In the centuries since the gun was invented, hundreds of innovators, engineers and inventors have brought their vision together to create what has become one of the most perfectly produced items ever made. Tales of the Gun chronicles the long history of firearm design and construction from the first, primitive weapons to today's computer-controlled, high-tech factories. From the gunslingers of the Wild West to the newest technology being developed for tomorrow's super-weapons, guns have etched a place in today's culture for their masterful combination of form, function and beauty.
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The triumphs and failures of the men and women who created the world's first atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. This the story of the men and women who worked on a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during the Second World War with First-hand accounts from the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project and developed the atomic bomb at Los Alamos during the Second World War.
Foot Soldier is a 45 minute documentary hosted by Richard Karn explaining the life of a Foot Soldier in various armies throughout time.
Signing up for the 2006 season of the most extreme and exciting motorsport, six-part series Engineering the World Rally joins the Subaru World Rally Team as they and 2003 champion, Petter 'Hollywood' Solberg, fight for the championship through six countries and 11 months of intense competition. This ultimate off-road challenge pits massively powerful four-wheel drive rally cars - in the hands of some of the world's greatest drivers - against the toughest and most varied terrain on the planet. These guys hurtle down narrow twisty roads, along bumpy, dusty tracks, through deep water and across solid ice at speeds exceeding 130mph. They're supported by teams of dedicated engineers and mechanics, together with their straight-talking bosses and success-hungry sponsors. It's a world of fragile egos, high emotions and constant human drama. With unprecedented access, Engineering the World Rally gets under the skin of the Subaru WRC team and follows their every move as they engineer and prepare the cars for each event, test and shakedown, and enjoy the highs and suffer the lows of each three-day rally. It is an emotional rollercoaster of action both behind-the-scenes and on the rally stage.
Britain's iconic and 'secretive' engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines. The first part of the series "How to build a nuclear submarine" a documentary following the construction of the Astute nuclear submarine. The second part of the series "How to build a jumbo jet engine", the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people of places like Derby. The third and final part of the series "How to build Britain's secret engineers" when the documentary team follows workers at a leading British company on a global journey, as they reveal a handful of their secretive projects including getting Chinook helicopters ready for front line service.
Examines the key military and political decisions that have determined the course of the Iraq war, from President Bush's "Axis of Evil" declaration through negotiation, invasion, "Mission Accomplished" and beyond. Experts analyze the design of the war plan and the new technology used in combat such as the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and Stryker combat vehicles. Frontline footage illuminates key events of the war, including the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch and the successful captures of the critical Karbala Gap and Baghdad Airport.
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team of American experts, with the help of the only surviving witness, try to uncover the clues to solve the greatest mystery of WW2.
Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as their construction is, as terrifying is their destructive power. Hardly any other weapon triggers as many emotions as the submarine. It strikes from ambush and can use nuclear missiles to drag the whole world into the abyss. Submarines originated from a completely non-military idea, namely to be able to view the world under water. But the interest in the military use of submarines soon prevailed.
The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.
The greatest gift of mankind over beasts is his ability to craft and use tools. From the simple stone axe to modern warfare technology the relationship between man and survival has been an ongoing battle from the beginning of time. Blast through authentic archived photos, comprehensive video footage and in-depth re-enactments as you discover the achievements and tribulations that played major roles in the shots heard round the world. From the conquering of game, power and land this 7-Part Documentary shoots through 400 years of the events and developments that shaped...The Evolution of Firearms
Experience firsthand "the war to end all wars." World War I was the first war in history to affect most of the globe, with battles fought on land, at sea and, for the first time, in the sky. This five-disc DVD set captures the experience almost a century after it happened, with rare footage, much of it never before released on DVD.
What propelled the construction of higher and higher buildings? Which technologies made the discovery of the oceans possible? How are gravity defying bridges designed? What will the future of the aircraft industry be? Combining bluechip photography with innovative CGI, all set in spectacular locations across the world, this documentary series highlights the history of human ingenuity.
Series charting the history of the warship.
Design expert Kevin McCloud secures breathtaking vantage points from which to view impressive feats of architecture as he scales some of Britain's highest structures.
Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgements contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.
This is your chance to reach out and touch the past! Just as a forensic anthropologist analyses bones, and a historian deciphers ancient texts, we now have the technology to "read" the buildings, ruins and landscapes where history was made. The series, presented by Dallas Campbell, teams Steve Burrows (pictured), the brains behind the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, with a team of pioneering laser scanning experts from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Technologies to unlock the secrets of the world’s greatest engineering and cultural achievements. Locations include the Colosseum, Petra, Machu Picchu, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Pyramids and Jerusalem.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
It is 2014 and the machines have not taken over…yet. The newest, most technologically advanced series from H2™, Rise of the Machines, reveals how the inventions behind the world’s most extreme machines have enabled them to evolve beyond humanity’s wildest imagination. This visually stunning series uses mind-blowing CGI animations to reveal the extraordinary engineering at the heart of the world’s most extreme machines. From the world’s biggest mega truck to the world’s fastest train to a revolutionary heavy lift ship, ground breaking CGI animation explodes the machines apart to reveal the ingenious inventions hidden under their skin that enables the teams who drive, fly and sail them to be at the top of their game. This series takes us inside these machines in close up detail and explores what helps these elite ships, trucks, trains and aircrafts rise above all others.
Top Trumps was a 10-part British television series based on the famous card game. It aired on Channel 5 in 2008, the channel being called Five at the time of broadcast. It was produced by Lion Television and presented by Robert Llewellyn and Ashley Hames. The show was a competition between the two presenters. Each chose one type of the machines chosen and finds out facts about it. At the end of the show, each presenter must choose 2 Trump factors to use in which they think their chosen machine will be best in. A fifth one gets randomly chosen. The winner is the one who wins on most Trumps factors.
Richard Hammond looks at the connections behind the greatest feats of engineering.
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26 episodes • 1998
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Making of a Gun | Sep 9, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bullets and Ammo | Sep 16, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dueling Pistols | Sep 23, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Gunslingers | Sep 30, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guns of Colt | Oct 7, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Guns of Remington | Oct 14, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Guns of Smith & Wesson | Oct 21, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Guns of Winchester | Nov 4, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Early Guns | Nov 11, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Rifle | Nov 18, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Shotguns | Dec 2, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Guns of Browning | Dec 9, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Early Machine Guns | Dec 16, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gangster Guns | Jan 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Tommy Gun | Jan 13, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rapid Firepower | Jan 20, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Guns of the Civil War | Jan 27, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Guns of Revolution | Feb 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 19 | U.S. Guns of World War II | Feb 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Infamous Guns | Feb 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 21 | German Small Arms of World War II | Feb 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Luger | Mar 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Guns of the Mauser | Mar 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Guns of Israel | Mar 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Guns of the Russian Military | Mar 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Japanese Guns of World War II | Mar 31, 1999 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naval Guns | Sep 8, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | M-16 | Sep 15, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | AK-47 | Sep 22, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Super Guns of Today and Tomorrow | Sep 29, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guns of the Sky | Oct 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Automatic Pistols | Oct 13, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sharpshooters and Long Range Guns | Oct 20, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Police Guns | Nov 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Women and Guns | Nov 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Guns of Infamy (1) | Nov 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Guns of Infamy (2) | Dec 1, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Million Dollar Guns | Dec 8, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Guns of the Commandos | Dec 15, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Guns of the Orient | Jan 5, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Guns of Valor | Jan 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Guns of the U.S. Mounted Cavalry | Jan 19, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rockets and Missiles | Jan 26, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Big Guns | Feb 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 19 | European Revolvers | Feb 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Guns of the British Military | Feb 16, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Guns of the Bizarre | Feb 23, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Guns of the Famous | Mar 1, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Magnificent Failures | Mar 8, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Guns of Afghanistan | Mar 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ten Guns That Changed the World | Mar 22, 2000 | 0.0 |