grylls on an adventure.

In a RUNNING WILD first, Bear takes radio and television personality Bobby Bones back out into wild.

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When TransAsia Flight 222 crashes, the media claims a storm is to blame, but investigators uncover a systemic problem with fatal consequences.

1981: some rules were established in order to secure flights. But deadly distractions are always present.

A captured teen and secret tech bring the CIA closer to the Taliban's 'Butcher'.

After her CIA husband is killed, a widow becomes the first woman to go undercover in Moscow during the Cold War.

Busted And Betrayed. Carriers betrayed by others. A girlfriend with liquid cocaine. A man blames his son-in-law. A US woman tricked into carrying. A friend uses another.

In Airport Security Colombia and Peru, suspects try to evade detection. A couple traveling to Punta Cana are not what they seem.

In this episode, the Anti-Narcotics division at El Dorado Airport capture a passenger who tries to smuggle almost nine kilos of cocaine to Paris.

James Cook's Cup, Roman Army Hospital. From a toxic cup used aboard Capt. James Cook's ship to the organized care inside Roman army hospitals, ancient medicine balanced danger with innovation.

Aboard the wreck of the infamous pirate ship Queen Anne's Revenge, archaeologists uncover surgical tools once used to treat injured sailors.

Discover headless skeletons, undersea craters, and an island full of dolls.

A brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it.

Landing on a Caribbean island in a tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway.

On final approach to a Nepali airport, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 falls from the sky.

Journey from ancient China to Renaissance Europe and the plague-stricken world of the 14th century.

Ornate gold dental bands in Etruscan tombs suggest early attempts at dentistry or displays of elite identity.

In Airport Security Colombia and Peru, suspects try to evade detection. A couple traveling to Punta Cana are not what they seem.

Busted And Betrayed. Carriers betrayed by others. A girlfriend with liquid cocaine. A man blames his son-in-law. A US woman tricked into carrying. A friend uses another.

Explore a volcanic island, a decaying mansion, and a Cold War base.

Findings include legendary shipwreck, military structures and stone disks.

A new generation of brokers and traders are turning to cocaine to keep them performing at work - which is quickly turning into an epidemic.

Hip hop plays up to its links with drugs. Now prisoners are selling drugs to pay producers to mix their songs in the hope of making it big.

National Geographic Channel gets an inside view of drug gangs as they capitalize on enormous demand.

Landing on a Caribbean island in a tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway.

On final approach to a Nepali airport, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 falls from the sky.

Cyril hooks a motoro stingray and desperately tries to keep clear of its venomous barbed tail.

Raging storms upriver have flooded the river banks as a ramshackle tugboat hauls Cyril and his crew further into the Amazon forest in their search for a massive muturo.

Cara Delevingne realizes a long-held dream of accompanying Bear Grylls on an adventure.

In a RUNNING WILD first, Bear takes radio and television personality Bobby Bones back out into wild.

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The Mine Kings travel to the mountains of Colombia in search of a crystal clear Chivor emerald.

Seven Sapphire: The gem hunters travel to a small-scale mine in Madagascar in search of seven different-coloured sapphires. But can they find them all in just five days?

The Mine Kings touchdown in Greenland, in search of vast ruby deposits buried in the oldest rock on Earth.

A commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

A Russian-made Superjet slams into an infamous mountain, while on a demonstration flight in Indonesia.

Reaching new heights, skyscrapers evolve as engineers learn from past disasters.

Past nuclear accidents shaped safer designs, strengthening atomic power today.

Experience the largest most powerful machines on the planet crush, smash, and shred everything in their path.

Nuclear energy has its benefits, and technology has thrived because of it.

Thord and Bjoern team up for an all-nighter to rescue a salmon truck.

Bjørn and Thord team up to rescue a Swedish truck that slid into the ditch only 200 metres from its destination.

For Thord, a runaway trailer becomes a difficult and dangerous rescue.

High on a hillside, Bjoerns rescue of a tractor balances on a knife-edge.

Air Crash Investigation reveals the truth behind legendary aviation disasters.

A Boeing 737 crashes just moments after lifting off from an Algerian desert airport.

A remarkable emergency landing in New Zealand reveals a worldwide danger.

Discover headless skeletons, undersea craters, and an island full of dolls.

Uncover the ruins of an unknown civilization and a long-lost temple.

Bjoern loses his temper, and almost his fingers, when a truck causes chaos.

Thord, Bjoern and Jo Roger battle the coldest winter in a decade.

Thord's top team battles winter's biggest blizzard to keep the roads open.

Pressure Pile-Up. The police put Thord under pressure to rescue a truck with locked-on brakes that blocks a tunnel.

Rescue bosses Bjørn and Thord must gather a ten-man team to recover a capsized trailer and its valuable cargo.

James Cameron explores the myths and mysteries of the shipwreck and mounts tests to see whether Jack could have fit on that raft and survived.

On September 19th, 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on La Palma island, wiping out entire communities. Now, experts are exploring the devastating eruption so that future generations can be safe.

A lone gunman sets off an explosion in Oslo before slaughtering dozens of teenagers. In the bloody aftermath, officials must determine how and why this man caused one of Europe's worst atrocities.

Reaching new heights, skyscrapers evolve as engineers learn from past disasters.

Past nuclear accidents shaped safer designs, strengthening atomic power today.

In India, David explores how extreme physical feats can look like magic.

The Mine Kings travel to the mountains of Colombia in search of a crystal clear Chivor emerald.

Seven Sapphire: The gem hunters travel to a small-scale mine in Madagascar in search of seven different-coloured sapphires. But can they find them all in just five days?

The Mine Kings touchdown in Greenland, in search of vast ruby deposits buried in the oldest rock on Earth.

In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself when off-roading, racing in a cycling peloton or attempting to jump between rooftops.

The Mine Kings head to southern Sri Lanka and the city of Ratnapura on a quest to find an ethical mine that could produce fabulous gemstones.

The team take on their most dangerous challenge yet, when they dynamite an already perilous mine in search of Africa's infamous pink garnets.

The team battle raging fires and waterlogged mines as they search for one of the most sought-after stones in Zambia: the rare double blue aquamarine.

Tim and Fuzz take on a 32-year-old Japanese pocket rocket: the Honda CR-X.

Tim and Fuzz are restoring a Citroen SM, a grand tourer from the 1970s that many consider to be one of the greatest French cars ever made.

Andrew's family are desperate for Car SOS to rescue this much loved motor and get Andrew behind the wheel before it's too late .

Parts blagging petrolhead Tim Shaw and master mechanic Fuzz Townshend are determined to hunt down charismatic cars and get them up and running.

Tim and Fuzz are off to Leeds to take on one of the most beautiful British cars that no one has ever heard of: the AC Aceca.The owner has had it since the early 70s.

Training with Kenya's Elite Runners. Eva zu Beck journeys to Kenya and immerses herself in an elite marathoner's culture and a lifestyle producing the world's best long-distance runners.

Eva zu Beck travels to Thailand to learn Muay Thai. With just two weeks of training, she throws herself into the traditions of Thailand's national sport, battling through grueling workouts, injury and self-doubt before stepping into the ring for her first fight.

Security teams at Peru's biggest airport work 24-7 to stop illegal activity. The biggest problem: cocaine smuggling. The clothes in a 19-year-old's bag are oddly damp - they're soaked in liquid cocaine. Police uncover a 16 kg load in a suitcase. Officers detain two Colombians headed to Mexico. They've travelled from the Amazon - and they may be carrying. In the mail facility, cocaine is found infused in a blanket and hidden in artisanal boxes.

Busted And Betrayed. Carriers betrayed by others. A girlfriend with liquid cocaine. A man blames his son-in-law. A US woman tricked into carrying. A friend uses another.

In Airport Security Colombia and Peru, suspects try to evade detection. A couple traveling to Punta Cana are not what they seem.

In California's Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic test pilots are at the controls of a revolutionary aircraft designed for sub-orbital flight.

Qantas Airways flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky, resulting in investigators searching for the threatening flaw

In space, tiny miscalculations can cause tragic disasters.

Trains, planes, and ships collide. Explore the top 10 global collisions.

Earhart, Everest, the Lost City of Z: the top 10 most tragic expeditions.

In motorsports, tiny mistakes cause disaster. Explore the 10 worst crashes.

Joe and Suzannah delve into Europe's creepy cases of witch hunts and devil worshippers, also asking whether gravediggers started the plague with powders made from corpses.

In the halls of Queen Elizabeth I's court, John Dee was both lauded as a brilliant mathematician and feared as a summoner of angels and demons.