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Nara: A Journey Through Mysteries
2016
star 8.5Nara, Japan's ancient capital, proud of its unparalleled history. It is filled with wonderful mysteries. These are unveiled in short, 5-minute segments by Riho Yoshioka. Alongside these captivating stories, she also shares recommendations for local gourmet delights.Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher
2016
star 8.7It spans over 5,000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories and an evolving society of inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher reveals the highs and lows of the most beguiling civilisation in humanity’s rich history in this four-part series made for BBC2.The New Frontier
2015
The New Frontier
2015
star 10In the past few decades an uncountable fleet of satellites and and space probes have left Earth to visit every destination in the solar system. Here's what they found.Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
2022
star 7.1When a suspect is found in a journalist's murder, the case is considered closed until a secret diary suggests 13 more victims — and possible cannibalism.The Genius of Invention
2013
star 6.5Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.Nature's Weirdest Events
2012
star 7.2Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.All Access | The Documentary
2023
An exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary series providing insights into specific players and tournaments, starting with the 2023 Cazoo Premier League season.The Philosophical Cafe
2009
star 10A journey that tells the thought of the greatest protagonists of Western philosophy, from its origins to the great thinkers of the twentieth century, through the story of great contemporary philosophers.Fotografi
2012
Fotografi
2012
Borderland
2014
Borderland
2014
star 7.2Six average Americans are confronted with the realities of illegal immigration while retracing the footsteps of dead border runners.Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
2011
star 5.7Joanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece.Global Voices
2008
Global Voices
2008
Sweet Home Ketteringa
2014
James Acaster is from Kettering, a town in the middle of England. He returns home as his stand-up career is taking off, to revisit his old haunts and to reconnect with the town he grew up in.Hôpital vétérinaire
2012
Hôpital vétérinaire
2012
Raï Is Not Dead
2023
Raï Is Not Dead
2023
star 10What musical genre can claim to have gone, in the space of fifty years, from a hidden cabaret in Oran to Super Bowl halftime? Born in Algeria at the end of the Second World War, the raï wave spread from the cabarets of western Algeria to the cassette shops of Barbès in Paris, before sweeping the world at the end of the 1980s. its hybridization, the intoxicating music traveled from Algerian and French weddings to the biggest international stages, before suddenly disappearing from the radar at the dawn of the new millennium. Icons that have disappeared, including Cheikha Remitti and Prince Hasni, to young heirs, passing by the star Khaled, the collector Hadj Sameer trace the tumultuous course of this musical genre, between clandestinity, planetary glory and resistance.Memory Hole
2020
Comics Britannia
2007
Comics Britannia
2007
Comics Britannia is a three-part documentary series from BBC Four which started on 10 September 2007. It was then repeated on BBC Two starting on 19 July 2008. The series looks at the history of the British comic and is also the centre of a Comics Britannia season.Late Night Concert
2020
Late Night Concert
2020
In the vacuum created by the absence of live music, TV4 and Live Nation invite you to a unique music experience together with some of Sweden's most popular artists.Lost Speedways
2020
Lost Speedways
2020
star 10An exploratory look at great racing cathedrals of the past in a journey across the country to unearth historic racecourses abandoned and overtaken by nature; featuring appearances by racing legends.
