SOCIETY VIDEOS

  • Machine Gun show

    Machine Gun

    The evolution of the machine gun from its use in WWI to the GAU-8 Avenger, one of the deadliest machine guns in the world.

    (00:34)
  • Cruise Missiles show

    Cruise Missiles

    Track the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile and examine every key stage of its journey - launch, flight and target.

    (00:38)
  • Perfect Weapon: Skull Smashers show

    Perfect Weapon: Skull Smashers

    Discover how weapons have been used to smash skulls for centuries in Skull Smashers.

    (01:41)
  • Behind Enemy Lines show

    Behind Enemy Lines

    Band of Brothers Video Part 2 sees Easy Company dropped behind Enemy Lines in Normandy ahead of the Allied Assault on Utah Beach.

    (00:13)
  • Search for Noah show

    Search for Noah

    In the search for Noah, scientists attempt to find geological evidence of ark and the flood.

    (01:02)
  • Jet show

    Jet

    The jet engine led to revolutionary changes in aerial combat but huge risks were taken by designers, pilots and air crews in or...

    (00:52)
  • Black Sam's Loot show

    Black Sam's Loot

    Salvage experts uncover notorious Black Sam’s loot, revealing many of the secrets of the real-life Pirates of the Caribbean.

    (01:50)
  • Talal Akasheh show

    Talal Akasheh

    Talal Akasheh - Rolex Awards For Enterprise 2008

    (00:59)
  • Tim Bauer show

    Tim Bauer

    Tim Bauer - Rolex Awards For Enterprise 2008

    (00:59)
  • Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel in the Lab  show

    Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel in the Lab

    Nigel Tufnel enters the lab to explore Stonehenge's mysteries. Was it used as an ancient amplifier?

    (01:42)
  • Stonehenge Decoded “Fantastic Finds”  show

    Stonehenge Decoded “Fantastic Finds”

    Explore the latest, fantastic finds around Stonehenge that have amazed experts – and could re-write the history books.

    (03:07)
  • Dangerous Catch show

    Dangerous Catch

    In Ghana, olive baboons are ransacking crops and terrorising villagers meanwhile in Namibia, a once rich fishing ground is stru...

    (01:23)
  • Monkey Thieves show

    Monkey Thieves

    Outside the city the relocated monkeys are still getting to grips with life in the country and they are well and truly lost. Bu...

    (01:02)
  • Corruption in the Park show

    Corruption in the Park

    Six rangers from the Virunga nature reserve stand trial as they are accused of accepting bribes from loggers. Some say that th...

    (02:35)
  • The Keck Telescope show

    The Keck Telescope

    Our intrepid investigator Richard Hammond takes us on an incredible voyage through space and time, and re-creates an ancient an...

    (01:52)
  • Hong Kong International Airport show

    Hong Kong International Airport

    Richard flies east to learn how Hong Kong International Airport was built from scratch on a specially constructed island.

    (00:52)
  • Guggenheim Bilbao show

    Guggenheim Bilbao

    Richard uncovers some surprising connections that enabled the Guggenheim Bilbao museum to be built.

    (01:01)
  • HMS Illustrious show

    HMS Illustrious

    Richard unpicks the engineering DNA of the mighty aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.

    (01:25)
  • An interview with Richard Hammond - Part 1 show

    An interview with Richard Hammond - Part 1

    Check out part one of our exclusive interview with Richard Hammond and find out what you can expect from the second series of R...

    (03:29)
  • An interview with Richard Hammond - Part 2 show

    An interview with Richard Hammond - Part 2

    Richard Hammond exclusively reveals how he had to conquer one of his greatest fears in part two of our Richard Hammond's Engine...

    (04:53)