作者托马斯·佩恩带领观众踏上一段非凡的旅程，深入都铎王朝第一任国王亨利七世黑暗而令人毛骨悚然的世界。从他在博斯沃思战役中战胜理查三世，到他秘密身亡，再到其子亨利八世的继承，这部剧揭示了亨利七世为赢得并牢牢抓住最终目标——英格兰王位——而使用的残酷手段。佩恩探索宏伟的建筑和失落已久的文件，揭秘了这位可疑、神秘而又令人恐惧的君主的真实故事。
异域风情的美貌、惊人的智力以及极其高超的语言能力，使鹦鹉成为世界上最受欢迎的宠物之一。但与猫狗不同，鹦鹉并非被驯化。它们天生震耳欲聋的叫声和难以预测的行为，是为雨林而生，而非为圈养而生。强烈的情感需求、复杂的情感生活以及长达八九十岁的寿命，让鹦鹉的命运更加复杂。许多鹦鹉的主人迟早会意识到，他们面临的挑战超出了自身的承受能力，于是向早已人满为患的收容所和庇护所寻求帮助。从哥斯达黎加的荒野到我国的郊区，鹦鹉主人、救援人员、繁育者和参与保护项目的生物学家在这部苦乐参半、令人难忘的影片中，分享了他们以及他们饲养的鹦鹉的故事，讲述了饲养和照顾宠物鹦鹉的艰辛和后果。
两千年前，历史上最臭名昭著的人物之一诞生了。玛丽·比尔德教授踏上调查之旅，探索盖乌斯·尤利乌斯·凯撒·奥古斯都·日耳曼尼库斯（我们更熟悉的名字是卡利古拉）的生平。卡利古拉如今已成为罗马最反复无常的暴君，关于他的传说堪称罗马皇帝中最离奇的传说之一。玛丽将证据拼凑起来，将卡利古拉置于他那个时代的背景中，揭示了一个充满谋杀、阴谋和家族权力的惊人故事。最重要的是，她解释了卡利古拉为何最终背负如此不可挽回的恶名。在此过程中，她不仅揭示了卡利古拉这个怪物的真面目，也揭示了他这个人的真面目。
科學家們正在爭分奪秒地找出全球暖化對我們的天氣有什麼影響，我們的天氣現在變得越來越瘋狂和奇怪，並在世界各地造成混亂、死亡和破壞。
14岁的Laura Dekker为了追寻她的梦想，用两年的时间独自航海环游世界，也成为达成这项成就最年轻的人。航行中的孤独与自由都写进了她的生命。
英国的“邪典”传奇人物约翰·奥特威重返母校，开设一门关于音乐界生存的课程。在70年代英国朋克革命的浪潮中，奥特威在一次意义非凡的电视亮相中，五百五十万观众目睹了他痛苦地摔倒在睾丸上，奥特威也因此名声大噪。可惜的是，他的下一首热门金曲是在25年后问世的。约翰·奥特威的职业生涯既是一堂既有教育意义又充满魔力的自我推销课……他招募粉丝，进行无数操纵性十足、夸张的项目，其中包括在BBC民意调查中荣登“全民最受欢迎作词家”第七名，在他50岁生日时入选十大热门金曲，并在60岁生日时出演一部故事片。失败也有回报，这让奥特威在聚光灯下风光了35年。作者：史蒂夫·巴克
Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, they have only months left to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's lone government cardiologist fighting to save the lives of his young p...
DESCRIPTION Did you know? In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history? Creating huge terror machines, hi-tech superguns and some of the original weapons of mass destruction, their aim was to control a nation, conquer a continent and win the war! Over six unforgettable episodes, Nazi Megastructures uncovers the hidden remains of Hitler’s most ambitious Megastructures, telling the stories of the engineering geniuses that designed them and revealing how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever. EPISODE GUIDE Nazi Megastructures: The Atlantic Wall Discover the story behind the defensive wall, stretching thousands of kilometres, built by the Third Reich to protect themselves from the Allies. Nazi Megastructures: U-Boat Base To create a safe haven in port for their lethal U-boat submarines, the Nazis built massive, impenetrable submarine pens that still survive today. Nazi Megastructures: V2 Rocket Bases Discover how Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun heralded the birth of ballistic missiles and laid the technological foundations for the space race. Nazi Megastructures: Super Tanks The story of Nazi engineers tasked with fulfilling Hitler's megalomaniac demand for the construction of a land battleship weighing 1,000 tons. Nazi Megastructures: Hitler's Jet Caves Explore the story behind one of the most advanced aeroplanes of WWII, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and the subterranean bat-cave where it was built. Nazi Megastructures: Fortress Berlin April 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified FŸhrerbunker in the centre of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final attack.
Less than 55 years ago, Dubai International Airport was a vast desert of sand. But today, it is a modern mecca of international air travel. With 344,000 flights, 57 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo flying in and out each year, it is the world’s third busiest airport for international passengers. National Geographic Channel go behind-the-scenes of Dubai International’s three massive terminals, including Terminal 3 – the largest building on earth by floor space, measuring 359 football pitches in size! With unprecedented access to all facets of this mega facility, the series follows some of the 60,000 staff working hard to keep it safe, secure, and on schedule. From Air Traffic Control handling emergency landings, customs intercepting suspected drug smugglers and engineers taking apart multi-million dollar jets to dealing with late flights and angry passengers, cargo headaches and even the construction of brand new USD$3.2 billion dollar terminal, NGC provides a 360-degree view of this “ultimate airport.”
Stephen Fry探寻同性恋群体的生活以及人们在接纳同性恋过程中遇到的困难，他参加了同性婚礼，观看了同性恋游行，还去到同性恋的禁地-乌干达，与官员激辩，他拜访了所谓的同性恋治疗大师，他还去到了好莱坞了解出柜对明星的影响。
