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Goes inside the intensive care unit of one of New York's largest hospitals to examine the reality of modern, medicalized death and offer a portrait of patients who face the prospect of dying in ways they might not have imagined.

Looks at the 1970 experiment in which a teacher grouped her third grade class by eye color and proceeded to give preferential treatment to the blue-eyed group in order to evaluate the effects of racial stereotyping on children, visits the class fifteen years later to see whether the experiment had any long-lasting effects on participants, and shows a similar session conducted with adult correctional system employees.

Chronicles the history of the Roman empire, from its first major battle to its military feats and through its eventual fall, told through dramatic reenactments and battle scenes.

Introduces the pilots of the Russian Air Force, and looks at some of their stunning maneuvers. Includes vintage wartime footage.

Follows pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to a Greenland icecap where they attempt to revive and rescue a rare World War II B-29 bomber that was abandoned there in 1947 following a crash landing.

Examines examples of remote-control aviation as used in spy technology.

Describes the bidding war between Boeing and Lockheed Martin for the contract for the Joint Strike Fighter, a technologically advanced X-Plane.

Documentary film which takes an in-depth look at one of America's most famous families in history, the Rockefellers.

Documents the building of Hoover Dam during the Great Depression, using archival footage and interviews with witnesses to examine the challenges workers faced in completing one of history's greatest engineering feats.

Tells the story of the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge at the time of its construction, and looks at the trials and tribulations of inexperienced engineer Joseph B. Strauss who designed the bridge and oversaw its completion.