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- Drawn from 200 hours of interviews with over 65 combatants of the Gulf War on both sides, including President George Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Norman Schwarzkopf, etc. Reveals the true nature of the Gulf War, not the tidy "push-button war" you saw on CNN.
- A history of U.S. spy satellites.
- Comprehensive survey of robotics filmed in the leading labs of the world (primarily the United States and Japan) and featuring leading lights such as Rodney Brooks of MIT and Red Whittaker of Carnegie Mellon University. Incorporates pop culture robots with the less glamorous real world and delves into the ultimate issues of what constitutes life and whether consciousness is a product of intelligence.
- The science involved in explosives is studied, with emphasis on nuclear testing and motion picture special effects.
- A look at the biggest and boldest bridges in the modern era.
- Inside the apocalyptic world of crash testing. Features extensive sequences shot at Sandia National Laboratories incredible jet sled track, plus lots of things exploding cut to dark industrial music.
- Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. military has waged two major wars that ended in quick victories and uneasy peace. Reserve units have been called to serve in record numbers. As these citizen soldiers return home from the front lines, they have incredible stories to tell about their experiences in the line of fire. Based on compelling interviews with reservist soldiers and Marines just back from the front, and brought to life with actual combat footage, CITIZEN SOLDIER reveals the personal triumphs and tragedies of 21st-century combat.
- A look at the birth and growth of satellite espionage.
- The show covers aspects of the prostitution business in the wild west. It starts with the lack of women in the west relative to the number of men after the 1849 gold strike. Prostitutes worked at different levels starting at the top with brothels, saloon women, crib workers, and finally the street walkers at the bottom level. The poor working conditions of the women are covered along with the filthy state of their clients. Their strategic placement in red light districts along with how the red light name was derived from the rail workers red signal lanterns hanging outside the women's businesses. Perceptions of beauty or more importantly the lack of beauty standards of the day are covered. Treatments of the day for STDs are described along with the limited means to prevent them. Methods of birth control, abortion, and drug use are mentioned. The importance of prostitution as a key component of the economy of the times is stressed along with being one of the few livelihoods available to poor unmarried women of the west.