The Great San Francisco Earthquake

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey p...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and blas...

Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

An innovative documentary that illustrates how weather works by performing brave, ambitious (even unlikely) experiments that show how nature transform...

As co-created by environmentalists Stephan Poulle and Nicolas Koutsikas, the documentary Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age argues and provides evidence...

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East R...

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dia...

It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these time...

The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassination.

Exploring one of the most devastating but little-known disasters in London's history, this documentary reveals the shocking events that unfolded durin...

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George Washington h...

Re-examines the dramatic events of Boxing Day 2004, and investigates the new science of Tsunami forecasting.

On December 9, 2019, New Zealand's most active volcano erupted, engulfing 47 day trippers in a toxic ash cloud. 21 lost their lives that day and in th...

The two NZ survivors of the deadly White Island eruption tell their remarkable story of survival.