shows on Discovery Channel

Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on earth.

Montana rancher Clayton Phipps and Wyoming fossil hunter Mike Harris buck the academic status quo by putting their money on the line, traveling the earth, and turning out groundbreaking finds that've set the scientific world on fire.

A subculture of distillers carries on the backwoods tradition of moonshining; now, judged by Mark, Digger and Tim, the country's top legal and outlaw shiners go head to head to see who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

Discovery channel introduces the Cutter's - a blue collar, Midwestern family determined to keep their oil company alive amidst Ohio's aggressive oil boom in the new series Blood & Oil. Running on blood, sweat, tears and pure instinct, in this real life David vs. Goliath struggle to keep their business and family together, the Cutter's will do whatever it takes to keep the Cutter Oil Company afloat as they take on big oil in this race for black gold.

One family has been fighting for over 70 years to recover what they say is rightfully theirs - a $28 billion treasure buried deep inside a mountain in the New Mexico desert. Some believe the U.S. Government stole the 16,000 gold bars and priceless artifacts, while skeptics claim it never existed. Now, for the first time ever, the family and its supporters reveal exclusive evidence to prove their case and crack open the mystery of America's greatest treasure story. The truth of Victorio Peak has never been told... until now.

Ed Stafford is undertaking an extreme survival challenge. He'll be washed up naked and alone on a desert island, south east of Fiji, with only his brain, bare hands, and a camera to keep him alive. He'll take no food, water, clothes, knife or tools, so from the moment he arrives he is on an extraordinary race to stay alive.

Have you ever wondered if you could give up your connected way of life and live off the land where you lay your head each night? To thrive in a tightknit community living off the land might seem like a nightmare for some, but there is a group of people who find it exhilarating to use the Earth's natural resources to create a way of life. This new series spotlights a new generation who leave their homes and every creature comfort behind as they set out to take on a vast expanse of Alaska. They must work together to establish a self-sustaining colony where they make their own rules all before winter arrives.

The popular series follows the action at Orange County Choppers, the world-famous custom motorcycle business run by Paul Teutul Sr., and the lives of his fiery sons, Paul Jr. and Mikey.

Hosted by Josh Gates, Tales from the Explorers Club will take viewers inside Explorers Club New York headquarters to tell the stories from explorers who pushed the bounds of human possibility, venturing to Earth's highest peaks, deepest ocean trenches, the North and South poles, and even into outer space. With exclusive access to the Club's archives, the series will profile the accomplishments of real-life action heroes including Ernest Shackleton, Gertrude Bell, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jim Lovell, and Jeff Bezos among others.

Naked and Afraid veterans take on the most intense challenge yet - surviving 21 days completely and utterly alone. While each survivalist returns to the challenge for a different reason - some to avenge a past performance, others to honor loved ones - all share the same will to overcome their fear of failure, outlast this ultimate test of survival and prove they can do it all without help from anyone else.