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.
The two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” explores the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America. The series examines Black comedy through a unique lens, tracing the evolution and social awakening of the courageous comedians who dared to push against the constraints of their time and spoke truth to power.
Survivalist Hazen Audel fights his way through 500 miles of unexplored Amazon using only traditional survival methods; he faces extreme environments, and he must reach the Atlantic coast before he's trapped by floods during the rainy season.
Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.
Jaspal Neelam, Vinod Talwar, Dilip Gulati and Kishan Shah directors of the golden age of 'B-movies' take you for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their films.
The brutal killing of his mum when he was a year old, changed Daniel Wing’s life forever. Over 30 years later, her murder remains unsolved and Tina Wing is all but forgotten. Now Daniel is determined to discover the truth about the tragedy that shaped his past. Who murdered his mum? As Daniel finds out more about the vibrant and happy woman Tina was, tragedies in her past are revealed - and the repercussions of her death on the family become clear. Daniel learns more about the sequence of events that led to Tina’s death. As he gets to know her better, his thoughts turn to his father - who was tried and acquitted of Tina's murder. Who did kill Tina? Daniel explores what his mother’s story can reveal about an epidemic of violence against women and asks why his mum never got justice. He is guided in his journey by expert contributions from the police, barristers and charities.
Narrated by actor Laura Carmichael, this six-part documentary series charts the planet’s most spectacular events of migration, rebirth and transformation. Over the course of a turbulent year, we witness how finely tuned creatures face the Earth’s seasonal patterns. However, in the 21st Century, these patterns are becoming more extreme, less predictable and dangerously unreliable. Across the globe, we witness the drama and the spectacle. No matter what time of year it is, somewhere on Earth something miraculous is happening.
An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic art works from across the UK that have shaped the history of the British Isles and inspired their own work.
Sex and murder are often tied together in criminal investigations; and detectives uncover dirty secrets, scandalous sex affairs, online sex addictions, jealousy and stunning twisted fantasies when looking for motives for murder.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes and actor cousin Joseph Fiennes traverse British Columbia's challenging landscapes and stunning scenery. They discuss Ran's historic triumphs, expeditions, Parkinson's diagnosis, strengthening their familial bond.
Since its birth in 1865, in the wake of the American Civil War, the history of the Ku Klux Klan has been inseparable from that of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.
This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in London, England's history. Nicholas Day guides us into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice.