Happy spring everyone. I can only speak for myself, but I am really over this wintry weather. As we wait to thaw from winter's storms and wind chill, I wanted to pass along shows that I am getting excited for you all to see over the next couple of months.

New Season of Locked Up Abroad: Absolutely one of my favorite shows on television. Its intensity, story telling and all around dramatic nature keeps me captivated throughout the hour. Trust me, once you watch one, you'll tune in again and again. Here in the halls of the DC office, its become one of the most talked about shows. Great film making all the way around and the authenticity of the reenactments mixed with the confessionals is fantastic. I don't have many things that I would change about this one. If you haven't seen this show, you should absolutely view the season premiere on April 1. Also if you have an On-Demand you can watch a couple of episodes on there under the News and Information Channel.

Explorer: Inside Guantanamo Bay: Now I haven't seen a final cut of this one yet, I'll be waiting until the night of the premiere to really engross myself in what should be a startling documentary. This show is likely one of last profiles of the prison before President Obama and his Justice Department shut the doors in the next year or so. For the news junkie, as I am, this will be right up your alley. This is really the pinnacle of all prison documentaries. I'll have more on this documentary as we get closer to the airdate. Before then, be sure to preview clips from the show ahead of time. The show premieres Sunday April 5 at 9p e/p.

Garbage Moguls: Eco-friendly Terra-Cycle allows Nat Geo to go behind closed doors to see how an environmental sound company innovates and turns a profit. Not only are these guys innovative in thought, they are young entrepreneurs that are trying to make a buck by turning trash in to new products.

Casey Anderson Project: Imagine having a Grizzly Bear as a best friend. Pretty cool huh? Well, Montana's own Casey Anderson has the benefit of having Grizzly Bear Brutus as one of his best mates. Casey and Brutus have been friends since Brutus was a cub and have been inseparable ever since. Literally. Brutus was there for Casey when he needed a best man at his wedding and Casey is always willing to pull up a chair for Brutus at his dinner table. In this beautiful natural history film Casey takes us in to the wilderness of Montana and shows us how Grizzly Bears survive through demonstrations that he and Brutus do together.

Cult On Trial: Last year Nat Geo went inside the walls of the Strong City Cult in New Mexico. Since the premiere last year, the cult's leader or their supposed prophet, Michael Trevesser, has been arrested and is being placed on trial. In this follow-up program, Nat Geo documents the events of the leader's trial and the ramifications that it will have on the rest of his followers. It is sure to be captivating.

Anatomy of a Hurricane: Just ahead of Hurricane season, Naked Science profiles the science and destruction behind hurricanes. New science is being discovered everyday about these natural disasters and its best for all of us to know as much as we can about them.

CIA Files: One of the most secret agencies in the US government, Nat Geo profiles contemporary CIA missions with input from agents and personnel within the agency.

Iran and the West: Since the Iranian Revolution the relationship between Iran and Western countries has been...well...volatile. The program profiles the ups and downs of the relationships with input from the very people that have been part of the struggle of ideologies.