In the Altai Mountains of Siberia, a Russian archaeological team toils away at a routine dig site. The caves of this dig site have long been established as the ancient home of Neanderthals and homo sapiens. With the chance DNA testing of a pinky-bone, the commonness of this remote dig site explodes- the DNA in the pinky-bone is unlike anything geneticists had ever seen before. In tandem, the Russian Academy of Sciences & the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Science have discovered a whole new sub-species of human. Neanderthals and homo sapiens weren't alone in the Altai Mountains of Siberia-there was a third people. Could this third kind have contributed to our modern DNA?
Raising Titanic HistoryApril 15, 1912: Titanic sinks, 1500 people die. Who is to blame? Was it human error? Bad design? Weak steel? For 100 years, definitive answers were impossible. Despite decades of diving on Titanic it's estimated that only forty percent of the wreck site has been explored. Now, a new expedition attempts what has never been done: create a complete map of the entire wreck site. Every artifact... every piece of wreckage... located, measured, and imaged. Massive pieces of the ship are seen for the first time, mysterious and extraordinary. Using this data, a team of experts will conduct the first ever state-of-the-art forensic investigation of the world's most famous maritime disaster. When revealed in 2012 these findings will shock the world - and forever change the way we view Titanic...
ALIEN DEEP National Geographic SpecialsThis 5-part marquee series for National Geographic Television presents the world ocean in exciting and unprecedented ways. Featuring the world's most accomplished underwater explorer, Bob Ballard, Alien Deep promises to be a bold and challenging television event. Lone Wolf Documentary Group is excited to produce two episodes of the new series: "Man in the Alien Deep" and "Alien Deep vs. Outer Space". These films draw on Lone Wolf's long experience with history, the ocean and space, and will be in production through 2011.
Confederate Flying Machine National Geographic ExplorerA secret documentary that will rewrite the book on the history of aviation...stay tuned!
Fabric of the Cosmos: Multiverse NOVAHard as it is to swallow, cutting.edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of universes making up a "Multiverse." In this show, noted physicist Brian Greene takes us on a tour of this brave new theory at the frontier of physics, explaining why some scientists believe it's true and showing what some of these alternate realities might be like.
Some universes might be almost indistinguishable from our own; others may contain variations of all of us, where we exist but with different families, careers, and life stories. In still others, reality may be so radically different from ours as to be unrecognizable. In this fourth installment of FABRIC OF THE COSMOS, Brian Greene reveals why this radical new picture of the cosmos is getting serious attention from scientists. It won't be easy to prove, but if it's right, our understanding of space, time, and our place in the universe will never be the same.
Building the Discovery Channel Telescope DiscoveryLone Wolf is working with Discovery Studios and Science Channel on a six-year project documenting the building of the Discovery Channel Telescope at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The film will air shortly after "first light,"now scheduled for Summer, 2011. When the Discovery Channel Telescope is finished, it will be the fifth largest in the United States, with unique characteristics enabling it to see a wide area in deep detail. Creating a five-story tall telescope with a 14-foot-wide primary mirror is an incredibly complex and intricate task. Seeing faint objects at the edge of our solar system, including dangerous Near Earth Objects, demands incredibly precise engineering specifications. An error of a few nanometers (just a few molecules) could mean greatly reduced performance.
On May 20, world-renowned scientist Dr. J. Craig Venter announced that he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) became the first in history to synthetically create a living, self-replicating cell. The news holds groundbreaking potential for solutions to a host of global challenges, including generating new food sources, pharmaceuticals and vaccines; cleaning up pollution; creating new energy sources; producing clean water; and more. Now, Science Channel is exclusively bringing viewers inside Dr. Venter's pioneering quest to produce life synthetically in CREATING SYNTHETIC LIFE.
21st CENTURY STEALTH SUB National GeographicCountless movies and novels over nearly a century have fictionalized the secretive brotherhood of the submariner. But few of us outside this close-knit community ever get to witness what really goes on deep beneath the ocean waves. Get an in-depth look at the technology that allows this sub to go deeper, remain submerged longer, and stay quieter than almost any other sub in the world. And witness the secret weapons that lay hidden within her hull, allowing her to provide overwhelming firepower and huge Special Forces deployments any time, anywhere that it is needed.
Join Captain Crites and the crew of USS Florida as they experience the real world stresses, dangers, tests and triumphs of life on board one of only four existing SSGN. Get an in-depth look at the technology that allows this sub to go deeper, remain submerged longer, and stay quieter than almost any other sub in the world. And witness the secret weapons that lay hidden within her hull, allowing her to provide overwhelming firepower and huge Special Forces deployments any time, anywhere that it is needed. This is a new weapon for a new war. Come aboard as National Geographic takes a ride on the 21st Century Submarine.
HORSE SENSE FOR SOLDIERS WITH MONTY ROBERTS Discovery MilitaryHorse whisperer, Monty Roberts takes on the challenge of rehabilitating three Iraq War veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Over the course of a week, the veterans are put through a series of challenging trust exercises with rescued horses at Monty's training facility in Solvang, California. Gradually, with patience and wisdom gained by a lifetime of adversity, Monty helps them understand the power of gentleness while instilling in them a new sense of purpose.
"The impressive, unique work that Monty Roberts has pioneered, using untrained horses as a therapeutic tool for veterans who are trying to work through anger and depression is absolutely inspiring. We are honored that Monty and the veterans allowed us to document their deeply personal stories. All too often we forget about the after effects of combat and, accordingly, since Military Channel is the only destination dedicated to honoring the U.S. armed forces, we are proud to showcase this special as part of our ongoing salute to our returning troops."
- Henry Schleiff, President and General Manager of Military Channel, Investigation Discovery and HD Theatre
CITY UNDER THE SEA National GeographicThe oceans cover 70 percent of our planet. Although science fiction writers and ordinary mortals have longed dreamed of life under the sea, no humans have ever lived there permanently. But with climate change and environmental degradation looming on land can we afford to leave such a vast space unoccupied? What if we gave ourselves 10 years to create an undersea colony where 100 families could live? How would we do it? Where would we go? In this program we develop a step-by-step approach for setting up such an undersea colony. We meet experts who believe such a bold undertaking is possible and are already developing the technology that could make it a reality.
NSN EARTHQUAKE NOVA scienceNOWCan earthquakes ever be predicted with enough certainty and accuracy to save lives? Lone Wolf crews were on the ground just two weeks after the disaster, following geologists who forecast the earthquake a year earlier. Is Haiti more likely to suffer another major quake soon, or has the pressure been taken off for a while?
WHY AFGG? Alliance For Global GoodA four-minute animated calling card to introduce the Alliance for Global Good. Now available on Youtube. Click here to watch.
THE WORLD'S OLDEST CHILD National GeographicIn the spring of 2009, the skull and upper torso of an ancient child were discovered buried in the soil of a Moroccan cave. The archeological team couldn't even tell if it was a boy or girl, though they opted to call it 'Bouchra', a feminine name meaning "good news." But that did little to answer the questions that swirled around 'her'. How long ago did she live? What did she look like? Was she one of us? Few answers were to be found there in the cave, but one thing was clear: this child was special. Not only because ancient human bones are rare, not only because an near-complete child's skull is an almost unique discovery, (1) but because she hails from a period of our history that we know almost nothing about. (2) It may be that Bouchra will shed light on one of the last great mysteries of our evolution: the development of modern thinking. Yet with little more than the few pieces of her skeleton and the dirt she was buried in to study, it remains to be seen what stories she will tell...
Star Clock B.C National Geographic Naked ScienceIn 1900, a group of Greek sponge divers happened upon a two thousand year old ship wreck at the bottom of the Aegean Sea that would re-write history. Hidden among a rich cache of bronze and marble statues, glassware and amphorae was a mechanism the size of a shoe box. Inside the mechanism were mathematical gears and pointers. The Ancient Greeks were known to be philosophers, poets, and mathematicians but there was nothing in the archeological record to suggest that they were also technicians capable of creating something so complex. It has taken researchers 100 years to understand what the mechanism does. Lone Wolf Documentary Group follows two professional model makers - Chris Weisbart and Maris Ensing - as they try to understand the ancient mechanism by building one themselves. Interviews with experts from London to New York and Seattle help solve the mystery of this phenomenal artifact.
Great Lakes Ghost Ship National Geographic ExplorerIn the summer of 1951, a fisherman hauling his net from the depths of Lake Superior catches more than fish. He's also snagged a skull. The discovery sparks a modern-day investigation covering two Great Lakes, three ships and a 7-year swath of history at the turn of the 20th century. Historian Brendon Baillod and his team of elite technical wreck divers are seeking answers both on land and underwater. It's a risky proposition, involving forensic investigations 300' below the surface and miles from the nearest hospital. Can the team find answers to century-old questions, and solve two of the Great Lakes' most enduring mysteries?
Speed Science Science ChannelMastering speed means understanding the science behind it - physics, engineering, chemistry, and the perfect partnership of man and machine. To explain it all, Speed Science follows Fall-Line Motorsports as they campaign three BMW M3 race cars in the Grand-AM Continental Tire Challenge for the 2010 season. Fall-Line's quest to build a championship-winning team means mastering Newton's laws of motion, weight transfer, the effects of gravity, internal combustion engines, high-tech electronics, and the physical limits of a tire's grip. Making all these elements work together with a talented driver and dedicated crew is about finding balance and pushing the limits of what's scientifically possible. Do it right, and you've got a winning racecar. But do it wrong, and you're in the wall.
Underwater Universe HistoryBuilding on the successful UNDERWATER UNIVERSE Special, this new limited series continues to explore the fascinating dark side of the ocean. Four episodes present the complete and definitive story of the world's oceans through the prism of its five deadly forces...Tides, Currents, Pressure, Waves, and Predators. Each episode explores a different deadly force while mapping its awesome past and contemporary presence throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans. Continuing the Special's ominous "Ocean vs Man" tone and style, photo-real CGI animations, breathtaking cinematography, and submersible expedition footage will visualize new hard science information, dramatic historical stories and riveting first person accounts in the following episodes:
Killer Shockwaves Premiered March 9th, 2011Rearing up from the deep, they are the battering rams of the Underwater Universe. Tsunamis, rogue and monster waves, they are the ocean's attempt to destroy us even on land, and they strike without warning.
Predators of the Deep Premiered March 9th, 2011Bone crushing jaws, needle sharp teeth, venom so painful victims scream even after they're unconscious. In the cold and the dark, the predators await.
FATAL PRESSURE Premiered March 16th, 2011The Deep crushes, flattens and deforms... the grinding boot-heel of the Underwater Universe against which the human body has no escape.
Tides & Currents of Death Premiered March 16th, 2011Deadly forces created by the motion of the planet itself, transforming placid seawater into raging torrents. Caught up in their power, humans are like leaves in a hurricane. Best hope: grab something that floats and hold on for the ride of your life.
Premiered January 2010
Pearl Harbor is said to have been the beginning of the aircraft carrier age but the discovery of a mini sub in this exclusive story, might rewrite naval history and ultimately our understanding of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Premiered November 15th, 2009
Dirty Bombs, homemade terrorist devices that disperse radioactive materials, dangerous? Yes, but how deadly are they? You might be surprised. Dive into the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent these "weapons of mass disruption" from ever being deployed, and learn why 'dirty bombs' may only kill a few but bankrupt many.
Premiered October 13th, 2009
The most difficult and dangerous human space flight in decades is NASA's last-ditch effort to save the Hubble Space Telescope. It's a high stakes story that will require all the delicacy of performing neurosurgery in space - proving that nothing of value is ever achieved without risk. Can NASA save our beloved Hubble Telescope? Only one thing is for sure, it will be The Ultimate Mission.
Premiered Sunday July 19th, 2009
In the year 2024 the moon will be buzzing with human life. The new space-race has begun. The goal is to get us there, to set up base camps, laboratories and commercial mining operations. Plans are underway, not just at NASA, but among international and private groups as well... plans to take mankind back to the Moon.
Premeired May 18th 2009
A fast-paced, hardheaded yet witty look at the cutting-edge science and historical realities behind Angels and Demons, the best-selling prequel to the blockbuster hit "The Da Vinci Code." Angels vs. Demons: Fact or Fiction is a compelling one-hour special that shows truth can be more interesting than fantasy.
North America Premiere: Fall 2010 on Smithsonian Network
High School football in small towns all across America can bring a community together, and in some cases, pit one community against another. The Rivals is the story of two towns in Maine, a stagnant mill town to the north and an affluent suburb along the southern coast... a story about the pride of place, the passion of tradition and the careful balance... between success and respect.
Premiered June 1st 2009
Tsunamis, hurricanes, and whirlpools are just a few of the ocean's deadliest forces. We are vulnerable to the oceans but we need it. That has been the paradox of humanity, since the dawn of time. Two thirds of our planet lies underwater and remains beyond our ability to explore. Now see for yourself why scientists are convinced our survival as a species depends on a better understanding of the Underwater Universe.
World famous wreck divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler return to the U-boat grave that has haunted them for decades. With the latest in dive technology and forensic science they will dive the treacherous depths again to test their original theories and find the answers to new mysteries. Finally they will lay the mystery of Hitler's Lost Sub to rest.
A team of scientists, historians and "extreme cavers" rappel into the deepest caverns, tunnels, chasms, crevasses, fissures, underwater caves, and holes on earth. Each week they penetrate deep beneath the surface, exploring the earth's origins, charting its history and ever-changing subterranean mysteries.
Sputnik Declassified WGBH/NOVANOVA details the previously untold story of the technological and political missteps that made the U.S. lose out to the Soviets' bleeping electronic basketball.
Titanic's Achilles Heel The History ChannelDid Titanic have a fatal design flaw? This was the question naval architect Roger Long posed after Deep Sea Detectives John Chatterton and Richie Kohler discovered new evidence at Titanic's grave in 2005.
Britannic Titanic's Doomed Sister The History ChannelDeep Sea Detectives John and Richie travel to the Aegean Sea with a team of the World's best wreck divers to investigate the mysterious sinking of HMHS Britannic, Titanic's doomed sister.
Pocahontas Revealed WGBH/NOVAFor four centuries, Americans have adored her as a romantic fairy-tale heroine, but who was the real Pocahontas?
Every American knows the story of the Pilgrims, their courageous voyage on the Mayflower and the first Happy Thanksgiving. But the homogenized and sanitized history learned as children and revisited every Thanksgiving holiday bears faint resemblance to the actual people and dramatic events of that desperate time. This three-hour special from the makers of Witch Hunt and Conquest of America uses dramatic re-enactments based on original source material to bring to life the true story of the Puritans' terrible plight.
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces The History ChannelIn 2006, findings from the film made international headlines announcing the location of two new pieces of the legendary ship at 12,400 ft below the Atlantic. These pieces shed new light on the World's most famous shipwreck.
A glimpse at the world famous annual conference of remarkable people, powerful ideas and innovative projects that are changing the world.
Beyond the Moon: Failure is Not an Option II The History ChannelThe film explores the little-known story of America's post-Apollo space program, from the point of view of the engineers of Mission Control. Through their experiences, we get a first hand look at life inside Mission Control, as these driven engineers continue to push the boundaries of spaceflight from 1972 into the new century.
Deep Sea Detectives (SERIES: 57 EPISODES) The History ChannelUnderwater investigation series focusing on mysterious ship wrecks and the reasons for their sinking. Hosted by world famous divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler the series ran for 57 episodes.
Conquest of America The History ChannelThe film consists of four parts and document the colonization of the New World by European explorers Henry Hudson, Pedro Menendez, Vitus Bering and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.
Theatrical special drawn from the trial excerpts presenting new theories about the famous events in Salem Village.
Failure is Not an Option The History ChannelThe Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider--retired NASA Mission Control Flight Director Gene Kranz
Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land WGBH,NOVAA team of archeologists explores the cave deep in the Judean Desert from which the Bar Kokhba revolt was directed.
Fire Wars WGBH,NOVAEvery year, thousands of men and women wage America's war on fire in our majestic wilderness. Fire Wars offers an up-close look at the war on wildfire---a war so intense, you can feel the heat.
In 1967, it started as gossip and whispers in bars all over Southeast Asia. Apparently, there was another war as nasty and dangerous as the war in Vietnam. US Air Force Pilots, tired of the strict rules and regulations of the Vietnam War, began to volunteer for a mysterious program called, The Ravens.
Dirty Bomb WGBH,NOVAIn the aftermath of 9/11 and the anthrax attacks the scientific community turned its attention to a destructive and potentially economically devastating threat; homemade radiologiocal weapons; a 'Dirty bomb'. LWDG explores known threats from Chechnya, the case against the accused Jose Padilla and imagines a realistic scenario of a dirty bomb attack on the city of London.
Fire on the Mountain The History ChannelNamed after John Maclean's revelatory bestseller, exposes many troubling facts about the Storm King Fire that the official report overlooks or downplays. Smokejumpers who were there, federal investigators who refused to sign the official report, and family members of the victims join Maclean to tell the astonishing story that should serve--belatedly--as a warning to all who deal with these dangerous blazes.
Following the events of 9/11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks, NOVA and the NY Times joined forces with LWDG to create this special. Based on the research of NY Times reporters Judy Miller, Bill Broad and Steve Engelberg from their best selling book, Bioterror moves from America's foremost bio-warriors to Kazahkstan and the home of the former Soviet Union's massive, super-secret bio-weapons factory.
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack National Geographic and NBCNational Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard tackles one of the enduring mysteries of World War in the role of a Japanese midget sub in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Mayday! Lost at Sea National GeographicMen and women take to the sea every day in one of the most hazardous trades on Earth: commercial fishing. Every trip carries the possibility of accident or death for these mariners and the rescuers whose job it is to save them..
Cannons blare, troops cheer, and shells bounce off ironclad hulls into the waters just off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. After four hours at near point-blank range, The Union's warship the USS Monitor battles the Confederacy's well-armored CSS Virginia to a draw, altering--in one morning--the course of the Civil War and naval combat.
Hitler's Lost Sub WGBH/NOVADeep-sea divers stumble on a missing U-boat from WWII. Its identity and its mission would turn a weekend adventure into a six year quest and claim three lives in the process
A view of NASA's race to get to the Moon, from behind the scenes, told by the scientists, engineers and astronauts who made it happen.
The Beast of Loch Ness WGBH/NOVAIts existence has been debated for decades, its legend transcends centuries but its reality is put to the test in this examination of most accepted scientific and anecdotal evidence. Following a team of MIT alums, NOVA brings science and technology to bear on this most popular cryptozoological phenomenon.
Battle Alert in the Gulf WGBH/NOVAPatrol with the most mighty armada in the world; a US Battle Group stationed in the Persian Gulf. This special examines the role of each ship in the group and watches operations from a battle cruiser's combat information center to a fast attack sub's cloistered control room.
Titanic's discoverer Dr. Bob Ballard, searches for her forgotten sister, Britannic, and the cause behind her mysterious sinking.
The quest for the moon as seen through astronaut eyes. Two of America's original Mercury astronauts, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton, tell the tale of the greatest race in human history; the race for the moon. Tom Shales of the Washington Post wrote, "If we can put a man on the Moon, why can't we have more shows as terrific as Moon Shot".
Abducted by UFOs and Searching for UFOs. Turner Broadcasting TOPXTwo 90-minute specials with dramatic, stylized renderings of people who have experienced the abduction phenomena including stories of people compelled to track and investigate 'contact'.
Death-defying aerobatics by the U.S. team and the sport's contribution to aviation history, which has helped pioneer modern flight safety.
A 6-hour series about the exchange of letters between two gardeners across the Atlantic that develops into a humorous and revealing relationship.
A one-hour documentary takes a timely, lively look at Castro's island at the moment they lose Soviet support and prepare to go it alone.
Making Sense of the Sixties PBSA 6-part series takes a controversial look at a tumultuous decade.
The first film to travel with a nuclear submarine on patrol and profile the men who volunteer.
A documentary profiling the American hero, aviation legend and originator of the right stuff.
Black Magic PBSA street game becomes a state championship whose prize takes four inner city girls three thousand miles away to London, England and a lifetime away from their every-day world.
A sweeping profile of America focusing on the individual states that make up the nation.
Space Worker PBSA revealing look at NASA and its people following the Challenger disaster.
Showdown on Tobacco Road PBSA documentary concerning smoking in America, pitting the health concerns against individual rights.
A primtime PBS special follows a US Marine Corps 2nd Lt and his tough Tech Sergeant and their platoon as it excercises in blistering winter conditions 200 miles above the Arctic Circle in north Norway
Wings Over Water PBSA documentary detailing the birth of naval aviation and the aircraft carrier from it's genesis in the early 20th Century through Vietnam.
Three compelling stories of people who have survived long-term comas and the new lives they try to build for themselves.
Second Home PBSIn 1985 our camera crew follows the preparatory events of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy in the days before she departs for her six-month deployment and for the first two weeks at sea.
Filmmakers go behind the scenes with athletes and workers at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
How Hitler Lost the War PBSAn intriguing look by Allied and Axis veteran's at how dangerously close Adolf Hitler came to winning World War II.