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NGC presents week of bin Laden and 9/11 documentaries

May 2, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

In the wake of last night’s historic announcement by President Obama that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces, National Geographic Channel, beginning tonight, will be scheduling a week of documentary programming related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks plotted by bin Laden, and the near-decade-long hunt for the al-Qaeda leader. Programming includes: Monday, May 2 7pm ET/PT – Osama Bin Laden: Dead or Alive. A penetrating look at how bin Laden eluded would-be captors during the battle at Tora Bora in late 2001. 8pm ET/PT – CIA Confidential: Hunt for Bin Laden. Veteran intelligence […]

A viewer’s guide to non-wedding programming

April 28, 2011 Tom Comi

For those of you who will for one reason or another be up at 4 am ET tomorrow with no desire whatsoever to watch the Royal wedding, we here at Channel Guide Magazine have you covered. For every network that is covering the over-hyped vows, there are countless others that are offering a potpourri of programming choices. With that in mind, here is what we are officially deeming our “Un-Royal Best Bets,” which is subjective at best when you consider that all of these shows are airing just after midnight on the West Coast and shortly before sunrise on the […]

Bernie Madoff’s possessions: going, going … gone!

April 25, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Let’s set the record straight right off the bat: No money raised or jail time served will ever come close to repairing the damage that Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff inflicted on his victims. But there is something to be said for a little justice, and that’s what we get to see on National Geographic Channel’s Seized and Sold: The Bernie Madoff Auction (airing Wednesday, April 27 at 9pm ET). Madoff is currently in jail for his multibillion-dollar scheme that bilked many people out of their life savings and retirement plans. And although he will most likely die […]

Japanese disaster is subject of upcoming cable documentaries

April 13, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

With the images of the devastation from the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit northeast Japan last month fresh in our minds — and with a new nuclear nightmare from destroyed reactors seemingly getting worse by the day — two cable networks are presenting documentaries in coming weeks to explore this historic catastrophe. First off is National Geographic Channel‘s Witness: Disaster in Japan, premiering tonight at 10pm ET/PT. Coming from the producers of the acclaimed special Witness Katrina, this film takes a similar, firsthand look at this current tragedy entirely through the eyes of those who experienced it. […]

National Geographic Channel gears up for Expedition Week

April 1, 2011 StayTuned Staff

by Karl J. Paloucek Among many other things, Oscar Wilde once quipped, “Nothing succeeds like excess.” Inherently, Wilde may not have anything to do with National Geographic Channel, but the network is putting both the wild and the excess in its lineup this month when it brings the first of two premiere-filled Expedition Week events airing in 2011. (The second Expedition Week will air in fall.) For seven nights spanning April 3-9, major expeditions and groundbreaking discoveries will dominate National Geographic Channel. From the desert of Syria to the Jurassic Period, the Iceland volcano to Victorian London, Expedition Week heads […]

Into Africa: Day Eight: Heading Home

September 17, 2010 Channel Guide Contributor

Friday, September 17 AMSTERDAM – Now that I am out of Africa, the only negative was the airport. I had a little trouble getting out, as I did getting in. Some people had to have their fingerprints scanned, and mine were done twice. Then the official took an image of my retina. He asked questions, looked me up on a computer, and I knew to keep my natural sarcasm and outrage under wraps.

NGC acting “fishy” again with two new series

May 19, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Giant fish are back in July — and not in another Syfy original movie. National Geographic Channel is debuting two new real-life series about people in search of the largest fish on the planet. Monster Fish airs Mondays beginning July 19 and stars familiar NGC face Zeb Hogan, an explorer and conservationist who directs The Megafishes Project and who has already appeared on several of the network’s Hooked: Monster Fish specials. Zeb is on a five-year study to find and research the world’s largest freshwater fish. “I’m on a mission to discover why these monsters are disappearing […]

NGC announces special about the Gulf oil spill

May 6, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer National Geographic Channel will be airing a special called Gulf Oil Spill, which looks at the devastating environmental disaster currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted after an explosion tore apart the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig on April 20, killing 11 people on board and sending massive amounts of oil toward the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, where it threatens industries, livelihoods, ecosystems and wildlife. The special will contain exclusive footage taken by salvage crews on the scene as they battled to get close to the burning rig. Together with this […]

NGC to explore Iceland volcano

April 19, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

On April 29, National Geographic Channel will present an episode of Naked Science called “Iceland Volcano Eruption” that explores the recent, massive eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland — which has been felt around the world, grounding air traffic and causing extensive evacuations, major flooding and a plume of ash 30,000 feet high. With video crews on the scene, NGC got an inside look at the volcano before, during and after its eruption on April 14. This program explains the science behind the volcanic chaos, as well as the reasons for the disruptions in air travel, the biggest since […]

Anniversary of JFK assassination brings more television speculation

November 18, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer This Sunday, Nov. 22, will be the 46th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The exact details behind this act remain among our country’s most enduring mysteries, and have led to many theories, some reasonable, others bordering on — or crossing into — crackpot conspiracy territory. It’s likely we will never know for sure what actually took place leading up to the firing of those bullets in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza in 1963, but it will always remain good speculative fodder for TV networks and fascinated audiences. This year is no exception, as a few […]