Joanna Lumley's grandest and most challenging journey yet, a breath-taking odyssey from Venice to the Chinese border along the veins of the ancient Silk Road. Joanna's odyssey will see her travel through an array of fabulous landscapes. Starting in the Chinese city of Xian, she will cross continents, deserts, mountains and steppe.
Southeast Asia is the most diverse region on our planet. Nature’s most powerful forces have combined to create islands of fire, a water world driven by the sway of the moon and rich forests fuelled by the tropical sun. An extraordinary array of plants and animals live here; many of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
The wild terrain of South Africa’s Timbavati reserve is the backdrop to this epic trilogy. Over a two year period, filmmakers follow the everyday struggle for survival of an old lion king at the end of his prime and three aggressive lion brothers ready to fight for his pride
A documentary series filmed in the mode of a reality show and aired on the STS TV channel in 2004. The goal of the creators is to convey the real atmosphere within the group and show the life of the Tattoo group in all its manifestations.
We get to know 10 artists of the music industry closely through an acoustic concert and their own lived experiences. Music gets out those big stages and goes into different topics and realities that go far beyond music.
Different presenters and their teams tackled a neighborhood dispute in each episode with the intention of resolving it. Presenters John Williams and Natasja Froger, then Jochem van Gelder and Patty Brard & later Dennis van der Geest and Leontine Borsato each individually committed themselves to one of the two parties. They listened to the story from both sides and then proposed a solution.
Real stories, real voices. The AIDS crisis as never told before, by those who survived - and those who did not. Frank, intimate accounts from the heart of a devastating epidemic.
Documentary series following the lives of those that use the English Channel for pleasure, those that earn a living from it, and most importantly those who keep it safe.
The official definition of a serial killer is someone who kills three or more people. But do they have more in common than just a statistic? The series looks deeply into contemporary serial killers, to the most meticulous killer of modern times, Sacramento's Dorothea Puente, the owner of the 'House of Horrors'. Then there are the educated killers, like Dr Harold Shipman, who is thought to have killed nearly 300 people who were his patients and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who held a PhD in Mathematics. At the other end of the scale, Los Angeles serial killer Lonnie Franklin was organised but not smart, his reign of murder led to the deaths of so many disadvantaged women.
Chef Quique Dacosta takes on a personal challenge: capturing the essence of his guests on his menu, finding room for conversation and reflection in each course.
Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.
"Champions" (Campeonas) explores the past, present and future of women's soccer by looking at three generations united by passion across different European countries. In each episode, a pioneering player will talk about the past, a current star will showcase the current challenges and a future heroine will reflect on what's to come. With a road movie narrative, each episode will travel the world with the aim of uncovering the origins of women's soccer, the obstacles it has overcome, the challenges it still faces and what's left to do. The series will also focus on inclusion, the different game styles by country and, of course, meet and share testimonials of today's top European players.