Fondly known as ‘Ol’ man River’ by generations past,
and ‘Father of Waters’ by native Americans, the
Mississippi is North America’s mightiest river.
Along the Mississippi is a revealing and captivating
three-part series which transports viewers along the banks
of this great river, travelling from the south to the north
of the vast territory of America.
It...
This breathtaking blue-chip series showcases Asia’s most
spectacular National Parks and the enormous natural variety
of the world’s largest continent. Each park features
fascinating, beautiful and often endangered animals, as well
as a wealth of seductive landscapes.
The series takes us on a journey to some of the last
remaining wildernesses in Asia. These jewels are...
In perfect time for the 2012 Olympics in London, Footloose
in London presents a glorious summer walking trail through
the heart of the renowned capital. The four engaging
episodes are hosted by Debra Rixon and filmed by her husband
David.
Together the friendly couple show a low-cost way to see a
fantastic selection of the most...
On 7th February 2009, Australia suffered its worst peacetime
disaster. ‘Black Saturday’ claimed 173 lives, left
almost 8,000 homeless and destroyed millions of hectares of
bush-land. One year on, Inside the Firestorm is a
documentary record and commemoration of this unprecedented
mega fire – faster, hotter, larger, and more dangerously
dynamic than ever before.
Made up of...
Kate Moss – idol of an entire generation. No other
supermodel has ever made it onto the covers of so many
different magazines, appeared so often in the headlines, or
attracted such legions of male and female fans. Designers
from all the big labels compete for her. Whether Versace,
Gucci, Dior, Cavalli, Chanel, or Yves...
Meet the millionaires, mechanics and motors behind some of
the world’s most remarkable multi million-dollar car
collections in the exotic Kingdom of Bahrain. Fuelled with
facts, fast driving and fun anecdotes, Millionaire Motors
introduces a host of exquisite luxury, sports and vintage
cars, all in mint condition.
The exclusive series of shorts is filmed in the...
On 11th July 2010, 91,000 people will watch the World Cup in
Johannesburg. But what does the rest of South Africa look
like? This is a beautiful and dramatic aerial journey
showing that South Africa really is the Rainbow Nation.
The journey takes in the incredible variety of landscapes
in South Africa, from scorching deserts...
Endlessly energetic chef Chris Coubrough finds a wealth of
new culinary inspiration on an exciting gastronomic journey
around the beautiful uncharted territory of Greenland. With
his self-sustaining background, Chris seeks out the most
natural Greenlandic produce, cooking up a storm with the
delicious and surprisingly diverse local fare!
Want to be more adventurous in the kitchen? Then take some
tips from Chef Volli, a hot new talent on the culinary
scene, as he travels around Iceland. Combining his passion
for food and love of the outdoors, he uses the freshest
ingredients, conjuring up simple yet mouthwatering dishes
guaranteed to spice up anyone’s home...
Multi-coloured costumes, music, dancing, laughter, emotions,
suspense – these are the ingredients of The World’s
Festivals. Every year, all kinds of events, festivals and
memorial ceremonies take place throughout the world. Across
five continents, The World’s Festivals series follows
local families and experts as they celebrate a traditional
or indigenous festival, uncovering the significance of
rituals which...
Since 1960 developed countries have given almost $500
billion in aid to Africa. Yet there are more Africans living
in extreme poverty today than ever before. If international
efforts to eradicate poverty have failed, is there another
way? Narrated by Tilda Swinton and shot on a grand scale
across great swathes of land, this controversial,...
In Eritrea, a newly independent nation struggles to preserve
the health of its children – and its incredible cultural
riches – while balancing a population half Muslim and half
Christian.
Behind the Crisis is an informative documentary which looks
deep within the complexities of this situation and explores
the inside stories of how it affects individuals,...
Presented and narrated by eminent actor Sir Derek Jacobi,
Charles Dickens’s England for the very first time traces
the life and work of Dickens through a compelling journey
which uncovers the important and intriguing places, towns
and cities that inspired some of the most famous settings in
literature.
Over 100 locations all over England are visited,...
Prominent international chef, Ashley Charles James, travels
the United States to cook with famous foreign and ethnic
influence chefs, unveiling their celebrated delicacies and
their contributions to the American cuisine.
An Englishman, Ashley designs the menus and oversees the
kitchens at the renowned Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly
Hills, California. He has built the hotel’s dining
experience...
If your country has no cultural history, can you simply buy
one? The ruling family of Dubai certainly thinks so – and
has ordered everything under the sun to make the desert
bloom.
With exclusive access, Drilling For Art goes behind the
scenes of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority which has
launched an ambitious plan...
Our planet is at a pivotal time in history where it faces
many pressing challenges. Nations grapple with a global
environmental crisis, while billions of people remain
trapped by poverty, illiteracy and oppressive rulerships. In
some parts of the world, preventable diseases still claim
the lives of thousands each day.
From this milieu, many remarkable individuals...
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de
Havilland, this is an informative documentary offering
pivotal new insights into the treatment of Alzheimer’s
disease through the creative arts. In the film, leading
international neurologists share findings which support the
transformative power of drawing, painting, music and museum
visits, illustrating how the parts of the brain related to
emotions...
In Search of the Messiah reveals a miracle of engineering
and exposes an extraordinary world of politics, deception,
crime and passion, spanning over 350 years of history. The
title of the documentary is inspired by the most perfectly
preserved Stradivari violin in existence: The Messiah, which
is displayed in a glass case at Oxford’s Ashmolean...
Jackpot takes viewers inside the strange, compelling,
sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking world of
hardcore Bingo players. With their cards laid out in front
of them, and their hopes and dreams riding on the next
number out of the machine, these passionate players have
devoted an innumerable amount of money, time, and effort to
the pursuit...
This exhilarating documentary boasts exclusive access to the
fastest vehicles in the world as they battle to break
international motorcycle and car landspeed records. It is a
thrilling look at the world of landspeed racing, including
terrifying accidents, mechanical setbacks and
larger-than-life characters.
2008 proved to be a vintage year for landspeed racing on
the fabled Bonneville...
Presenting the latest science on climate change, this is an
informative and inspirational documentary which offers
realistic solutions and gives the reality of global warming
a human face, showcasing amazing examples of individuals and
communities tackling the world’s environmental problems.
The film takes its lead from an exclusive group of
influential international leaders as they travel...
Palm oil: we consume more than 50 million tonnes of it every
year. In supermarkets across the globe, 1 in 10 products
contains some trace of palm oil – from breads, biscuits
and cakes, to cooking oil, cosmetics and detergents. A
billion dollar industry, palm oil is also increasingly being
used as a bio-fuel substitute...
One of the most intriguing developments on the Internet is
the invention of online role-playing, where people from all
corners of the world can come together in a virtual reality.
Second Life is one of these virtual universes, uniting
hundreds of thousands of online gamers. The gamers,
otherwise known as ‘residents’, each create an avatar
through...
This documentary presents a whirlwind year in the life of
six home-schooled children from a local community in the
foothills of Northern California who have developed an
ingenious invention for the early detection of forest fires.
What starts as a local environmental solution evolves into
an idea that could have a major global impact after...
Marking the recent anniversary of the topping of St Paul’s
Cathedral in London, public artist Martin Firrell exhibited
text illuminations onto this iconic building. His
controversial projections, in English, Arabic and Hindi,
explore the relationship between art, faith and everyday
life, tackling the crucial question of what makes life worth
living.
Described as ‘the artful dodger meets...
The Tudor dynasty lasted 118 years and changed England
forever. After years of civil war, The Tudors started the
process that would eventually bring peace, stability and
change to the land, and many of the places that witnessed
this change still exist in the landscape today.
During the medieval period it was the great cathedrals...
Testament to the human capacity for change, this is an
eye-opening and gripping investigation into the psyche of
child sex offenders which introduces a psychological
treatment programme that has the potential to stop cycles of
abuse.
With unprecedented access to prisoners, whose identities
are protected for their own sakes as well as for their
victims, the documentary...
Everywhere you look, groups of people are using the Internet
to come together, work together, or take some kind of public
action. New technologies and a closely related culture of
collaboration present radical and exciting models of social
organisation. For the first time in history, we have the
tools that truly amplify group effort and...
Collector Showdown is a fun, high-drama, information-packed
series dedicated to collectors and their collections. In
each episode two contestants of a certain collector genre
face off in a friendly battle of knowledge and skill for the
ultimate prize: either an experience of a lifetime and or a
coveted take-home addition to their collection.
Who is the...
Narrated by Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Brad Pitt,
e² transport investigates different approaches towards
solving transport issues, focusing less on the area of
design and fuel alternatives and more on the larger context
of human behaviour and urbanization.
The biggest culprit in terms of sustainability in transport
is the car. At the same...
Britain has been building castles for over 3000 years and
each one in turn was a state-of-the-art fortress. The castle
was a place where power was based, and where law and order
were dispensed, offering local populations protection from
attackers. Yet it could equally be a site that was designed
to instil fear and dread,...
From its lofty perch high above earth’s atmosphere, the
Hubble Space Telescope can see both nearby and distant
objects with unwavering clarity. The Telescope’s
breathtaking views of deep space bridge the separate domains
of art and science – they not only transmit data, but also
form a direct connection between the human spirit and the
most...
Motivated is a must-see for anyone wishing to understand the
innate human attraction to risk and boundary-pushing for
fame and glory. A biography series analyzing the incredible
lives of the world’s top extreme athletes, it devotes each
episode to the story of a champion, from childhood to the
present. Family, friends and colleagues are interviewed,
revealing...
Sometimes the best way to understand your home is to ask a
newcomer to tell you about it. As much as we may think we
know our own country, you’d be surprised what you learn
when you hear about it from the perspective of an immigrant.
Since North America was built on immigration, people...
The past has left us with a legacy of mysterious places.
Sacred sites, symbolic landscapes, ancient villages and lost
lands are all around us. They fascinate and thrill those who
seek them out, firing the imagination and generating wonder
through their sheer scale.
Britain and Ireland are covered with examples of a
mysterious past, from stone...
New York and Paris: Two cities whose names are synonymous
with passion and beauty. Both of these cities were
extensively photographed during their golden ages and the
results produced some of the most striking iconic images in
the history of photography. The two artists who carried out
this world-renowned work were linked together in a...
On 11th February 2000 at 12:43, Space Shuttle Endeavour
began to push away from the Florida ground. Inside, six
Astronauts were excited and nervous. They were thrilled to
be going into outer space, but smart enough to know that
they were basically riding a bomb. The trust and courage of
the astronauts was rewarded with...
Operation Valkyrie: The Plot To Kill Hitler is the
definitive film on Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and
the ‘Valkyrie’ conspiracy to assassinate Hitler on 20th
July, 1944. Produced in collaboration with the official
German Foundation dedicated to the memory of the
conspirators, it features testimonials and eyewitness
accounts from all of the aristocratic families involved...
This series takes you inside the adrenalin-fuelled world of
those people who keep a NASCAR racing machine on the oval, a
hydroplane on the water, a motorcycle on the track.
Jack up a car, change four tires, fill the gas tank, check
the oil, wipe the windows and get back on the road… Oh
yes,...
In Antarctica, where the world’s largest glacier meets the
sea, a team of biologists has set up a primitive base camp.
They have come to study the phenomenon of ‘penguin
cities’, giant living laboratories where tens of thousands
of Adélie penguins converge in raucous colonies to breed
and rear their young.
For Grant Ballard and...
Sky view takes the viewer on four stunning aerial trips
around some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe.
Starting with a journey from Florence, in the heart of
Italy, to Rome, the heart of Europe’s ancient Empire, the
series then travels to the west coast of Ireland, otherwise
known as the Emerald Isle. The...
The Disappearing Male is a documentary about one of the most
important, troubling and least publicised issues facing the
human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive
system.
The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic
increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering
from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm
abnormalities and...
Everyone has a fantasy – something out of the ordinary,
glamorous and fun that they have always yearned to try. For
one reason or another, there are lawyers who want to be
Shakespearean actors, plumbers who are frustrated pilots,
farmers who could have been basketball stars, and bankers
who should have been fashion models.
Ultimate Dream...
Four months of music boot camp in Kampala transform a group
of Ugandan orphans into a superb choir. Led by music teacher
Jennifer Banas, the children embark on a road tour of North
America, moving audiences to tears with their emotionally
charged singing and dancing.
This is a film about the transformative power of music...
In the U.S., female juvenile offenders have the fastest
growing rates of incarceration, yet media access to their
stories is extremely limited because they are minors.
However, the Governor of Illinois granted veteran
documentary filmmaker Tod Lending (Nomadic Pictures)
unprecedented access to a female juvenile correctional
facility outside Chicago in order to tell this story.
In...
During the Vietnam War, American bombs rained down on Laos
in the ‘Secret War’, leaving it the most bombed country,
per capita, in history. The deadly legacy of this
destruction continues, as the country is still scattered
with unexploded ordnance which kills and injures people on a
weekly basis.
In the war-ravaged countryside, bomb scrap metal...
Narrated by Golden Globe and Academy Award winner Brad Pitt,
e² design explores the complex social, political, cultural,
environmental and economic issues of sustainable
architecture. Traversing the globe, the series chronicles
important and exciting stories of green architecture made
reality, in New York, Chicago, China and rural Mexico.
The building of shelter consumes one-sixth of the...
Narrated by Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman, this
series investigates innovations in alternative energy
technologies, such as solar, sea, wind, and hydro power,
that provide options for a more sustainable energy future.
Through these renewable energy solutions, e² energy
demonstrates how, despite predictions to the contrary, the
global economy can not only survive but in...
Gone Wild discovers intimate and touching stories about
once-domesticated animals now gone feral who have made
themselves at home in surprising places, often with
unimaginable consequences. Having been abandoned by – or
escaped from – their owners, millions of domestic animals
around the world roam free. These resourceful stray animals
have managed to survive in spaces...
You are probably familiar with ‘Mr Right’. He is
lusciously handsome with a thriving – yet low maintenance
– career. He is witty and charming. He is dangerous, yet
caring. It may seem like he isn’t ready to commit, yet
deep down all he wants is to find, marry and impregnate the
woman of his...
Hidden behind the staid atmosphere of most museums is a
vibrant and exciting world involving theft, authentication,
forensics and fables. Secrets of the Exhibit takes you
behind the scenes, delving into the intrigue and mystery
which underlie the seemingly orderly and perfectly labelled
displays in museums. Each episode opens the doors that
shield the average patron...
The printing press was the world’s first piece of
mass-production technology. Its invention changed the world
as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into
space. It ignited a cultural revolution which shaped the
modern age. It changed the way our brains work, replacing a
spoken culture with a written one. It is the...
Timeless Journeys: to Bodhgaya, India is a spiritual Journey
from London, across Northern India to the place where the
Buddha gained enlightenment. It is a spiritual journey
revealing the history and some of the teachings of Buddhism,
set to an original score.
The film flows through the history and landscapes of rural
India, through the pink...
Monumental Vision is an international arts and culture
series which follows the adventures of Andrew Rogers, one of
Australia’s most distinguished contemporary sculptors, as
he works in remote and exotic locations around the world –
Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Australia, Iceland, China, India,
Turkey, Nepal and Slovenia.
Rogers creates giant Earth Artworks made of rock and
designed to...
In this epic series, Britain’s best-known art critic,
Brian Sewell, retraces the journey of the Grand Tourists
through his own exploration of ancient Rome and Renaissance
Italy.
Setting off in search of a Lost Civilisation in the
footsteps of Byron, Turner, Boswell and others, Brian
journeys to some of the most romantic places on earth –
Milan,...
Aphrodite’s Drop dives into the sensuous world of pearls,
uncovering their past and exploring their present – from
their production, symbolism and pleasures, to the hard
knocks of the marketplace. Pearls are a mirror to history
reflecting and determining attitudes of wealth, culture and
social advancement. They have played an instrumental role in
bringing together East...
Written and presented by Bob Geldof and shot entirely in
Africa, this original series guides the Live Aid generation
through the continent to create awareness of and inspire
response to the beauty of Africa’s inhabitants and
landscapes. The series celebrates Africa and unravels its
complexities: cultural, historic, climatic and political.
The episodes are filmed in West...
Set in the sprawling urban capital of Buenos Aires, The
Cardboard Train is an amazing story of Argentinean culture
and the will to survive. This is a personal story of a young
girl and her family adapting to their newly impoverished
lives. Instead of commuting to the office, they travel by
train as a community...
In 1997, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor was the
scene of the brutal murder of 58 tourists. When the Islamic
fundamentalist group Al Gamaa al Islamiya claimed
responsibility and the Egyptian government quickly drew a
veil over the incident, many relatives were left with
unanswered questions regarding their lost family.
This documentary follows the...
One of the most extraordinary photographers of the twentieth
century, Martin Chambi was a leading figure in the
revolutionary, artistic and social movements that swept
South America in the 1930s. Sixty years on, this film
explores Andean life through Chambi's majestic photographs
and looks at the contemporary relevance of his work.
The Special Prize at the...
