A chronicle of The Music Factory, better known as TMF, the Netherlands' first and most prominent 24-hour music television channel from 1995 to 2011, as recounted by its founders and former VJs.
Follow five extraordinarily talented Australian children and their families as we take an intimate and candid look at their lives at a pivotal time in their careers and ask, what does it take to be a child prodigy?
Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes through the recollections of those who experienced them.
A two-part documentary that shares the service and sacrifice of the young Americans who volunteered in a time of global crisis to defend the principles of liberty and democracy, and chronicles the toll paid by America’s first combat aviators.
Documentary about The Hamptons, an area in the eastern part of Long Island (New York), famous for being a vacation spot for the wealthiest Americans: a place where wealthy families can spend the summer and weekends by the beach.
Wander the vast, inhospitable lowlands of Africa’s Kalahari Basin, where an extraordinarily diverse array of animals, from massive elephants to tiny weaver birds, work together to find resources, protect their young, and survive the harsh conditions.
Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas, 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It is partly produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. The Black Gold theme song is sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold" comes from a slang term for oil.
Black Gold airs Wednesday nights on truTV at 10pm. It is also shown as a special presentation on TNT in high definition. The show also airs in the United Kingdom on Five, under the title Oil Riggers.
Survival expert Les Stroud explores the world of Alaska's most formidable wildlife and uncovers the secrets to their survival in America's final frontier.
Monitor was a BBC arts programme that was launched on 2 February 1958 and ran until 1965.
Huw Wheldon was the first editor from 1958 to 1965. He was also the principal interviewer and anchor. Wheldon set about moulding a team of talents, including John Schlesinger, Ken Russell, Patrick Garland, David Jones, Humphrey Burton, John Berger, Peter Newington, Melvyn Bragg, Nancy Thomas and Alan Tyrer. Monitor ranged in subject over all the arts.
Wheldon's Monitor lasted until he had "interviewed everyone I am interested in interviewing", and he was succeeded by Jonathan Miller for the series' last season.
Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, modern Japan became a great power in Asia, but ended in the catastrophe of defeat. Writer Ryōtarō Shiba's recognition of this history has led him to tell the story of the Showa period before the madness of war, going back to the end of the Meiji-Bakumatsu periods, in a 12-part series.
Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.
When the Second World War breaks out, it is at first largely a war between one side of totalitarian aggressors against a portion of the democratic countries of the world defending other totalitarian states. From the first day of the war in Poland, as it already is in China, this will be a war against humanity.
Have you ever done a science experiment and wondered "What would this be like if it were HUGE?" Welcome to Science Max, the exciting new series that turbocharges all the science experiments you've done at home.