In Flora and Fauna | Badass Professions (3/6)

Metal casters have to cope with high temperatures. Their job is to turn liquid metal into hard shapes, whether for mechanical engineering or the automotive industry. Working as a metal caster or melter is therefore not even possible without protective clothing. How are the protective suits constructed? How do the eyes endure heat and brightness, and what is it that fascinates the men so much about this profession? ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 00:41 - Under Heat and Danger | Badass Professions (6/6) ▷ 46:35 - Credits ------- ------- They are nothing for the faint-hearted: badass professions that demand everything from the men who practice them. They demand strength, concentration, physical endurance, and take place in dangerous conditions, powerful odors and filthy work environments. Men who work in these fields are rarely envied. How does one cope with such jobs? We give close-up insights into a world full of dangerous work. We accompany three men with badass professions in their everyday working lives – from professional diver and metal caster to explosive ordnance disposal specialist. Original Title

Road construction project manager Heiko Schmidt knows that his men are under time pressure, because the important capital traffic artery has to be accessible again as soon as possible. Nevertheless, the quality has to be right. Episode 4 is about men who have to cope with noise, weather and dust. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 00:38 - Between Noise and Dust | Badass Professions (4/6) ▷ 47:41 - Credits ------- ------- They are nothing for the faint-hearted: badass professions that demand everything from the men who practice them. They demand strength, concentration, physical endurance, and take place in dangerous conditions, powerful odors and filthy work environments. Men who work in these fields are rarely envied. How does one cope with such jobs? We give close-up insights into a world full of dangerous work. We accompany three men with badass professions in their everyday working lives – from professional diver and metal caster to explosive ordnance disposal specialist. Original Title - Between Noise and Dust | Badass Professions (4/6) A film by Jörg Hinners © 2021, Licensed by Autentic

Snow crab fishing is one of the deadliest jobs in the world. Storms, breakdowns, ice, snow, and rain being driven by the wind. Top it off with three-meter waves and fatigue and you have the recipe for a profession that truly demands nerves of steel. Nerves Of Steel takes us on a journey where each week we see incredible people who risk their lives every day doing jobs that most of us would find impossible. From animal tracking in low flying helicopters, to saving the nation as an elite task force, there's nothing these people can't do. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

How much oil is left - and what happens when the world’s most important energy source becomes harder, riskier and more expensive to extract? This compelling energy documentary investigates the global dependence on crude oil, the theory of peak oil and the environmental dangers of deep-sea drilling. Beginning with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it examines how technological failures, financial pressure and difficult drilling conditions contributed to one of the worst oil spills in history. Travel from oil fields in Austria and Saudi Arabia to research centres in Europe, Canadian oil sands and offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists, geologists, engineers and industry experts reveal how oil is formed, how new reserves are discovered and why many of the world’s largest oil fields may be declining. The documentary also explores enhanced oil recovery, horizontal drilling, water injection, polymer technology, Arctic exploration and the enormous financial and environmental costs of extracting unconventional oil. It investigates the use of chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon cleanup and questions their impact on marine ecosystems and human

Stefan Frey is a diving master, underwater welder and captain all in one. The Hamburg native can be found everywhere in northern Germany where underwater construction is required. Burning and welding work, drilling, or the replacement of piles, their operations are coordinated by the ship's master via radio. And with all this work under water, they are also under time pressure. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 00:41 - Above and Under Water | Badass Professions (1/6) ▷ 47:09 - Credits ------- ------- They are nothing for the faint-hearted: badass professions that demand everything from the men who practice them. They demand strength, concentration, physical endurance, and take place in dangerous conditions, powerful odors and filthy work environments. Men who work in these fields are rarely envied. How does one cope with such jobs? We give close-up insights into a world full of dangerous work. We accompany three men with badass professions in their everyday working lives – from professional diver and metal caster to explosive ordnance disposal specialist. Original Title - Above and Under Water | Badass Professions

When disaster strikes and tragedy seems certain, there is only one hope – Critical Rescue – highly trained teams of paramedics, rescuers and doctors. Their jobs are dangerous, their rescues dramatic. But for the victims of a disaster, these courageous men and women are all that stand between life and death.