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National Geographic Documentaries: Season 2017

2017 2017
TV-PG

  • 2017-01-09T02:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 45m
  • 12h 45m (17 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Go behind the scenes of life on our planet with National Geographic videos. Share the wonder of the natural world with educational animal videos for kids. Let National Geographic be your all-access pass with documentary videos about the U.S. State Department, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, or 9/11. Experience the past coming to life with culture and history videos, and engage more deeply with the present with science and nature.

17 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-01-09T02:00:00Z

2017x01 Cradle to Grave

Season Premiere

2017x01 Cradle to Grave

  • 2017-01-09T02:00:00Z45m

Harnessing the magic of the most modern visual effects, we tell the story of the human body—inside and out—as it lives, grows, and dies on this predestined journey we call life. Through our subject, “Adam,” we reveal the incredible changes and forces that take all humankind from cradle to grave.

2017-01-30T02:00:00Z

2017x02 Atlantis Rising

2017x02 Atlantis Rising

  • 2017-01-30T02:00:00Z45m

Executive Produced by James Cameron, "Atlantis Rising" is a detective thriller that seeks out, uncovers and explores artefacts such as archaeological finds, satellite photographs and manuscripts hiding in plain sight and underwater. The one off special attempts to "decode" the artefacts in order to further the investigation and get to the bottom of the story

Using data from the Genographic Project to examine the migration of man across the planet.

Katie Couric travels across the U.S. to talk with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and families about the complex issue of gender.

2017-04-05T01:00:00Z

2017x05 UFO UK New Evidence

2017x05 UFO UK New Evidence

  • 2017-04-05T01:00:00Z45m

The revelations of the Ministry of Defence's UFO files, including the `Welsh Roswell', an alleged alien craft crash from which the authorities supposedly removed extraterrestrial bodies. Other documents include a letter claiming that Churchill ordered a cover-up of a wartime clash between a UFO and an RAF bomber, and the story of a 1964 Blue Streak missile test film believed to show an unidentified spaceman

2017-04-22T01:00:00Z

2017x06 LA 92

2017x06 LA 92

  • 2017-04-22T01:00:00Z45m

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage. Produced by two-time Oscar winner Simon Chinn and Emmy winner Jonathan Chinn and directed by Oscar winners Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin, the film looks at the events of 1992 from a multitude of vantage points, bringing a fresh perspective to a pivotal moment that reverberates to this day.

A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
This episode is rated TV-MA for some disturbing violent images.

2017-06-26T01:00:00Z

2017x08 From the Ashes

2017x08 From the Ashes

  • 2017-06-26T01:00:00Z45m

From the Ashes captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be under the Trump Administration. From Appalachia to the West's Powder River Basin, the film goes beyond the rhetoric of the "war on coal" to present compelling and often heartbreaking stories about what's at stake for our economy, health, and climate. The film invites audiences to learn more about an industry on the edge and what it means for their lives.

2017-07-10T01:00:00Z

2017x09 Earth Live

2017x09 Earth Live

  • 2017-07-10T01:00:00Z45m

Jane Lynch and Phil Keoghan take viewers on a journey around the world, focusing on some of the most spectacular wildlife.

2017-09-16T01:00:00Z

2017x10 Mission Saturn

2017x10 Mission Saturn

  • 2017-09-16T01:00:00Z45m

NASA's biggest spacecraft plunges into Saturn in the final act of a 20-year mission showcasing the planet like never before.

Lisa Ling goes undercover in North Korea for a rare glimpse of the secretive country, and reports on dictator Kim Jong-un creating international crises.

On top of an old warehouse in Hamburg, the architects of Beijings Birds Nest Stadium are building a dramatic new concert hall. It’s hoped the stunning design will make Hamburg famous throughout the world. But to attract the world’s best musicians, the concert hall must sound perfect, and getting the acoustics right is notoriously difficult. To add to the pressure, the building is years behind schedule, and millions of Euros over budget.

2017-10-21T01:00:00Z

2017x13 Jane

2017x13 Jane

  • 2017-10-21T01:00:00Z45m

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.

2017x14 Titanic: 20 Years Later

  • 2017-11-27T02:00:00Z45m

James Cameron looks back at his Oscar-winning film 20 years later to determine how accurate it was based on new evidence collected since then.

2017-12-20T02:00:00Z

2017x15 Drain Alcatraz

2017x15 Drain Alcatraz

  • 2017-12-20T02:00:00Z45m

Draining the waters around Alcatraz reveals the infamous prison’s deepest secrets.

Lisa Ling goes undercover in North Korea for a rare glimpse of the secretive country, and reports on dictator Kim Jong-un creating international crises.

2017-12-20T02:00:00Z

2017x19 Drain Alcatraz

2017x19 Drain Alcatraz

  • 2017-12-20T02:00:00Z45m

Draining the waters around Alcatraz reveals the infamous prison’s deepest secrets.

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