NEW PROGRAMMES

88 New Programmes.

Our new programming for Autumn 2011 features a wonderful range of titles that have recently become available to the inflight market.

Further information on individual programmes, including their availability and language versions can be obtained from your usual sales representative. Please note that due to rights restrictions not every programme may be available in all territories.

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Abominable Snowman

1 x 47 mins

The legend is immortalized in ancient rock art, discussed in folklore, loved by enthusiastic crypto zoologists. But although the idea of a savage half-man, half-ape type beast roaming the mountains may seem implausible, there is too much evidence in the form of sightings, tracks and encounters to allow us to simply dismiss it as total fantasy. Now, a team of eminent scientists will rigorously anal..

Alien Invasion

1 x 94 mins

What would happen if aliens attacked? How would we fight back? Explore the science, military tactics and strategies now being developed by top engineers, scientists, military officers and political insiders in this ‘how-to’ guide for the ultimate worst case scenario. ..

Ancient Fightbook

1 x 47 mins

How much do you know about life in Europe in the Middle Ages? Was life really as brutal and people as unsophisticated as you've been led to believe? Hidden in a dusty library, locked in a secure vault is an obscure and strange manuscript that could unlock lost secrets of the medieval world. The book was written in 1459 and could fundamentally change your ideas about the life of this time. Writ..

Ancient X-Files

3 X 47 mins

Ancient X-Files enters the twilight zone of unsolved ancient mysteries. The program travels to a series of incredible locations across the world to solve some intriguing riddles. Each story is a piece of detective work by another expert, trying to make sense of some puzzling ancient artefact, to find the truth behind some extraordinary legend, to discover the origins of a bizarre myth ..

And Man Created Dog

1 x 47 mins 1 x 94 mins

Around 15,000 years of human tinkering-first by accident and later by design-has created the most diverse species on earth: dogs.They're not just our best friends, but likely our oldest. This film takes us through history, telling the story of how dogs evolved from wolves and found a home with humans.This journey not only changed the dog from a close descendent of the wolf into a useful servan..

Australia's Greatest Flood

1 x 48 mins

2011 has been a year of unprecedented natural disasters; from the killer tsunami in Japan to earthquakes in Christchurch and Thailand. But it all began in Australia, when weeks of torrential rain and cyclones battered much of the country. After a decade of crippling droughts, said to be the worst in a century, Australia’s climate switched. From September 2010, much of eastern Australia exper..

Bear Nomad

3 x 47 mins

Brace yourself for the ride of a lifetime as bear researcher, adventurer and conservation ecologist Chris Morgan takes us on a motorcycle odyssey deep into the wilds of Alaska. For more than a year, Chris will live among the wildest creatures on earth, immersing himself completely in their world and revealing an astonishingly intimate portrait of North America's three bear species: brown bears..

Bears of Fear Island

1 x 47 mins

Admiralty Island, also known as Fortress of the Bears in Southeast Alaska, harbours the largest concentration of Alaskan brown bears on Earth: some 1800 inhabit its twisted and folded terrain. When the salmon, the bears' main food source, do not return for the first time one summer, the grizzlies must find something else to eat…..

Beast Man

4 x 47 mins

Pat Spain, a biologist and explorer, travels the globe in search of mythical creatures, immersing himself amongst the tribes, people and cultures on his quest to find the truth between fact and fiction. EPISODES: 1. African Swamp Monster Ever since some of the first explorers returned from Africa, there have been stories told of strange water-dwelling monsters living in the forests of the Con..

Border, The - Series 2

4 x 52 mins

In series one, based in Nogales, Arizona we gave you a taste of the illegal activity that agents defending the border must face. Now take Nogales, add water, and you’ve got San Diego. Although San Diego is the smallest sector geographically, agents here must patrol a landscape that is one of the most varied. There are still thousands of miles of desert to patrol and they face the same challe..

Brutal Killers

1 x 47 mins

Dealing with rival males, successful lions need to be brutal and use any means in their power to quash would-be kings. These are not random acts of violence but vital behaviour to secure their own genetic future. As sub-adult males in the pride grow, they are considered a threat. They must leave to find a pride of their own. As the years pass, the new would-be kings must take over a pride with an ..

Camels that Race, The

1 x 52 mins

We’re in Oman – the place where camels were domesticated for the very first time. For 6000 years camels and humans have been completely inseparable. But with the discovery of oil, Oman underwent a massive transformation. With the introduction of the car, the camel’s main purpose was suddenly undermined. Luckily, just before this ancient relationship was completely destroyed, came..

Cameramen Who Dare

3 x 47 mins

We bring you the wild adventures from behind the camera. Discover the dangers and drama of getting the perfect shot, and how camermen have survived against some of the world's deadliest predators. Enter a world that few humans would dare and get closer than ever before to the unpredictable and often dangerous side of wildlife. EPISODES: 1. Shark Swarm Discover the truth behind the footage and ..

Catacombs of Palermo

1 x 47 mins

More than 8000 mummies ‘inhabit’ the Catacombs of Palermo, the world’s greatest accumulation of preserved bodies. Endangered by humidity and showing signs of decay, the mummies are being rescued by an international team of experts. The catacombs were built in the 16th century, after the death of monk Silvestro of Gubbio, who was mummified in 1599. The monks did such a good job pr..

China Circus

2 x 47 mins

In this two part series we follow the fortunes of some highly talented young people, all dedicated to pursuing a life within the acrobatic arts and dreaming of one day becoming acrobatic stars. EPISODES:1. Elites At the Wuqiao School of Acrobatic Arts in the heart of China, children aged 7-17 are training to be tomorrow’s acrobatic stars. It is a gruelling programme where the saying ‘n..

Congo: On The Lava Trail

1 x 52 mins

For all its beauty, it might as well be a sea of gasoline. Calm and blue on its surface, Lake Kivu hides a deadly secret: enough carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane in its depths to kill all two million people who live in the lake basin.There are just three ‘exploding lakes’ in the world. Lakes Monoun and Nyos in Cameroon – and Kivu. In 1986, a landslide at Nyos triggered a deadly &..

Dino Stampede

1 x 50 mins

In remote Queensland, Australia a 100 million year-old mystery is captured in stone. Thousands of dinosaur footprints are etched in rock, all pointing to one terrifying moment – a dinosaur stampede.What were these dinosaurs? Why were they all here? Why did they run in one direction? And is a monstrous track proof of a new prehistoric killer?A team of international scientists from Australia, ..

Earth Tripping

6 x 23.5 mins

Survivor: Africa winner, professional soccer player and eco-traveller Ethan Zohn explores some of the world’s greatest tourist hotspots while keeping it ‘green’ in this brand new, half-hour series. Because Earth Tripping is all about being an earth-friendly traveller, Zohn experiences each culture in the healthiest way possible for both him and the planet. Join our host as he dis..

Egyptian Job, The

1 x 94 mins

Four experts come together to attempt to solve one of the greatest crimes of antiquity: how a band of villains managed to break into Hawara – the Fort Knox of Egyptian pyramids – to steal the treasures of the great Pharaoh Amenemhat the Third. Can these specialists work out how ancient robbers broke in to the most complex pyramid vault ever designed?..

Extreme Exposures

10 x 25 mins

Step into the shoes of some the most daring photographers in the world - those who continue to make National Geographic a household name for vivid, compelling, world-shaping imagery. Every inch as adventurous as the explorers they cover - their photos are often their only testament to the places they’ve seen and gruelling experiences they’ve endured while on assignment. Until now..