Discovery Channel

How many colours are there in a rainbow? What is the oldest civilisation in Asia? Has there been something that has captivated you for years but no satisfactory answer has been found? Tell us about it!

I would please like to see some documentaries about Nikola Telsa and his patents/inventions being used in contemporary society, on the discovery or discovery science channel.
Also is it possible to have less documentaries about war or the application of technology/scientific advances to aid war, develop weaponary. Would be great to have more programming about diplomacy or shared understanding between nations.

I tuned into "Expedition Alaska" only to become saddened by the thought this was another program to make global warming a bigger issue. Don't get me wrong...it is a massive issue, but as I watched I was reminded of the documentary Al Gore was involved with and how he used computer produced footage of the bergs to make a grand point. I finally turned away from the program to write you...How can we count on what we see to be real and not computer generated shows.

I think more programming about owls is needed. Owls are vastly underrated in our society. One would ask - what do you think of when you think of an owl? The common answer would be: wise, glasses, books, nighttime, ooo oo.

This rather bothers me, as owls are agile creatures and built for the kill. They have sharp night vision and can home in on small creatures with unparalled accuracy. They are natural hunters and birds of prey. Their skills are underrated in society and I don't think the owl gets the recognition it deserves. Along with their reading and glasses image, they have gotton lost in the world of other 'loveable' animals. Poor owls must compete with the likes of lion cubs, dolphins, and in the bird world, the penguin, the talking and colourful parrot and the toucan.

Owls really are much more, and should be on par with the eagle, cheetah and shark.

Everyone always forgets the poor old owl, and that's something I think should be rectified by introducing Owl Week on the Discovery Channel. Forget Shark Week - Owl Week will be where it's at!

Thoughts?

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How many colours are there in a rainbow? What is the oldest civilisation in Asia? Has there been something that has captivated you for years but no satisfactory answer has been found? Tell us about it!

There was a program that was produced by pbs and discovery channel it was aired in 2006 I believe. Currently I am researching a novel andreally must read the transcript or study the dvd in order to best serve the story.The program was a result of some of the greatest living scientist and their combined exploration of The thesis Albert Einstein worked on for the last 24 years of his life. If anyone can advise me on how to access this I will be very grateful. Thank-You