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Air Crash Investigation
S24, EP10 "Deadly Directive"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff.
Air Disasters
S11, EP7 "Caught on Tape"The dashcam of a passing car captures stunning footage of the final moments of a Taiwanese commuter aircraft as it banks steeply, clips an elevated highway and nosedives into the river; investigators find no signs of pre-impact malfunction.
Air Disasters
S16, EP5 "Cabin Catastrophe"A Boeing 737 is rocked by a midair explosion that challenges its pilots and nearly ejects a passenger out of a blown-out window.
Aerial America
S1, EP55 "Illinois"A high-flying tour over Illinois; the Windy City, prairies and rivers; the state's dramatic history of great fires, crime and historic battles; Chicago's unique skyscrapers and the Lincoln Tomb.
Aerial America
S1, EP72 "Dallas - Fort Worth"An aerial tour over Dallas and Fort Worth highlights the cities' differences while showcasing their shared contributions to the Texas narrative.
Aerial America
S1, EP53 "Iowa"A sky-high tour over Iowa explores its vast stretches of farmland, covered bridges and evolution from wilderness to statehood.
Aerial America
S1, EP24 "Mississippi"Mississippi from above; the state's unique beauty and history; mighty waters, ancient trails and the birth of the Delta Blues.
Aerial America
S1, EP15 "New Hampshire"Ancestral home of the Abenaki Indians; Henry David Thoreau's first book; Mount Monadnock; New Hampshire is seen from the air.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S4, EP7 "Roald Amundsen"The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S4, EP4 "Diamond Princess"Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S4, EP2 "AIDAnova"We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas.
How Did They Build That?
S4, EP5 "Ecobuilds & Earthquakes"Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
How Did They Build That?
S4, EP4 "High Waters & Harsh Winds"Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP7 "Floating & Lifting"Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP4 "Parking & Sparkling"A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP7 "Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations"The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.