series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq.
We travel the globe to meet different families of elephants, each with their own set of remarkable cultural behaviors which they’ve adapted to suit the environment in which they live.
It's the land we love and the land we think we know. We see America's breathtaking landscapes and wildlife as timeless, but the truth is very different. Its unique geography drives the forces of nature to extremes, shaping and reshaping the land and throwing down new challenges for life. Led by the iconic species that resonate with us most, journey through America's visually spectacular regions: the Frozen North, the Wild West, the Grassy Heartland, the Deep South and the Mountainous High Wilderness.
This outstanding and sensitive drama series tells a young and family audience the stories of children who lived through a most difficult era in recent history - and who grew with its challenges.
Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.
The year 2024 is the 10th year of the Grand Canal's successful application for World Heritage. In order to spread the pulse of the times when the thousand-year-old Grand Canal flows to the current day, and polish the Chinese cultural card, "The Grand Canal" opens a new chapter of documentary on the Grand Canal. The scholars from various fields and young talent representatives organize into a "Canal Visiting Group" and embark on a journey along the Canal, and each episode will bring them together in a city along the Canal. Through in-depth field visits, "Shining Night" with local characteristics, and in-depth chats about the "Opening of the Canal", the "Canal Visiting Group" will lead the audience to experience the blending of the Canal's history and modernity, and present the long-standing and well-established cultural essence of the Canal to everyone.
Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.
An action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers. Originally shown by the BBC (2003-2016), this is the new reboot format of the show and was titled "All New Traffic Cops" for two series. It was renamed again in 2018 as "Traffic Cops: On the Edge" and then as "Traffic Cops".
This series explores the lives and work of noted modern-day astronomers, taking the viewer into the farthest reaches of outer space in search of black holes, quasars, dark matter, gravity waves, stars and evidence of planets outside our solar system. Intriguing celestial phenomena are examined from the perspectives of the experts: the men and women that are uncovering the secrets of the cosmos. Further, the series focuses not only on professional achievements, but on the scientists' personal lives as well.
Helicopter Heroes is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The first episode aired on 3 September 2007. In 2012–13 the team also produced a 10 part series called Helicopter Heroes Down Under, featuring the work of British medics working in Australia.
Dara Ó Briain's Science Club is a British science television series presented by Dara Ó Briain which first aired on BBC Two in 2012. Each week, the team take one subject and explore all possible angles, combining it with studio discussions in front of a live audience, films and on the spot reports.
Did you know that behind a soccer ball, glasses or a spoon lie treasures of inventiveness and thousands of years of history? Each episode of this new series looks at an object. Through its creation and its developments, through the ages and civilizations, we approach all sciences, from physics to philosophy, including history. Each object of our daily life is the result of a long process and conceals a rich history of knowledge and human adventures. Never again will you look at your stairs, your pants or a computer the same way...
We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.
Follow the personal life of Jerrod Carmichael, through his encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his search for love, sex, and connection.
A combination of documentary and dramatic reconstructions, depicting the conception and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century.