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Risky Runways

Air Disasters

S20, EP24 "Risky Runways"

In São Paulo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, the toughest landings on earth pushed three flight crews.

Air Disasters

S3, EP11 "Nowhere to Land"

Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand-new plane failed.

Air Disasters

S20, EP9 "Radio Silence"

The business jet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and former Alabama football quarterback crashes; how loss of pressurization and structural failure led to this crash and the deadliest aviation accidents in both Greek and Taiwanese history.

Air Disasters

S2, EP12 "Deadly Reputation"

On July 17, 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off runway 35L at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, and crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a petrol station killing nearly 200 people.

Air Disasters

S18, EP3 "Pilot Betrayed"

Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.

Air Disasters

S5, EP6 "Into the Eye of the Storm"

On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an engine to catch fire and fail.

Aerial America

S1, EP63 "Trailblazers"

An aerial tour over the places made famous by America's most influential men and women.

Aerial America

S1, EP39 "Idaho"

A view of Idaho from the air reveals a state filled with agricultural fields, lands untouched by human hands, and riches in the form of gold, ski resorts and spuds.

Mighty Trains

S3, EP5 "Bergen and Nordland"

Norway's Bergen Line stretches from Oslo to Bergen, passing through 182 tunnels; Nordland Line transports passengers and freight; Flam Railway boasts one of the steepest railway climbs on Earth.

Mighty Trains

S4, EP6 "Reunification Express"

Exploring Vietnam by rail aboard the Reunification Express; a three-day ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City rich in views of rivers, rice paddies and dragon fruit orchards; steeped in the nation's war-torn past.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1, EP4 "Celebrity Solstice"

Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1, EP5 "Stella Australis"

The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S3, EP3 "Regal Princess"

Follow mega cruiser Regal Princess as she whisks guests to Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia in style.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S3, EP4 "Viking Star"

We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP8 "Breakthroughs & Bridges"

Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP3 "303"

Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office.

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