History: The Interesting Bits

No need to travel to outer space to explore strange new worlds. There is alien life right under our noses - insects. They run our planet but are as different from us as possible, and as close to an alien life form that we'll ever see here on Earth. This is their world... and their story. The last two decades of research have revealed extraordinary new insights into the unexpectedly sophisticated insect world. Combined with modern cinematic technology and new techniques like electron microscopy and confocal microscopy, this landmark series captures insect behavior in ways never before possible. There are no more limits to our journey here on Planet Insect.

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.

In the shadows of the Smoky Mountains lives a football dynasty. Alcoa High School is southern Appalachia's true football powerhouse.

How will humans take the next step into outer space - traveling to Mars not to visit, but to stay?

With personal interviews, Legends of Speed not only describes dramatic happenings on the race tracks, but also puts a spotlight on the fears, and the courage of the drivers and their relatives. All of them deal differently with the extreme sport of "Formula One" racing, but they all have one thing in common and that is the will to win.

Investigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.