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Science documentaries about various topics.

Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983.

Documentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.

Cameras ride along with Troopers as they keep the streets safe and hunters honest while at the same time taking advantage of the breathtaking landscape that Alaska State Troopers are lucky enough to call "their office."

A street dancer from Mumbai struggles against his parents' insistence that he follow a traditional path. Then he meets a curmudgeonly Israeli ballet master, who inspires him to follow his dreams.

When friendships turn deadly.

Showcases Danny Gatton's mastery of blues, jazz, rock, country, bluegrass and rockabilly.

Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford, Edison, Stanford, and Hearst's journeys from poverty to unimaginable wealth, fueled by relentless ambition, ingenuity, and occasional audacity, shaping America's landscape as industrial titans.

During centuries wolves were characterized as blood-thirsty beasts, enemies of owners of ranch and killer of helpless live-stock. Adjusted to overcome this misunderstanding, the cameramen-naturalists of Jamie and Jim Dutcher lived six years in a tent camp, in the wilderness of Idaho, living with the covey of wolves, listening to them and earning their trust.

Discovery examines the history of "Golden age of Piracy." The program takes a detailed look at the harsh lives of pirates, their tactics, motivations and why they would choose such a life. The geopolitical forces that lead to the proliferation of pirates and their final demise are explained.

Berga Soldiers of Another War reveals the untold story of 350 American prisoners of war caught in the tragedy of the Holocaust. It is the final work in the distinguished 50 year career of late documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, winner of four Academy Awards. His personal connection to the story compelled him to write, direct and narrate the film.

The newly elected President Barack Obama invites all Americans to a star-studded event featuring top musical performers and entertainment.

In 'Wretches & Jabberers and Stories from the Road', two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence. With limited speech, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, both faced lives of mute isolation in mental institutions or adult disability centers. When they learned as adults to communicate by typing, their lives changed dramatically. Their world tour message is that the same possibility exists for others like themselves. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Along the way, they reunite with old friends from the USA, expand the isolated world of a talented young painter and make new allies in their cause.

Nicknamed "Architect to the Stars," African American architect Paul R. Williams had a life story that could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter. His name is associated with architectural icons like the Beverly Hills Hotel, the original MCA Headquarters Building and LAX Airport. But at the height of his career Paul Williams wasn't always welcome in the restaurants and hotels he designed or the neighborhoods where he built homes, because of his race. "Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story" tells the compelling, but little known story, of how he used talent and perseverance to beat the odds and create a body of work that can be found from coast to coast.

Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped turn those mills into sweatshops.

The role of Air Force One in the United States Presidency from FDR to George W. Bush.

Reconstitution of the alleged true story about demonic possession that was behind William Friedkin's The Exorcist.

A look back, from 30 years later, at the Watergate break-in and the fall of Richard Nixon's presidency.

Join host Bruce Feiler on an unprecedented journey to the world's most meaningful landscapes and rigorous religious pilgrimages.

The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the lives and careers of actor, George Clooney; singer Amy Grant; singer Gladys Knight; composer and musician Tania Leon and the Irish music band, U2, with tributes and performances.

A revealing look inside the most famous house in America.