It's payday for wilderness guide Charlie Summerville as the first guests of the season roll in, getting treated to an incredible whale-watching show. Meanwhile, over on Umnak Island, Pat and Connie Harvie are saying their last goodbyes to America's most remote ranch.
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Charlie Summerville is in desperate need of a miracle to get his wilderness lodge ready for the guests who have already booked. Meanwhile, Pat and Connie take a flight to keep an eye on the 10,000 semi-wild cattle.
With still no big game in sight, Chris and Casey are forced to rely on fishing for food. The cold temperatures have slowed down the fish, creating challenges. When Mother Nature brings a brutal snow storm, the brothers are tested likenever before.
Symptoms of starvation have set in for Chris and Casey, who haven't eaten in days. When they cross paths with a grouse, the unexpected happens. Frustration peaks as the temperatures drop. The brothers set up a new camp, but will it help the hunt?
The lack of hunting opportunities have drained Chris and Casey's patience. Arguments ensue when they disagree over staying put, or portaging to a new lake. Signs of a bear remind the brothers that they must remain focused in order to stay alive.
Saskatchewan's bitter cold and unforgiving wind makes for brutal days and nights for Chris and Casey. A rainstorm adds more difficulty and discomfort. Mentally drained and hungry, the brothers must try new tactics to find food and warmth.
With base camp set up and the cold setting in, Chris and Casey must find food…fast. Their energy levels are depleting as they begin their hunt for moose. As time ticks on, the brothers must think on their feet to find food…or risk going hungry.
The blazing terror of a fire can match anything in creation for sheer menace. Desperate Hours looks at the destructive force of fires including the Black Saturday Bushfires in Victoria Australia, the Station Nightclub fire in Rhode Island, the L'Innovation Department Store fire in Brussels Belgium, the Armoury fire in Lagos Nigeria, and the Binhai New Development Zone Fire in Tianjin China.
Desperate Hours looks at the destructive power of wind. From the devastating power of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans to the destructive Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the 1960 storm Hurricane Donna in Florida, Tornado Joplin in Missouri, and Hurricane Sandy in New York.
Desperate Hours looks at major epidemics including the African Ebola outbreak in Sudan which eventually led to cases in the United State and England, the Indian Smallpox outbreak in Bihar, the African Cholera outbreak, the SARS outbreak in Guanghzhou China, and the Bird Flu of Hong Kong.
Catering off the grid isn't easy and the Ewing Family knows it. A group of 8 hunters will be served a beet salad followed by braised venison and for desert cheesecake with lingonberries.
In the Planet's ultimate test kitchen this episode serves up a special dinner for a group of surfers but there is a storm coming. This will be one to remember. On the menu a mixed green salad with a raspberry vinaigrette, whitefish gelatine with cucumber and corn relish following by seared halibut and polenta.
In the remote corners of the Alaskan bush country are bounties unlike any other. Rugged, raw and now cooked - this is the last culinary frontier where one chef is redefining what it means to eat like a wild man. Finicky clients, bi-polar weather changes, and food and supply shortages often push Bradley to the last ounce of his sanity but this creative, free-spirit always seems to deliver.
It's payday for wilderness guide Charlie Summerville as the first guests of the season roll in, getting treated to an incredible whale-watching show. Meanwhile, over on Umnak Island, Pat and Connie Harvie are saying their last goodbyes to America's most remote ranch.
This show offers a captivating look into the extraordinary life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating women, seen through an American lens. It features clips from the auction where her dresses were sold.
Two young men who have had to cope with extraordinarily challenging events and circumstances as, together, they have gone on to change the face of the British royal family and carve meaningful roles for themselves in the modern world. Made in 1999 two years after the death of their mother, Princess Diana, this original and touching documentary examines the lives of the royal princes, the legacy of their mother, the responsibilities of being a royal - and what the future holds for them.
Ivan is off to Zimbabwe to team up with conservationists focusing on capturing and relocating 100 elephants.
American buffalo are being caught and researched with the assistance of American motocross champ Ryan Villopoto.
Joint Task Force Two (JTF 2) is the elite Canadian Forces Special Operations unit responsible for a broad range of missions, including counter-terrorism and armed assistance to other government departments. Highly secretive, JTF 2 and its predecessor, the Canadian Airborne Regiment, have been deployed in hotspots around the world from Haiti to Bosnia. This episode focuses on the legendary JTF sniper teams and their use in Afghanistan alongside the British SAS and the US Delta Force at “the sharp end of the spear.” A book written by an ex-JTF member explains how, in 2006, both the Pentagon and the British Foreign Office noted the instrumental role that JTF 2 played in the rescue of the British and Canadian Christian Peacemaker Team held hostage in Iraq. Unique in look, the FN P90 personal defense weapon, used by JTF 2 soldiers and special police around the world, will be highlighted in this program.
In 1989, CIA operative Kurt Muse was imprisoned at the notorious Carcel Modelo in Panama for his role in organizing radio transmissions against dictator Manuel Noriega. That December, an elite group of the US Delta Force breached the roof of the prison, and one of the most daring close quarter battle operations in history began. From the dramatic helicopter crash and wounding of several Delta operators to the extraction of the entire team by the 5th Infantry Division, this is prime material for CQB analysis. In this episode, CQB recreates the raid, focusing on the “sub-second” reflexes of the Delta Force team from the moment they entered the prison to their extraction from the roof of the prison by an MH-6 “Little Bird” helicopter.
Montana U.S.A. Region 5 has a rash of illegal elk kills and it's down to the Wardens to investigate them.
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