Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...

A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25 years orbiting the planet. The story of one of the most remarkable advances in modern technology, as told by the people who designed, built, launched, operated and repaired the legendary observatory.

Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.

Actor Martin Clunes, star of the hit TV series Doc Martin, is on a quest to discover the islands of Australia. There are over 8,000 to choose from, and in this three-part series Martin, an avid nature and animal lover with infectious excitement as a host, visits sixteen of the best. They are a cross-section that express the diversity, history, and challenges of life on island Down Under.

Antisemitism in the US and Europe is rising and worsening, like a virus, it is mutating and evolving across cultures, borders and ideologies making it all but impossible to stop. Explore its infectious behavior and examine the increasing violence, which, when reviewed holistically, paints a terrifying portrait of how this kind of global hatred begins and how easily it disseminates.

Tour the world with Animal Atlas to discover how animals survive and thrive. In 30 mph see some of the fastest animals on the planet. In the biggest and the best learn how different animals use their incredible size or lightning speed to survive. In something extra learn about animal special abilities and features and how animals use them.

Many of the world's best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith, and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some, they're sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they're sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges, and extraordinary deeds of devotion. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.

The moving story of a man who raises and bonds with a group of wild turkey hatchlings in Florida's flatwoods.

Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome, and is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage shot in January 1969 (by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored....

L. Frank Baum was 44 when he published the first book about Oz, having spent most of his life reinventing himself with each new career in pursuit of the American Dream. When in Chicago, his observations of an uncertain nation during the Gilded Age informed his magical tale of survival, adventure, and self-discovery which went on to become a quintessential classic.