The 20th century was a golden age that changed the course of the world rapidly, irreversibly and dramatically. The rapid technological progress of the century was built on science, exploration and other creative possibilities -- and heavily influenced by two world wars. It was based upon the actions of individuals and what they created, what they discovered and even what they destroyed. This documentary series takes a look into the 101 people who were most responsible for shaping the world and how the people view it today.
Like it or not, people face life-or-death situations all the time. Potential survival in such scenarios can increase if someone knows what to do in certain situations. This hourlong show features experts that debate what to do in dire situations. Whether being caught in a mudslide, near a sinkhole or in the path of a tornado, the panel offers ideas that could help increase the chances of survival in worst-case scenarios.
The cameras follow the lives of human and animal families living in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. They also follow the story of a safari camp run by wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton and an elephant conservation charity run by her husband Frank Pope.
Hey Paula is an American reality series starring and co-produced by American television personality Paula Abdul that premiered on June 28, 2007 on the Bravo network. The series is also broadcast in Britain on the ITV2 channel and Arena 105 in Australia.
The series investigates Paolo Macchiarini’s claims to have invented a ground-breaking method to create new organs. His method using plastic tracheas sown with stemcells has been operated on patients in the US, Russia, Sweden and the UK. So far, unfortunately, the track record of his plastic organs is not very good. Almost all patients are dead. And several of his former surgeon colleagues in Sweden claim that not only does the method not work, but that his scientific claim to fame is based on falsified and misrepresented data. Some even claim that his patients have been used as human guinea-pigs.
The Ottoman Dynasty extended over three continents, surviving 600 years from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. 24 of its 36 Sultans ruled the Empire from Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, for a period of 400 years. The royal residence, which has witnessed moments of great joy and sorrow, became a museum after the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923 by Kemal Ataturk. Until it opened its doors to visitors from all over the world, the Topkapi Palace had always been a mysterious, shuttered world.
The "Topkapi Palace" series represents the widest-ranging project of its kind ever to be taken. It was in 1990 that all the doors of the Topkapi Palace were opened to a film crew for the first time. Their lights probed parts of the palace still closed to visitors and, indeed, into places that had never seen the daylight.
Clive Myrie is on an epic Caribbean journey to reconnect with family, explore his own heritage and experience the rich mix of cultures that makes island life so very special.
Grayson Perry, one of Britain's leading artists, brings the nation together through art, making new works and hosting masterclasses set to unleash our collective creativity during lockdown.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb deep dives into some of the greatest death mysteries of the ancient world, as she turns forensic detective and re-examines the final moments of four of ancient history's most iconic figures. Blending science, history, and compelling detective work, Suzannah is joined by world-renowned forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, who deploys cutting-edge digital autopsy technology to reveal trauma, disease, and possible foul play.
A British man’s death prompts an investigation into online suicide sites. The gripping pursuit of a mystery man mailing lethal poison packs to young people turns global.
A literary education series made for Ningxia TV Station, Shanxi TV Station, and Beijing Sanduotang Film and Television Advertising Company over two years (completed after searching for materials, researching and demonstrating, setting up scenery, and post-production). In order to make this series, the director had to travel all over China, with an investment of more than one million RMB. There are 20 episodes total of Rhyme of Tang; the runtime for each episode is about 20-30 minutes. The production of this series is exquisite, and creates a new space for TV interpretation of classics in classical Chinese literature. Its unique angle, beautiful visuals, and flare for elegance have resulted in an unexpected and enthusiastic response.
«Dama til» is a Norwegian documentary TV series of 16 episodes that aired on NRK3 in 2011 and 2013. In the series Live Nelvik tests characteristics of a handful of Norwegian celebrity men, going into their private lives.
Empire is a unique programme that reports on and debates global powers on behalf of an international citizen. It does so in a way whereby it questions those geopolitical, geoeconomic, corporate, and other forms of power that influence citizens across borders. Many of those are not held accountable by any one government or any one nation, and so looking at the world as the global village it has become - with its integrated societies - we try to answer the questions on the minds of many of our viewers: why and how does global power act, react? And how does it throw its weight around?
Three-part documentary series in which anthropologist professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts - one of the world's most mysterious ancient civilisations.
In December 1988, Scott Johnson, a gay American mathematician, was found dead beneath a cliff in Sydney, Australia. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide. But Steve Johnson, Scott's older brother, had doubts and would spend the next 35 years trying to solve the mystery of Scott's death. He could have never imagined the tinderbox he would crack open—a wave of anti-gay violence, which was systematically ignored for decades.
Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989. Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm. In this explosive limited series, viewers will learn of the connection that links the two stories and could corroborate the brothers' decades-old accusations against their father, Jose Menendez. One former Menudo member could be the key to changing how the public views the brothers' case while simultaneously crusading for his own justice.