![]() | What Lies Beneath 7: Under Wellington Construction of Wellington's controversial Inner City Bypass will destroy an historic part of Te Aro. But first, the largest urban archaeology project ever undertaken in New Zealand will record and pr... |
![]() | What Lies Beneath 8: In Search of the Good Keen Whalers Simon Dallow joins a team of archaeologists who have converged on one of the best preserved whaling stations from the 1830's whaling boom. Beneath the sand and driftwood they have unearthed several tr... |
![]() | Extreme Homes - Down Under Meet some extraordinary folk who have transformed their homes into true works of art. These homes Down Under have resulted from thinking outside the architectural square - sometimes to solve site prob... |
![]() | Man Made Marvels: China 101: Great Wall As a construction feat, the Great Wall of China is unrivalled in human history. One thousand fortified passes and ten thousand watchtowers constructed from countless bricks, compacted earth, sand and ... |
![]() | Man Made Marvels: China 102: Beijing Makeover In 2008 Beijing will host the summer Olympic Games and the eyes of the world will be on the Chinese capital. Before the Games can begin, the city is set to be transformed in the most ambitious buildin... |
![]() | Wicked Weather 1: The Wind New Zealand is a long, narrow country sandwiched between two vast weather systems. With the Roaring Forties to the south and the tropics to the north there's one thing Kiwis get in abundance, and that... |
![]() | Wicked Weather 2: The Hot and the Dry Summer time, and long hot summers are a huge part of Kiwi culture. At the end of a busy working year there's nothing people like more than a few weeks of 'R & R' in the sunshine. But sometimes, despit... |
![]() | Wicked Weather 3: The Wet and the Cold The winter weather demonstrates New Zealand's seasonal diversity like nothing else. While parts of the country are swamped under meters of rain, other places are dry, cold and clear. Winter sunshine i... |
![]() | New Zealand Movie Paradise From Peter Jackson's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings to Tom Cruise's historical action film The Last Samurai, New Zealand has the talent, the facilities, and, especially, the locations that... |
![]() | Death Valley Shielded on all sides by lofty mountain ranges lies spectacular, forbidden and inhospitable Death Valley - wracked by thirst but shaped by water: mangled and torn by nature's supreme forces. T... |
![]() | Super Scavengers Twenty-four year old Australian zoologist Chris Coupland has a tattoo of a Tasmanian Devil on his chest - scavengers are his life. Combining punky fashion with credibility and a genuine sensit... |
![]() | When Sharks Attack Sharks are the ocean's ultimate predator. Sharks do attack people, and, with more human activity focused on the coastlines of the world, these attacks are becoming more common. Meet those people unluc... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 301: Gross Outs The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Many people have horrible habits, some have bad smells and others can do things with their ... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 302: Home Designers The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Nothing is more varied in shape and form than home designs. Humans have gone from mud huts ... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 303: Tough Babies The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. It's a life of constant danger for some animals, and being a baby makes it even tougher. Th... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 304: Wild Parties The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Getting all your friends together for a wild party has never been just a human past time - ... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 305: Monsters The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Some creatures can fill us with fear with only a whisper of their name. They are the subjec... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 306: Killer Cats The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Claws, teeth, speed and strength - cats are truly extreme predators, but which species real... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 307: Battle of the Sexes The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Females and males have been fighting each other for as long as they've been loving each oth... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 308: Bloodsuckers The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Blood is the most vital substance in the body; it is also a powerful symbol in our culture.... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 309: Killers The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Stingers, biters, poisoners and constrictors... The natural world has adapted many horrifyi... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 310: Big Mouths The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Get ready to peer down at teeth, tongues and tonsils as the biggest mouths in the animal ki... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 311: Deadly Snakes The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Fear the fang! Recoil from the coil! Snakes are nature's ultimate embodiment of evil and th... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 312: Super Sharks The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Sharks create both fear and fascination. The many and varied species have multiple predator... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 313: Poison The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. The way some animals attack or defend is enough to give you a bad taste in your mouth. Many... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 314: Super Dogs The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Here we count down the top ten breeds of super dogs that have evolved the farthest from the... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 315: Global Conquerors The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Discover that some creatures really are taking the world by storm in this countdown of the ... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 316: Outrageous Flirts The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. The best flirts in the animal kingdom know more than all the right moves. From love offerin... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 317: Odd Couples The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. Opposites may attract, but for some species their perfect match is also their mortal enemy.... |
![]() | The Most Extreme 318: Athletes The Most Extreme is a fun look at how the best (and worst) of our world stack up against the animal kingdom. It's win at all costs and the loser is lunch when animal athletes take their competition to... |