Get a crash course in Maori bone carving, brave whitewater rapids on river boards, get a hot-air balloon view of the land used to film The Lord of the Rings, kayak along the North Island coast, visit the site local tribes signed a treaty with Europeans, and more. Includes special features.

Features four complete programs that explore the legends, myths, and mystery of the haunted castles in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Castle Ghosts taps into the energies and aura of the supernatural.

Includes 13 episodes of the famous wet-on-wet painting technique and features authentic farm houses, country scenes, and, of course, lots of trees!

National Geographic goes inside the eye of the superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, to explore why it happened and how it could happen again. Weaving together user-generated stories from those who rode out the catastrophic storm, first responders, weather experts and storm chasers, Superstorm 2012 explores the mammoth and merciless wake that caused fatalities and paralyzed life for millions of people.

Starting with Einstein's theory of relativity, Physics of light explores the true nature of light, peers inside the atom, and looks ahead to the most cutting edge theories in physics. The six-part series uses the medium of light to explore the concepts of physics from familiar theories, such as Newton's law of gravity, to the latest in scientific research, like string theory and M-theory.

Two world-renowned shark experts pursue a 12-foot great white shark.

Like an owner's manual for the body, it reveals the fascinating intricacies and complicated systems that make up the amazing human body.

"War, our most destructive and tragic behavior, fascinates us. We cannot help but study it, and yet, remain seemingly unmoved by its consequences. Just as battle weary soldiers can become numb to their experience, later generations can lose perspective. The Heartland Series with Bill Landy looks at this phenomenon as it applies to the Civil War in East Tennessee. No part of the country was more bitterly divided than East Tennessee. The war separated...

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each video, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Episode includes: 1) How Smart Are Dogs? - Meet an extraordinary boarder collie and other dogs changing our view of canine intelligence. 2) How Smart Are Dolphins?...

In Building Wonders, Nova presents three groundbreaking shows that investigate engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. Modern architects use medieval tools to examine the Lost City of Petra in the middle of Jordan's desert, the vast Roman Colosseum, and Turkey's 1,500 year-old cathedral dome, Hagia Sophia.