Just over a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen went through the North-West Passage for the first time, the icebreaker that bears his name repeats this voyage - not to discover a new trade route but to study ...

Light Fantastic explores the phenomenon that surrounds and affects nearly every aspect of our lives but one which we take for granted - light. In the final programme Simon Schaffer finds that as more people were able ...

The accident that occurred at Chernobyl on 26th April 1986 was the most disastrous reactor malfunction in the history of nuclear power.

56 people died immediately following the accident and substantial ...

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

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The IMAX "Cosmic Voyage" film was made as a public service with sponsorship by the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. On DVD, borrowed from my local public library, it plays at just over 30 minutes with ...

ANTARCTICA takes you to a continent beyond imagination. Discover a new world and learn of Antarctica's wildlife in a way never before possible. ANTARCTICA creates a sensation of truly being there -- a remarkable ...

When and how did space and time begin? The birth of the Universe is one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy. It has perplexed the best scientific minds for centuries. Decades before space travel was possible, a ...

This large format film follows a couple of meteorologists through some of the most extreme weather conditions on Earth. Monsoons, hurricanes, and tornadoes are the stars of this film, which also includes the short ...

It is estimated that 500 people come to Britain each day rather leave. So where are these people going? Why are people being told that their towns' are getting smaller when they are not? The clues are there if yo ...

In central Japan, a spider weaves her web in a field of growing rice. Rice has been a part of Japan for so long that it has shaped the land. Indeed, it has become so much a part of the Japanese landscape that it has c ...