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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Discovery Channel - Pompeii: Back from the Dead (2011)

As Vesuvius rained destruction on the the Roman town of Pompeii, 74 men, women and children took refuge in a dark cellar. There, they waited, while their friends and neighbors fell victim to the heat and ash that swallowed the city. They thought they had survived the worst - instead, they became the last people to die in the disaster. The discovery of their bones - perfectly preserved - reveals much about the way the people of Pompeii lived - and died.

Discovery Channel - Space Pioneer: Venus (2011)

'Space Pioneer' is a fascinating six-part series where physicist and host Dr. Basil Singer eagerly plays the role of human guinea pig in his quest to find answers. Follow him as he investigates whether humans could possibly call Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn's moon Titan, and Jupiter's moons Callisto and Gliese 581c their home in the future. In the name of science, Dr. Singer subjects himself to extreme temperatures, tests new survival technologies designed to keep humans alive in harsh environments, suffers the rigors of travel in zero gravity, explores ideas for new human habitats in the sky, and much more.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Discovery Channel Pompeii Back from the Dead

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Pompeii was a city of 12,000 people, a place where Roman aristocrats were served by their slaves, and where slaves could earn their freedom to become wealthy merchants themselves. This , Discovery Channel reveals how these people lived and died, by unlocking the genetic secrets that until recently lay buried in a cellar where a group of citizens sought refuge from the pumice, gas and the thousands of tons of volcanic ash emanating from Mount Vesuvius. In their skeletal remains are the blueprints of their lives, along with their most intimate secrets.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Discovery Civilisation - Ghost Hunters : Hunters Phantom Pilot (2011)

Discovery Civilisation - Ghost Hunters : Hunters Phantom Pilot (2011) TVRip x264 - Nano
English | 23 Min | 576 x 432 | x264 - 130Kbps | 25.000fps | MP3 - 136Kbps | 233 MB
Genre: Documentary

Ghost hunting isn’t a modern activity; one of the first ghost hunters was Joseph Glanvill. As the chaplain of Charles II in the late 1600s, Glanvill investigated the paranormal, especially ghostly activity in the British Isles. His most famous case was the Drummer of Tedworth and he published his results in “Saducismus Triumphatus” in 1681.

Discovery Channel - Egypt's Top Ten Mysteries (2008)

Let us take you back in time nearly five thousand years to unlock the mysteries of the civilisation that built the greatest monuments the world has ever seen. This one-off special takes viewers beyond scientific analysis and modern archaeology to unlock some of Egypt's hidden secrets.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Discovery Channel - Combat School : Hidden Enemies (2009)

Discovery Channel - Combat School : Hidden Enemies (2009) DVDRip XviD - Wide
English | 45 Min | 720 x 480 | XviD - 950Kbps | 29.970fps | MP3 - 128Kbps | 353 MB
Genre: Documentary

The show follows a platoon of 40 men and women from 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment as they undergo technologically advanced, intense and realistic warfare training. Along the way, viewers get to know them personally with one celebrating a marriage, another the birth of a child. It all culminates with on-the-ground footage of their first days in Afghanistan.

Discovery Channel - Coldest Race on Earth (2010)

Discovery Channel - Coldest Race on Earth (2010)
English | 44.mins |720 x 416 1729 kbps 25fps |AC3-128 kb/s 48000 Hz| 582 MB
Genre: Documentary

Coldest Race on Earth with James Cracknell
Just months after surviving a near-fatal cycling accident, James takes to his bike again, to test the limits of human survival in a race that only a handful of endurance athletes in the world have ever attempted - The Yukon Arctic Ultra.
Covering 430 miles of frozen wilderness, he will race through the depths of winter, in minus 50 degrees, battling 50mph freezing winds.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Discovery Channel - Planes That Never Flew : The Atomic Bomber (2011)

Discovery Channel - Planes That Never Flew : The Atomic Bomber (2011) DivX x264-Hpad
English | 46 Min | 640 x 464 | x264 - 128Kbps | 25.000fps | MP3 - 120Kbps | 702 MB
Genre: Documentary

In the grip of a rapidly escalating Cold War, America poured billions into developing a giant nuclear powered bomber, a plane so fantastic that it could stay aloft for months at a time. The Convair WS 125 was the ultimate doomsday machine.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Documentary - Discovery Channel - Discovery Civilisation - Lost Worlds - Persepolis (2004)

Discovery Civilisation - Lost Worlds - Persepolis (2004) TVRip x264 Phase
English | 46 Min | 544 x 352 | x264 - 130Kbps | 25.000fps | MP3 - 139Kbps | 350 MB
Genre: Documentary

One of the impressive locations of the ancient world, Persepolis was burnt adn destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC and lay forgotten for over 2000 years. This film travels to Iran to bring Persepolis back to life and investigate the complesities of the Persiam empire that was responsible for creating this city.

Documentary - Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1: Galaxies (2010)

Part 4: Galaxies
Witness the evolution of galaxies; from clouds of cold gas floating in the voids of space 13 billion years ago, to the magnificent spirals that fill our night.

Documentary - Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1: Solar Systems (2010)

Part 5: Solar Systems
Explore the violent formation of our solar system, and look forward to its eventual death. And, what do other planetary systems around far-flung stars look like?

Documentary - Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1: Moons (2010)

Part 6: Moons
Are moons the most likely place to find life beyond the Earth? Explore the 300 that lie within our solar system which might give an idea of the Earth's turbulent past.

Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1 - Stars (2010)

Part 1: Stars
The first episode of this series focuses on a subject that has fascinated scientists for hundreds of years - stars. Right now in the Universe's giant furnaces stars are being born. See how their creation changed the cosmos forever, leading to planets and life itself.

Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1 - Black Holes (2010)

Part 2: Black Holes
For many years Black Holes were believed to be myths, but modern astronomy is proving the reality of the most powerful destroyers in the Universe.

Discovery Channel - How the Universe Works Season 1: Big Bang (2010)

Part 3: Big Bang
How did the universe come into existence out of nothing? Witness how it grew from a miniscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Documentary - Discovery Channel - Tank Overhaul: The Comet (2010)

Dave Arnold and his crew at the Isle of Wight Military History Museum are set for a real challenge. They’ve rescued a rare 1945 COMET Tank from an Army firing range. It’s been shot to hell and they only have four months to get it ready and running for the crowds at Tank Fest 2006. We’ll see tons of action in the shop as they tear it apart; overhaul the engine; strip, sandblast, paint and put it back together again. Along the way, we’ll find clues in the form of serial numbers and markings that retrace the war-time mission of tank and crew behind enemy lines; from the crossing of the Rhine to confrontation with the deadly Panzerfaust, and the final race for Berlin.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Discovery Channel - The Ultimate Guide: Crocodiles (1999)

What kind of animals hatch from eggs, but can also gallop like horses and swim across oceans? The same animal can go a year between meals, live 100 years and deliver 16 tons of crushing force in an instant. Explore the world of this amazing reptile in The Ultimate Guide: Crocodiles.

Discovery Channel - The Ultimate Guide: Sharks (1996)

Sleek, powerful, menacing, feared. Come face-to-face with the world's most dangerous predators to uncover their mysterious killing cycles. Witness first-ever footage of the prehistoric-looking Greenland shark from the Arctic Circle. Get an intimate look at the goblin shark, once thought to be extinct. Encounter the gentle whale shark, the wobbegong, tiger, hammerhead, and nurse sharks and many more. Hear the extraordinary story of one man who survived and attach by a Great White to become a leading authority on this magnificent animal.

National Geographic - Eating with Cannibals

Last Expedition Week, author and explorer Piers Gibbon headed deep into the Amazon jungle to locate tribes that practiced headshrinking. In his newest adventure, Gibbon looks at one of mankinds ultimate taboos: cannibalism. He'll trek into the rain forest of Papua New Guinea to find tribe members who ate human flesh. Gibbon meets with members of the once-feared Biami tribe and witnesses their ritual techniques.

Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009) 720p BluRay MPEG-4 AVC AC3
Video: MKV MPEG-4 AVC, 4374 Kbps, 1280x720 | 4 x ~ 00:43:51 | 4 x 1.48 GB
Sound: Russian (AC3, 2 ch, 128 Kbps), English (AC3, 2 ch, 256 kbit / s)
Genre: Documentary

About the film: the first time in 65 million years, modern technologies allow us to remove the skin, exposing muscle and bone to reveal one of the mysteries of nature's greatest success - the dinosaurs. The struggle for survival has made them strong, hardy, agile, and even reasonable ... The use of modern computer graphics and biomechanical models have allowed the filmmakers to remove a modern and fascinating encyclopedia of dinosaurs.