Seconds From Disaster

Witness to Disaster

June 2025 •English

Hard-hitting amateur, CCTV and news footage reveals how some of the world's biggest natural disasters took away people's lives, homes and hope in Witness Disaster.

Surviving Disaster

June 2025 •English

Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.

WWII: The Lost Color Archives

June 2025 •English

Descent from Disaster

June 2025 •English

Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters. 

MythBusters

June 2025 •English

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Never Ever Do This at Home!

June 2025 •German

Tempting fate, fearless hosts Wigald Boning and Bernhard Hoecker ignore warnings and restrictions on various items to see what happens when they do.

The Great Kanto Earthquake: Three Days of Ruin in Tokyo

June 2025 •English

A century after the Great Kanto Earthquake, previously unknown details have been extracted from newly 8K remastered and colorized footage, vividly demonstrating how Tokyo citizens faced the disaster.

Modern Marvels

June 2025 •English

HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.

Zero Hour

June 2025 •English

Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. Using a real-time clock and a split screen to follow key players, the series reveals the compelling and exciting minutes leading up to events that changed the world.

Alaska Aircrash Investigations

June 2025 •English

Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These NTSB investigations provide a window into the integral role of air travel in Alaskan life, while raising awareness that might prevent future accidents.

This Is Mark Rober

June 2025 •English

Providing a rare glimpse into the concepts and processes behind some of Mark Rober's most outrageous viral videos, including all-new and never-before-seen footage.

Days That Shaped America

June 2025 •English

Historic events that forever transformed the United States.

Lac-Mégantic - This Is Not an Accident

June 2025 •French

Lac-Mégantic investigates one of the worst oil train tragedies in history: a foreseeable catastrophe ignited by corporate and political negligence.

What Happened Next?

June 2025 •English

November 13: Attack on Paris

June 2025 •French

Survivors and first responders share personal stories of anguish, kindness and bravery that unfolded amid the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015.

Chernobyl: 30 Anos

June 2025 •Portuguese

The One and Only

June 2025 •Croatian

An intriguing history of Yugoslav nuclear program that proposed to build an atomic bomb and 16 nuclear facilities on Yugoslav soil. Only one project came to fruition, the nuclear power plant in Krsko, Slovenia.

The Kielland Disaster

June 2025 •Norwegian

123 people died when the Norwegian semi-submersible housing platform Alexander L. Kielland capsized in the North Sea in 1980. Survivors and relatives of the deceased still have many questions. What really happened?

Murder Among the Mormons

June 2025 •English

High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.

Every Minute Counts

June 2025 •Spanish

In 1985 Mexico City, a catastrophic earthquake buries thousands. A doctor with a dark past, a journalist chasing fame, and a family in distress risk their lives in rescue attempts. Their efforts become chances to change their own lives.