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National Geographic Specials

All Episodes 1976 - 2019
TV-14

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  • 1976-01-13T05:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 18h 45m (25 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Specials that cover a wide range of topics such as historical figures, events, places, and more.

25 episodes

Series Premiere

2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

1x01 After Hitler: The Untold Story

Series Premiere

1x01 After Hitler: The Untold Story

  • 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z45m

Germany surrenders, but the war isn't over for the millions of displaced people across Europe.

The story of how American soldiers became slave labor in a secret Nazi concentration camp.

1x03 Inside WWII: The People's War

  • 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z45m

Stories from the frontlines of the world’s bloodiest conflict as told by soldiers and civilians.

2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

1x04 Bobby Kennedy: After JFK

1x04 Bobby Kennedy: After JFK

  • 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z45m

Through unique archive footage, this documentary film will deliver a unique portrait of this Kennedy we used to call “Bobby”.

1x05 Making A Dictator: Rising Tide

  • 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z45m

The threat of dictatorship to democratic institutions is real and is exemplified by dictators like Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and Fidel Castro.

2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

1x06 Revenge on the Nazis

1x06 Revenge on the Nazis

  • 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z45m

In the dying days of World War II, a secret organization of Holocaust survivors plans revenge to kill 6 million Germans.

With unrivaled access, National Geographic cameras go behind-the-scenes with the US Secret Service as they protect President Trump at home and abroad.

Sam Neill, New Zealand actor and devoted wine maker, will explore the last century of Australian red wine making from his point of view as a struggling, small scale vintner.

A team of archaeologists discover the first new tomb to contain a body since the tomb of Tutankhamon; then, another mystery unravels right next door.

1x10 Secrets of the Space Station

  • 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z45m

The International Space Station is the most ambitious orbital project ever built. This film explores elements of life inside it.

1x11 Curiosity: Life of a Mars Rover

  • 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z45m

The journey of Curiosity rover, from drawing table through launch, seven minutes of terror landing in 2012 and its first six years exploring Mars.

23 hours a day in a cell the size of a parking spot. Solitary confinement is a reality for 80,000 people in the U.S. on any given day. But times are changing in America’s prisons.

1x13 Narco Bling: Getting Chapo Guzman

  • 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z45m

Inside the world, escapes, and eventual capture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, perhaps the world’s most infamous drug kingpin.

1x14 JFK: The Lost Assassination Tapes

  • 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z45m

The killing of President John F. Kennedy as told through over a hundred hours of news reports from the days around the assassination.

2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x15 The Race to Mars

1x15 The Race to Mars

  • 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z45m

2019 will be the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon. It was the pinnacle of the space race and the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century. But should we try to send an astronaut to Mars?

2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x16 Mission to the Sun

1x16 Mission to the Sun

  • 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z45m

NASA is sending a tiny spacecraft closer to the sun than any man-made object has ever been and faster than any man-made object has ever traveled.

2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

1x17 The Flood

1x17 The Flood

  • 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z45m

Each year, the arrival of a miracle flood transforms a desert into a water wonderland. This one of the most diverse habitats on Earth — the Okavango Delta.

2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

1x18 24 Hours of Reality

1x18 24 Hours of Reality

  • 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z45m

Hosted by The Climate Reality Project and former Vice President Al Gore, 24 Hours of Reality is a day of eye-opening stories and conversations about the climate crisis and how we solve it.

2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

1x19 Lost City of Machu Picchu

1x19 Lost City of Machu Picchu

  • 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z45m

High in the Peruvian Andes lies the ancient city of Machu Picchu, a lost city of doorways and passages that hint at the ghosts of its past.

1x20 Mystery Skeletons of the Sahara

  • 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z45m

It’s a race against the sands of time to save the skeletons of the Sahara.

Season Premiere

1976-01-13T05:00:00Z

1976x01 Search for the Great Apes

Season Premiere

1976x01 Search for the Great Apes

  • 1976-01-13T05:00:00Z45m

This captivating classic National Geographic film chronicles the ground-breaking fieldwork of Dian Fossey (1932-1985) and Birute Galdikas and the world-wide efforts of these dedicated scientists to better understand the mountain gorilla and elusive orangutan.

1976x02 The Animal Nobody Loved

  • 1976-02-10T05:00:00Z45m

Three denizens of the American West, long considered to be "varmints": coyotes, rattlesnakes and mustangs, are profiled in this documentary special. And the true nature of this misunderstood creatures are revealed.

Season Premiere

1980-01-01T05:00:00Z

1980x01 African Wildlife

Season Premiere

1980x01 African Wildlife

  • 1980-01-01T05:00:00Z45m

Filmed at Namibia's Etosha National Park this video takes a look at a wide selection of wildlife, including zebras, cheetahs, wildebeest, lions and elephants.

Season Premiere

1982-01-13T05:00:00Z

1982x01 The Sharks

Season Premiere

1982x01 The Sharks

  • 1982-01-13T05:00:00Z45m

One of the most famous programs from the National Geographic Society, THE SHARKS takes you on a special expedition to study these fish of fearful legend and challenge the myths surrounding them. Journey below the ocean's surface in a specially-designed cage to observe sharks at close range. Witness as Ron and Valerie Taylor, underwater filmmakers, test a mesh stainless steel suit which enables her to survive a shark attack. Meet these living symbols of terror face-to-face and learn the truth about these remarkable creatures.

Season Premiere

1990-01-01T05:00:00Z

1990x01 Antarctic Wildlife Adventure

Season Premiere

1990x01 Antarctic Wildlife Adventure

  • 1990-01-01T05:00:00Z45m

A family of naturalists aboard a 50-foot schooner journey through the islands of the pristine Antarctic peninsula.

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