The most important story of our time. 2022 is set to be a year of unprecedented climate chaos across the planet. As the world’s leading climate scientists issue new warnings about climate change and the soaring cost of fuel highlights the world’s ongoing dependence on fossil fuels – how did we get here?
The last decade has seen a revolution in manufacturing. A just in time economy means the products we love are being made on a massive scale in record time. While lightening logistics mean global trade and distribution happens faster than ever. This is the story of how some of today's biggest brands, from Tesla Cars to Gibson Guitars, from Tabasco Sauce to Space Rockets, are made in America.
Unearthing everyday pianists from all over Australia through the celebration of the street piano, regular Australians are invited to play the piano at busy locations around the country and given the opportunity of a lifetime.
An exploration of the world's music. Yehudi Menuhin has created this expansive survey of musical traditions from five continents. With panoramic vision and infectious enthusiasm, he takes us from primeval rhythms of Africa to the symphonies of Beethoven, from plainsong to jazz, from Swiss yodeling to Irish jig, from steel drum to electronic synthesizer.
The Music of Man was a series of eight hour-long specials with host Yehudi Menuhin, following the development of music from its beginnings at the dawn of history to the electronic experiments, jazz and rock of our own time. Menuhin, the renowned violinist, conductor and humanist, participated both as violin soloist and conductor throughout the series, and was also co-writer.
Fiji, Cuba, Cyprus, the Galapagos, Iceland and Zanzibar. This great world treasure is under threat. Although it is one of the world’s most extraordinary island locations, its ecological diversity battles against a rising human population.
Chef Ainsley Harriott is back on our screens to delight us with the family favourites we've forgotten mean so much. Anchored by Ainsley in the studio, the series features breakfast, lunch and dinner suggestions, as well as snacks and sweet treats. It could be a dish we don't see much of anymore, or one that is frequently on dining tables up and down the land: it's just waiting for the Ainsley twist! Additionally, Ainsley will reach out to his top chef mates across the country, who will be creating delicious meals in their own kitchens. Plus, Ainsley is joined by guests who will reminisce about their favourite meals and foodie treats, talk about what food means to them, and share a recipe that Ainsley will cook in the studio with them.
Frank Skinner and Denise Mina are hitting the road to explore William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Frank adores the verse of Wordsworth and focuses on what made William tick. Denise, the creator of dark and haunting fiction, concentrates on Coleridge, exploring what draws her to his unique and troubled imagination.
Starting his journey in South Africa, Simon travels around the coast of the Indian Ocean, heading up the east coast of Africa, around India and back down the western coast of Indonesia to SW Australia. The extraordinary adventure takes Simon to 16 countries, as he braves the horrors of front-line conflict in Mogadishu in Somalia, perhaps the most dangerous place on the planet, and visits the beautiful Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Lennox Lewis. Four sporting heroes, driven by ambition in the ring and often forced to face even greater challenges outside it. This series focuses on the rise of each boxer from the late 1980s through to the early 2000s, charting their journeys and the prejudices they encountered.
Observational documentary following the daily lives of police officers patrolling the motorways in and around Auckland, New Zealand's largest urban area.