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  • 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z on Discovery
  • 45m
  • 6h (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Documentaries that have been produced by the Discovery Channel.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

2020x01 Pandemic: COVID-19

Season Premiere

2020x01 Pandemic: COVID-19

  • 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z45m

The war against the COVID-19 pandemic has come to America, and using the latest information from the frontlines, experts reveals why this novel form of coronavirus is so deadly and how we're fighting back.

The documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes action with the teams of SpaceX engineers, NASA employees and scientists as they fulfil the SpaceX mission to “fly, test and fix” their way to the International Space Station – with the goal of eventually flying to the moon and to Mars. The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Capsule will send U.S. astronauts into space for the first time since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.

When dead bodies show up across California in 1991, investigators realise they are dealing with a twisted serial killer. Audio tapes and interviews with the victims’ loved ones reveal the shocking details of these chilling murders.

Experts in body language, linguistics and forensic psychology examine the words and actions of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.

2020x05 Faking It: Jimmy Savile

  • 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z45m

Experts examine how one of the biggest stars in British showbusiness got away with decades of sexual abuse.

In 1967, a team of explorers with no experience with polar ice travel attempted to reach the North Pole. Film, audio diaries and interviews reveal the extraordinary details of this incredible expedition.

Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute will take a unique look at a pivotal day in the history of the modern world, delving into the key events that made VE Day such a momentous twenty-four hours. This is the story of what happened on that most celebrated and important day, including original interviews with historians and veterans who tell their stories and share their first-hand experiences.

Using unseen archive footage and stills, plus never told accounts from veterans who were there, this one-off special will chart the moment the clock struck midnight, to 24 hours later, when fighting officially stopped across Europe. Up and down the country it was dawning on people that they were waking up not with fear or anxiety, but with relief and excitement. This was a Great Britain no one had experienced for six years. A Britain at peace. At almost no notice street celebrations were being prepared and tens of thousands were flocking to London and other city centres.

2020x08 Everest's Greatest Mystery

  • 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z45m

Mountaineer Jake Norton and his team search the upper reaches of Everest for undiscovered clues that prove who was the first climber to get to the top. The mystery has perplexed historians for a century and a big find would change history forever.

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