自从1903年第一次有动力的人类飞行以来，人们一直在努力征服天空，开发和制造大量的空战机器。这个系列的重点是C-17运输机，它彻底改变了美国空军的运输计划; 数十年来，CH–47契努克重型运输直升机一直是军方的首选直升机; 还有无人机，它们已经进化到比任何载人飞机飞得更高、更久、更隐蔽的程度。
BBC曾经制作出《蓝色星球》的纪录片摄影团队，再次集结奉上了这部堪称难以超越的经典纪录片《地球脉动》。从南极到北极，从赤道到寒带，从非洲草原到热带雨林，再从荒凉峰顶到深邃大海，难以数计的生物以极其绝美的身姿呈现在世人面前。我们看到了奥卡万戈 洪水的涨落及其周边赖以生存的动物们的生存状态，看到了罕见的雪豹在漫天大雪中猎食的珍贵画面；看到了冰原上企鹅、北极熊、海豹等生物相互依存的严苛情景，也见识了生活在大洋深处火山口高温环境下的惊奇生物。当然还有地球各地的壮观美景与奇特地貌，无私地将其最为光艳的一面展现出来。
该系列探讨了地球的三条主要河流。
在墨西哥城黑暗的犯罪世界，寻求更好生活的女子卷入在线陪游网络，未料到这会导致一连串杀害女性的事件。
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world,revealing the mind blowing stories behind their invention. Episode 1: Passport Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. Episode 2: Vacuum Cleaner Hannah Fry reveals the incredible tales behind the development of the contemporary world's marvelous technology and unearths their mysteries. Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car. Episode 3: Smartphone With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Professor Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality. Episode 4: Microwave Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer's pocket that kick-started revolution. Episode 5: Headphones Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'. Episode 6: Lift Fry goes behind the scenes to look at the tech behind the lift. Along the way, she finds out how coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology, and discovers how a PR stunt changed the modern skyline.
在这部传记纪录片中，美国职业篮球联赛总冠军数量最多的球员兼民权运动领袖比尔·拉塞尔在球场内外均创下传奇功勋。
