Adolf Hitler is perhaps the most feared and despised man of the 20th century. Not surprisingly, there were over 40 documented attempts on Hitler’s life. Suicide bombers. Snipers. Female film stars. Assassins ranged from simple craftsmen to high-ranking soldiers in the Führer’s own military. When the smoke cleared, how did history’s most vile figure manage to survive so many attempted assassinations?

On April 10th 1815, Mount Tambora in Eastern Indonesia unleashed the most deadly volcanic eruption in human history, wiping out at least 117,000 people. It is now believed that this, the most violent volcanic eruption in 10,000 years, could have caused an extraordinary and little known cataclysmic worldwide climate change. Horrific details of this human disaster are coming to light for the first time.

Alcatraz was the country’s first maximum security penitentiary, holding infamous gangsters and cons like Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, “The Birdman” Robert Stroud and many other criminals who were no less dangerous. Over 29 years, these desperate inmates challenged the prison again and again. The Rock was tough, but the inmates were convinced they were tougher.

The worst of the worst, the toughest of the tough: kidnappers, bank robbers, murderers, all called ‘The Rock’ home.  Watch the story of the incredible transformation from a rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay to an overwhelming maximum-security prison with impenetrable walls.  A place with unbendable bars and surrounded by deadly, freezing currents.

The entire history of aviation is captured under one massive roof at The Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. This Hangar contains a mind-boggling array of aircraft and space artifacts. Many engines, helicopters, ultra-lights, and experimental flying machines are on display in a museum setting for the first time.

America’s Treasures is inspired by the National Museum of American History’s special exhibit of 150 of the most unique objects in the Smithsonian’s collection. From the hat that Abraham Lincoln wore the night of his assassination to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers, these diverse objects combine to define the American experience over the last two hundred years.

All graveyards tell stories, but few can talk to the living like Arlington. It’s here that America buries its war dead, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Today, more than 27 burials take place daily, each meticulously planned. Each section on Arlington reflects a time in history, each stone in the endless rows of white marble tells a story.

As Asia continues to be the fastest-growing economic region in the world, will Asia’s monarchies be able to keep the pace? We ask, what does the future hold for them? What is clear is that Asia's monarchies are at a tipping-point and that what happens to each of them will bring about a whole new era that will affect not only the East but the whole world.

In 1571, the greatest naval clash in world history and the bloodiest confrontation ever between members of the Christian and Muslim faiths occurred in the Mediterranean. This film follows the recent landmark expedition that uncovered the definitive location where this colossal maritime battle between the Holy League and the Ottomans took place and explains how it was fought.