Gorillas, the Eiffel Tower, and the Roman Empire. Watch NATURE, NOVA, and SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Aug. 27 starting at 8 pm

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What do Gorillas, the Eiffel Tower, and the Roman Empire have in common?

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Wednesday, August 27 starting at 8:00 pm

8:00 pm NATURE "Gorilla"

Gabon's Loango National Park is home to a group of western lowland gorillas that have become accustomed to biologists who have studied them for almost 20 years. This documentary presents an intimate look at a silverback and his family, and features a newborn baby gorilla, brave researchers, forest elephants, buffalos and the last remaining wild coastline in the African tropics.

Want to know more about gorillas? Check out the Gorilla Fact Sheet and much more here!

9:00 pm - NOVA "Building the Eiffel Tower"

Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris's iconic landmark. Completed in 1889, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies.

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10:00 pm - SECRETS OF THE DEAD "The end of the Romans"

Is history repeating Itself? Follow an in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire, three deadly epidemics and climate change could have caused its collapse-drawing frightening parallels to today.

Watch SECRETS OF THE DEAD and more of your favorites now, on PBS Passport!