Discovery's 15th Anniversary - Top "Discovery Presents" Ever!
Boom-de-a-dah! The world is just awesome! With some of the most defining moments, series and characters on television, Discovery Channel has shown Canada just how awesome our world truly is for 15 years. Watch exciting video clips from 12 of the top-rated "Discovery Presents" specials from the past 15 years. Vote for your favourite video and watch the Discovery Channel on Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT to see if you picked a winner.
Deadliest Job in the World
Forty-foot waves, freezing temperatures, swinging 700-pound crab pots, a nearly 100 percent injury rate ... but also the chance to earn enough money for a family to live on for a year or more, for just a few days' work. Witness firsthand one of the world's deadliest jobs: Alaskan crab fisherman.
Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Witness a unique combination of real images from the world's biggest telescopes, cutting-edge visual effects and CGI, following one non-stop journey from the Earth to the edge of the universe.
Killer Squid
In Mexico's Sea of Cortez fishermen talk of a monstrous carnivorous squid; these killer squids are among the most dangerous and least known of oceanic predators; follow Scott Cassell and Jacquie Cozens on their quest to film these awesome killers.
Life
Discover the glorious variety of life on earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action; individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment, this is Life – as you’ve never seen it before.
Nefertiti Resurrected
In a tomb in the Valley of the Kings lies one of ancient Egypt's greatest secrets; three mummies rest hidden in a small chamber behind a secret wall; a leading Egyptologist believes one of the bodies belongs to famed queen Nefertiti.
Nostradamus: The Truth
Followers of Nostradamus believe he has been spectacularly successful in predicting great world events, and that his predications should be taken very seriously. His successes have included the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Perhaps fortunately, a large number of prophecies have never been fulfilled.
Queen Mary 2: Birth of a Legend
The crash of a champagne bottle launched the adventures of a massive, elegant luxury liner; discover why the design and construction of the Queen Mary 2 cost $780 million and why this historic accomplishment in ocean travel was worth every penny.
Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything
A diagnosis of motor neuron disease in 1963 gave Stephen Hawking two years to live; 44 years later he has become the world's foremost physicist by making major discoveries in his field; but will he ever discover the Theory of Everything?
Supervolcano
Amid the stunning wilderness of Yellowstone National Park, steam and hot water bubble and hiss from thousands of colourful, mineral-encrusted springs and vents; these geothermal phenomena make Yellowstone a time bomb that could spell disaster.
How William Shatner Changed the World
William Shatner explores how scientists are surpassing the far-out vision of the future portrayed on the original 1960s Star Trek series he starred in.
Walking with Dinosaurs
The plant-eaters of the Triassic fade into extinction as the age of dinosaurs brings predators like coelophysis to the food chain; but giant sauropods, cynodonts and reptilian predators alike are threatened when lightning sparks a wildfire.
Race to Mars
It will be the most dangerous and challenging expedition ever undertaken. A 600-day mission to Mars that will require great stamina on the part of the astronauts who will face unprecedented physical and psychological isolation in an attempt to be the first humans to set foot on the Red Planet.