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Meet the Johns family, one of Manhattan's most prominent Gypsy families. In each episode of this new series, cameras document their efforts to preserve Gypsy customs amid the vices of the city, while upholding their family's power in the community and expanding their psychic show empire.

A 16-year-long civil war that began in 1977 ravaged Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, wiping out nearly 95 percent of the elephant population. Today, peace has been restored, but the surviving elephants still carry the emotional scars of war and must relearn how to trust humans. Follow a brother-and-sister team, Bob Poole and Dr. Joyce Poole, on a mission to help the traumatized elephants heal and to restore peace to a once-again-thriving wildlife sanctuary.

Metal detector hobbyists George "KG" Wyant and Tim "Ringy" Saylor scour the country for lost relics of history. Driven not by money, but the thrill of not knowing what their next dig will unearth, they understand that every item has a story to tell. Diggers brings history to life through graphics and historical context. The duo is invited by landowners, historians, and archaeologists on quests to unearth history that would have otherwise been forgotten.

Ten years after the most deadly tsunami ever known, scientists are making a shocking discovery. Experts used to believe that the biggest killer waves were only generated in a handful of regions, but mounting evidence now suggests that most of the world's coasts, from the Mediterranean to Australia, could be in grave danger. But where will the next Big One strike first? Two countries seem to be on borrowed time. America is facing the worst natural disaster in its history; and Indonesia, still...

India From Above is a two-part documentary series of a diverse nation and her people. From the air, experience the largest religious gathering in the world enabled by AI, a mega solar power plant, one of the world's highest ultra-marathons, a floating civilization, a meteor crater lake and a 40-million-year-old monsoon powering a nation.

Combining undersea exploration with innovative visualizations, DRAIN THE OCEANS reveals hidden evidence of amazing undersea mysteries. Not "artists impressions" but what is actually there down to the very last rivet. And, for its fourth season, it embraces a gripping new style, telling stories purely through the words of explorers and archaeologists, putting viewers right by their side.

Big Fix Alaska chronicles the wild adventures of a full-service master mechanic shop that takes on high-risk jobs across the frozen tundra. Risking life and limb on every job, this charismatic 10+ man team of Alaska roughnecks brave the elements and work around the clock repairing super machines under the harshest conditions and in the most remote places in the world. Danger, risk and incredible skill are some of the attributes these premier master mechanics put to the test repairing anything...

Danny Trejo asks "What happens to bad guys when they die?" Many people believe Hell is a real place, so Danny's taking a journey into the afterlife to map out where the idea of Hell came from. He's exploring the darkest recesses of both the underworld and the human imagination. It's a terrifying journey through 3,000 years of ideas, each more scary than the last, taking us from ancient Greece through the birth of Christianity to medieval Europe and modern America, visiting real locations...

President Gerald Ford's story illuminates a fascinating era. Amid the crises of Watergate and Vietnam, Ford assumed the presidency largely unknown to the public. Whether he had the skill and character to steer the country was an open question. Narrated by actor Jeff Daniels, this film features interviews with major figures from the period, including Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, and others.

The stars are always out on National Geographic's entertaining and illuminating late-night talk show, hosted by everyone's favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson. With guests that include former president Bill Clinton, musician David Byrne, writer-actor Seth MacFarlane, magicians Penn & Teller, actress-activist Susan Sarandon and comedian Larry Wilmore, this unique series bridges science with pop culture and features topics from space travel to the environment, from politics to the...

Before the fame, Pope Francis was a boy from Buenos Aires, living in poverty and political unrest. After years of studying science and medicine, in 1956, he has a sudden epiphany that his place is in the church. After 12 years of studying, Jorge is now a priest and climbing the ranks. But when a priest is murdered, it is clear the role of the priests in politics has changed.

The threat of sea monsters, real or imagined, has been a source of dread and fear for sailors ever since someone put a boat in the water and set out to explore. In this special the legends and lore come to life, as leading theories are explored and examined, and science has the final word. Join us as we create the definitive guide to sea monsters.