NonfictionAfter toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
NonfictionIn part two, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their quest to take three V8-engined sports cars on an epic journey through Patagonia to the southernmost city in the world. Along the way they encounter stunning landscapes, mechanical meltdowns and torturously unpaved roads before a terrifying turn of events brings their adventure to a heart-stopping climax.
NonfictionThe story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
NonfictionThe world's biggest car program is back with a brand new, two-part special in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take three V8-engined sports cars on a grueling 1600 journey through the spectacular landscapes of Patagonia.
NonfictionThe Allies undertake Operation Overlord, one of the most complicated and massive military invasions in history, to liberate Occupied France and open up a true second front in Western Europe.
NonfictionJapan escalates their war in China, drawing increasing US sanctions and widespread outrage. Driven by resource shortages and military ideology, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in a move that will reshape the course of World War II.
NonfictionThe Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the "forgotten theater" of World War II, as America struggles to bring the fight to Tokyo's door.
NonfictionThe final three teams migrate to the shores of the Indian Ocean. Two teams score crab, stingray and octopus, but the third struggles to get food. During a smoke-and-snare challenge, unexpected stumbles lead to a shocking elimination challenge.
NonfictionAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
NonfictionThe story of how America's battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan's fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war.
NonfictionBehind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages — one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
NonfictionNew Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins, Americans find themselves sharply divided. After the Battle of Bunker’s Hill, George Washington of Virginia arrives to command the newly created Continental Army. In July 1776, the Continental Congress issues the Declaration of Independence, insisting on the people’s right to resist tyranny and govern themselves.
NonfictionOperation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
NonfictionWashington’s Continental Army emerges from the harsh winter at Valley Forge to fight the British Army in the inconclusive Battle of Monmouth. But the alliance with France changes the war and moves it to other theaters. Navies battle off England’s coast and in the Caribbean, while armies advance into Indian Country and the southern states. Together, the British Army and Navy capture Charleston.
NonfictionIn Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops – and their untested leader Eisenhower – face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.
NonfictionIn New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable origins. On June 19, 1846, at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, a team of well-dressed gentlemen, the Knickerbockers, play the first game of baseball. By 1856, the game is already being called "the national pastime," or simply, "Our Game." But the nation is about to be torn apart. And, in the midst of the Civil War, there is one thing that Americans North and South have in common: baseball.
NonfictionAn industrious woman and an ambitious man become neighbors when they buy adjoining houses. Both intend to restore the derelict homes to former glory, but when one of the renovations falls badly behind, it leads to conflict and a shocking murder.
NonfictionIn the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are in Africa with a simple mission to find the definitive source of the Nile. Over the years many explorers claim to have already done just that, but the Top Gear trio believes that they can do better by traveling further and faster than any exploration team in history using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.
NonfictionAs Hitler's reach extends beyond Germany and darkness descends on Europe, his hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
NonfictionIn one of the most spectacular and incredible Top Gear road trips ever attempted, the boys head to Vietnam, aiming to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in 10 years.
NonfictionAmerican colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent confrontation. After protestors dump tea in Boston Harbor, the British government enacts martial law in Massachusetts. Fighting at Lexington and Concord ignites a war that will last eight years.
NonfictionA newly engaged couple looks to move out of the home she bought with her ex in Little Rock, Arkansas. She's set on staying in the same neighborhood, but her partner's done living in someone else's past and wants a place that's a fresh start.
NonfictionThe three wise men of Top Gear embark on a seasonal road trip as they attempt to recreate a certain famous journey across the Middle East to Bethlehem. They do so in a trio of open top sports cars, each wholly unsuited to the conflict ridden mountains of Southern Turkey, the dangerous warzones of Iraq and the searing deserts of Syria. Along the way they test the limits of mechanical and physical endurance as well as asking the vital question, what exactly is myrrh and where do you buy it?
NonfictionIn this year's Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of uniquely British products, they set off on an epic road trip across one of the world’s most fascinating and challenging countries, devotedly promoting Britain with distinctly mixed results.
NonfictionThe final four teams build four-pronged, fire-hardened spears to skewer fish. One team's spear -- and partnership -- breaks under pressure. Cold, driving rain collapses a shelter. In a frigid elimination challenge, teams battle hypothermia and each other.
NonfictionAs America braces for a third year of devastating war, British commanders launch campaigns to take Albany and Philadelphia. General Howe beats General Washington at Brandywine and Germantown, while the Continental Congress flees Philadelphia. But the Americans’ surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga opens the door for France to officially support the United States.
NonfictionFlash Shelton and his team head to Conroe, Texas, to help a grieving family reclaim their late grandmother's home from a squatter couple who moved in after her passing. Tensions run high when the couple resists leaving, causing the situation to escalate quickly. Flash must rely on his techniques to out-squat the squatter. But will his methods get them to evacuate?
NonfictionIn the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their epic African Odyssey. Having survived insane traffic, lethal mud slides and some distinctly dubious map reading, the trio and their ailing estate cars reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.
NonfictionWhen conventional tactics fail, governments have been known to test the boundaries of reality. These are the moments when governments went looking for solutions beyond the limits of traditional thinking.
NonfictionStanley Tucci visits the Veneto, once the center of a world-trading empire, and home to the "Floating City," Venice. Stanley explores the ingenuity of the Venetians, who have embraced the unexpected delights and challenges of the lagoon, in addition to the produce of Veneto’s fertile land. Veneto has a fascinating food culture due to its aquatic environment and the countless influences from around the world over throughout its vast and storied history.
NonfictionThe Revolution, now a war for American independence, faces its toughest challenge yet as General Washington tries to defend New York City from invasion by sea. The resulting Battle of Long Island is a huge defeat for the Americans, who narrowly escape and spend the next several months on the run. In late December, Washington’s army regroups and prepares to attack an outpost in Trenton, New Jersey.
NonfictionStanley Tucci heads to Rome in search of the famous Four Pastas. Stanley orders rigatoni all’amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a selection of cheeses and sausages made from the sheep and pigs farmed in the region.
NonfictionOnline astrologer, healer, and witch Danielle is a rising mystic influencer. When critics emerge and a man falls for her charm, their magic takes a darker turn, with curses flying and those closest to her caught in the firing line.
NonfictionGeorge Washington's extraordinary journey from loyal British subject to victorious commander and first president of a revolutionary new nation is a lesson in leadership that's endured for 250 years.
NonfictionWhile investigating a region high above the Triangle with specialized rockets, the team makes a discovery that may explain the mysterious phenomena on Skinwalker Ranch.
NonfictionIn 1894, a sportwriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success. In 1900, he changes its name to the American League and begins talking about challenging the big city monopoly held by the National League. The revolution takes only three years. In 1903, the first World Series is played between the American League Boston Pilgrims and the National League Pittsburg Pirates.
NonfictionStanley Tucci explores his former home: Tuscany. Stanley does a wine bar crawl, celebrates the importance of the lowly loaf and samples dishes which use stale bread as the key ingredient.
NonfictionFrom PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Part Two - JFK’s campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate. Despite his lack of legislative achievements and his Catholicism — which many Americans see as a negative — Kennedy wins the election on the promise that he will stand up to the Soviets and protect American preeminence in the world.
NonfictionEverybody shops. But for some people, walking out of a store with a bag full of something new provides a thrill like no other. On this episode of True Life, you'll meet two young women whose compulsive shopping has become such a serious addiction that they can't lead healthy lives.
NonfictionGen Z buyers search for their first home in Yakima, Washington. They're shocked by the limited options in their price range, and with bugs, chickens, and barely-there houses, they may question how many sacrifices they'll be willing to make.
NonfictionSheltered teen brothers Robert and Michael Bever idolized serial killers and dreamed of being the most prolific murderers in history. With an arsenal of weapons, their plan for notoriety begins at home in their quiet Oklahoma suburb.
NonfictionAmber Carter and her children go into hiding in 2020 to stay safe from her abusive ex-boyfriend. At the same time, a serial killer prowls the Dallas area, gunning down residents seemingly without rhyme or reason, until he comes to Amber's door.
NonfictionFor thousands of years, America’s national mammal numbered in the tens of millions, sustaining the Native people of the Great Plains, whose cultures became spiritually intertwined with the animal. By the 1880s the buffalo had been driven to the brink of extinction by newcomers to the continent. Ken Burns recounts the collision––and tragic consequences––of two opposing views of the natural world.
NonfictionIt's the ultimate test of man against machine - or should that be dog against machine - as the Top Gear team set out on one of their most ambitious and arduous challenges ever. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond take part in an epic land race starting in the town of Resolute, Northern Canada, finishing 450 miles later at the Magnetic North Pole.
NonfictionBecoming an influencer is a full-time job that can inspire jealousy and rivalry in the competition for followers. When a tragic accident pulls back the curtain on one very online life, what really happens on the other side of the screen emerges.
NonfictionComedian and movie podcaster Paul Scheer and Katie Lee Biegel want to call "cut" on Bobby Flay and get chefs Rashida Holmes and Dave White their close-up.
NonfictionIn the final week of the competition, teams take on the exterior of their beach homes. Ty, Sarah, and Mika mentor their up-and-coming renovators, putting everything on the line to win the grand prize of $50,000.
NonfictionThe British Army under General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states. Meanwhile, one of the most respected American generals betrays the cause and defects to the British. Supported by the French Army and Navy, Washington’s Continental Army wins the decisive victory at Yorktown. Peace is restored, independence is won, and Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
NonfictionOn a bright May morning, 5,000 sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, California, and sets a course for Hawaii and beyond. Among the men and women who live and work on board are an airman who describes the ship as a small town; a pilot who considers the ship a powerful instrument of diplomacy; a sailor who questions "why we're fighting to defend someone else's freedom when we barely have our own"; a cook who dishes out 15,000 meals a day; and an airman who has just learned that his girlfriend is pregnant. This program contains explicit language. Viewer dis
NonfictionBefore and after World War I, a steady stream of immigrants lands on the shores of America. They want instantly to become American. To pursue the American dream. To play the American game. But even as thousands of new Americans pick up a ball for the first time, even as the country endures a world war, baseball is trying to endure a decade that includes the meanest, vilest, angriest player ever to step onto a field and a scandal that almost destroys the game.
NonfictionLeopard mother Olimba is bringing up her two cubs in an ideal leopard territory called Nsefu, in Zambia. Soon, however, her world is turned upside down by the arrival of wild dog Storm and her chaotic pack. Storm's pack seems unchallengeable - even dominating hyena Tandala and the rest of her clan. But just when the dogs are beginning to settle into the kingdom and welcome a litter of puppies, an even more powerful force appears on the horizon - lions. These new arrivals are a threat to everyone here - something that is brought into sharp focus when Olimba's young son goes missing...
NonfictionThe 1960s are a turbulent decade for America. There are race riots, anti-war protests, hippies, Woodstock. It is also a turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its "sacred" institutions fall. It starts with Bill Mazeroski bringing down the mighty Yankees with one dramatic home run, the first ever to end a World Series. Then, in 1961, Roger Maris pursues Babe Ruth's "untouchable" record. In 1962, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants are replaced by the New York Mets, who compile the worst single season record of the century.
NonfictionFood takes center stage in this tour of the northern Portugal city by Bourdain, whose local travel companions include his former Les Halles boss Jose Meirelles.
NonfictionThe boys have a second crack at crossing the channel in their amphibious cars, Jools Holland settles into a different kind of rhythm on our track and Jeremy drives Audi's everyday supercar…Jeremy gets all excited as Audi launches the first everyday supercar to challenge the 911 since the Honda NSX. Then Richard shows up in a 911. Cue much arguing. The chaps discover that, as well as making nice cars, Porsche also makes "smoking tools". Surely that smoking ban doesn't stretch to the TG studio, does it?
NonfictionNadia Caterina Munno, aka "The Pasta Queen," holds court with Christian Petroni and their loyal subjects, chefs Kelsey Murphy and Michael Reed, to dub Bobby Flay a loser.
NonfictionYears before they brokered one of the biggest deals in music history--the 2014 sale of Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion--Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine navigated very different environments towards destinies that would, ultimately and improbably, bring them together. Dre's story began in Compton, CA, where his fascination with dance music, DJ innovations and sound brought him into contact with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren. Together, they would become the core of the 1980s gangsta-rap supergroup N.W.A. A native of Red Hook, Brooklyn, Jimmy gravitated to music following an indifferent academic career, and with a
Nonfiction2015. As The Jinx airs – and incriminating evidence is revealed – Robert Durst goes on the run but is captured in New Orleans. Charged with the 2000 murder of his best friend Susan Berman, Bob assembles a dream team of lawyers, and begins to learn which of his friends are willing to come to his defense.
NonfictionThe Great Flood in the Okavango turns 4000 square miles of arid plains into a beautiful wetland. Elephant mothers guide their families on an epic trek across the harsh Kalahari desert towards it, using their trunks to siphon fresh water from stagnant pools along the way. Hippos battle for territory, as the magical water draws in thousands of buffalo and birds, and vast clouds of dragonflies. As the flood finally reaches its peak, elephants and buffalo, near the end of their epic trek across the desert, face the final gauntlet of a hungry pride of lions.
NonfictionWhen Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
NonfictionApril 20,1999: A month from graduation, two boys enter their high school armed like a small army. In one hour they carry out a massacre that shocks the world and continues to reverberate to this day.
NonfictionBourdain's Roman holiday takes a cinematic turn, influenced by his tour guides, actress Asia Argento, screenwriter/director Abel Ferrara, and a host of larger-than-life Romans who take him inside a Rome for the locals.
NonfictionFive centuries after the fall of the Aztec Empire, new discoveries are revealing that this lost civilization may have been far more sophisticated—and far stranger—than history has long suggested.
NonfictionFor decades the dinosaurs of Africa were lost to us. But recent discoveries have now revealed some of the most spectacular dinosaurs ever found. Two giant killers, both bigger than T.rex; one of these has captured our imaginations; Spinosaurus, the biggest killer known to have walked the earth. Only now has evidence been unearthed that reveals just how two giant killers managed to survive side by side.
NonfictionAnthony Bourdain heads to "The ATL" where he cruises around in a muscle car, shoots guns and experiences the famed 10 o'clock burger at Holeman & Finch, wrapping up his trip at the legendary adult Clermont Lounge.
NonfictionFrom PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Part Four - The final installment follows Kennedy through his assassination and the unfulfilled promise of his presidency. Kennedy faces Khrushchev again in the Cuban Missile Crisis, ignited when Soviet warheads are spotted in Cuba. Negotiating his way out of the crisis proves to be one of Kennedy’s finest hours, and he spends the rest of his term working for nuclear disarmament. Domestically, the issue of civil rights continues and when Governor George Wallace of Alabama refuses to allow African-American students in the state university, Kennedy brings the issue to the nation, calling f
NonfictionIn recent years, our knowledge of life beneath the waves has been transformed. Using cutting-edge technology, One Ocean takes us on a journey from the intense heat of the tropics to our planet's frozen poles to reveal new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviors.
NonfictionBeginning with an examination of slavery, this episode looks at the causes of the war and the burning questions of union and states' rights. Significant events include John Brown's rebellion at Harper's Ferry, the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the firing on Fort Sumter and the jubilant rush to arms on both sides. Introducing the series' major figures -- Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant -- the episode concludes with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas, where both sides realize it is to be a very long war.
NonfictionJosh travels to Europe to expose the last secrets of the Nazi empire. He searches for a train filled with stolen gold, explores the tunnels of the notorious Project Riese and hunts for a lost fortune at the bottom of a lake.
NonfictionLife on the Greek islands, home to a fiercely independent and proud population, is relatively secluded, steeped in tradition, and revolves around local food, wine, close friends and family. On theisland of Naxos, Bourdain heads offshore to dive to a sunken ship wreck,drink raki with the local residents, and sample cuisine fresh from the fishing boat, including octopus salad, salatouri (skate), and rofos (grouper) with olive oil and lemon. While exploring the island, he meets with politically outspoken musical group, The Stray Bitches, and travels to the mountainous village of Apeiranthos where he attends a traditional cele
NonfictionIn an age of globalization and deregulation, a cataclysmic strike over money and power brings baseball to the brink; dazzlingly talented Latin players transform the sport; Cal Ripken, Jr. becomes baseball's new Iron Man; and Ken Griffey, Jr. and Barry Bonds are simply superb. The Braves dominate the National League while the Yankees build a new dynasty. As home run totals soar, sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa smash one of the game's most hallowed records. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, players on every team must make life altering decisions about how far they are willing to go to succeed.
NonfictionTour the mightiest mountain ranges, starting with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ending at the summit of Everest. One of Earth's rarest phenomena is a lava lake that has been erupting for over 100 years. The same forces built the Simian Mountains where troops of gelada baboons live, nearly a thousand strong. In the Rockies, grizzlies build winter dens inside avalanche-prone slopes. The programme also brings us astounding images of a snow leopard hunting on the Pakistan peaks, a world first.
NonfictionMost of this one is given up to a directionless search for Europe’s greatest driving road – good job the boys have a Lambo, an Aston and a Gallardo then. Helen Mirren also stars… Jeremy has a punt in the outrageous mid-engined Golf concept, that isn’t quite finished yet. Nothing serious, just the small matter of actually going round corners. Breaking the news that the Cool Wall has been fatally damaged in a props room fire, along with all the TG furniture. So, a big hand please for the new chairs.
NonfictionJustin and Ashley's plans to sell their home in Auburn, Washington are thrown into chaos when the property is overrun by intruders. When Flash and his team arrive to remove the squatters, what should be a routine civil matter quickly turns criminal, as police descend on the property upending the entire operation.
NonfictionThe 1920s begin with America trying to recover from World War I and baseball trying to recover from the scandal of the 1919 World Series. America finds relief in the boom market and the Jazz Age. Baseball finds its own boom market in a player with a Jazz Age personality: a troubled youth from a Baltimore reformatory school who can hit a ball farther than anyone.
NonfictionStanley Tucci visits Sicily. Here, Stanley tries a salty cruchy sensation, tastes the grapes grown in the region's unique soils, and reflects on Sicilian hospitality.
NonfictionIn mid-May 2025, hundreds of eyewitnesses capture the terrifying power of severe weather as supercell thunderstorms unleash dozens of powerful tornadoes, tossing vehicles across highways and destroying neighborhoods and workplaces in eleven states.
NonfictionOn a family expedition to Vietnam, an artist couple decides to make the trip permanent and find a home in Ho Chi Minh City. He wants the open warehouse living they had in Philadelphia, but she's ready for a place that's more traditional with walls.
NonfictionLove is in the air as actress Kaley Cuoco and Scott Conant team up with pastry chefs and spouses, Melissa and Sean McGaughey, for a bittersweet battle against Bobby Flay.
NonfictionAmerica and the world are seeing more changes that at any time in history. And so is baseball. Free agency, multi-million dollar salaries, designated hitters, a new all-time home run champion, a Canadian world champion. And yet, today, we can still look at the game and see something not much different than what our fathers and grandfathers saw.
NonfictionSome animals appear to have taken Nature’s gifts and stretched them to extreme limits. With these two natural curiosities one creature has ended up with a super-stretched neck, the other a stretchy tongue. In both cases nature has found a way to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
NonfictionAs the team begins a large-scale drilling operation to uncover a possible metal object in the Mesa, they launch a swarm of one hundred drones that reveals a major answer about the mystery of the Bubble.
NonfictionThe Carr brothers arrive in Wichita intending to commit robberies, but their plans quickly escalate to a murderous spree the likes of which Kansas had never seen. The reign of terror by the brothers is later known as the "Wichita Massacre."
NonfictionAn overworked London plumber reinvents his career and finally moves to his personal paradise of Koh Chang, Thailand. He wants something big enough to accommodate his visiting son, but finding a place with a pool that's near the beach may be a challenge.
NonfictionHenry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller--two people who grew up in comfort, thanks to ancestors who did not. Moving from shtetls to coal mines to orphanages, Gates and his guests learn stories of extraordinary sacrifice and explore a profound question: what do we inherit from people whose lives were unimaginably more challenging than our own?
NonfictionCaution: contains explicit language. Hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Russia, taking part in a race across the urban landscape of St Petersburg. May defends the honor of the car in a very small Renault, Hammond tries to prove that pedaling is faster by riding a bicycle, while Clarkson attempts to demonstrate that water is the quickest way across town by piloting a hovercraft. Plus, Ed Sheeran takes to the test track in the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment.
NonfictionExamining the startling, never-before-seen video evidence of aquatic hominids that has come forward since the documentary MERMAIDS: THE BODY FOUND first aired in 2012, with the original whistleblower on the Mermaid Conspiracy, Dr. Paul Robertson.
NonfictionSpeakeasies, flappers, and easy money - it's the Jazz Age, when the story of jazz becomes a tale of two great cities, Chicago and New York, and of two extraordinary artists whose lives and music will span almost three-quarters of a century - Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Armstrong grew up on the mean streets of New Orleans and moved to Chicago in 1922, inspiring a new generation of musicians. Meanwhile, Ellington outgrows the society music he learned to play in Washington D.C., and heads to Harlem.
NonfictionA personal insight from Sir David Attenborough into Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring why it is more important now than ever before. Beautifully shot, this is a celebration of the man behind the theory that changed the world's thinking. But more than that, this is a labor of love for a man who has been at the forefront of natural history programming for decades.
NonfictionJapan is a paradox. The low birthrate, the dedication, the conformity, and the life of a salary man are well known. There is also a competitive and rigid culture that gives way to some unique subcultures. Bourdain has traveled to Tokyo countless times, but on this trip he is in search of the city's dark, extreme, and bizarrely fetishistic underside.