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Episodes (25)
1. Mystery of The Disembodied Feet
Aired 27 October 2009
2. Inside LSD
Aired 3 November 2009
3. Secret History of Diamonds
Aired 10 November 2009
4. 24 Hours After Asteroid Impact
Aired 17 November 2009
5. Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil
Aired 24 November 2009
8. 25 Years
Aired 19 April 2010
9. Journey to an Alien Moon
Aired 20 April 2010
10. Fatal Insomnia
Aired 27 April 2010
An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.
11. Talibanistan
Aired 8 June 2010
12. Electronic Armageddon
Aired 15 June 2010
13. Inside the DEA
Aired 10 August 2010
14. 24 Hours After Hiroshima
Aired 17 August 2010
15. Albino Murders
Aired 24 August 2010
16. Inside Bioterror
Aired 31 August 2010
17. Can the Gulf Survive?
Aired 28 September 2010
18. Lost Mummies of New Guinea
Aired 16 November 2010
19. How Man Tamed the Wild
Aired 23 November 2010
20. Born to Rage?
Aired 14 December 2010
21. American Hostage
Aired 17 January 2011
22. Lost Cannibals of Europe
Aired 24 January 2011
23. How to Build a Beating Heart
Aired 7 February 2011
24. Clash of the Americas
Aired 14 February 2011
25. Finding the Lost da Vinci
Aired 18 March 2012
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" vanished 500 years ago, with only copies rendered by other artists left behind to confirm its existence. Scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini, has dedicated 36 years to tracking down the missing mural, and seems to be on the verge of uncovering the hidden fresco behind the walls of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.
26. The Man Who Can Fly
Aired 12 February 2012
27. Fighting ISIS
8.0Aired 5 March 2016
National Geographic writer Neil Shea travels to the heart of Kurdistan on a quest to meet the Kurdish fighters on the front lines against the world's biggest terrorist threat, ISIS.