Tuesday
16 July
06:00 CAT
Big, Bigger, Biggest
+Sky Wheel, Season 2 | Episode 10
This film reveals the technological leaps forward that have enabled the world's largest observation wheel - the Singapore Flyer - to be built. The Singapore Flyer is tallest observation wheel on Earth, rising 165 metres into the sky. It can whisk 1,260 passengers around hourly to see a stunning 45 km panorama of three different countries below. This film explores how the Singapore Flyer was made possible through a series of five engineering breakthroughs. The film explores five landmark observation wheels - including the original Ferris Wheel and London Eye - that each feature a major technological innovation that contributed to the construction of the Singapore Flyer. Using high-end computer generated imagery that makes up 50% of the film, this film reveals the incredible stories behind these structures and the inventions that have driven them higher. Five ingenious leaps forward that enabled the observation wheel to evolve …from BIG to BIGGER into the World's BIGGEST."
Go to show06:55 CAT
Seconds from Disaster
+Mountain Tsunami, Season 5 | Episode 2
In 1960 construction of Europe's tallest dam is completed in in the Vajont Valley in Northern Italy - the jewel in the crown of an ambitious hydro-electric generation scheme. But as the new reservoir fills, a vast section of mountainside is dislodged and creeps toward the lake. The power company know the landslide has the potential to cause a devastating tsunami if it hits the water at speed, so they develop a plan to ease the landslide down by adjusting the level of the lake. For three years there are no problems, but in October 1963, the landslide suddenly accelerates - and slams into the reservoir as fast as a formula one car - creating a tsunami 200 meters high which overtops the dam and swamps the valley below - killing more than 2000 people. Seconds from Disaster reveals the systematic errors that led to tragedy - and sheds new light on the landslide mechanism that has intrigued scientists for 50 years.
Go to show07:45 CAT
Live Free Or Die
+Wisdom of The Wild, Season 1 | Episode 2
In this episode of Live Free or Die, life in the wild requires tapping into ancient traditions. Gabriel takes part in a Native American rain prayer drum circle. Thorn concocts a medicinal remedy from plants. Colbert attends a Mountain Man Rendezvous so he can sell pelts for a bit of cash. And Tony uses a pig carcass to make a necklace for Amelia.
Go to show08:35 CAT
Wicked Tuna: North Vs South
+Full Throttle, Season 4 | Episode 2
Every boat in the fleet has caught their first Bluefin tuna of the season except the Doghouse. Determined to have a successful season, Doghouse relies on experience and faith in a Redneck God to get a fish on the deck, but will it work? Three time champion Fishin' Frenzy continues to lead the fleet after catching their first fish and will do anything to stay on top even if it means throwing other boats off their game any way he can. When a rogue wave targets the Hot Tuna and her crew the fleet is shocked into acknowledging the deadly consequences of fishing in the Outer Banks.
Go to show09:30 CAT
Highway Thru Hell: USA
+Hell Freezes Over, Season 1 | Episode 7
A powerful storm slams Donner Summit which is a gold mine for the tow dogs. It's illegal to be on the road without chains. The road's pure ice -- Brandon nearly gets hit by a spinoff; Eddie argues with CHP; Sam and Craig nearly come to blows; Becky Norman poaches a tow and then gets into a brutal argument with her boyfriend; and due to poor equipment maintenance Will Slade of Running Bear shows up late for his tow and then finds out his wife has left him.
Go to show10:20 CAT
Air Crash Investigation
+Mystery Fire, Season 5 | Episode 4
In November 1987, a 747 on a flight to Johannesburg crashes into the Indian Ocean. A blaze in the cargo hold was the suspected cause, but rumours persist that the aircraft was illegally carrying arms.
Go to show11:15 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 4, 13, Season 4 | Episode 13
The show that takes the most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded, and combines them with cold hard science is back for a fourth season. In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself while steering a boat, roller skating or attempting to clear a dirt jump on your bike.
Go to show11:40 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 4, 10, Season 4 | Episode 10
The show that takes the most spectacular and painful user generated clips ever recorded, and combines them with cold hard science is back for a fourth season. In this episode we learn just how many ways there are to embarrass, injure and humiliate yourself while jumping into hedges, stopping a longboard or simply confronting parking gates.
Go to show12:05 CAT
Tut's Treasures
+Tut's Treasures: The Golden Pharaohs, 1, Season 1 | Episode 1
Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 made headlines across the world sparking a global frenzy for Ancient Egypt. But over the decades since the find, many of the pharaoh's priceless grave goods have disappeared into museum basements and archives across Egypt. Now all 5,398 objects are being reunited for the first time since their discovery at the new Grand Egyptian Museum. Many have never been seen before but together they shed new light on the short, eventful life of the so-called 'Boy King' and are now helping experts realise the sheer scale of Tutankhamun's influence in the ancient world.
Go to show12:55 CAT
Survive The Tribe
+Arctic Endurance, Season 1 | Episode 6
In one of the most extreme and frozen places on Earth, Hazen attempts to master the skills that have allowed the Inuit to survive in Arctic Canada for thousands of years. As he battles the sub-zero temperatures, Hazen must prove himself by mastering a dog sled team and honing his igloo-building skills before he can join an elite Inuit hunter to harvest mussels beneath the shifting sea ice.
Go to show13:45 CAT
Wicked Tuna: North Vs South
+Karma's A Fish, Season 4 | Episode 3
When the underdogs of the Outer Banks fleet band together, a new front-runner emerges to challenge long-time champion, Fishin' Frenzy.
Go to show14:35 CAT
Live Free Or Die
+Eating The Wild, Season 1 | Episode 3
The modern-day-pioneers of Live Free or Die must hunt, gather, and trap to get their next meal. Woodsman Thorn spear hunts frogs. Frontiersman Colbert sets out to kill a deer before winter comes. Homesteaders Tony and Amelia boil seawater to get the salt they need to preserve fresh meat. And hunter-gatherer Matt goes turkey hunting.
Go to show15:25 CAT
Big, Bigger, Biggest
+Metro, Season 3 | Episode 3
Every morning over four million people descend into a vast network of tunnels beneath the city: The London Underground, also known as: The Tube. It's the biggest metro system in the Western world and a true masterpiece of subterranean construction. The Tube owes its success to four key inventions found in a series of landmark metros. At the heart of each lies a major breakthrough that allowed metros to tunnel ever further under our cities. One by one, travelling up the scale, we'll reveal the incredible stories behind these structures, and the inventions that made each network bigger than the last. Four ingenious leaps forward, from big, to bigger, into the Western world's biggest.
Go to show16:15 CAT
Seconds from Disaster
+Fire On The Star, Season 1 | Episode 4
In 1990 a lethal fire broke out on the Scandinavian Star ferry during the early hours while passengers slept. Many were overcome by fumes and died. Investigators piece together the events and ask whether it was accident or arson.
Go to show17:10 CAT
Highway Thru Hell: USA
+Do Or Die, Season 1 | Episode 1
The snow comes in hard, tangling and mangling traffic in Donner Pass. Sam from "Nyack Towing" must winch up a young drivers pick-up which has plunged down a steep incline and slammed into a tree. Becky and Edgar from "Dependable Tow" struggle to extract a big rig loaded with hay from a ditch far below the highway. Will of "Running Bear" rescues an SUV which has hit black ice on I-80 and flipped. Nearly out of gas, Will works fast to upright the SUV while the CHP watches him like a hawk.
Go to show18:05 CAT
Air Crash Investigation
+Dead Weight, Season 5 | Episode 5
A small commuter plane begins a short flight when disaster strikes. Moments after takeoff, the nose of the aircraft pitches up dramatically. The flight crew struggles for control. The plane is just 350 meters in the air when it stalls, rolls to the left, and plummets to the ground. It slams into a packed hangar, killing everyone on board. Combing through the wreckage, investigators find a single clue that leads them to uncover a string of errors and faulty assumptions that have been putting millions of passengers at risk for years.
Go to show19:00 CAT
Scrapyard Supercar
+Mercedes X-Class, Season 1 | Episode 7
Ralph and his 2 teams build scrap 4x4 cars which they then race against Shane's Mercedes X Class pick-up in a bone-jarring rock crawl.
Go to show19:50 CAT
World's Toughest Fixes
+Lock And Load, Season 2 | Episode 1
Sean Riley races the clock to dam up a river and replace one of the locks that regulates water levels in a busy cargo thoroughfare. One wrong move and half a million litres of water could be unleashed.
20:50 CAT
Hitler's Last Stand
+Nazi Kill Zone, Season 2 | Episode 3
September 1944. After liberating much of France, Luxembourg and Belgium Allied forces launch General Bernard Montgomery's ambitious plan to end the war in 1944. Operation Market Garden is the largest airborne operation ever, but over confidence and miscalculations trap Allied soldiers behind Nazi lines in desperate attempts to capture bridgeheads. When they fail, the fight for survival begins.
Go to show21:40 CAT
Drugs Inc.
+Drug Kings of New York, Season 3 | Episode 4
New York is Americas largest city, a huge distribution hub with an equally large appetite for narcotics. From an elite dealer supplying lawyers, bankers and Wall Street traders with the highest quality drugs in the city, to the marijuana courier who delivers "bud" like pizza and the Brooklyn heroin dealer supplying the streets, every segment of Big Apple society is catered to by the drug business. In suburbia, a surge in prescription pain pill abuse is turning many on to heroin and addiction is reaching epidemic proportions. Leading the battle are the DEA and Customs agents at JFK.
Go to show22:35 CAT
Banged Up Abroad
+Bangkok Underworld, Season 5 | Episode 1
At age 28, Tim Schrader left Australia to work as an English teacher in Bangkok. He loved the teaching and the nightlife but was struggling financially, so he agreed to participate in a scam. For $1,000 a trip, Tim arranged fake marriages with Thai girls and flew with them to other countries. After a few successful trips, Tim was offered a chance to make $10,000 by smuggling 4-8 kilos of heroin into the U.S. Although he knew he could face the death penalty if caught in Thailand, the money was too tempting to pass up. But at the airport, Tim was stopped at the check-in counter. In a back room, drug authorities found 10.5 kilos of heroin in his suitcase. Facing the death penalty, Tim plead guilty and was sentenced to life in Bang Kwang Central Prison. Depressed, he began to use heroin and after two years, tested HIV positive. Tim managed to kick heroin, and thanks to his mothers efforts, was granted a royal pardon on medical grounds over five years after his arrest.
Go to show23:25 CAT
Taboo
+Secret Lives, Season 8 | Episode 2
Do we really know who our co-workers, loved ones and friends are? Maybe not as well as we think. NGC opens a window into the lives of individuals leading a double life with surprising secrets. Chloe is a Ph.D. chemist in Utah who lives as a paraplegic in a wheelchair. However, Chloe isn't paraplegic. She has body integrity identity disorder; a condition that makes her want to be paralyzed, but still enjoys - and is fully capable of - walking. Todd is a married successful businessman in Minnesota with two grown children and a million-dollar home. But, he is also known as Adman, a homeless man living along the railroad. And, Courtenay, a psychology PhD student in Canada dresses up a as a blue cat on weekends to get in touch with his inner kitten - called Nuka. He believes he is part human and part cat. Our cameras follow along as people manage to run two extremely opposite lives and the lengths they go to conceal their true selves.
Go to show00:15 CAT
Scrapyard Supercar
+Mercedes X-Class, Season 1 | Episode 7
Ralph and his 2 teams build scrap 4x4 cars which they then race against Shane's Mercedes X Class pick-up in a bone-jarring rock crawl.
Go to show01:05 CAT
World's Toughest Fixes
+Lock And Load, Season 2 | Episode 1
Sean Riley races the clock to dam up a river and replace one of the locks that regulates water levels in a busy cargo thoroughfare. One wrong move and half a million litres of water could be unleashed.
01:55 CAT
Hitler's Last Stand
+Nazi Kill Zone, Season 2 | Episode 3
September 1944. After liberating much of France, Luxembourg and Belgium Allied forces launch General Bernard Montgomery's ambitious plan to end the war in 1944. Operation Market Garden is the largest airborne operation ever, but over confidence and miscalculations trap Allied soldiers behind Nazi lines in desperate attempts to capture bridgeheads. When they fail, the fight for survival begins.
Go to show02:40 CAT
Drugs Inc.
+Drug Kings of New York, Season 3 | Episode 4
New York is Americas largest city, a huge distribution hub with an equally large appetite for narcotics. From an elite dealer supplying lawyers, bankers and Wall Street traders with the highest quality drugs in the city, to the marijuana courier who delivers "bud" like pizza and the Brooklyn heroin dealer supplying the streets, every segment of Big Apple society is catered to by the drug business. In suburbia, a surge in prescription pain pill abuse is turning many on to heroin and addiction is reaching epidemic proportions. Leading the battle are the DEA and Customs agents at JFK.
Go to show03:30 CAT
Live Free Or Die
+Eating The Wild, Season 1 | Episode 3
The modern-day-pioneers of Live Free or Die must hunt, gather, and trap to get their next meal. Woodsman Thorn spear hunts frogs. Frontiersman Colbert sets out to kill a deer before winter comes. Homesteaders Tony and Amelia boil seawater to get the salt they need to preserve fresh meat. And hunter-gatherer Matt goes turkey hunting.
Go to show04:15 CAT
Highway Thru Hell: USA
+Do Or Die, Season 1 | Episode 1
The snow comes in hard, tangling and mangling traffic in Donner Pass. Sam from "Nyack Towing" must winch up a young drivers pick-up which has plunged down a steep incline and slammed into a tree. Becky and Edgar from "Dependable Tow" struggle to extract a big rig loaded with hay from a ditch far below the highway. Will of "Running Bear" rescues an SUV which has hit black ice on I-80 and flipped. Nearly out of gas, Will works fast to upright the SUV while the CHP watches him like a hawk.
Go to show05:05 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 5, 1, Season 5 | Episode 1
In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself while riding your big wheel trike, 'ghosting' your motorbike, or simply balancing things on your head
Go to show05:30 CAT
Science of Stupid
+Science of Stupid 5, 12, Season 5 | Episode 12
In this episode we learn how many ways there are to injure and humiliate yourself with stacked push ups, dive bombs or frisbee golf.
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