End of the World Documentary Shows on TV - A to Z

View Show Clip"2012 Apocalypse" on the Discovery Channel

Doomsday fanatics claim that this is when life on Earth will come to an end. But what does science have to say about this?...Researchers consider a prediction by an ancient civilization that the apocalypse will occur in 2012.

After Armageddon

An analysis of how human beings have survived disasters of the past. Shown on the History Channel and History International.

Aftermath: World Without Oil

The changes that would have to take place on Earth if there were no longer any oil. Shown on the National Geographic Channel.

View ClipBanned from the Bible

Books omitted from the New Testament. Scriptural scholars and archaeologists spotlight books omitted from the New Testament through decisions of theologians and political leaders in antiquity. Original airing - December 25, 2003 on The History Channel.

Books in the documentary:

• The Life of Adam and Eve
• The Book of Enoch
• The Book of Jubilees
• The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
• Proto-Gospel of James
• The Gnostic Scriptures of Nag Hammadi
• The Gospel of Mary
• The Gospel of Nicodemus
• The Apocalypse of Peter
• Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

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Banned from the Bible II

Continuation from the original documentary, Banned from the Bible. Books omitted from the New Testament. Scriptural scholars and archaeologists spotlight books omitted from the New Testament through decisions of theologians and political leaders in antiquity. Original airing - April 8, 2007 on The History Channel.

Books in the documentary:

• The Testament of Solomon
• The Zohar (The Book of Splendor)
• The Alphabet of Ben-Sira
• Joseph and Aseneth
• The Septuagint
• Bel and the Dragon
• The Acts of Peter
• The Acts of Paul and Thecla
• Mar Saba letter and The Secret Gospel of Mark
• The Gospel of Judas

Black Blizzard

A weather phenomenon that becomes known as the "black blizzard" ravages America's heartland from 1930-'40; scientists re-create conditions of the time and conclude that it was not a natural disaster but a man-made one.

Comets: Prophets of Doom

Mysteries surround comets; predicting the future; the creation of the universe. Shown on the History Channel and History International.

Watch Introduction: "Doomsday 2012: End of Days"

Doomsday 2012: The End of Days

Prophecies and oracles from around the world that seem to point to December 21, 2012, as doomsday. Included: clues from the Mayan calendar, medieval predictions of Merlin, the Book of Revelation and the I Ching. Originally aired on The History Channel on March 1, 2007.

Earth 2100

U.S. experts who have modeled a scenario of the next century predict that if mankind continues on its current trajectory, the world will face a "perfect storm" of population growth, resource depletion, climate change, terrorism and disease.

Video: Leader's MessageHeaven's Gate: The Definitive Story (2008) 

In 1997 Rancho Santa Fe, California, Heaven's Gate traces the long journey of a unique group of people who thought they were following the path to universal immortality and 39 people take part in a mass suicide.