Part road movie, part treasure hunt, our vibrant hosts, British architect Charlie Luxton and American travel writer Mame McCutchin, skipper a customized RV – journeying across America proving that American art is perhaps the most vital, free-wheeling and diverse on the planet as the series showcases renowned museums, rarely-seen private collections, soaring public sculpture, architecture and intriguing folk art.

To create an even more compelling second season, the joint US/UK production crew charted a far more ambitious three-month trek – from Miami, Contemporary Art’s current hotbed, to Anchorage, Alaska. The series’ intrepid duo of hosts, New Yorker Mame McCutchin and Londoner Toby Amies, take “the ultimate art road trip.”

Fighting Black Marlin…colossal swamp creatures…speed demon sharks…and super sized predators of the deep. Meet these enormous fish and the men and women who pursue them for food, sport and scientific discovery. Come face to face with the ultimate opponent in the battle between species and witness the most extreme encounters in our quest for Big Fish Tales.

This is the story of a giant winter swell in the North Pacific, from its birth to its death on California’s shores. Three big wave surfers and two elite forecasters share the passion, fear and obsession that these huge waves inspire.

The 2007/2008 World Cup Skiing season reaches it’s only stop on American soil in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where the world’s best skiers compete for glory.

Virologist and intrepid explorer Dr. Mike Leahy is on a high-stakes mission to meet the maddest and deadliest creatures on the planet. From fire ants and vampire bats in Brazil, to venomous lizards in the jungles of Borneo, to acid-spraying scorpions in India, Dr. Mike will subject himself to the full brunt of nature's wrath in the name of scientific understanding!

Underwater filmmakers Peter and Stefania Lamberti encounter a wide array of astounding and perilous marine life as they explore underwater habitats in the most breathtaking dive locations circling the African continent, from South Africa to Sudan. Featuring over 16 of Africa's spectacular shark species, the series is a must for shark lovers.

Catfish grabblin’, shark wrangling, flying-fish fighting. It’s the world’s most extreme encounters of man vs. fish. Since man’s roamed the earth, he’s fished for food, sport, and survival. For most, the tools are rod and reel, spear and net. But for some, it’s personal. For these obsessed anglers, handfishing’s their toughest test of strength and endurance.

Niagara Falls. Seventeen stories tall with currents racing 40 kilometres per hour and dumping two million litres of water per second. Since the 19th century, people have gone over the edge in custom-built barrels. What drives them? Who survived, who didn't, and why? Hold on as we meet the adventurous, the daring, and the crazy in Challenging Niagara.