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Get ready to dive deep into the inner workings of the world we live in. How Stuff Works takes you on a journey through the fascinating mechanics of everyday life. From the technology that powers our devices to the science behind our favorite foods, no topic is too big or too small. Join us for an eye-opening exploration of the stuff that makes our world go round.

Dinosaur detective Dr. Phil Manning looks at beliefs and creates new questions about dinosaurs.

Join Dr Jago Cooper on a thrilling journey through South America's ancient civilizations. From the Incas to the Nazcas, discover the secrets of lost kingdoms. Uncover the mysteries of South America's past with Dr Jago Cooper as he explores the ruins of once-great empires. History comes alive in this fascinating series.

Teddy Wilson and Norm Sousa push the limits by ignoring warning labels on household products. The results are unpredictable and entertaining. From exploding toilets to fiery explosions, Never Ever Do This At Home is a hilarious and educational show for anyone who loves science experiments gone wrong.

Host Peter Barakan looks at various aspects of traditional Japanese life.

Join Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding science adventure. Armed with a 70mm camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, and an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created, the stars of Tornado Alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornados destructive power at point blank range. Experience the adrenaline and the science of natures most dramatic phenomena!

This is a kids' animated show that stars story-telling vegetables. Bob Tomato and his friend Larry Cucumber narrate stories about their kooky vegetable friends, and each story teaches kids a moral lesson.

Together, all for one! Get ready for big adventures with Dora and Friends: Into the City! Dora's moved to a beautiful pan-Latino metropolis by the sea called Playa Verde, entered a diverse new school, and is busier than ever. She's also found a new group of friends-Alana, Emma, Naiya, Kate, and Pablo-with a shared passion for learning and exploring who join her on new pop/rock-infused adventures in the city. But this is no ordinary city. Down side streets, in the park, even under the school, there are portals to magical worlds filled with surprises, obstacles and villains waiting to test our friends with curricular challenges and exciting emotional stakes. Armed with an ancient magical charm bracelet, a trusted Map App, and the strength that comes from working with bright, funny, and loving friends, Dora invites preschoolers to join her in saving the day and solving problems.

The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.

This World is a BBC television documentary strand, shown in the United Kingdom on BBC Two, and occasionally internationally on BBC World. The subject matter is mainly social issues and current affairs stories from around the world.

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Using the latest 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott uncover the hidden history of Italian civilization and city life.

A series that follows teams of craftsmen who restore vintage objects for survival.

Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply "Discovery") is an American basic cable and satellite television channel (which is also delivered via IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of the world).

The series tells the story of a young girl inventor who is way ahead of her time. Utilizing creative out-of-the-box thinking, she designs inventions and contraptions in the hopes of making the world a better place and moving her prehistoric community into a more modern era. With the help of her supportive parents, teacher, best friends-Pepper and Barry-and beloved pet mammoth Murphy, Eureka is learning to embrace that she is not ordinary... she's extraordinary.

The boyhood adventures of the greatest action hero of all time: Indiana Jones. Young Indy travels the world, meeting some of the greatest figures of the early 20th century, and participating in the events that helped shape history.

Join the students of Breaker High, a high school on a cruise ship, while they experience fun and adventure, love and heartache, with good times and bad as they explore the high seas and get an education.

Bad Universe is a television series on the Discovery Channel that attempts to explain some of the phenomena in the universe, while demystifying those that are harder to prove. The show is hosted by Phil Plait, an American astronomer who has spend much of his career dispelling misconceptions about the physical world.

Trains come to life in the land of Chuggington, where the trainees are modern engines of all types. These apprentice trains are learning how to ride the rails and perform daily duties.

A look at the reasons why planes crash.

Welcome to Berry Bitty City, a berry special little world under the leaves of a berry patch. It may be small, but Berry Bitty City is big on fun and adventure. It's where Strawberry Shortcake and all her friends live. Together, they prove that little girls can do berry big things. There's always something fun to do, and when someone needs help, her friends are always there to lend a hand.

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by, as they supersize their way through the cuisine of six different eras in Britain's history.

Biographer and historian Dr. Amanda Foreman presents a landmark four-part BBC Two series on the history of women from the dawn of civilisation to the modern day. This ambitious series sets out to redress a significant imbalance in global history, exploring the extraordinary and often overlooked role that women have played in the forging of the modern world.

In the tradition of Barney and Friends, Yo Gabba Gabba! is a fun way for your young children to learn. Aimed at ages one and up, this DJ Lance Rock-hosted show features friendly toy monsters like Muno, Foofa the pink flower bubble, Plex the robot, Toodee the blue cat-dragon, and Brobee the green little one; in cheery, colorful environments filled with music, dance, life lessons and colorful cartoons.

Ground-breaking special effects illustrate the drama of human evolution in Professor Robert Winston's four-part new series.Series examining the world of the prehistoric ancestors of modern-day humans.