Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India and takes in the extraordinary variety of the Indian landscape.
An exclusive, all-access look at one of the most unique political campaigns of the 2014 mid-term elections - the improbable Congressional run of American Idol star Clay Aiken.
Survivors and witnesses recall March 11 2011 - when Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami of 40-foot waves, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown.
The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling from North to South meeting local people and absorbing the culture.
The biggest names in American football join coach Chuck "Chico" Kyle as he embarks on a 40th and final season helming one of the greatest high school sports dynasties in U.S. history, and defines for all of us THE OBJECT OF THE GAME.
This is the story of how a family who produced rides and carriages for showmen runs Germany's largest amusement park. It is a unique development how the small, sleepy fishing village of Rust became a place marked by success. A career that not even the Mack family could have dreamed of. We look behind the development of the park, which obstacles had to be overcome and find out who was an ally of the Macks.
Sue Perkins, Alison Steadman and Stephen Mangan use a new form of navigation, Natural Navigation, in order to learn more about the UK and the areas that mean something to them.
Swedish drama documentary from 1997 about ghosts and guests at castles and mansions in Sweden and Denmark. Our cicerone, the actor Torsten Wahlund, shows dramatizations of the ghosts and tells us how they turn out today. Meet "Vita Karin" and the wicked manor woman "Barbro Påle" in your own high person and take part in the atrocities that the legends tell. We visit castles, among other things. Snogeholm's castle in Skåne, Brokind's manor and Ekenäs' castle in Östergörland, Börstorp's castle in Värmland and Stora Hotellet in Örebro.
With the prospect of no in-person music opportunities during the pandemic, and to play off their most recent tour The Fantastic Traveling Music Show, Switchfoot announced that they would be hosting a series of Fantastic Not Traveling Music Shows. These shows were livestreamed on the internet, with the first show premiering on July 25, 2020.
"Empires of New York” follows titans of the 80’s who shared a singular trait: the insatiable need to win at all costs. Drawing on exclusive interviews, these titans broke rules and flaunted their wealth. And oddly, at times America came to love them for it.
From the first men in their flying machines to World War One, from the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, this is the story of the most daredevil challenges the world has ever known, braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.
A ten-part documentary series, Inside Central Station: Australia’s Busiest Railway blends unscripted high-stakes drama with extraordinary engineering marvels, introduces us to memorable diverse characters who are passionate about their jobs, shares quirky moments and brings a strong sense of Australian history.
When kids kill it sends shock-waves through the community. But what drives a child to commit murder? Police evidence, personal archives, and interviews with the victim's loved ones reveal the truth behind the world's deadliest kids.
Sue Perkins experiences the modern phenomenon of #vanlife in the USA, as she campervans across California and Colorado to discover the highs and lows of life on the road.
Documentary series delving behind the closeted world of the undertaker, focusing on south London funeral directors FA Albin and Sons, who have made death their business for more than 200 years. At times funny, at times bizarre, at times moving, this is a rare insight into the profession of death.