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Branson
2022
Branson
2022
star 4.3An expansive and intimate 70-year journey, from Branson’s upbringing as the son of a spirited, tough-love mother in Britain, to his pursuits of extreme, personal daredevilry that serve both to grow his businesses’ brands and feed his insatiable, lifelong thirst for high-stakes adventure.Last of the Giants
2021
Last of the Giants
2021
star 9.5Cyril and his team embark on an unprecedented adventure in the wildest, dangerous and unexplored regions of the world. Their mission: to find the last endangered species of giant fish and take samples for scientific purposes in order to better understand the exact causes of their disappearance. Their challenge: survive in hostile environments and extreme conditions to protect these impressive aquatic creatures.Genius of the Modern World
2016
star 7.6Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.Alien Encounters
2012
Alien Encounters
2012
star 6.5Scientists and sci-fi writers explore a hypothetical first-contact event between aliens and humans.In Search of Shakespeare
2003
star 7.8Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and specially shot documentary and live action sequences with the RSC on the road. A history series - it focuses not on the plays, but on the history and sets the life of the poet in the extraordinary times in which he lived. We are introduced to the dark world of Queen Elizabeth's police state - a time of surveillance, militarism and foreign wars. We are reminded that Shakespeare lived through the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot, the colonisation of the New World and the beginnings of British power in America. But most importantly Shakespeare also lived through England’s Cultural Revolution: an enforced split with the old medieval English spirit world which was to lead the English people into a brave new Protestant future.Acting
1987
Acting
1987
A series of workshops led by leading actors on the techniques of acting in film, opera, and on stageSophie: A Murder in West Cork
2021
star 6.4A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.可凡倾听
2004
可凡倾听
2004
The Food That Built America Snack Sized
2021
star 7Delving even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in The Food that Built America, this docuseries spotlights the rest of the story you didn’t know, telling the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the foods you love in 30 minutes or less.Extreme Measures
2018
Extreme Measures
2018
star 8.5The stories of real people who are tormented by the past and take extreme measures to solve the murders of loved ones.Grand Indian Hotel
2024
Grand Indian Hotel
2024
For the first time in its 90-year history, The Oberoi Group opens its doors to reveal life behind the gilded façade. Follow the group's staff in four of its landmark Indian hotels, as they strive to deliver luxury and perfection for their VIP guests.Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future
2020
star 6Kevin McCloud is passionately optimistic about technology and the future, but Jon Richardson, Phil Wang and Alice Levine aren't so sure. Can Kevin persuade his trio of sceptics to see the light?Boys and Girls Alone
2009
Boys and Girls Alone
2009
star 9Boys and Girls Alone was a British reality TV programme made for Channel 4 and first broadcast in 2009. Dubbed "Kid Brother" by the press, for its similarity to the channel's major show Big Brother.Massage Road
2024
Massage Road
2024
Seeking out the practice known for healing both the body and mind, celebrities visit five countries to explore the culture and power of massage.Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria
2019
star 6.8Crime author and investigator Jax Miller and former police investigator Sarah Cailean tackle a mystery that has stumped authorities for nearly two decades -- the confounding cold case of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, two Oklahoma teenagers who disappeared in December 1999 after the Freeman family trailer was burned to the ground. In the four-part documentary series, the investigators delve into the many strange theories of the case and unravel a much larger story of unsolved murder, allegations of cover-up and corruption, and a truth that proves even more incredible.The Men Who Made Us Spend
2014
star 8This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.Outsider
2017
Outsider
2017
Beyond Hollywood there lies “outsider cinema”, the backyard domain of some of the world’s most creative and truly cracked filmmakers ever to have cranked a camera.Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
2022
star 6.8Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those immediately impacted, and the community will never be the same again.
