The Power and the Glory was a 13-part television documentary series shown between 4 October and 27 December 1991 on BBC2. The series covers 100 years of motor racing history.
One hundred years after Australia elected its very first female parliamentarian, Annabel Crabb presents Ms Represented, a raw and honest account of politics from the female perspective.
In End of Empire Australian Historian David Adams crosses Europe and Asia as he investigates the warrior kings who created vast empires only for their families to later dismember the empire as they fight over the spoils. In a real "Game of Thrones" the dysfunctional families of Attila the Hun; Timur (Tamerlane the Great); Edgar, King of the English and Charlemagne manage to lose it all.
Intrepid host Thomas Morton hangs out with different groups of people and gives their lives a try. It's sort of like a foreign-exchange program, but for subcultures instead of countries. And there's only one student in it.
An incursion into the lives of emergency physicians from the trauma unit of Montreal’s Sacré Coeur hospital. Throughout the series, doctors, nurses and attendants will provide a look inside their unique work world and share their personal reflections on their very uncommon reality.
Alongside the story of forbidden love and sibling rivalry, Vår tid är nu tells the story of the change in Swedish society between 1945 and 1971. The actors meet people who inspired the series. Charlie Gustafsson meets restaurateur Leif Mannerström who knew Tore Wretman, who inspired the kitchen boy Calle. Hedda Stiernstedt delves into the life of a housewife in the 1940s and 1950s with author Kristina Sandberg and researcher Yvonne Hirdman. Josefin Neldén meets Ulrika Knutson.
The web series 'Hitchhikers' - an Israeli Roadside Odyssey from director Yair Agmon and Elad Schwartz, illuminates the complexities of Israeli society through each hitchhiker that we meet. In these short episodes, Agmon travels all over the country and picks up a diverse mosaic of Israeli characters.
A look at Australia's billion-dollar political lobbying industry, Christiaan Van Vuuren's unlikely journey shows us why we should care, and how we can safeguard our democracy from being sold to the highest bidder.
In this eight-part documentary, Roman engineering expert Isaac Moreno Gallo takes you on a tour through the different techniques and architectural elements that gave shape and life to the Roman Empire.
Mark Rutte is followed in his final months as prime minister. He looks back on more than 13 years of leadership and gives a rare glimpse behind the scenes. What do his busy days look like? How does he come to decisions? And what drives him? There are also conversations with (former) politicians and friends.
Series about Tsar Nicholas II's four daughters combining interviews with historians, archives and dramatic reconstructions to reveal the real girls behind the fairytale images.
The life of the current Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart. Based on two authoritative biographies, it brings us closer to a figure with 46 noble titles and the honor of being 20 times Grandee of Spain.
Jane McDonald goes on a tour of the place she calls home, Yorkshire, as she explores the history, beauty and warmth of the county she's lived all her life.