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In an bizarre kidnapping story that shocked America, 10-day-old baby Delimar Vera was reported dead in a house fire, only to be spotted by her mother at a birthday party six years later.

Follows the investigation into a hoax caller who convinced managers to strip-search employees at fast food businesses across the United States.

Animals do the most incredible things. They have super powers humans can only dream of. On How Do Animals Do That? new science and amazing demonstrations reveal the secrets of the animal world.

Authorities all over the world say UFOs are real, but what are they, and are they a threat? This series examines the best and latest evidence caught on camera.

A six-part documentary series about the First World War which uses recorded figures to outline the full extent of the conflict.

This limited series explores the complex shipping system at its best and how it has broken down, leaving goods stranded at docks and consumers panic shopping before holiday shortages ruin the upcoming season.

Documentary series revealing the remarkable feats of engineering undertaken in order to maintain British landmarks. Showing the detailed knowledge, craftsmanship and engineering ingenuity that is necessary to keep these monuments standing.

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War, beginning with how the German aviation industry came to dominate the skies of Europe.

The story behind the Krupp company, who were responsible for the manufacture of two of Germany's most feared war products - the Panzer Tank and the U-boat.

The role played by engineering giant Vickers during the Second World War, including the development of the Spitfire and how the Royal Navy recovered from losing so many warships.

How the Americans, once they were provoked into war, out-produced the rest of the world so quickly and by such a huge margin, including the likes of General Motors.

Henry Ford's plan, with the help of Albert Kahn, to build a giant factory in Michigan, covering 3.5million sq ft and including an aircraft production line half a mile in length.

The remarkable story of how Stalin's massive war factories were dismantled and moved east on one and half million railway trucks, to avoid being lost to the Nazis.

Believe it or not, mice don't really like cheese, because it can make them sick. When thousands of bats fly they use vision and echo location to avoid colliding. Manatees pass a lot of gas because they eat underwater grasses. Cats jump to catch food.

Dogs tilt their heads to see better. because their big noses block their vision. Humpback whales jump using their peduncle muscle. Spiders shed their old skin to grow bigger. Hippos sweat sunscreen and some animals swarm as a protection from other predators.

How do hamsters stuff so much into their cheeks? Despite popular opinion, camels humps do not store water, but are actually fat that is used to survive lean times. How do crocodiles find prey in dirty water ? Plus, why are pigeon wings so noisy ?

How the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.

The sabotaging efforts of Peugeot in Nazi-occupied France, where the bosses and workers cooperated with the Resistance to hinder the Nazis' use of military vehicles.

How Fiat became first a major collaborator with Mussolini's fascism and an arms supplier to Axis forces and yet toward the war's end found a way to stay in favour with the winning powers.

The story of the world-famous Volkswagen "Beetle". It began as an idea by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler as an affordable car for the average German to help bring Germany out of the economic disaster of post-World War I, to the part it played in the economic rise of post-World War II Germany.