Monday, November 5, 2007

Three Nights of Naked Science Starts Tuesday!

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Three Nights of
Naked Science
STARTS TUESDAY at 8P et/pt

"Birth of the Solar System" at 8P et/pt
uncover the truth behind the birth of our mighty solar system. WATCH A PREVIEW >>

"Hubble Trouble" at 9P et/pt
Hubble's unrivalled spatial resolution is used unlock secrets of the universe. WATCH A PREVIEW >>

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Taboo: "Extreme Performers"
SUNDAY at 8P et/pt

Around the world, performers entertain through acts many societies consider unacceptable and forbidden. Meet the people engaged in extreme entertainment for the pleasure of their audiences.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • Explorer: "Inside the Body Trade"
    SUNDAY at 10P et/pt

    Follow the global black market in body parts, from transplant surgeries in America to eager "donors" in India to China where executed prisoners' bodies are coveted.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>






  • MONDAY NOVEMBER 5

    "Secrets of the Freemasons" at 8P et/pt
    This secret society has shaped world events for 1,000 years. Members turn up in the World Bank, the U.N., major corporations. But who are the Freemasons?
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Hitler and the Occult" at 9P et/pt
    Was Adolf Hitler influenced and motivated by the occult? Did Hitler kill others to keep his occult beliefs a secret? NGC investigates.

    "The Hunt for Hitler" at 10P et/pt
    At the end of World War II, Adolf Hitler faced the reality of defeat and committed suicide. Then his body disappeared. Who took it? And why?

    TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Naked Science: "Birth of the Solar System" at 8P et/pt
    Where did our solar system come from? The advent of space flight and space-based telescopes yield clues to the formation of our solar system.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Naked Science: "Hubble Trouble" at 9P et/pt
    Meet the engineers who built the Hubble Space Telescope, the astronauts who fixed it and the astronomers who use it to unlock the secrets of the universe.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • Naked Science: "Comets" at 10P et/pt
    Scientists are racing to unlock the secrets of these distant, mysterious objects because they may hold the key to understanding the birth of our solar system.

    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7

    Naked Science: "Glacier Meltdown" at 8P et/pt
    Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, more and stronger hurricanes indicate Earth is getting hotter. Are we to blame? Discover the real science behind climate change.

    Naked Science: "Prehistoric Americans" at 9P et/pt
    It's no longer universally accepted that the first Americans came over the Bering land bridge 13,500 years ago. So who beat them to our shores?

    "Secret Yosemite" at 10P et/pt
    Scale the largest granite monolith on Earth, see the tallest waterfall in North America, and touch a giant sequoia, the largest living thing in existence.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8

    Naked Science: "Deep Space Probes" at 8P et/pt
    NGC follows probe missions to Mars and to Saturn's moon, Titan, to address a most fundamental question: Is there life elsewhere in our solar system?

    Naked Science: "Birth of the Universe" at 9P et/pt
    Travel through space and time to discover how the universe was born, how our world developed and whether it is all destined to die one day.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • Naked Science: "Hubble Trouble" at 10P et/pt
    Meet the engineers who built the Hubble Space Telescope, the astronauts who fixed it and the astronomers who use it to unlock the secrets of the universe.

    FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9

    Dog Whisperer at 8P et/pt
    A German shepherd terrified of people, two dachshunds with sibling rivalry, and an escape-artist pug that runs away are the problem pooches Cesar encounters tonight.

    Dog Whisperer at 9P et/pt
    Cesar helps the canine victims of Hurricane Katrina, a new couple with squabbling dogs, and a big dog with a dangerous appetite.

    "Science of Dwarfism" at 10P et/pt
    Meet a family of dwarfs and one of the smallest people in the world. Find out how "little people" adjust to the average-sized world around them.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10

    Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: "Bite Force 2" at 8P et/pt
    Reptile expert Brady Barr sets out to measure the bone-crushing capacity of a wild Nile crocodile whose jaws may be the most powerful on earth.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • "Battle of the Bears" at 9P et/pt
    In Yellowstone National Park, two of the world's most powerful creatures -- black bears and grizzly bears -- are at war. But why?

    Planet Carnivore: "King Bear" at 10P et/pt
    "Tuyuq," a powerful Alaskan brown bear, has ruled his turf for 10 seasons. But a young challenger steps up and Tuyuq must fight to remain king bear.

    SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Taboo: "Extreme Performers" at 8P et/pt
    Around the world, performers entertain through acts many societies consider unacceptable and forbidden. Meet the people engaged in extreme entertainment for the pleasure of their audiences.

    Taboo: "Body Modification" at 9P et/pt
    Follow the global black market in body parts, from transplant surgeries in America to eager "donors" in India to China where executed prisoners' bodies are coveted.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Explorer: "Inside the Body Trade" at 10P et/pt
    Follow the global black market in body parts, from transplant surgeries in America to eager "donors" in India to China where executed prisoners' bodies are coveted.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


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