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1. From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature (2018)
180 min | Documentary
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski journeys to the extremes of the temperature scale, where the everyday laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibilities begins.
Star: Helen Czerski
Votes: 68
2.
From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature (2018)
Episode:
Frozen Solid
(2018)
59 min | Documentary
Helen reveals how cold has shaped the world around us and why frozen doesn't mean what you think it does. She meets scientists pushing temperature to the limits of cold, driving technologies such as superconductors.
Director: Alex Hemingway | Star: Helen Czerski
Votes: 11
3.
How We Got to Now (2014– )
Episode:
Cold
(2014)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History
Ice delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.
Star: Steven Johnson
Votes: 27
4.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero
(2008)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Nova examines scientific efforts to produce colder and colder temperatures.
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Iain Agnew, Eric Cornell, Kostas Gavroglu, Alan Griffin
Votes: 77
5.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold
(2008)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But... See full summary »
Director: David Dugan | Stars: Marsha Ackerman, Iain Agnew, Raymond Arsenault, Hasok Chang
Votes: 64
6.
The Genius of Invention (2013– )
Episode:
Power
(2013)
History
Directors: Victoria Bell, Rajan Malhotra, Sophie Reid | Stars: Michael Mosley, Mark Miodownik, Cassie Newland, Sean Barry
Votes: 11
7.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Power Surge
(2011)
TV-G | Documentary
Director: Doug Hamilton | Stars: Richard Branson, Steven Chu, Al Gore, John Holdren
Votes: 26
8. Planet Oil (2015)
60 min | Documentary
An excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.
Star: Iain Stewart
Votes: 146
9. FrackNation (2013)
PG | 77 min | Documentary
Journalist Phelim McAleer faces bogus lawsuits, gun threats and intimidation questioning environmentalists and anti-fracking activists in his search for the truth.
Directors: Phelim McAleer, Ann McElhinney, Magdalena Segieda | Stars: Bruce Ames, Karl Canfield, Terry Engelder, Josh Fox
Votes: 962
10. GasLand (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
An exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon
Votes: 11,103 | Gross: $0.03M
11. Burning the Future: Coal in America (2008)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
Burning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the Coal Industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by ... See full summary »
Director: David Novack | Stars: Maria Gunnoe, Bill Raney, Rocky Hackworth, Chrystal Gunnoe
Votes: 66
12. Fuel (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
Director: Joshua Tickell | Stars: Laurie Lennard, Joshua Tickell, Larry David, Larry Hagman
Votes: 784 | Gross: $0.17M
13. Energy Crossroads: A Burning Need to Change Course (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Most experts agree that global peak oil production, when demand exceeds supply, will occur within the next 15 years and will drastically change the very fabric of our industrialized world. ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Fauchere | Stars: Steve Andrews, James Hansen, David Stuart, Randy Udall
Votes: 11
14.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Alaska Pipeline
(2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Mark Davis | Star: Joe Morton
Votes: 44
16.
Origins (2015– )
Episode:
Fire, Matches, & Dynamite
(2015)
Documentary, History
Man's ways of harnessing one of Mother Nature's most crucial elements.
Star: Lauren Steyn
17. Explosions: How We Shook the World (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Alex Freeman | Stars: Jem Stansfield, Christopher Cullen, Jackie Akhavan, Richard Williams
Votes: 12
18. The Detonators (2009– )
Documentary
A four-volume documentary set following the work of demolition engineers around the globe as they try to bring down some of the world's biggest structures.
Stars: Braden Lusk, Garrett Fisher, Paul Worsey
Votes: 20
19.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Explosive Force
(2006)
TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Stephen Carroll | Stars: Jerry Little, Eric Meyers, John Rhoades, Van Romero
Votes: 14
20. Power and Precision: An Introduction to Explosives (2003 Video)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Many people are fascinated by explosives, but most have no idea what real explosives look like, or what they do. In this short DVD, professional explosives experts Mark Ribbands and Paul Quellin show you the real thing.
Directors: Paul Quellin, Mark Ribbands | Stars: Mark Ribbands, Paul Quellin, John Oxlade, Paul Heddell
21. City of Ruins: The Halifax Explosion (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
On the morning of December 6th 1917, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia was a bustling, lively place. But in less than a second, Halifax became the center of a tragedy like no other in the history of this country.
Director: Alan Mendelsohn | Stars: Mark Starowicz, Kate Trotter
Votes: 15
22. Explosive Situations (2000 TV Movie)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary
The science involved in explosives is studied, with emphasis on nuclear testing and motion picture special effects.
Director: Kurt Sayenga | Star: Lance Henriksen
Votes: 7
23. World's Scariest Explosions: Caught on Tape (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary
A presentation of clips of some big explosions, and interviews with various explosives experts and witnesses.
Director: Brad Lachman | Stars: Lawrence J. Martines, Bob Butorovich, Rob Stadler, Christine Stadler
Votes: 12
24. Explosions! Texas City (1999 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, History
Two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate cargo caught fire and exploded at the port of Texas City, Texas on April 16 and 17, 1947. It remains the deadliest industrial accident in United ... See full summary »
Stars: Pete Stacker, Roland Castanie, Joyce Couch, Willie-Dee Criss
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Kaboom!
(1997)
TV-G | Documentary
This program traces the history of the development of explosives focusing on gunpowder, nitroglycerin and efforts, particularly by Alfred Nobel, to make them safe to handle. Commentary ... See full summary »
Star: Stacy Keach
Votes: 15
26.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Big Energy Gamble
(2009)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary
Nova investigates California's aggressive pro-environment energy policies and examines whether such policies will be good or bad for business.
Stars: Tom Austin, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Chu, Carolyn Coquillette
Votes: 35
27.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
The Engine That Powers the World
(2015)
Documentary
The story behind the invention of the diesel engine in the 19th century that later became the workhorse of the 20th and 21st century.
Director: Steve O'Hagan | Stars: Mark Evans, Paul Evans, Leo Hubbard, Charlie Haywood
Votes: 11
28. Age of Steam (2003– )
30 min | Documentary
Fred Dibnah, a long time steam enthusiast, presents the history of steam power in Britain from the early beam engines up to modern steam turbines used in electrical power generation.
Stars: Fred Dibnah, John Milne
Votes: 21
29. Fire Chasers (2017)
Documentary
As the 2016 fire season rages in California, The brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, save lives and protect homes in this docuseries.
Votes: 419
30. Into the Fire (2018– )
Documentary
Observational documentary series following the work of the West Midlands fire service. Responding to house fires, car accidents and other major incidents.
Star: Don Gilet
Votes: 5
31. Forest on Fire (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Short
When a fire began at Oregon's Eagle Creek last fall, more than 150 hikers found themselves trapped by fast-moving flames that would eventually burn more than 40,000 acres of the historic ... See full summary »
Director: Reed Harkness | Stars: Shelby Adams, Jessica Bennett, Terrie Brigham, Noah Brown
32.
Raging Planet (1997– )
Episode:
Fire
(1997)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Mick Rhodes | Star: Randall Lee Rose
Votes: 7
33.
How to Grow a Planet (2012– )
Episode:
The Challenger
(2012)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
The meteor which wiped out the dinosaurs also made room for small plants, especially the grasses, which are better at harvesting CO2. There, nutritious, easily grazed seed and regenerating ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | Stars: Iain Stewart, Chris Austin, Jill Pruetz, Klaus Schmidt
Votes: 39
34. A High and Awful Price: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
These are the lessons hard won by the people who fought and survived the Camp Fire.
Director: Christopher Allan Smith | Stars: Shelby Boston, Cindi Dunsmoor, David Hawks, Kory Honea
35.
Raging Planet (1997– )
Episode:
Lightning
(1997)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
This program explores lightning in all its manifestations including upward lighting, stepped leaders and sprites with dozens of exemplary videos. It also examines how planes and cars are ... See full summary »
Director: David Hutt | Star: Randall Lee Rose
Votes: 17
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