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Conquering The North Pole - Arctic Exploration

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:58:17 -0500

The challenge of the North Pole from Americans Dr Cook and Cdr Peary's claims to have reached it in 1908 and 1909. It includes all the extraordinary methods used to reach the North Pole - dog, skis, icebreaker, and nuclear submarine.

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - Q-Ships and Commerce Raiders

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:46:27 -0500

During the Great War, the British used armed ships disguised as merchant vessels to help overcome the scourge of the U-boat. In World War II, the Germans employed similar vessels to prey upon Allied merchant shipping. Dramatic footage of Q-ships in action.

The Men Behind D-Day

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:46:57 -0500

In 1944 the Allies knew that they must invade Occupied Europe to free millions from Nazi tyranny. But the Nazis knew they were coming. The only question was when the attack would take place, and where. This programme reveals the inventive and often bizarre methods that were used to mislead the Nazis. Double agents spread bogus invasion plans, fake armies were mustered in the south of England and elaborate methods of breaking through Hitler's Atlantic wall were developed.

See You Down There

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:11:02 -0500

Financial shark Ralph Clayton is using dubious methods to take control of rival companies. He targets Neto Machine Tools, manufacturers of specialised components utilised by W.I.N., so Sam, Mac and Joe are assigned to stop him. Joe takes on a variety of brain patterns to convince Clayton that he has taken a hallucinatory drug.

The Boy and the Monster / The Secret in the Cellar

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:56:59 -0500

A decade-old murder case and a serial sexual offender are brought to justice in this fascinating look at the men and methods that prove virtually no case is unsolvable.

Harm

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:44:59 -0500

A New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.

George Eastman

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:38:12 -0500

He expanded a breakthrough technology that would revolutionize civilization, and then pioneered the bare-knuckle marketing, research, and distribution methods that would give him a stranglehold on sales of that technology. No, it's not Bill Gates, but rather George Eastman. We'll look at his private life, but also at his peculiar, break-the-mold vision that helped the U.S. overhaul and surpass centuries-old economies across the seas in barely a 100 years.

Mr. Monk Takes the Stand

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:14:45 -0400

Monk’s phobias threaten to undermine a big murder case when an aggressive defense attorney targets the detective's unconventional methods in court. Jay Mohr guest stars.