Documentary about Jesse Dufton and his attempt to take on the challenge of becoming the first blind person to lead a climb of the Old Man of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Following the wildly successful “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” Neil deGrasse Tyson returns as host to translate more revelations of science into a lavish transporting experience, taking audiences on a series of spiritual voyages of exploration. The show reveals previously uncharted realms, including lost worlds, worlds yet to come, and the worlds that humans may one day inhabit. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, whose iconic docuseries “Cosmos” provided inspiration for this series, serves as executive producer alongside Seth MacFarlane.
Killer Volcanoes
NOVA follows a team of volcano sleuths as they embark on a worldwide hunt for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged the medieval earth into a deep freeze. The mystery begins when archaeologists find a hastily dug mass grave of 4,000 men, women, and children in London. At first they assume it’s a plague pit from the Black Death, but when they date the bones, they’re a century too early. So what killed off these families? The chronicles of that time describe a run of wild weather that devastated crops and spread famine across Europe. NOVA’s expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere, which chilled the entire planet. From Greenland to Antarctica, the team finds telltale “fingerprints” in ice and soil layers until, finally, they narrow down the culprit to a smoldering crater on a remote Indonesian island. Nearly 750 years ago, this volcano’s colossal explosion shot a million tons of rock and ash into the atmosphere. Across the globe, it turned summer into winter. What would happen if another such cataclysm struck again today?
Volcanoes of the Solar System
We think of volcanoes as some of the most powerful natural phenomena on earth – but they are nothing compared to the volcanoes we find elsewhere in the solar system. This month’s Sky at Night reveals the weird and wonderful world of volcanism on other planets and moons – from the giant extinct volcanoes of Mars to the tantalising possibility of continuing eruptions on Venus, and from the vast sulphur plumes of Io to the mysterious cryovolcanoes of Enceladus. An episode with the same name was broadcast in 2011.
First Face of America
Discover remains of a 13,000 year-old teenager in an underwater cave in Mexico.
Size Matters
Why are insects small and planets big? Why is Earth not the size of Jupiter, or why aren’t people the size of mice?
A Day in the Life of Earth
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2019 | LENGTH: 1 part (58 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: If you think the Earth…
The Mind of the Universe
The Mind of the Universe is an international tv series and open source digital platform about the rapid evolution of our knowledge. It explores the human destiny and the world of tomorrow through the eyes of great minds from all continents all over the globe.
Children of the Cold
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2014 | LENGTH: 1 part (53 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: In a remote corner of Northern…
Space Volcanoes
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2017 | LENGTH: 1 part (60 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: Volcanoes have long helped shape the…
Ice Station Antarctica
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2016 | LENGTH: 1 part (60 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: Antarctica is the last great…
Arctic Mission
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2015 | LENGTH: 1 part (23 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: A team of Norwegian scientists…