A look back at the life of Erich von Däniken. A camera team followed the Swiss author around the globe to the archaeological hotspots of the world. Were the gods really astronauts? When Däniken posed this question in 1968, "Dänikitis" broke out worldwide. His first book "Memories of the Future" made him the most successful German-language non-fiction author of our time. Never before has a camera team come so close to the controversial author. Is Däniken a charlatan? A clever profiteer? Or a serious researcher? The film provides the surprising answer.
He's the Hollywood Heartthrob who starred in the most successful movie in history, the $2 billion theatrical box office blockbuster Titanic and received am Academy Award nomination when he was still in his teens.
Discovery examines the history of "Golden age of Piracy." The program takes a detailed look at the harsh lives of pirates, their tactics, motivations and why they would choose such a life.
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case.
Two quirky bush critters cut to the chase in a roadkill race around New Zealand. The game is fast, the stakes are high, the prize is a juicy dead possum.
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.