The BEST episodes of Discovery Channel Documentaries season 2003

#1 - Seven Wonders Of Ancient Greece

Season 2003 - Episode 29 - Aired 1/31/2003

Documentary which explores the Seven Ancient Wonders of Greece: the Theatre of Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, the Colossus of Rhodes, Santorini, The Palace of Knossos and the Parthenon.

#2 - The Story of Computer Games

Season 2003 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/2003

Since the first Pong machine was unveiled 30 years ago, computer games have become the world's second largest entertainment industry, after music. This program profiles game developers who revolutionized the industry and made playing video games a familiar household activity, and also indirectly fueled the snack food industry. Unique access to the creative geniuses of the last 30 years in a riveting voyage of innovation and blood on the carpet. Producer: Rod Iverson. The human race likes – and needs – to play games. That’s probably why video games have been so popular since the very first time of their invention. This documentary shows the history of video games from Atari over to Nintendo and gives insights about the power of arcade games and home-games-consoles.

#3 - The World's First Time Machine

Season 2003 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2003

Ronald L. Mallett, PhD is a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Connecticut. He discovered a possible way to travel in time by applying Einstein's theory of relativity to laser light moving in a circle. The program uses CGI to illustrate his theories. Mallett was one of the first African-Americans to obtain a PhD in theoretical physics. He was inspired to do so because he wished to travel back in time to visit his dead father, who died when Mallett was ten.

#4 - Hitler And The Spear Of Destiny

Season 2003 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2003

Legend has it that the relic known as 'The Spear of Destiny' or 'The Holy Lance' was used to wound the side of Christ at his crucifixion and now holds mystical powers. It is said that whoever possesses the spear holds the fate of the world in their hands. Rulers such as Constantine, Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler sought the spear, hoping that either stories of its powers were true or that it would serve as proof of their own power to their followers. 'Hitler And The Spear Of Destiny' charts the history behind the spear and uses the latest forensic technology to come up with some startling revelations.

#5 - Nubia: The Forgotten Kingdom

Season 2003 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/2003

Once a powerful, sprawling presence in Northern Africa, the ancient kingdom of Nubia now lies buried beneath mounds of red brick rubble in the Sudan. Forgotten by history and largely neglected by archaeology, its cities have lain buried for centuries, harboring priceless secrets of a civilization that once rivaled Egypt. Join world-renowned archaeologists Julie Andersen and Salah Ahmed as they unearth Dangeil - a thriving Nubian city that once sat at the juncture of several prominent trade routes. While excavating a massive temple to the god Amun, the team makes a surprising discovery that could solve the mystery of why the city was abandoned.

#6 - Coming Home From Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

Season 2003 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/26/2003

On the morning of February 1, 2003 disaster struck. A stunned nation woke to images of Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating into a shower of hot metal over the Texas sky. In that instant, millions wondered, “What went wrong?” Only through understanding the daunting and complex challenges faced by engineers and scientists responsible for bringing the shuttle and her crew safely back to earth could this question be answered.

#7 - Nefertiti Resurrected

Season 2003 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/17/2003

Loved by a king. Hated by an empire. Erased from history. She could be the biggest find since King Tut. Has the famed Egyptian beauty, Queen Nefertiti, been found in a secret chamber deep in the Valley of the Kings? A Discovery Channel Quest expedition, led by Dr. Joann Fletcher and a team of internationally renown scientists from the University of York Mummy Research Team, hopes to find out. If they're right, the finding will be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries since Nefertiti's stepson-King Tutankhamen-was discovered in 1922. "Great Royal Wife" of the "renegade" pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti's turbulent reign to life as never using cutting edge computer animations to recreate ancient Egypt's great temples, x-rays to reveal the telltale signs of foul play on her mummy; and forensic graphics to recreate the mummy's face. Have they found the ancient world's greatest beauty?

#8 - Little Lost Souls: Children Possessed?

Season 2003 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/2003

#9 - Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science

Season 2003 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/9/2003

Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science featuring scientists from various disciplines analyzing the most compelling evidence for the existence of Bigfoot, including the Skookum cast and the Patterson–Gimlin film.