Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoe Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the straightwashing and reveal the untold and frankly fascinating Queer history of Australia.
Much of the world first became aware of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the tragedy of Tiananmen Square in June 1989. However, only weeks before, filming had been completed on an extraordinary examination of China’s military machine. Boasting unprecedented access to all areas of the People’s Liberation Army, this five-hour documentary reveals with unerring insight and exceptional clarity the enigma which is the modern Chinese army.
Ibiza is moving upmarket. With access to clubs, villas and yachts as well as police and emergency services, Zara McDermott follows the money to discover what makes the island tick.
Tracks criminal investigators as they unravel stories behind cold blooded murders. With the help of forensic evidence, old fashioned legwork and years of dogged determination, detectives deliver justice to families and communities.
Documentary series charting the story of Queen Victoria after the death of her beloved husband Albert in 1861, examining how one-by-one her children rebelled against her and the family were touched by tragedy.
Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.
Each episode offers a behind-the-scenes view of production lines in food factories across Canada to find out how some of the most-popular food items are really made. Through the ingredients, techniques and required processes, this documentary series reveals how raw ingredients are turned into everyday eats.
Having grown up together, Jean-Loup, François, Norman and Nicolas want to celebrate their 50th birthdays with something special. In 2016, they decide to cross the USA on Road 66. The epic motorcycle trip spans 3945 km from Chicago to Santa Monica in California.
The crimes are real, and the stakes are high. You've read the harrowing headlines. But now, for the first time, the men and women who faced the unthinkable give us the details. The stories are shared officer to officer, elbows on the bar with the grit left in, taking viewers into moments of crisis in some of the biggest cases of our time as told by the police officers who worked them.
Reveals the extraordinary truth behind stories of wild animals that have formed inseparable bonds with human families, and the heartbreak that often comes with such relationships.
This remarkable science-history series investigates the blistering pace of human endeavour in space exploration, computing, energy, resources, Earth science and our understanding of the evolution of life itself.
Not Forgotten is a British television documentary series made by Wall to Wall for Channel 4. The series examines the impact on British society of the First World War. It is written and presented by Ian Hislop. The series' tie-in website was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Interactivity in 2006.
The original series comprised four episodes, broadcast in November and December 2005:
⁕Commemoration, examining the movement for war memorials following the First World War, and the continuation of this tradition for subsequent conflicts.
⁕Class, looking at the way the British class system was reflected and challenged by the creation of a mass army.
⁕Women, discussing how women's roles and expectations in society changed as a result of the war.
⁕Survivors, examining how society dealt with those who returned from the war injured and disabled.
A tie-in book, Not Forgotten, written by Neil Oliver, was published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Three additional episodes were subsequently produced:
⁕Shot at Dawn, exa
Dragons Alive is a television nature documentary series about reptiles co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet. The executive producer was Sara Ford, the narrator was Lloyd Owen and the music was composed by Elizabeth Parker. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One beginning on 24 March 2004.