NOTE: We are listing both EST/Pacific Time and individual television ratings.
All rated [G] or [PG] unless noted. [NR] = Not Rated or news-related program.
April 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - The Lumberyard.
At the center of the American Dream is the home--and at the center of
its creation or renovation is the lumberyard. We'll explore the
options lumberyards provide for builders and renovators--from natural
to engineered woods. We'll show how plywood and pressed woods are
made, trace exotic woods to jungle and desert, visit a special
lumberyard that deals in recycled and antique woods, and go on an
underwater expedition as divers locate ancient logs buried in the
Great Lakes and New Zealand. We'll see how 50,000-year-old ancient
Kauri wood is "mined" from a bog and is now all the rage among those
who live in mansions and travel on yachts. From the lowly 2-by-4 used
to build a tract home, to a reclaimed set of historic planks used to
make a million-dollar bar in a 5-star hotel, this eye-opening program
hits the nail right on the head.
8-9pm -- The Universe - Cosmic Collisions
It's been said that our universe is a cosmic shooting gallery. Gravity
is moving everything around and things are bound to collide.
Astronomers are attempting to understand how these collisions occur in
the dark recesses of space. Learn about collisional families, which
are clusters of comets and asteroids; planetary collisions; mass
extinction impacts involving asteroids and comets; stars collisions;
and galaxy cluster collisions. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used
to bring this series down to earth as the heavens yield their greatest
secrets.
9-10pm -- The Universe - Nebulas
Take a tour through the "Art Gallery of the Galaxy" and view what are
considered the "crown jewels" of the heavens. Nebulas are mysterious
clouds of gas that aren't classified as stars, planets, moons or
asteroids. Astronomers use the most sophisticated techniques to view
them since they are practically invisible to the naked eye. Nothing
less than stunning, nebulas glow, reflect or obscure the galaxy's
light with amazing swirls of color. Nebulas mark the regions where the
nothingness of space first coalesces, where stars are born and where
stars die. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the
universe down to earth.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 04 - The Big Hit
Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm
season arrived with a vengeance--shutting some crews down while others
struggled to stay afloat. Now a bigger storm is brewing. The stalled
housing market's effects are hitting the Ax Men hard. Jobs will be
shut down; men will be put out of work. This week, the housing market
hits home.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - World's Strongest 2
What does it take to rate as "the world's strongest"? Watch as
life-saving boron carbide body armor, strong enough to stop 9mm
machine gun bullets at point-blank range, is put to the test. Visit
the world of Monster Trucks and watch BigFoot in car-crushing action.
For a demonstration of lifting might, head dockside with a
super-strong mobile crane capable of hoisting a 600-ton mega-yacht and
toting it through a boat yard without a scratch. The Super-Shredder is
a metal recycling monster that can gobble up 6 junked cars a minute.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Mackinac Bridge.
Until recently, the Mackinac Bridge was the longest suspension bridge
in the world. One of the top engineering marvels of the 20th century,
the bridge spans the 4-mile wide straits of Mackinac, where Lakes
Huron and Michigan come together. The Mighty Mac connects the pastoral
northern mainland of Michigan with the state's heavily forested Upper
Peninsula and stands as a testament to the dreams, determination, and
hard work of a small few who created a true masterpiece of modern
engineering.
9-10pm -- MonsterQuest - Russia's Killer Apemen
In 2006, The New York Times revealed a sinister plan by Soviet
dictator Josef Stalin to create monsters by crossing humans with apes.
Travel to Russia to find out if this was true and if so how far did he
get? Take a look at the many efforts, both by man and Mother Nature,
to combine the strength of apes with the intelligence of man. This
real Frankenstein story involves everything from head transplants in
the U.S. to cases of ape on human attacks. One-part history, one-part
science and one part monster, discover the truth behind legendary
monsters.
10-11pm -- UFO Hunters - Alien Contact
For years, people have claimed to have had direct, personal contact
with an alien. In this episode of our series, the team tracks down
several people who claim to have had such contact. They'll also work
along side medical and scientific professionals to try and discover
what, if anything, really happed to these people.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - More Military Movers
Soldiers, machines, and supplies are only effective if they arrive at
the battlefield in time. Explore the history and the technology behind
the machines that do the heavy moving in times of war. The V-22 Osprey
is designed to combine the best qualities of a helicopter with the
best qualities of a fixed-wing aircraft. For all of its ingenuity and
promise, the Osprey has had a tumultuous development period. These
controversies will be examined as Osprey advocates explain how the
aircraft's shortcomings have been worked out. Take a look at the
Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter--a versatile, twin engine, tandem
rotor, heavy lift copter that is a major military workhorse. Also
spotlighted are LMSRs, which are some of the largest non-combatant
ships in the military. Reaching nearly a thousand feet in length, they
are capable of carrying an entire U.S. Army task force.
8-9pm -- Gangland - 14 - Maniacal
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
9-10pm -- Gangland - 17 - Texas Terror
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
10-11pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Underground Apocalypse
For billions of people across the globe, Jerusalem is considered
ground zero for Armageddon. And while most of the world's population
considers it a holy land, it's also one of the bloodiest cities the
world has ever known. From a hidden occult city built by the Knights
Templar to the hiding place for the Dead Sea Scrolls, the evidence of
the apocalypse is buried all over the holy city. Host Don Wildman has
special access to a sacred stone said to keep the world from ultimate
chaos, and finds evidence of John the Baptist's apocalyptic sermons...
he's heading into a vast underground that ignited the violent visions
of the end of the world.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Weapons of Mass Destruction
From the unimaginable power of nuclear bombs to microscopic anthrax
spores, we reveal who possesses these nightmare weapons and explore
the danger posed by terrorists with deadly technologies. Using the
latest computer technology we see an on-screen representation of the
radioactive plume that would result from a mock dirty bomb attack in
Seattle. We will learn how bio-agents are discovered and understand
the technology currently used to identify and prevent suicide
bombings. Weapons of mass destruction have made the world a dangerous
place but we will find out how technology can assist us as we strive
for lasting solutions.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3
Explore the hottest trends in gadgets, how they've evolved and where
they're going. See how the latest miniaturized, mobile gadgetry can
fit all the technology that once filled an entire office into a single
briefcase. Visit Brookstone, the ultimate gadget store. We'll meet a
gadget collector who's turned his home into a gadget museum. And we'll
visit basement inventors who have developed everything from an iron
you slip over your hand to smart appliances that talk back. Revisit
some of the original gadgets like the corkscrew and zipper and see how
some gadgets evolve into new forms. Discover which gadget inventors
may hold tomorrow's hottest new trends and learn why some gadgets
succeed while others crash and burn.
9-10pm -- Shockwave - 04 - Shockwave
Listen to the incredible story of a crewman on an aircraft carrier who
was sucked into a jet engine as it was getting ready to take off. Then
will more than 500 passengers and crew of the aging cruise ship
Oceanos fall victim to a vicious storm and 30-foot seas in the Indian
Ocean? Watch as motorcycle Daredevil Ron Brown attempts to break the
200 mile an hour motorcycle land speed record, but a high speed wobble
throws his bike off balance. Next an Ethiopian airliner carrying 175
passengers and crew is hi-jacked and the plane runs out of fuel
forcing the pilot to attempt a water landing. Finally a fairly small
fire suddenly becomes a major explosion when a crude oil tank blows-up
in Texas forcing dozens to run for their lives.
10-11pm -- Battle 360 - The Grey Ghost
The Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise was the most decorated ship of
World War II. Enterprise is the first ship to receive the Presidential
Unit Citation, the highest award any American vessel can achieve.
Watch as she is refitted with new technology and returns to taunt the
enemy. The first night air operations ever launched from a carrier are
flown from the decks of Enterprise during the bloody Gilbert invasion.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Alaskan Fishing
The Alaska Ocean is the largest factory-fishing boat in the US fleet.
The crew's mission: hunt down, catch and process 300 tons of Alaskan
Pollock each day on the unforgiving waters of the Bering Sea. We
travel with them on the last voyage of a long and grueling season. The
crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and
complex vessels afloat. It is half fishing boat, half floating
factory, processing and flash freezing Alaskan Pollock as fast as its
crew can catch it. To meet their seasonal quota of Pollock, the crew
must overcome obstacles of weather, mechanical dangers aboard the
sea-tossed ship and the wiliness of the fish themselves. Captain Scott
Symonds takes us inside the amazing ultra-modern world of high stakes
commercial fishing where a wrong decision on his part can cost not
just the season's catch, but also the lives of his crew.
8-10pm -- A Global Warning? -
Follow the world's climate experts as they investigate the most
dramatic climatic events in history. It is a story of unimaginable
extremes, extinctions of entire species and remarkable survivals in
the face of total devastation. Learn the secrets locked away inside
300 year-old corals. Is it possible that the Arctic was once a
tropical haven with crocodiles and waters hot enough to swim in?
Scientists are racing to understand the weather of our past in the
hope of preventing climate catastrophe in the future. Packed with
breathtaking locations, dynamic special effects and exciting accounts,
watch as a vision of the earth's violent past and uncertain future is
revealed.
10-11pm -- Decoding The Past - Doomsday 2012: The End of Days
There are prophecies and oracles from around the world that all seem
to point to December 21, 2012 as doomsday. The ancient Mayan Calendar,
the medieval predictions of Merlin, the Book of Revelation and the
Chinese oracle of the I Ching all point to this specific date as the
end of civilization. A new technology called "The Web-Bot Project"
makes massive scans of the internet as a means of forecasting the
future... and has turned up the same dreaded date: 2012. Skeptics
point to a long history of "Failed Doomsdays", but many oracles of
doom throughout history have a disturbingly accurate track record. As
the year 2012 ticks ever closer we'll speculate if there are any
reasons to believe these doomsayers.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
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7-8pm -- Ax Men - 04 - The Big Hit
Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm
season arrived with a vengeance--shutting some crews down while others
struggled to stay afloat. Now a bigger storm is brewing. The stalled
housing market's effects are hitting the Ax Men hard. Jobs will be
shut down; men will be put out of work. This week, the housing market
hits home.
8-10pm -- King -
Tom Brokaw brings to life the epic story of one of the most important
figures in history. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death
of Martin Luther King Jr., relive his remarkable journey for civil
rights starting from the moment he reluctantly joined the bus boycott
in Montgomery, Alabama. See his rise as a world figure, to his tragic
death in Memphis at age 39. Interviews with Andrew Young, Harry
Belafonte and Martin Luther King lll will be included. Celebrity
activists such as Bono, Be Be Winans and Forest Whitaker will appear
in a montage of music and historical speeches that add a contemporary
flair to this historical program.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 05 - Market Meltdown
The loggers of the Pacific Northwest perform what is said to be North
America's most dangerous job. Watch as the men react to news of
upcoming layoffs. Gustafson Logging tries to get back on track,
Browning Logging races to meet a big deadline and Pihl Logging needs
to finish the Pig Farm Job. Despite Melvin's best efforts to keep up
with his old equipment, Stump Branch Logging loses one of its most
important machines.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Welding
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient
blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some
form of welding. Whether via electricity, flammable gases, sonic
waves, or sometimes just raw explosive power, welding creates powerful
bonds between metal unmatched by any other joining process. From high
atop emerging 60-story towers on the Las Vegas strip to oil platforms
hundreds of feet below the ocean, discover how welders forge the
backbone of civilization. Learn about exciting new applications: how
sound waves create bulletproof welds for contemporary body armor; the
technologies behind robotic welding systems; and the knee-rattling
impact of an explosion weld, the most powerful method of all.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Locomotives
Zip through the French countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the TGV--the
fastest locomotive in the world. Ride on the little engines that could
as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal. Watch two
locomotives crash head-on as the federal government monitors safety.
Descend 700 feet below the earth's surface where mining locomotives
move miners through a maze of tunnels. Then, it's a "jiffy lube" for
locomotives inside America's largest maintenance shop. Finally, glide
into the future with a locomotive that levitates on a cushion of air.
9-11pm -- Last Days on Earth -
Could the human race become suddenly extinct? We count down seven
ways in which the world as we know it could meet an abrupt and
untimely end, from a mammoth asteroid strike to the eruption of a
super volcano. What would happen as computers literally become
trillions of times smarter than we are--would they program our mass
murder? Scientists, experts, and witnesses describe these and other
vividly pictured disaster scenarios, from super bugs created in secret
labs to black holes that could suck earth into oblivion. Using
state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics and interviews with the
world's top scientists, we will leave viewers pondering humanity's
place in the universe and will reveal the most terrifying truth of
all--that our greatest enemy is ourselves.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters of the 70's.
To err is human... But when the error results in the loss of life,
it's a disaster. Learn about one of the most mysterious maritime
disasters of the decade--the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Was it
possible that the nation was on the brink of war due to a faulty
circuit board? What caused the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster in West
Virginia? Finally, delve into the explosion of a super tanker in Los
Angeles harbor. With the aid of 3-D animation, forensic engineering
experts, and footage of the actual disasters, an in-depth look can be
taken of what went wrong, and how the disasters have led to industry
improvements.
8-9pm -- The Universe - Colonizing Space
Space colonization is no longer the fodder of science fiction, it is
becoming a reality. Examine the efforts underway to establish a human
colony on Mars, including how they plan to grow food, recycle
wastewater and introduce greenhouse gases to revive the red planet and
make it more habitable for humans. Cutting-edge computer graphics are
used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be
like on Mars, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in
alien atmospheres.
9-10pm -- The Universe - Wildest Weather in the Cosmos
Imagine a tornado so powerful, it can form a planet, or winds sweeping
across a planet but blowing at 6,000 miles per hour! How about
rain....made of iron? Sounds like science fiction, but this type of
weather is occurring daily in our solar system. Scientists are just
beginning to unlock the secrets of these planets and their
atmospheres. Can this research help scientists solve long unanswered
questions that we have about Earth? As our own planet churns with the
effects of global warming, it's natural to look into the heavens and
wonder about the rest of the real estate.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 05 - Market Meltdown
The loggers of the Pacific Northwest perform what is said to be North
America's most dangerous job. Watch as the men react to news of
upcoming layoffs. Gustafson Logging tries to get back on track,
Browning Logging races to meet a big deadline and Pihl Logging needs
to finish the Pig Farm Job. Despite Melvin's best efforts to keep up
with his old equipment, Stump Branch Logging loses one of its most
important machines.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - It Came from Outer Space
Discover how essential space travel technologies have journeyed back
to Earth with surprising and indispensable commercial applications.
For example, paint that can withstand the heat of reentry now protects
our steel-framed high-rises from collapsing in a fire. Batteries that
can take a sports car from zero to 60 in four seconds also keep our
satellites in orbit. The oxygen tank used by firefighters to save
countless lives is just like the one used by our astronauts during the
Apollo missions. These and many ordinary objects are traced back to
their NASA roots, where they originally had the right stuff.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Truck Stops
Catering to more than twenty million truckers, truck stops are bigger
and better than ever. These mega-pit stops are essential to the trucks
and truckers that haul eight billion tons of freight annually. Tour
the world's largest truck stop that offers fuel, food, parking,
private showers, a movie theater, a dentist office, and a barbershop.
Look at how 18-wheelers can power up their rigs with a high tech
parking lot hookup called IdleAire; complete with heat, air
conditioning, a telephone line, a computer with high speed internet,
and of course satellite TV. We'll also see how 30,000 gallon
underground diesel storage tanks are manufactured. And we'll weigh and
inspect a truck while it's barely slowing down. In an interview with
Willie Nelson, we'll explore one of the most unique truck stops in the
United States and the revolutionary fuel it sells: biodiesel.
9-10pm -- MonsterQuest - Unidentified Flying Creatures
For decades, cameras have been capturing images of a flying,
torpedo-like creature so fast it cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Some think it is a military weapon; others believe it may be a
creature from another dimension known as "Rods." Super high-speed
photography, physics and even a wind tunnel experiment will be used to
shed light on what these images are. One-part history, one-part
science and one part monster, discover the truth behind legendary
monsters.
10-11pm -- UFO Hunters - 2008 Texas UFO
The team is hot on the trail of a case that just happened, one that
had the whole country talking just weeks ago. In December 2007, people
begin seeing UFOs in the skies ninety miles from Dallas, Texas. Within
a month, the reports had increased ten-fold. The UFO Hunters travel to
Stephenville, Texas to investigate the strange lights in the sky. They
meet witnesses never interviewed for TV, analyze strange footage shot
by people all over Texas, and come to an incredible conclusion.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Dams
They block the force of a river, produce enough electricity to power
cities, move water over hundreds of miles and irrigate fertile
valleys. Dams prevent floods and produce "green" energy. We'll visit a
hydroelectric dam, the most technologically advanced type of dam, and
a dam in Brazil that is five times the size of the Hoover Dam. At the
Utah State University Water Research Laboratory Hydraulics Lab in
Logan, Utah, we watch a model of a dam crumble beneath tons of water
and discuss how future dam failures can be averted. We will learn how
dams adversely affect river systems and as a result, there are many
proponents of dam removal.
8-9pm -- Gangland - 15 - Deadly Triangle
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
9-10pm -- Gangland - Crips LA
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
10-11pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Maya Underground
Belize was the nerve center of the ancient Mayan civilization.
Hundreds of ruins dot the landscape and reveal clues to bloody
rituals, advanced architecture and a belief in an unforgiving
underworld of Mayan gods. Host Don Wildman ducks beneath the jungles
of Belize to uncover burial tombs, sacrificial altars, ritualistic
caves and the literal entrances to the Mayan underworld.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Super Guns of Today and Tomorrow.
An examination of guns that exist on the cutting edge of firearm
technology. Fighting battles on computers decades before an actual
shot is fired, these super guns may make the world safer...or more
dangerous than ever before.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters 20
In March of 2005, the BP Refinery in Texas City, Texas, suffered a
series of explosions that decimated a large portion of the facility
and killed 15 workers. Examine the series of events that led to one of
the worst industrial accidents in the United States. Then we'll
document the unusual circumstances that caused American Airlines
flight 587 to fall from the sky. What happened in Times Beach,
Missouri, when a local waste hauler oiled down dusty roads with oil
that was laced with dioxin? Next we'll look at what went wrong with
NASA's Skylab in 1974 and finally we'll examine the fire that
destroyed the gas company, Praxair, in June of 2005. Interviews with
survivors help complete the picture.
9-10pm -- Shockwave - 05 - Shockwave
Pilot Ben Moore manages to survive a nose first helicopter crash while
trying to lift a 3,400 pound air conditioning cooling tower off a
building. Next three young men attempt to drive through a flooded wash
during a torrential rain storm. Considered the worst crash in
Pro-Stock racing history, watch as driver Bruce Allen loses control of
his racer and drives directly into Kenny Koretsky's lane. Then
Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful storm to ever hit the Hawaiian
Islands, pummels the island of Kauai with 200 mile an hour winds.
Finally, as the U.S.S. Kittyhawk takes part in war games off the coast
of Japan, one fighter comes in to low and clips the ship's stern--the
plane explodes and the pilot parachutes directly into the fire.
10-11pm -- Battle 360 - Hammer of Hell
In 1944 the USS Enterprise and the Carrier Task Forces push on through
the Pacific and hammer the enemy bases at Kwajalien and Truk Lagoon.
The Japanese make a desperate stand in the Marshall Islands. From the
Marshalls, Enterprise sets a course for New Guinea and supports the
invasion of Hollandia during Operation Persecution.
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Bread
Bread. It's the basic source of nourishment for half the world. Bake
it, roast it, slice it, toast it--it's a wonder that three simple
ingredients, flour, water and salt, can be transformed into so many
different shapes and tastes. From baguettes to pita, from corn bread
to flour tortillas, every culture finds a way to make it and bake it.
8-10pm -- Modern Marvels - Walt Disney World.
Journey underground and backstage at the technological marvel that is
Walt Disney World. Enter a make-believe world spanning some 27,000
acres, brought to life by cutting-edge technology. What was once
Florida swampland now boasts the world's largest theme park. The ride
technology ranges from space-age centrifuges to enhanced motion
vehicles powered by 3,000 PSI of hydraulic pressure. And hundreds of
audio animatronics brought to life through the power of pneumatics,
hydraulics, and electrical systems. Walt Disney World is made up of
four separate theme parks, each with its own innovations: the 107-acre
Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
The four parks are all part of a megaplex of a resort. Twice the size
of Manhattan, it was the final vision and crowning achievement of a
man who spent more than 40 years pushing the limits of technology to
create entertainment magic: Walt Disney.
10-12am -- True Caribbean Pirates -
Blackbeard. Anne Bonny. Henry Jennings. Calico Jack. Henry Morgan.
Black Bart Roberts. During the mid to late 17th and early 18th
centuries, they were feared criminals. The Caribbean was their domain,
the parade of treasure and cargo to Europe their target. The origins
of Caribbean piracy began when Columbus made landfall in the Bahamas.
Two years later, the Pope granted Spain the exclusive right to the
Caribbean and most of the New World. The Spanish reaped an immense
fortune in gold and silver, but with a price. England, France, and
Holland all desired a portion of this wealth and each established
Caribbean bases and used privateers--private sailors fighting for
profit--to protect their interests and steal Spanish treasure. The
line between privateering and piracy became blurred. We'll examine
this Golden Age of Piracy and the true stories of the infamous
pirates, how they operated, and their successes and failures in this
dark and deadly profession.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
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8-9pm -- Ax Men - 04 - The Big Hit
Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm
season arrived with a vengeance--shutting some crews down while others
struggled to stay afloat. Now a bigger storm is brewing. The stalled
housing market's effects are hitting the Ax Men hard. Jobs will be
shut down; men will be put out of work. This week, the housing market
hits home.
9-10pm -- Ax Men - 05 - Market Meltdown
The loggers of the Pacific Northwest perform what is said to be North
America's most dangerous job. Watch as the men react to news of
upcoming layoffs. Gustafson Logging tries to get back on track,
Browning Logging races to meet a big deadline and Pihl Logging needs
to finish the Pig Farm Job. Despite Melvin's best efforts to keep up
with his old equipment, Stump Branch Logging loses one of its most
important machines.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 06 - Reversal of Fortune
Logging has been called North America's most dangerous job. Logging
giants throughout Oregon are falling. Two of the biggest--J.M.
Browning and Gustafson Logging--are fighting to survive. Jay Browning,
usually flush with lucrative deals, is forced to make tough decisions.
Gustafson Logging is down but not out. Smaller outfits, like Stump
Branch and Pihl, find winning strategies in their young leaders.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Traps
Gotcha! Traps are a device designed to capture and kill, but they
don't always harm their prey. Often necessary to the survival of a
species, watch as Black Bears are trapped by the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources biologists for a population study. Feral
cats left stranded in New Orleans after Katrina are trapped, neutered,
and released. Head underwater to see how giant screw traps count
salmon on the Columbia River. Man traps? See high tech versions,
straight out of action movies.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Bathroom Tech.
From tub to toilet to toothpaste, here's everything you ever wanted to
know about the most used and least discussed room in the house. From
the first home bathrooms in ancient India, Roman latrines, and bizarre
Victorian-era bath contraptions, to modern luxurious master bathroom
suites, we trace the history of bathing, showering, and oral hygiene.
And we reveal the messy truth about what was used before toilet
paper--brainchild of the Scott Brothers of Philadelphia--and why
astronauts wear diapers.
9-10pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Washington, DC: Seat of Power
Washington D.C. is headquarters for one of the most powerful
governments in the world. Decisions that reverberate around the world
are made here. Learn about what goes on underneath the streets of our
nation's capital. Discover high-tech super bunkers, the underbelly of
Capital Mall and DC's subterranean defenses. Host Don Wildman shows
how the U.S. prepares for the worst, from the ravages of disease to
nuclear catastrophe.
10-11pm -- Ancient Discoveries - Ships.
Lurking beneath Lake Nemi's blue waters lay the titans of Roman naval
engineering--the Nemi Ships. Titanic luxury liners of the ancient
world, they held inventions lost for thousands of years. But why were
they built? Were they Caligula's notorious floating pleasure
palaces--rife with excess and debauchery? Flagships of a giant sea
force? It took Mussolini's obsession with all things Roman to finally
prise the two wrecks from the depths of Lake Nemi near Rome. Using an
ancient Roman waterway, he drained the lake and rescued the ships, an
accomplishment captured on film that we access to illustrate this
astounding story. Sophisticated ancient technology discovered in the
boats transformed the understanding of Roman engineering overnight.
Yet by 1944, the adventure had turned sour and the retreating German
army torched the boats. We reveal the mysteries of the Nemi Ships and
the ancient technology that made them possible.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Deep Freeze
Take a look at the technology of cold. Think your home freezer is
"cool"? Try spending some time in a 12-story unit filled with 135
million pounds of ice cream. Enter Arctic vaults that store millions
of different seeds and learn how scientists have mastered temperatures
of -200 degrees F and below. Explore how the cold not only preserves
and chills, but also shatters rubber tires, strengthens steel, and
fuels rockets. Finally, visit Alcor, where researchers keep cadavers
on ice in hopes of future revival.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Yard Tech
In the 21st century, turf grass is the number one crop grown in the
U.S. When suburbia exploded after World War II, turf became the
defining characteristic of nearly every yard. First, it's off to the
research greenhouse facility at The Scotts Company to learn how grass
seed is bred for special characteristics. Then pay a visit to the Toro
Company, a big name in lawnmowers. The Rain Bird Company and its
automatic sprinkler systems is the life giver to thirsty lawns across
the country, and The Davey Company specializes in moving trees in
excess of one million pounds. Finally, take a trip to California
Waterscapes and watch as a crew installs a waterfall and koi pond.
9-10pm -- The Universe - Biggest Things in the Universe
We can't compare anything on earth to the biggest things known in
space. The Lymann Alpha blob is a bubble like structure containing
countless galaxies--perhaps the biggest object in the entire universe.
Regions of radio-emitting gas called "radio lobes" could be even
bigger. Then there are super galaxy clusters which are hundreds of
galaxies merged together due to cosmic collisions. Discover which is
the largest planet, star, star cluster, constellation, black hole,
volcano, galaxy, explosions, moon, storm, impact crater and "void" in
space.
10-11pm -- Mega Disasters - Asteroid Apocalypse.
Many scientists now believe that a "killer asteroid" wiped out the
dinosaurs and 70% of all living things 160-million years ago. How
likely is it that a similar event can occur again? In this episode, we
explore the catastrophic effects of a 2-kilometer-long asteroid
hitting just off the coast of Los Angeles. Using the Chicxulub
asteroid impact of 160-million years ago (the one that killed off the
dinosaurs), we watch--moment by moment--as the blast annihilates not
just Los Angeles, but communities within 100 miles of the coast. A
firestorm consumes much of southern California and tsunamis wreak
havoc up and down the entire western US coast. The resultant dust
cloud covers much of the Midwest, devastating crops for at least a
year. Millions of people die from the direct effects of the impact,
and millions suffer a famine the likes of which the world has never
seen. The good news is that technology has given us the tools
to--perhaps--avert such a disaster.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 06 - Reversal of Fortune (moved to Friday)
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Logging Tech.
When Paul Bunyan cried "Timber!", he never foresaw today's
cutting-edge, controversial industry that feeds a ravenous,
lumber-crazy world--a world striving to protect nature while devouring
it. Come into the woods to see how he-men and hi-tech combine forces
to topple 4-billion trees annually; journey to 19th-century America,
when lumberjacks cut a legend as large as the timber they felled; and
travel with a tree from stump to sawmill and learn its non-wood
uses--from aspirin to film to toothpaste!
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Saws
Sink your teeth into the razor sharp world of saws. Cut across the
centuries to discover how the Egyptians arduously sawed stone as
compared to modern saws that slice through limestone like butter. Saws
have been used as instruments of torture and tools for surgery. They
are imperative for construction, salvage, demolition, and they even
make music. Whether they have teeth of steel, carbide or diamond, you
will be on the cutting edge of successful sawing.
9-10pm -- MonsterQuest - The Real Hobbit
Travel to the interior of Sumatra, in Indonesia, in a search for what
locals call the Orang Pendak, translated as: Man of the Woods. In 2004
skeletal remains were found on the neighboring island of Flores and
named "the Real Hobbit." Could Orang Pendak, with its human face, be a
surviving ancestor to the Flores Man? An expedition is launched deep
within the rainforest. The natives claim to see the creature often,
and they even find footprints of an unknown upright walking beast.
Will camera traps reveal its identity? One-part history, one-part
science and one part monster, discover the truth behind legendary
monsters.
10-11pm -- UFO Hunters - UFO Dogfights
In the 1970s and 80s, military pilots allegedly not only saw UFOS, but
engaged them. The team gets special access to ex-pilots in Iran and
Peru who followed strange objects on hair-raising chases later
investigated by the US Military. American jets have had close
encounters that continue to this day with objects seemingly too fast
to be terrestrial.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Paint.
From the Impressionist canvas to the Space Shuttle...from customized
hotrods to the brilliant orange hue of the Golden Gate Bridge or tiny
electronic devices--paint is one of our most ubiquitous products. And
paint adds more than just pigmentation. It's a crucial engineering
element, protecting ships from water corrosion, stovetops from heat,
and the Stealth Bomber from radar detection. In homes and businesses,
it provides a balanced spectrum of light and protects surfaces from
wear. In this colorful hour, we discover how this marvel of chemistry
and engineering is made, and how it is applied. Come see what's
beneath the surface as we reveal one of man's most ingenious methods
of defeating the elements and adding spice to life!
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Bricks.
The history of civilization has been built on the back of brick, and
it's been said that "architecture itself began when two bricks were
put together well." From great Egyptian temples to the Roman
aqueducts, the Great Wall of China, and the dome of the Hagia Sophia,
brick is one of the oldest, yet least celebrated, building materials
manufactured by man. In this hard-packed episode, we explore brick's
past, highlighting defining moments, such as the Great London Fire of
1666, the zenith years of brick in the New York Hudson River Valley,
and brick as an essential building block in infrastructure and
industry. We'll feature advancements through the ages as well as
construction techniques, trends, and the future of brick construction.
Essentially, brick is still just burnt clay...it has been around for
thousands of years, but continues to serve as the backdrop of the
modern age.
9-10pm -- Gangland - Root of All Evil
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
10-11pm -- Cities of the Underworld - New York: Secret Societies
Today, New York is the biggest city in the country... but it's got
some dark secrets in its past. It was founded by covert groups,
overrun with gangs and mob bosses, and ruled by secret societies.
This is the true foundation of the city that never sleeps, and host
Don Wildman is headed deep beneath the skyscrapers, taxicabs and
street vendors into a New York that few have ever seen before. From a
hidden Freemason tunnel and secret world of the Sandhogs, to mobster
hideaways and gang escape routes, we're uncovering the secret
societies that built New York--from the underground up.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Bullets.
From "safe" bullets that stop hijackers but leave aircraft unscathed
to bullets that chain-saw through steel and "smart" bullets
computer-programmed to hit a target, this explosive hour examines the
evolution of bullets from origin in the 1300s--stones and round lead
balls shot from iron and bamboo tubes. Lead balls ruled until 1841
when a conical-shaped bullet changed ammo forever. We learn how to
construct a modern cartridge, and at pistol and rifle ranges view
demonstrations of modern firepower.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Bedroom Tech
We spend one-third of our lives in the bedroom. Explore the
technologies that help to ensure we wake up on the right side of the
bed. Check out ancient Chinese fire clocks, today's flying alarm
clock, big city napping pods, snore stoppers and sunrise simulators.
We'll explore sleeping disorders and delve into the creepy world of
those blood-sucking midnight snackers, the bed bugs. Electric blankets
step aside as Hugh Hefner's fantasy bedroom in the Playboy Mansion is
revealed!
9-10pm -- Ax Men - 06 - Reversal of Fortune
Logging has been called North America's most dangerous job. Logging
giants throughout Oregon are falling. Two of the biggest--J.M.
Browning and Gustafson Logging--are fighting to survive. Jay Browning,
usually flush with lucrative deals, is forced to make tough decisions.
Gustafson Logging is down but not out. Smaller outfits, like Stump
Branch and Pihl, find winning strategies in their young leaders.
10-11pm -- Battle 360 - D-Day in the Pacific
While the allies storm France, American forces hit Saipan in the
Marianas Island. The Enterprise supports one of the largest and most
deadly battles of the Pacific War. Enterprise and her sister carriers
nearly wipe out Japanese Naval Airpower in the "Great Marianas Turkey
Shoot" and devastate enemy surface forces in the Philippine Sea. It is
one of the greatest carrier battles of the war. The Aircraft Carrier
USS Enterprise became the most decorated ship of World War II.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Renewable Energy.
In the young 21st Century, two realizations are dawning on the world's
population: we are hopelessly dependent on petroleum, which is only
going to get more expensive; and global warming, caused mainly by our
burning of fossil fuels, will impact civilization in ways that we're
only beginning to grasp. Stepping in to fight both of these massive
problems are the rapidly evolving technologies that harness renewable
energy. We will see how air, water, earth, and fire are transformed
into clean, reliable sources of heat, electricity, and even automobile
fuel. We'll take an in-depth look at the most proven and reliable
sources: solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power. From the
experimental to the tried-and-true, renewable energy sources are
overflowing with potential... just waiting to be exploited on a
massive scale. And unlike fossil fuels, they'll always be there.
8-10pm -- Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem -
John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Baby Face Nelson, and Bonnie and
Clyde are some of the most notorious criminals of the last century.
Technological advances like the Tommy Gun, V-8 engines with electric
starters, and bulletproof vests often gave the robbers the advantage
over the police. A spree of robberies, killings and kidnappings during
an 18-month period from 1933 to 1934 shook the nation to its core. The
government responded with a war on crime that began with America's
first national police force and the rise of the FBI. HD location
photography, archival footage and evocative recreations are used to
transport the viewer back to this era and to capture the hectic pace
of this crime wave.
10-12am -- Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey -
Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schulte's discoveries of hallucinogenic
plants revolutionized science and laid the foundation for the
psychedelic sixties. Now his protégé, Wade Davis, follows in his
footsteps to experience for himself the discoveries that Schultes
brought to the western world. Watch native ceremonies and visit
laboratories in Switzerland to explore the evolution of psychedelic
substances from sacred plants to LSD. Join legendary authors,
musicians and Beat Poets on an epic journey that spans decades.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
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7-8pm -- Ax Men - 06 - Reversal of Fortune
Logging has been called North America's most dangerous job. Logging
giants throughout Oregon are falling. Two of the biggest--J.M.
Browning and Gustafson Logging--are fighting to survive. Jay Browning,
usually flush with lucrative deals, is forced to make tough decisions.
Gustafson Logging is down but not out. Smaller outfits, like Stump
Branch and Pihl, find winning strategies in their young leaders.
8-10pm -- Last Days on Earth -
Could the human race become suddenly extinct? We count down seven
ways in which the world as we know it could meet an abrupt and
untimely end, from a mammoth asteroid strike to the eruption of a
super volcano. What would happen as computers literally become
trillions of times smarter than we are--would they program our mass
murder? Scientists, experts, and witnesses describe these and other
vividly pictured disaster scenarios, from super bugs created in secret
labs to black holes that could suck earth into oblivion. Using
state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics and interviews with the
world's top scientists, we will leave viewers pondering humanity's
place in the universe and will reveal the most terrifying truth of
all--that our greatest enemy is ourselves.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 07 - The Close Call
The season is halfway through, and the gap between winners and losers
is widening. Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging
strategy... and it poses great danger to the men in the rigging. The
Pihl men play while the bosses are away. Browning Logging is a team
divided. Jesse struggles to prove himself to his father... but faulty
equipment isn't helping matters. A mistake on the Gustafson crew may
end one man's career.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Environmental Tech
From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper we'll see
the 21st Century's cutting-edge "green" technologies in action. New
technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation take on
our most daunting environmental crises, from global warming and
deforestation to nuclear waste and resource scarcity. See how
blue-green algae are converted into automotive biofuel and methane
from decomposing garbage is turned into clean-burning natural gas.
Finally, we'll see how trees and other natural environments can be
used as engineering materials to control flooding and rejuvenate dying
rivers.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - 90's Tech
The dot com decade opened up the information superhighway and for the
first time, people could shop, search, and surf online with the click
of a mouse. Take a trip back to the end of the 20th century and the
beginning of today's trendy technologies and see how the gadgets we
can't live without all started in the 90s. Learn about the science of
creating an Internet search engine and explore how virtual pet toys
were born.
9-10pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Stalin's Secret Lair
Moscow is a city known for its ruthless leaders and abundant secrets.
Today it's a modern metropolis, but far below its crowded streets lie
the reminders of its war-torn past, and pieces of Stalin's terrifying
legacy. This subterranean web is so vast, modern day Moscow is
actually in danger of caving in. From tunnels used to hide from
Stalin's blood-thirsty henchmen, to secret metro systems and hidden
bunkers, host Don Wildman digs deep into Moscow's past.
10-11pm -- Ancient Discoveries - Ancient Computer?
Journey back in time for an eye-opening look at the amazing ancient
roots of technologies we like to think of as modern. New research
suggests that many of the inventions of the last 200 years may, in
fact, have already been known to the ancients. In this hour, we
explore the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient machine that was
discovered deep in the Aegean Sea. Could it perhaps have been an
ancient computer? Could Archimedes have had a hand in its creation?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Environmental Tech II
Take a look at the innovations designed to hold off a global warming
meltdown. Visit giant solar energy towers in Spain, install a rooftop
wind turbine and ride in a car that runs on air. Will a daring attempt
to remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere by dumping iron in the
ocean really work? Discover how everyone can go green with the flick
of a switch.
8-9pm -- The Universe - Wildest Weather in the Cosmos
Imagine a tornado so powerful, it can form a planet, or winds sweeping
across a planet but blowing at 6,000 miles per hour! How about
rain....made of iron? Sounds like science fiction, but this type of
weather is occurring daily in our solar system. Scientists are just
beginning to unlock the secrets of these planets and their
atmospheres. Can this research help scientists solve long unanswered
questions that we have about Earth? As our own planet churns with the
effects of global warming, it's natural to look into the heavens and
wonder about the rest of the real estate.
9-10pm -- The Universe - Gravity
Gravity is the most powerful and exacting force in the universe. It is
pervasive and penetrating. Gravity binds us together, its reach hangs
stars in the sky and its grip crushes light. Gravity holds planets
together, and leashes them to their suns. Without gravity, stars,
comets, moons, nebulae, and even the Earth itself would not exist.
Explore how science and humanity discovered, overcame and utilized
gravity. Learn what it takes to propel objects into the heavens, to
ride a wave or to ski down a slope. Take a front row seat as an
astronaut subjects himself to the weightless wonders of the specially
modified aircraft used to train astronauts known as the "Vomit Comet."
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 07 - The Close Call
The season is halfway through, and the gap between winners and losers
is widening. Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging
strategy... and it poses great danger to the men in the rigging. The
Pihl men play while the bosses are away. Browning Logging is a team
divided. Jesse struggles to prove himself to his father... but faulty
equipment isn't helping matters. A mistake on the Gustafson crew may
end one man's career.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Harvesting.
Cutting, digging, picking, stripping, shaking, and raking--whatever
the crop, there's a custom machine to harvest it. It all began with
handpicking and today it's often one man and one machine harvesting
hundreds of acres in a single day. The farmer may even get a little
help from satellites. Far above the earth, high-resolution photography
is giving the grower more opportunities to cut costs and maximize the
harvest. From the debut of the sickle in ancient Egypt to McCormick's
famous Reaper to the field of ergonomics that assists human
harvesters, we'll dig into the past and future of the harvest.
8-9pm -- UFO Hunters - Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering is a common practice used by private industry and
the government as a means to keep up with or surpass the competition.
Has the US military derived various forms of technology, including
stealth technology, from downed UFO's? Are we competing with
extra-terrestrial beings using their downed craft as the genesis for
advances in modern technology? Follow a team from UFO magazine as they
investigate the possibility that the technology providing us with
fiber optics, night vision and the microchip, just to name a few, were
derived from wreckage obtained from Roswell and other UFO crash sites.
9-10pm -- UFO Hunters - UFO Vortexes
There are locations all over the globe -- like the Bermuda Triangle --
where the Earth's energies result in a preponderance of mysterious
activity. The team travels to Sedona, Arizona, long known for strange
phenomena, to interview witnesses to unexplained sightings of lights
and objects in the skies. Here they explore the concept of vortexes,
which are places on the Earth's surface where lines of energy meet.
They link these spots to the Sedona sightings and other incidents,
like the Hudson Valley UFO flap of the 1980s. Later, Tim and Jeff
consult an astrophysicist who suggests that inter-dimensional travel
via Vortexes may be entirely possible under Einstein's Theory of
Relativity.
10-11pm -- UFO Hunters - Alien Contact
For years, people have claimed to have had direct, personal contact
with an alien. In this episode of our series, the team tracks down
several people who claim to have had such contact. They'll also work
along side medical and scientific professionals to try and discover
what, if anything, really happed to these people.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Harvesting 2.
In America's orchards and farm fields, the constant struggle between
hand labor and mechanization has produced dozens of efficient and
sometimes bizarre harvesting methods. We'll learn the secrets of the
orchard manager and his ladder crew as they check fruit pressures and
barometric readings. We'll visit California's largest fruit packing
house and try to keep up with 10-fruit-per-second conveyors. Then
we're off to the corn fields of Nebraska and the cranberry marshes of
central Wisconsin. Finally, we'll go underground to the world's
largest mushroom farm where the harvest takes place in limestone
caverns that run some 150 miles. From fruit tree picking platforms to
cranberry beaters and corn pickers, we constantly strive to speed the
harvest.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Copper.
It transports electricity, water, and heat. Our bodies can't survive
without it, yet it can kill microbes in minutes. It brings music to
our ears and beauty to our eyes. We'll delve into all of copper's
impressive traits, history, and how it's mined. This versatile red
metal's most famous attribute is its ability to conduct
electricity--copper wires connect and energize the world. And it's
revolutionizing the electronics industry by enabling ever-shrinking
computer chips. It's also formed into plumbing pipes to convey water
and is the metal of choice for beautiful roofs and sculptures. It
doesn't only look good--it sounds great too. A visit to a bell foundry
reveals why bronze, a copper alloy, has been used to make music for
hundreds of years. In myriad shapes and for innumerable uses, copper
figures prominently in our world.
9-10pm -- Gangland - Blood In, Blood Out
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
10-11pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Washington, DC: Seat of Power
Washington D.C. is headquarters for one of the most powerful
governments in the world. Decisions that reverberate around the world
are made here. Learn about what goes on underneath the streets of our
nation's capital. Discover high-tech super bunkers, the underbelly of
Capital Mall and DC's subterranean defenses. Host Don Wildman shows
how the U.S. prepares for the worst, from the ravages of disease to
nuclear catastrophe.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Nature's Engineers 2.
Think man is unique within the animal kingdom? You might not after
this hour that features an amazing collection of earth's non-human
inhabitants that use tools, build intricate structures, create traps
to capture prey, and perform complex procedures, including farming.
From Egyptian vultures utilizing stones to crack open hard-shelled
ostrich eggs to chimpanzees using a "tool kit" to extract termites
from their nests, we learn that our ability to create tools is not
exclusive. Other mammals create subterranean structures, including
those prodigious diggers Prairie Dogs, and many animals and insects
make devices to augment hunting, such as the Ogre-faced Spider that
spins a small web to throw down on unsuspecting passersby. And we're
not the only ones to work as a unified, multi-skilled force.
Aphid-Raising Ants protect and care for herds of plant juice-sucking
aphids that they "milk".
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - The Pig
It is said that the pig is as smart as a three-year-old human. The
pancreas, heart valve and intestines of the pig have been transplanted
into human bodies, yet the primary use of the pig is for food. Watch
the pig transform into bacon, ham, ribs and sausage, using a high tech
water knife, at Burger's Smokehouse in Missouri. Then Chef Chris
Cosentino re-creates old world dishes from pig parts and culinary
artisans attempt to duplicate long-vanished pork specialties like
prosciutto and acorn-fed pigs.
9-10pm -- Shockwave - 07 - Shockwave
Watch as a magician dangling over a river in a straight jacket is set
on fire as the burning platform above him collapses. See footage of
the infamous Sioux City plane crash and listen to an interview with
the pilot who was highly decorated for his heroism on that terrible
day. Then a pilot loses control of his plane when a parachute opens
prematurely and the chute snags on the tail of the plane. Next, a high
tech crime fighting robot provides pictures of a four day standoff
between a crazed gunman and Kentucky police. Finally the camera is
rolling as two contractors are caught in a massive landslide in
Portland, Oregon.
10-11pm -- Battle 360 - Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Enterprise and her escort ships and submarines engage in the
largest sea battle ever. In a series of ferocious surface and air
firefights, the Japanese Navy is totally eviscerated in the last great
naval engagement in world history. With the enemy fleet in chaos,
Enterprise and the American carrier force clear the way for an
American invasion of the Philippines and set the course for the road
to Tokyo.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Whiskey
Known to Irish monks as "water of life", visit some of the world's
finest distilleries to see how each country brews this thousand-year
old spirit. Jack Daniels tells the secret of charcoal filtering, Jim
Beam shows its premium bourbons and the art of blending is revealed at
Canadian Club Whiskey. Cross the Atlantic to get the real deal at
Jameson's Distillery in Midleton, Ireland and in Scotland discover
what gives Glenlivet its character. Meet some of the people who are
lucky enough to sample whiskey for a living. Cheers!
8-9pm -- Shockwave - 08 - Shockwave
The crew of the Alaskan Monarch is stranded in the freezing tide of
the Bearing Sea--an iceberg has snapped the rudder. The rescue that
ensues will become one of the most dramatic in Coast Guard history.
Watch as daredevil Kangaroo Kid attempts to jump a twenty foot high
riverboat on a quad runner with a ramp that is only eight feet high.
Then a vengeful man uses a bulldozer to plow down a small town in
America's heartland. Will the National Guard be called in to take it
out with an anti-tank missile? Next, a navy aviator's ejection seat
malfunctions and he's stuck half out of the cockpit as his jet is
coming in for landing. Finally, a home video camera rolls as a family
is trapped in the worst fire in the history of Southern California.
9-10pm -- Shockwave - 09 - Shockwave
Watch as a derailed train whose cars are loaded with toxic chemicals
explodes like a rocket in the Illinois countryside. Then a paramedic
rushing to help a wrecked driver at the Daytona International Speedway
is hit by another racecar, thrown 30 feet in the air and then hit
again by the same car. Can eight people fit into a life raft built for
four when their perfect fishing day turns into a nightmare? Relive the
day Matt "Kangaroo Kid" Coulter tried to jump his 40 horsepower "quad"
over a huge riverboat. Finally a Delta ll Rocket explosion in Cape
Canaveral, Florida results in huge chunks of burning metal raining
down on the launch pad and surrounding areas.
10-11pm -- Shockwave - 11 - Shockwave
What begins as a peaceful air show ends in disaster when three planes
collide above Ramstein Germany then slam into the runway. Australian
stunt driver Ray Bauman attempts a world record by launching a car off
a ramp over 229 feet. He nearly goes the distance, but the car nose
dives straight into the track from a height of sixty feet. Two years
later he tries again. Next, a huge tanker loaded with 80 tons of crude
oil breaks in half and erupts into a massive fireball in the Indian
Ocean forcing crew members to scramble for the lives. A daredevil
parachutist tries a death-defying stunt and takes a terrifying fall.
Two window washers hang-on for dear life when their platform breaks
loose from a building in downtown Denver. And, firefighters battle a
wind-whipped blaze in an Oklahoma City hotel when suddenly a huge hunk
of a burning roof collapses and a fireman is swallowed by 500-degree
flames.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
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7-8pm -- Gangland - Crip or Die
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
8-9pm -- Gangland - 18th Street
A gritty, true-life series exposing the world of history's most
notorious and dangerous gangs.
9-10pm -- Ax Men - 07 - The Close Call
The season is halfway through, and the gap between winners and losers
is widening. Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging
strategy... and it poses great danger to the men in the rigging. The
Pihl men play while the bosses are away. Browning Logging is a team
divided. Jesse struggles to prove himself to his father... but faulty
equipment isn't helping matters. A mistake on the Gustafson crew may
end one man's career.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 08 - Loggers Under Fire
In the wake of the plummeting logging market, the Ax Men are barely
surviving. The Gustafson bosses have a close call while taking over
for their laid-off crew. An old hook tender returns to the Browning
team, stopping Jesse's ascension to company management. Pihl loses a
crucial member of the team as it struggles to finish Pig Farm. At
Stump Branch, the young guns take matters into their own hands when
Melvin has to leave the site.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Doomsday Tech 1.
Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to
controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs,
and robots). Despite the Cold War's end, we live under the shadow of
nuclear weapons, arms races, and accidental launches. Next, we stir up
a hotter topic--the connection between global warming and fossil
fuels--and ask if they're cooking up a sudden, new Ice Age. And we
examine 21st-century technologies that typify the dual-edged sword of
Doomsday Tech with massive potential for both creation and
destruction--nanotechnology (engineering on a tiny scale), robotics,
and cybernetics. We witness amazing applications in the works, wonder
at the limitless promise, and hear warnings of a possible
nano-doomsday, with tiny, out-of-control machines devouring everything
around them.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Overseas Highway.
A spectacular roadway nearly 120 miles long, the Overseas Highway
links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges,
including the Seven-Mile Bridge. A boat was the only mode of travel
from Miami to Key West until oil tycoon Henry Flagler completed his
railroad line in 1912. After a 1935 hurricane destroyed 40 miles of
track, the scenic highway was built using Flagler's bridges. A
$175-million refurbishment that ended in 1982 resulted in today's
remarkable Overseas Highway.
9-10pm -- Cities of the Underworld - Katrina Underground
Inflicting over $80 billion in damage, and causing the deaths of over
1,800 people, Hurricane Katrina was among the greatest engineering
disasters in US history. But was Katrina the "big one" New Orleans
had been waiting for? Many believe the "perfect storm" is yet to come.
If and when the big one does hit, will New Orleans be ready? The
answers are in the underground. From the Army Corps' latest levees to
last-ditch efforts to save New Orleans' vanishing wetlands, we're
going deep into New Orleans' underground to see where New Orleans
stands, and if it stands a chance.
10-11pm -- Ancient Discoveries - 11 - Siege of Troy
For 3000 years the Siege of Troy has remained steeped in mystery.
Journey with us to the site in Turkey believed to be the location of
the real Troy, as we analyze one of the world's greatest historical
battlegrounds for new clues. This program takes us behind the Troy
celebrated by Hollywood to uncover fascinating evidence in regard to
Achilles' duel against Hector, the sailing of the vast Mycenaean fleet
and the wooden ship of Troy. Watch as we apply modern technology,
archaeology and engineering to uncover the real story behind the
legend of Troy.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - Saws
Sink your teeth into the razor sharp world of saws. Cut across the
centuries to discover how the Egyptians arduously sawed stone as
compared to modern saws that slice through limestone like butter. Saws
have been used as instruments of torture and tools for surgery. They
are imperative for construction, salvage, demolition, and they even
make music. Whether they have teeth of steel, carbide or diamond, you
will be on the cutting edge of successful sawing.
8-9pm -- The Universe - Biggest Things in Space
We can't compare anything on earth to the biggest things known in
space. The Lymann Alpha blob is a bubble like structure containing
countless galaxies--perhaps the biggest object in the entire universe.
Regions of radio-emitting gas called "radio lobes" could be even
bigger. Then there are super galaxy clusters which are hundreds of
galaxies merged together due to cosmic collisions. Discover which is
the largest planet, star, star cluster, constellation, black hole,
volcano, galaxy, explosions, moon, storm, impact crater and "void" in
space.
9-10pm -- The Universe - Cosmic Apocalypse
The Universe as we know it is condemned to death. Space, matter and
even time will one day cease to exist and there's nothing we can do
about it. Harsh realities are revealed about the future of our
Universe; it may collapse and burn or it might be gripped by a
galactic ice age. Either of these scenarios might be a long way off.
However, our Universe could suddenly be destroyed by a "random quantum
fluctuation", a bubble of destruction that can obliterate the entire
cosmos in the blink of an eye. No matter how it ends, life in our
Universe is doomed.
10-11pm -- Ax Men - 08 - Loggers Under Fire
In the wake of the plummeting logging market, the Ax Men are barely
surviving. The Gustafson bosses have a close call while taking over
for their laid-off crew. An old hook tender returns to the Browning
team, stopping Jesse's ascension to company management. Pihl loses a
crucial member of the team as it struggles to finish Pig Farm. At
Stump Branch, the young guns take matters into their own hands when
Melvin has to leave the site.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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7-8pm -- Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project.
At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the
detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New
Mexico desert aptly known as "Jornada del Muerto" (Journey of Death).
Dubbed the Manhattan Project, the top-secret undertaking was tackled
with unprecedented speed and expense--almost $30-billion in today's
money. Los Alamos scientists and engineers relate their trials,
triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war in
the interest of peace.
8-9pm -- Modern Marvels - Rats
Feared by millions worldwide, rats are some of the most dangerous,
destructive and useful animals on Earth. Ride along with a Terminix
exterminator to get face to face with the creepy creature in a near
rat infestation and see the great lengths we take to get rid of the
pesky pest. Tour the Hacco Inc. rodenticide plant to see how tasty
poisons are concocted. At the Taconic rat breeding facility, we'll see
how hundreds of thousands of rats are bred and raised in high-tech and
controlled environments. Watch rodents compete in the Xtreme Rat
Challenge at the annual American Fancy Rat show. We'll trace their
history and role as a vector of deadly diseases, but also explore how
they have saved countless lives as lab rats. Scientists will show us
how a remote controlled rat could be your savior in the near future.
9-10pm -- MonsterQuest - American Werewolf
The werewolf is a centuries-old legend based on myth, not a real
animal. However, local eyewitnesses in Wisconsin and Michigan report
seeing a dogman--a tall hairy man-beast. Professional hunters and
trackers armed with tranquilizer guns will be deployed in an area of
recent sightings to find this creature. For the first time polygraphs
and hypnosis will be used on eyewitnesses with astonishing results.
One-part history, one-part science and one part monster, discover the
truth behind legendary monsters.
10-11pm -- UFO Hunters - Code Red
How would the military respond if UFOs suddenly invaded restricted
U.S. airspace? It allegedly happened, and the team gets a rare
interview with the Military Air Traffic Controller who was there, and
uncovers remastered audio tapes and radar imaging that reconstructs a
shocking, little known series of events over the southwest United
States.
Don't Be A Sucker (1947)
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Nostradamus predicts final war will be between
Christians & Muslims (seen on A&E/History Channel)
R. Lee Ermey (Mail Call) has decided to play something other than a tough drill sgt. (Full Metal Jacket). His latest movie is a prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre called "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" as the head of a very strange & lethal family of mutants
For info on UFOs, check out the interview on MonsterVision's Mars Attacks page
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Episodes of the quirky Northern Exposure are on Hallmark Channel. And episodes of the even quirkier "Twin Peaks" are sometimes on Bravo. Monstervision review & host segments of the Twin Peaks movie "Firewalk With Me."
Fun fact:
According to Ripley's Believe It Or Not, the 800-mile long Aruwimi River, which flows through the Aruwimi Forest in the Congo, was unwittingly named by famous explorer David Livingstone. He asked a native what the name of the river was. The native replied "Aruwimi," which means, "What is he saying?"
In 1942, Adolf Hitler inherited 9,000 acres of grazing land in Colorado from German relatives. The PT Boat of WW2 was based on a blueprint from Andrew Higgins, a bootlegger who had used the speedboat design for rumrunning during Prohibition. And Arlington National Cemetery has four Tomb Of The Unknown Soldiers (WW1, WW2, Korea & Vietnam) but only 3 bodies: identification processes have become so good that all remains returned from Vietnam are eventually identified!
In 1963, ventriloquist Paul Winchell was awarded a patent for the first successful artificial heart. The plastic heart was first tested on a calf, which lived 94 days.
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According to Ripley's Believe It Or Not, the 800-mile long Aruwimi River, which flows through the Aruwimi Forest in the Congo, was unwittingly named by famous explorer David Livingstone. He asked a native what the name of the river was. The native replied "Aruwimi," which means, "What is he saying?"
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