Joanna Lumley returns to the country of her birth for a deeply personal journey around the vibrant and unique country of India, traveling its length and breadth, an immersive and extraordinary exploration of its diverse landscapes, varying cultural traditions and incomparable spirit. Along the way, she meets an eclectic mix of people and discovers how independence has shaped India into the constantly evolving and endlessly fascinating country it is today.
Six families uncover long-buried secrets and generational mysteries in an intimate documentary series. Through emotional revelations and shared storytelling, they face their past and confront hidden family truths.
Wicked, mysterious and shrouded in legend: the red light of St. Pauli has always had a special attraction. The lively chronicle of this colourful, dazzling place tells stories of corrupt police officers, vigilantes and vigilantism, money laundering and contract killings - but also of family, clan and solidarity. In addition to love for sale, cabaret, gambling, live music and professional sports naturally also settle here. The world careers of the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix also began between squats and strip clubs.
After Buddhism was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago, it not only made up for the shortcomings of Confucianism in terms of ultimate concern for human beings, but also continuously collided and merged with Chinese local culture.
"Missir" won the Edda Award for Best Human Interest Program of the Year in 2021. A powerful and well-crafted Icelandic series. Grief is a response to loss, and if we intend to love, we must also grieve. In the series, we meet people who have experienced grief and loss, learned to live with their sorrow, worked through their trauma, and built a good and happy life.
Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.
"BIGBANG: The Beginning" (in Korean: 리얼다큐 빅뱅: 더 베기닝) is a documentary series that follows the K-pop group Big Bang's journey from their pre-debut days to their official debut, capturing their training, auditions, and the formation of the group, including the eventual departure of Hyun-seung.
Hampton locals Avery, Frankie, Habtamu, Reid, Emelye, Hunter and Juliet have their eyes set on having the best summer of their lives, but tides change when city newcomer Ilan moves out there for the summer. Will Ilan make friends, or waves while trying to fit in? Can lifelong friendships survive the rough seas ahead? Pack your sunscreen, this summer is the hottest one yet!
Robbie Coltrane has set himself a challenge to take a road trip across a Britain that we don't normally see. The route is from Scotland to the tip of Cornwall, stopping off at various locations - all on the scenic 'B' roads.
Stories of murder investigations that gradually exposed one truth after another, revealing the sinister underbelly beneath seemingly placid communities.
The Nazi era from 1993 to 1945 is illustrated through archived material, with insights and anecdotes provided by world-leading experts and commentators.
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
Gylne tider is a Norwegian television series that currently airs on TV2. The show has produced four seasons which premiered in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010. Presenter Øyvind Mund, cameraman Steinar Marthinsen and sound engineer Ingar Thorsen travel to meet their childhood heroes.
The Art of Punk, a series of documentaries from MOCAtv, the video channel of Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. Emphasizes its focus on, literally, the visual art of punk: its posters, its album art, its T-shirts, and even — un-punk as this may sound — its logos.