Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.

In 1988, the Cirque du Soleil toured the United States and set up its big top in New York City - a g...

A vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the Big Top, the Greatest Show on Earth as presented by Ringling ...

Animal tamers from various continents shine in the spotlight and struggle for their existence behind...

National Geographic filmmakers, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, explore how some animals are thrust toge...

In this three part documentary we look at all topics South Africa has to offer. THE BIG FIVE focuse...
The ultimate wildlife story — how the Earth’s most charismatic and majestic land animal today faces ...

Using 4-D technology, the early stages of a Golden Retriever puppy, a dolphin, and an elephant are e...

For more than a century the great colonial powers put human beings, taken by force from their native...
Andrea and Krisztina Marics are 28-year-old identical twins with a teaching degree that have lived t...

Set against the backdrop of one of Africa's most stunning locations – the Samburu National Reserve i...

Elephants On The Move goes behind the scenes at Twycross Zoo as the herd of elephants which has been...

This documentary takes audiences into the heart of Africa's Congo Basin to meet the men and women tr...

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant busi...

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

Sara Greene is a 20-year circus industry veteran with a big dream—to start her own tented circus. As...

Instructors from the Ringling Bros. Circus Clown College demonstrate juggling instruction, clown act...

As the largest living terrestrial mammals, elephants are usually considered as survivors under even ...

Daisy Asquith investigates the mysterious world of children's entertainers.

1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.