National Geographic - Evacuate Earth: Series 1 (1of 7) Evacuate Earth (2013)
16th May 2014
Duration: 44 Minutes 59 Seconds
If we had 75 years warning, would humankind be capable of evacuating the planet? This programme examines how you could flee your home habitat: from building a 25km-long spaceship capable of travelling trillions of kilometres to deciding which unlucky souls get left behind..
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National Geographic - The 400 Million Dollar Emerald (2013)
16th May 2014
Duration: 43 Minutes 54 Seconds
An 840 pound emerald - the world's largest.
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National Geographic - Mennonite Made (2014)
16th May 2014
Duration: 43 Minutes 55 Seconds
Mennonite builder Norman and his crew need to get a custom log home built for a client in Colorado before the winter weather stops them cold. As they race against Mother Nature, the build site in Colorado is hit with a flood of biblical proportions, sweeping away homes and lives. The sturdy Mennonite crew takes a journey of faith and craftsmanship to bring another client's vision to life ? a Mennonite-made log home.
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National Geographic - London's Zeppelin Attacks (2014)
Duration: 43 Minutes 59 Seconds
The German zeppelins bombed thousands of British homes during World War I in a ruthless bid to break the nation's morale, but what were the deadly balloons made from? And why did it take military engineers so long to find a way to stop them?
This documentary explores how the Germans turned narrow tubes of cow intestine into enormous weapons of war and what made these great balloons of gas so indestructible. It also examines how, eventually, British scientists and engineers developed a special flaming bullet that would put an end to the gigantic airships' reign of terror.
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National Geographic - A Wild Dog's Tale (2014)
Duration: 45 Minutes 6 Seconds
This is the story of Solo, a lonely African wild dog that has befriended a number of jackals and hyenas in the Okavango Delta. Solo has helped the jackals raise their pups as if they were her own. So strong is her desire for her own offspring that Solo kidnaps the young pups, preventing their parents from getting near. The pups love Solo: she feeds grooms and protects them. But when a pack of wild dogs appears, Solo must make a choice -- stay with her adopted family or join her own kind.
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