Around the World in 80 Days is an animated television series that lasted one season of sixteen episodes, broadcast during the 1972-1973 season by NBC. It was the first Australian-produced cartoon to be shown on American network television. Leif Gram directed all sixteen episodes, and the stories were loosely adapted by Chester "Chet" Stover from the novel by Jules Verne.
The brother-sister duo of Charlie and Kirby Engelman hosts this series that explores the science between the planet and its wildlife. A different topic is explored in each episode by ecologist Charlie and artist Kirby. The siblings look to inspire young people to question the "how" and "why" behind the way the world works and encourage the viewers to go out and try to discover the answers to their own questions about the world.
The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible historic sights along the way.
When Julie begins a new love life, she finds herself sucked into an unusual family and becomes the stepmother of two children, one of whom is Antoine: disabled, autistic, mentally deficient, non-verbal and a high-level epileptic.
Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines.
Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson.
Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
The original BBC TV series that ran for six series from 1971 until 1976, when later that year he returned with a new series Mike Yarwood In Persons. He performed sketches impersonating famous faces of the day. At its height the show regularly drew audiences of up to 18 million viewers.
This series follows Father Bear and Teddy who live in the forest. Each moment brings a different adventure for them: no two days are the same. Charismatic yet a bit clumsy Father and caring Teddy enchant, amuse and lend a helping paw to other forest animals with the help of friendship, openness, and responsibility.
A colorful love story that begins with a misunderstanding of a handsome genius that she has encountered with a young woman who is deceived by the man she made marriage plans with.
The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety. It is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts.
The events take place within a private hospital between the team of doctors, nurses, nurses and patients in a cynical comedy as the hospital is located on the hot road, making this hospital of special character both in terms of the workers who have accepted the work in this remote seasonal location or in terms of inmates from two resorts or Arabia or emergency passes on the way to travel the hospital.