Rodd Houston

2007-2008 NBA Champions: Boston Celtics

Rodd Houston, Kevin Garnett

A collection of highlights from the triumphant 2007-2008 basketball season, in which Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett did their bit to take the Boston Celtics to the top of the NBA, ending their 22-year title drought with a six-game victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

National Geographic Explorer: Science of Dogs

Jackie Mow

Gregory Acland, Gustavo D. Aguirre

The dog is the ultimate human creation. With 400 breeds and counting, the dog is more varied in size and behavior than any other species on the planet. National Geographic looks at man's evolutionary manipulation of dogs' appearance, talents and temperament - and the accelerating efforts to create breeds to suit our needs (more than 80 percent of today's breeds did not exist 150 years ago). From desirable traits like supersensitive hearing and smell to the unintended consequences of genetic diseases, learn how nature and man have partnered to deliberately create new and specialized versions of man's best friend.

Planet of the Birds

Rodd Houston

From the North Pole to remote islands, birds can live almost anywhere. How do these resilient animals thrive in such different environments? They have become hardy and versatile through their bodies, feathers, movements, and songs. In this global birding tour, we learn about these nomads of the sky.

In Search of the Real Frankenstein

Stuart Clarke

Rodd Houston, Aonghus Weber

Long before Mary Shelley wrote her famous story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster, a real-life mad scientist called Johann Konrad Dipple dabbled in similar grave-robbing and reanimation. This History Channel special uncovers Dipple's eager experiments with fresh corpses, as well as his attempts to concoct life-giving potions.

Flight 175: As the World Watched

Rodd Houston

Covers the final moments of the passengers and crew on board United Airlines Flight 175, which was the second commercial airliner to strike the World Trade Center, impacted with the South Tower, and was the most visually documented (both photographed and filmed) flight during the September 11 attacks.