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- StarsSean RileyChris WilsonJase RiversInvestigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.
- StarsPhilip GlenisterPeter GinnRuth GoodmanHistorians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
- StarsDan SnowChris MillerDaphne WeirThe definitive story of Britain's railway revolution and the people who made it happen.
- StarsMark Williams
- DirectorMichael Thomas Dunn
- DirectorStuart MathKerry MichaelsA history of the building of the New York City subway.
- DirectorAlfred BehrensMichael Kuball
- StarsLen CariouDavid McCulloughFollows the construction of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s.
- StarsDon BatteeInternational trade has been ferried around the world via boat for centuries. If the business of shipping stopped tomorrow, half the world would starve, and the other half would freeze. A testament of humanity's will to tame the elements and expand our reach; shipping has pioneered new technologies, revolutionized the global economy and reshaped the world as we know it.
- StarsRob BellEric GrovePaul PattisonEngineer Rob Bell reveals the secrets behind some of the historic ships that shaped the history of our island nation.
- StarsSteven MackintoshBrendan CoyleDermot O'LearyCameras follow the men and women that make up the crews and lifeguards of Britain's RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), an army of unpaid volunteers who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
- DirectorDavid StarkeyStarsDiana PrestonAlexandra ChurchillMargarita CappockLusitania: an ocean liner to rival Titanic. On May 7th 1915 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale she was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. 18 minutes later she was gone: a death toll of nearly 1200. Who will live and who will die, as the political shockwave is felt around the world?
- DirectorNigel LevyStarsBernard HillTim MaltinDon MurphyThe documentary looks at the reasons behind the sinking and lack of rescue of the RMS Titanic, and sees Tim Matlin, author of several books about the Titanic travel to locations across Europe, North American and the Atlantic Ocean to meet experts and perform experiments to test theories.
- DirectorPeter SchnallStarsRobert BallardJack BarretPhilippe BeaudryDr. Bob Ballard explores the histories and the final resting places of famous 20th-century passenger liners, including the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland.
- DirectorSam BaileyMatt CottinghamBen CrichtonStarsAnt AnsteadKate HumbleJames MayBuckle up for an incredible journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory. Every 68 seconds a brand new car drives off the production line at the MINI Plant in Oxford.
- DirectorDamon RistauA look at the history, evolution and cultural significance of the VW Bus
- DirectorBrian DarwasStarsKen SchmidtKeith CornellDan ParkerDocumentary about two influential hot rod builders in an epic cross country adventure. Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell of The Rolling Bones travel over two thousand miles through ten states, from New York to Nevada, in their 1932 Ford Coupes, "The Wicked Sisters", to the birth place of hot rodding, The Bonneville Salt Flats.
- DirectorChris PaineStarsMartin SheenTom HanksMel GibsonA documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
- DirectorTracy Heather StrainStarsJoe MortonRuth GruberKen CoatesThe creation of the 1,500-mile Alaska-Canada Highway.
- StarsRichard Nichols
- StarsJeremy ClarksonRichard HammondJames MayThe hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsKeith DavidTom HanksAdam ArkinThe saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!
- DirectorLawrence R. HottTom LewisStarsStephen AmbroseMichael SmithDave BarryAmerica's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and photography, America's interstate highway system is revealed to have shaped every aspect of American life and affected the nation's history for better and for worse.
- DirectorJim KleinStarsJim KleinRenee MontagneBradford SnellHow the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
- StarsLevon HelmRobert TownsendTeri GarrCelebrity hosts explore famous U.S. highways.
- StarsDallas CampbellHannah FryJoachim SchwarzenbergEvery day 100,000 flights criss-cross the globe with more than 1 million people in the air at any one time. Dallas Campbell and Dr Hannah Fry explore the world of aviation.3 episodes
- DirectorBrian J. TerwilligerStarsHarrison FordThis is a story about how the airplane has changed the world. Filmed in 18 countries across all seven continents, it renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe-inspiring aspects of the modern world.
- StarsDon PayFrom the Wright brothers to the Right Stuff, this is the complete story of manned flight. Learn through rare images and lost interviews with the pioneers of aviation, 100 years of aviation history.
- StarsKen HowardRene AuberjonoisNeil RossThe history and romance of 20th-century commercial passenger aviation.4 episodes
- DirectorKarl SabbaghStarsPeter CoyoteThe birth of a new aircraft.
- DirectorNancy PorterStarsGarrison KeillorDavid McCullough
- StarsEric MeyersPrivate companies develop new ways to allow for more human activity in space; NASA builds a rocket that goes far beyond Earth.
- DirectorDavid SingtonStarsBuzz AldrinAlan BeanEugene CernanThe crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
- DirectorRushmore DeNooyerKirk WolfingerStarsGene KranzJames DoolittleChristopher KraftA history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.
- DirectorKirk Wolfinger
- DirectorAl ReinertStarsJim LovellKen MattinglyRussell SchweickartAn in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.
- DirectorFredrik GerttenStarsAline CavalcanteDan KoeppelRaquel RolnikBikes vs Cars is a documentary about the bike and what an amazing tool for change it can be. It highlights a conflict in city planning between bikes, cars and a growing reliance on fossil fuels.
- DirectorMichael B. CliffordWhy is the bicycle back in fashion? The film explores this and tells the story of cycling in the land that invented the modern bicycle, it's birth, decline and re birth from Victorian origins to today.
- StarsKris MurrinKris Murrin travels to various heavily-congested UK towns and cities with the intention of getting its citizens to go car-free for a day.
- StarsJulian BarrattRob BellThe building of the Channel Tunnel, one of the engineering wonders of modern times.