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Weird Nature
2002
star 8.2Weird Nature is a 2002 documentary television series produced by John Downer Productions for the BBC and Discovery Channel. The series features strange behavior in nature—specifically, the animal world. The series now airs on the Science Channel. The series took three years to make and a new filming technique was used to show animal movements in 3D. Each episode, however, tended to end with a piece about how humans are probably the oddest species of all. For example, in the end of the episode about locomotion, the narrator states how unusual it is for a mammal to be bipedal. In the episode about defences, the narrator explains that humans have no real natural defences, save for their big brains.Great Australian Railway Journeys
2019
star 6.8Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw’s Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World, Michael embarks on six new railway journeys across spectacular Australia.Nuclear Family
2021
star 7.3Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.Henry VIII and His Six Wives
2016
star 8.8Henry VIII is the most infamous monarch in English history. Famously he married six times over his 36 year reign. The six queens were formidable individuals. Some were ambitious, some brave, some ruthless - and between them they shaped the man who began as a Renaissance prince, became a monster and ended a regretful old man. In turn they shaped England itself. Presented jointly Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones, this is 4-Part series is an original and enlightening look at the real people at the centre of the action during one of the most turbulent, passionate and violent periods in English history.Escaping Polygamy
2014
star 7.8Follow three sisters who have left polygamy and now help others break free from the often dangerous and abusive lifestyle.Sun, Sea and Selling Houses
2017
British family estate agent teams help sun-thirsty house-hunters find their dream property abroadThe Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge
2024
star 6.2Follows the bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Over 150 days, the bears battle the elements – and each other – using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature’s real-life survival show.De Toren
2019
De Toren
2019
Waltzing the Dragon with Benjamin Law
2019
A documentary to the 'sweet and the sour' of the China-Australia relationship, digging deep into overlapping histories of the countries, unpacking the present and looking to the future of Australia's waltz with the dragon.Lecker aufs Land - eine kulinarische Reise
2011
Five to six self-confident countrywomen and proud farm owners travel in a delightfully old-fashioned bus, built in 1963. The journey passes pretty villages, imposing castles and lush landscapes.Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
2019
star 7.2Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl
2014
Tells the inside story of the challenges the Lebanese Australian community has faced in Australia and how they have fought to overcome them. This landmark documentary series hears from community leaders, police, families and individuals, as they combine to tell the compelling and dramatic story of a proud and resilient community, under intense pressure and scrutiny. The story begins in the 1970s when large numbers of Lebanese migrants flooded into Australia. Many were Muslim, most were traumatised by civil war, all were desperate to build a better future. Over the coming decades, these new Australians struggled to establish a new life in their adopted country.Photo: A History from Behind the Lens
2009
star 7Explores the development of photography from its beginnings to more recent times.The Pitch
2012
star 2The Pitch is an unscripted series from AMC produced by Studio Lambert that goes behind the scenes on the pressure on America's top creative ad agencies competing to pitch a new account. Each week the two agencies go head-to-head in a presentation known as The Pitch, with only seven days to prepare. The series premiered on Monday, April 30, 2012 and was promoted with an hour-long sneak preview on April 8, 2012 preceded by a Mad Men episode. The show was given a green light in April 2011. In June 2012 the Broadcast Television Journalists' Association nominated The Pitch for a Critics' Choice Television Award in the category of Best Reality Series - Competition. On August 16, 2012, AMC renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on August 15, 2013.
