In 1982, two families, the Sanders and the Landrys, are badly shaken when they learn that a mysterious deadly disease called AIDS is threatening the blood system. Each has boys with hemophilia, a genetic condition that means they depend on blood products to live. The medical community struggles to understand the growing epidemic while others deny the urgency.
Scientists and amateurs conduct experiments and post their exploits online. Each episode counts down 20 popular Internet videos and explains the science behind them.
A man with diabetes visits the surgery after losing five stone in an attempt to avoid having to go on insulin, and doctors help a woman struggling to give up smoking. Other patients include a man suffering from stress after his wife has been taken seriously ill, and a returning patient who is in the midst of an ongoing battle with depression and alcoholism
Join Sir David Attenborough as he pieces together the remarkable discovery of the Ichthyosaur, a fearsome fish lizard that lived during the age of dinosaurs.
Con men dress as police officers to steal 1,000's of pounds from elderly victims, but their ringleader makes a crucial error. A shoplifter boogies away thinking no-one can see her but her criminal dancing is caught on camera.
At the halfway point of the road trip, dealer Stephanie and auctioneer Charlie shop for antiques from Dunstable to Wotton-under-Edge. They learn about paper manufacture and the Italian reinvention of a piece of classic English furniture.
Celebrity panelists include Kenan Thompson, Ellie Kemper, Tyler Hoechlin, Sherri Shepherd, Horatio Sanz and Jillian Bell.
Michael is a poetry lover. Tobi is a bold dance teacher. Emily is a tennis player and fashionista. Can the three of them find romance?
Bill and the team bring the wrecked 1970 Suburban hauler back to life as a long bed, four door, crew cab dually with a 5.9 Cummins diesel engine, custom chassis and suspension. A 1965 Plymouth Belvedere II gets some extra muscle with a Mopar crate Hemi.
College student Iwatani Naofumi is reading a book titled "The Records of the Four Cardinal Weapons" in the library when he is suddenly summoned to another world and told he has to save the world as the Shield Hero, one of the Four Cardinal Heroes. And one morning, he finds all his money and equipment gone.
Struggling mum Sam discovers access to lucrative stock market information while working as a cleaner at Canary Wharf. Is this the answer to her spiralling debts?
How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant "human Skinner Box" to observe the formation of superstitious beliefs. And Dr. Samuel Veissière helps me design and perform a placebo reverse exorcism, harnessing the power of belief in both science and religion to convince normal people that a spirit has possessed their bodies.
Will decides to audition for his dream job as an on-camera weatherman, but in order to succeed, he needs a little help from Miggy, Poppy and Sophie to hone in on the perfect persona. Meanwhile, after Angie discovers that Graham has the word "FARTS" written on his forehead in permanent marker, she goes on a mission to obtain an apology from the responsible parties - Emma and Amy - and unfortunately Douglas does not provide much help.
Joanna Chang is living a new life at a new firm with a new name when she's assigned a case of a brilliant young Internet privacy activist who will turn everything in her new life upside down. Meanwhile, back in Millwood, Billy Crawford is dealing with the aftermath of the Matheson Steel lawsuit.
Don Wildman investigates a ghostly siren who once haunted the dance halls of Chicago, a legendary leviathan that terrorized sailors in Maine's coastal waters and a horrifying nightclub inferno which claimed the lives of almost 500 people.
Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real.
Dave counts on his competition being unwilling to buy a big locker they need to move; Ivy and Ivy Jr. find their day somewhat therapeutic; Mary finally finds a tiny treasure to take home; Rene stands his ground to protect his honor.
Adam Savage and team put an explosive myth to the test to find out if a single spark and air freshener can create a catastrophic car calamity. Meanwhile, they investigate an age-old dog urban legend to discover how much water a wet dog can shake.