Find out the science behind mixed martial arts, special operations, and self-defence as scientists analyze the fighting styles.
Fight like an animal
Some of the oldest fighting styles in martial arts are based on the animal kingdom’s most effective fighters. The movements of the snake, the crane, the praying mantis, the monkey, and the tiger have inspired kung fu masters for hundreds of years — but how do humans really stack up to their animal counterparts? Fight Science will bring a menagerie of nature’s best athletes to determine if a martial arts master can really fight like an animal.
Watch the series on December 27 at 10 pm.
Jack The Ripper
He terrorized the streets of London’s East End for three months in the autumn of 1888. Crime writer Patricia Cornwell has peaked the world’s interest, and animosity, with her new book on the Ripper’s identity. Like almost everyone who has studied Jack the Ripper, Cornwell has a theory about who he was. Watch the series on December 28 at 11 pm.