Perfect Disaster was a one-hour American documentary television mini-series that premiered in 2006 on the Discovery Channel. The program depicted the worst-case scenario that major cities could expect in the near future if hit by extreme disaster. A large part of each episode was based around the lives of citizens from each city, with the remainder of the program showing us real-world scientists discussing the very high probabilities of these disasters.
This three-part magic special combines jaw-dropping magic with the story of Dynamo’s road to recovery after his career threatening onslaught of chronic arthritis.
"Guga by Kuerten" chronicles Guga's rise to the top, from his humble beginnings and the early death of his father to becoming a global tennis legend and retiring in 2008. The series highlights his victories and struggles, including the injuries that threatened his career. Through archival footage and exclusive access to his inner circle, the humanity of the Brazilian idol is revealed.
How to Look Good Naked is a television program, first aired on British Channel 4 in 2006, in which fashion stylist Gok Wan encourages women and men who are insecure with their bodies to strip nude for the camera. The programme is unique among other similar makeover shows in that it never encourages participants to undergo cosmetic surgery or lose weight. The US format premiered on Lifetime Television in 2008 with Carson Kressley hosting, it was the #1 Unscripted Show on the network at the time.
This true-crime series details the fascination with Christina Boyer. Boyer became a household name for her telekinesis as a teenager and the alleged murder of her own infant daughter in Boyer’s early 20s, a crime she maintains she did not commit. The series details the unlikely band of amateur sleuths obsessed with setting her free.
Matthew Evans once trained as a chef before he crossed to the dark side of the industry and became a restaurant reviewer. After five years and 2,000 restaurant meals as the chief reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald, he came to the slow realisation that chefs don’t have the best produce in the land, normal people who live close to the land do. So he moved to Tasmania, to a small patch of earth, where he’s raising pigs and sheep, milking a cow and waiting for his chickens to start laying.
In this documentary series, actress and host Karine Vanasse explores the world of fashion, its origins, and its conventions. From Argentina to Belgium to Morocco, we discover fashion in its cultural context.
Killed Without A Trace explores the cases where police and prosecutors try to prove a murder has happened without the most vital piece of evidence - a body.