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Embark on investigative journey into a paranormal world of earthquake prediction. Inexplicable paranormal activity, considered scientific in some parts of the world and debunked in others, is used to predict the potentially devastating disasters. File footage, press clips, true life accounts and dramatic recreations are used examine this natural phenomenon.
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Combining human emotion with science, and profiling the harsh realities of our earth’s extreme climate conditions, BILLION DOLLAR DISASTERS reveals the perils of man versus weather. Relive the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew, the deadly catastrophe of the Venezuelan Mudslides and more. Premiered on Discovery Channel, USA.
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An astounding array of electronic technologies – audio, video, GPS chips and computer databases – allow us to peer into each other’s lives in more ways and with greater ease than ever before… a power that carries with it a new breed of ethical and legal dilemmas. Explore the double-edged sword that is modern surveillance: the same technologies that enable us to catch criminals and terrorists can easily be abused. Premiered on Discovery Times Channel, USA.
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Spiders have all the techniques to make them legendary warriors: stealth, speed and a killer instinct. The people of Kajiki, in Southern Japan have harnessed these skills to create one of the world’s strangest martial arts – the combat sport of spider fighting. If you thought spiders were creatures to be feared, wait until you see the clash of Japan’s Samurai spiders! Premiered on National Geographic International.
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The king cobra is the largest venomous snake on the planet, but in a small village in northeast Thailand it has become a welcome resident. Many people in Kok Sa Nga make their living from the king cobra, but in a most unusual way. The men fight these spring-coiled serpents barehanded, while the women dance with fully fanged king cobras in their mouths.
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The Chinese government is breeding golden eagles to help control a booming population of giant gerbils in Xinjiang. GERBIL PLAGUE looks at the natural history of both gerbils and eagles and provides a commentary on the ‘battle’ between them, in a humorous take on CNN-style war coverage.
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Go behind the scenes of the agencies responsible for the production of the world’s most sought after product: money. For the first time since 9/11, the high security facilities of America’s Federal Reserve Banks, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the US Mint have opened their doors and vaults to our camera crews. Premiered on TLC, USA.
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Resident doctors work long hours, get no sleep, and are under intense pressure to deliver positive outcomes. This job requires skill, teamwork, perseverance, and a large dose of humor and compassion. These are their dramatic and compelling stories. Experience first-hand their struggles to cure sickness, heal wounds and save lives. Premiered on Discovery Health, USA.
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Follow Vivek Menon, the executive director of the Wildlife Trust of India, in hot pursuit of the illegal trade of ivory from India. We capture the live drama of sting operations as Vivek sets out on his ivory trail, filming with hidden cameras to expose undercover investigations, raids to nab poachers, and secret meetings with traders.
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Viewers are brought into a world of the strange and bizarre as we visit various facilities containing actual human dissections, preserved specimens of harrowing disease and medical oddities, and historical medical tools. Museums include Pennsylvania’s Mütter Museum, the Fragonard Museum in France, and Connecticut’s Menczer Medical Museum. Premiered on Discovery Channel, USA.
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On November 12, 1996 a Saudi Arabian Boeing 747 had just taken off from Delhi’s IGI Airport. At the same time a Kazakhstan Airways IL 76 was landing in Delhi. Suddenly the two planes collided head on at 14,000 feet. There were no survivors. Using newspaper reports, official documents, and eyewitness accounts, HEAD ON AIR CRASH pieces together the events that resulted in the crash. Could the crash have been caused by severe turbulence? Faulty instruments? Or, could the crash have been a result of a serious error?
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Meet the fourteen to twenty-year-old “hackers” from Asia who are breaking into the high tech computers of the West every day. Who are these kids? What makes them tick? Why do they do what they do? Where is all this headed? How does it affect us?
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