The landmark four-part series documents the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states, and through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The series examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country's development, challenging the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise.

Too many sweets may stop Angelina from performing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and she learns that the best way to have sweets is to share.

Broken Tail was a charismatic tiger cub in Ranthambore, one of India's best-protected tiger reserves. He suddenly and without warning abandoned his sanctuary and went on the run moving through farmland and scrub until he was killed by a train nearly 200 miles from its home. This film retraces the tiger's path and piece together the cub's last days, and through his story reveal the fate of the few surviving tigers in India.

Butterflies have been flying around the planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, this follow their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that is unlocking the secrets of their world and changing the view of these fantastic and yet fragile creatures.

Episode 2. From the 1740s to the 1830s, the institution of slavery continued to support economic development. As the slave population reproduced, American planters became less dependent on the African slave trade. Ensuing generations of slaves developed a unique culture that blended elements of African and American life. Episode two follows the paths of several African Americans, including Thomas Jefferson's slave Jupiter, Colonel Tye, Elizabeth Freeman,...

An epic series presenting Africa through the eyes of its people, conveying the beauty and diversity of the continent and the compelling personal stories of those who shape its future.

Can animals predict disaster? - Explore with scientists to see if animals can predict disasters before they hit. Killers in Eden - Watch how hunters and killer whales team up to kill the baleen whales.

Enter stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Look at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explore what they suggest about the nature of animal emotions.

In Sharkland, learn about the fastest, smallest, and strongest sharks, and what adaptations have taken place to make the Great White a killing machine. Supersize Crocs explores animals that surpass 20 feet in length and are being hunted and killed.