巴西世足赛大建设

　　Poet Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero he is usually considered to be. He's a fickle and transitory character who was appropriated by the Normans to justify their conquest, he was cuckolded when French writers began adapting the story and it took Thomas Malory's masterpiece of English literature, Le Mort d'Arthur, to restore dignity and reclaim him as the national hero we know today.

　　铁达尼号船难是世界最著名的船难事件，其残骸就躺在大西洋12,000尺深的冰冷海底。自从1985年发现铁达尼号残骸后，沉船地点虽有多次探勘，迄今仍无人能完整记录这块荒凉海床上的实际情况。如今在船难发生一世纪后，总算能揭开整片沉船地点的全貌，我们将以虚拟方式抽乾铁达尼号里的水，透过惊人的视觉特效技术呈现抽水过程，让观众宛如在现场观看残骸浮出海面的情景，继1912年4月15日沉没后首度完整重现全船样貌。虚拟空拍画面让我们能探索沉船地点，解开长久以来的谜团。

　　澳门是全中国唯一能合法开设赌场的地方，去年澳门赌场的营收超过拉斯维加斯，是全球营收最高的赌城，其中的原因在於开放外资；澳门赌王何鸿燊遇到了威尼斯人赌场度假村老板－美国人薛尔顿埃德森的挑战。本节目不但要叙述各家赌场如何招揽两千多万名前往澳门观光的游客，还要观察中国一掷千金的富豪，以及希望藉赌还债的赌徒的习惯。赌和犯罪往往脱不了关系，节目中也会带领大家去了解，三合会与澳门赌场之间的关系。节目最後要预先去看埃德森的下一项计画──他要花费150亿美元打造金光大道，并在金光大道的中心，建造全世界最大的赌场澳门威尼斯人。
　　澳门在2006年崛起成世界最大赌城，取代了美国拉斯维加斯的龙头地位。事实是，随着六个赌牌全投入市场，澳门即出现翻天覆地的变化。《赌城到中国》系列纪录片，就从不同角度探讨美国赌场钜子，在争夺澳门市场时面对的种种挑战。
　　国家地理频道推出的《赌城到中国》（VegasComesToChina），是2007年的制作。虽然当中的资料不算最新（当时澳门威尼斯人和美高梅金殿仍未开幕），整体来说，仍能让观众了解澳门政府在2002年开放赌权后，带来的巨大转变，而焦点就是来自美国拉斯维加斯的赌业大亨SheldonAdelson，在澳门开设金沙及威尼斯人的情况，让观众了解要把拉斯维加斯式赌场移植到中国时遇到的困难。

　　Alex Riley explores the world of the technology superbrands - how they get us to buy their stuff, trust them and even idolise them. He meets the supergeeks who are inventing the future and finds out how some of the most powerful companies in the world really make their billions.
　　E1 technology
　　Alex takes a closer look at some of the most powerful technology brands in the world - including Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Nokia, Facebook, and Google - how have they become so central to our lives and how do they plan to stay ahead of the game? He finds out why Microsoft now have to spend billions of dollars every year on development to score a hit product and why games console companies are willing to lose billions to get their product in your living room. He discovers how technology format wars are being determined with the help of the porn industry and how Apple has literally become a new religion.
　　E2 fashion
　　Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations have invaded our wardrobes and our minds. When he discovers that designer handbags are so desirable that some women will pay 100 pounds a month just to rent one, he's determined to have their heads examined to find out why.
　　E3 food
　　Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we recognise them like members of our own families? Alex travels the globe to find where they've come from and how they make us keep on buying them.

　　A look at the prison breakout of Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional facility, as well as a look back at some of the most daring and ingenious prison breaks in American history.
　　两名因谋杀罪入狱的犯人在刚刚过去的周末 从美国纽约州一处安全级别最高的监狱越狱。 犯人使用电动工具切开了囚室的钢壁，沿着管道布线找到附近下水道，又切开了下水道然后通过街面的下水道口逃走。