Explorer - Season 25 / Year 2016

Season 25 / Year 2016

Episodes

Call of the Wild
Taking a look at what people are doing to reconnect with nature.

Eyes Wide Open
For many living creatures, including humans, eyes are an integral survival tool. Learn how eyes have also inspired incredible emerging technology.

25 Years

Fighting ISIS
Today, ISIS controls over a third of Iraq. The Kurds and their underdog army defend their home against the world's most feared and ruthless threat.

Faces of Death

Point Of No Return
A team of elite climbers must each confront their personal demons on a 150-mile journey from the sweltering jungle to a remote peak in Myanmar.

Blood Antiquities

Battle For Virunga
Exploitation threatens to destroy Africa's oldest national park, Virunga.

What Would Teddy Do?
Exploring ways Teddy Roosevelt would handle the bitterly divisive issues of today, including gun control, climate change and income inequality.

Episode 10
Death. I See Dead People; Happy Birthday, Hanford!; The Timbuktu Job.

Episode 11
Investigating the over-policed community of Gretna, La.; private companies exploit prisoners for profit; honey seekers pursue a unique high.

Episode 12
Stories of surveillance featuring interviews with former CIA director James Woosley and journalist Lara Logan ("60 Minutes'').

Episode 13
Investigates Russian gender camps and Uganda's Hollywood; blowing up a bus for science.

Episode 14

Episode 15
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The Daily Show
Hosted by a rotating cast of comedy greats, The Daily Show remains the go-to source for provocative satire, insightful interviews and an award-winning team of correspondents and contributors.

Frontline
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
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The Studio
As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

Buried in the Backyard
Buried in the Backyard examines true-crime stories of victims found buried in the most unsuspecting of places. While most people enjoy their backyard as a safe haven, others are not so lucky when they discover the horrors lurking beneath well-trimmed hedges and manicured fences. Uncovering the remains is only the beginning, however, as each hour-long episode follows a unique police investigation to identify the body, determine a cause of death and find the person responsible. Captivating recreations, along with first-hand accounts from those closest to the victims and law enforcement agents involved in the case, bring each shocking tale to life. As investigators dig into the "how" and "why" surrounding each crime, viewers are taken on an unpredictable journey and reminded that this could happen to anyone - in any home, in any neighborhood.

Drain the Oceans
Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas, and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.
Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds. Using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography, and insights from top marine archaeologists, Drain the Oceans delivers penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deepsea world, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks, and amazing natural wonders of the deep.