Discovery Channel presents DISCOVERY ATLAS, the global television event that promises to inspire viewers through captivating photography, the highest quality production values, the latest in high-definition technology and compelling stories that strike at the heart of a country and its people. Sweeping in scope, majestic in visual beauty and rich in scholarship, DISCOVERY ATLAS builds upon Discovery's 20-year heritage of allowing viewers to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity.

Over the next five years, this extraordinary narrative will focus on the rich cultures, social diversities and natural phenomena of 20 of the world's greatest countries.

If you missed the first four airings of Discovery Atlas on Discovery Channel —CHINA REVEALED, ITALY REVEALED, BRAZIL REVEALED and AUSTRALIA REVEALED— you can watch them again on our sister networks, Discovery Times and Discovery HD Theater. You can also own Discovery Atlas. Buy the DVDs.

DISCOVERY ATLAS: CHINA REVEALED Of the 1.3 billion stories in China today, viewers will join rice farmers tilling land their ancestors have worked for 18 centuries and monks teaching a 500-year-old discipline. Viewers will also share the Olympic dreams of a 12-year-old gymnast and Shanghai's key development tycoon, exploring where tradition meets the explosion of modernity in life behind the Great Wall.

DISCOVERY ATLAS: ITALY REVEALED Six stories weave the love of land, lineage, style and passion in DISCOVERY ATLAS: Italy Revealed. From a jockey participating in the world's fastest horse race, to a former fisherman setting a free-diving record off Sicily's coast, to the Missoni family's fashion world and a Venetian gondolier's attempt to keep his family in his native city, inhale and enjoy the spectacle and beauty that is Italy.

DISCOVERY ATLAS: BRAZIL REVEALED Brazil is an exhilarating country of contradictions and possibilities. Where else do paupers become princes and the world's biggest party becomes a deadly serious competition? DISCOVERY ATLAS: Brazil Revealed showcases one of the most ethnically diverse nations on earth, exploring stories from the Amazon to São Paulo's hair-raising helicopter commute.

DISCOVERY ATLAS: AUSTRALIA REVEALED One of earth's youngest nations with one of its oldest indigenous populations, Australia is a land of contrasts. The country is a captivating mix of desolation and riches, from the harsh life of the outback to the welcoming, fertile lands of its coastline.