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Historical and factual series celebrating pivotal moments in history.
The Great Ships
"The Ironclads"The development of ironclad ships is traced from England's HMS Warrior to the turreted monitors of the American Civil War.
The Great Ships
S1996, EP4 "The Dreadnoughts"Built from tons of steel and armor plate, the dreadnoughts became the symbol of a nation's might.
The Great Ships
S1998, EP1 "The Battleships"Showcases the firepower of the battleships used in World War II, which carried the largest and most powerful guns ever to be placed on warships.
The Great Ships
S1998, EP2 "The Cruisers"The swift and powerful cruisers, descended from frigates, that are designed to protect massive battleships.
The Great Ships
S1996, EP6 "The Gunboats of Vietnam"Small, motor-powered leisure boats were used as gunboats on Vietnam's 3,000 nautical miles of rivers, canals and streams.
The Great Ships
S1998, EP7 "The Amphibious Assault Ships"Small and large vessels designed to take men and equipment ashore quickly and under fire.
The Great Ships
S1998, EP6 "The Special Warfare Craft"Vessels adapted to meet special military needs including the transport of special commando units.
The Great Ships
EP11 "The Frigates"Nimble and powerful Yankee frigates helped defeat the renowned British navy during the American Revolution.
Modern Marvels
S14, EP19 "Coin Operated"Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes; how vending machines work; visiting a factory that produces high-tech vending machines; giant gumball machine.
Modern Marvels
S15, EP26 "Coin Operated II"The historic one-armed bandits; cutting edge, computerized slot machines; some of the wackiest vending machines; binoculars at popular tourist sites; a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains.
Modern Marvels
S9, EP42 "Failed Inventions"The minds of the off-kilter geniuses who thought up off-the-mark concepts; some tinkerers' musings were merely ahead of their time and deemed flops during the inventor's lifetime, but others were just plain bad.
Modern Marvels
S13, EP22 "Sticky Stuff"Bees do it; chemists do it; even Photocopiers do it; if it's not done enough, the world will become unglued - literally; from Velcro hooks to Gecko feet, making things that stick is no easy task.
Modern Marvels
S16, EP13 "Stink"People have spent centuries battling foul odors, including those that arise from cesspools, rotting meat, landfills, stink bombs, cow farms, and bad breath.
Modern Marvels
S8, EP8 "The Junkyard"It's the place where one man's trash is truly another man's treasure; enter the mysterious world of the junkyard, where many pieces actually do add up to a whole; uncover how junkyard operators create order out of seemingly random piles of junk.
Modern Marvels
S14, EP18 "Underwear"Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.
Modern Marvels
"What's in Your Pocket"Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.