An exciting three-part series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long and continuing quest to understand what the world is made of. Three hour-long episodes tell the story of seven of history’s most important scientists as they seek to identify, understand and organize the basic building blocks of matter.
In a room with Dr. Ezra Hertzfeld, eight New Yorkers explore hidden truths about their own intimacy, loneliness, sexuality, and fears, all while developing relationships. Inspired by Irvin Yalom's novel "The Schopenhauer Cure," "Group" is a fly-on-the-wall experience of a kind you've never seen before.
Documentary series that follows the work of the Isle of Man Constabulary during the world famous TT. Residents and Police work together to prepare the island for the TT fortnight. Tens of thousands of spectators, hundreds of competitors and only a small police force to keep everybody safe and happy. It could be a nightmare but it isn't and this is a look behind the organization that goes into this festival of road racing.
Robson Green embarks on an epic series of adventures across Australia. His aim is to understand what life is really like away from the familiar and famous destinations, by venturing into the outback and beyond.
Kevin McCloud is passionately optimistic about technology and the future, but Jon Richardson, Phil Wang and Alice Levine aren't so sure. Can Kevin persuade his trio of sceptics to see the light?
Bucket List celebrates the best destinations in college football. Former NFL linebacker Brian "The Boz" Bosworth (The Longest Yard) tours the eight top programs, interviewing coaches, former star players and fans to determine why each place deserves a spot on your do-not-miss list.
Tony Robinson is back on the River Thames, Britain's busiest river, and this time, he's exploring it by night, discovering how this great river works around the clock to ensure Britain's 24/7 demands are met.
You Gotta Eat Here! is a Canadian food television series that premiered in January 2012 on Food Network Canada. Produced by Lone Eagle Entertainment, the program stars and is hosted by comedian John Catucci.
The show features Catucci on a "quest" to discover the best of Canada's comfort food. He visits restaurants ranging from greasy spoons to legendary locations to taste the food that made them famous, and to meet the characters that make them institutions. Catucci also explores the kitchens to reveal their signature recipes.
The second season premiered in February 2013 on Food Network Canada.
He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.
Being Dad is an intimate, entertaining and revealing portrait of nine men who are tackling fatherhood, one of the most important roles in the world. Each episode of this new docu-series drops viewers into the lives of three dads who are facing challenges that are simultaneously unique and universal: a single dad re-enters the dating scene; an over-protective dad struggles with his autistic daughter’s growing independence; gay dads deal with the emotional complexities of adoption. While the featured fathers are different ages, races, and religions, they are all bound by the singular belief that raising their children is life’s greatest gift.
Blood Matters is a series of four short, animated documentaries exploring the eye-opening issue of blood donation. The series was produced as a slate of films for Channel 4′s The Slot, entitled Blood Matters, in association with The National Blood Service.
The murder of Elisa Claps represents one of the most discussed Italian crime cases of recent decades. In this docu-series the entire story is reconstructed, from the disappearance of the girl on 12 September 1993 until the discovery of her mummified corpse in March 2010.
On the 22nd June 1921 King George V and Queen Mary arrived in Belfast for the official opening of the first Northern Ireland parliament. Fearful for their lives, they had come to a city scarred by bitter sectarian violence. The King’s visit to Belfast was the culmination of three centuries of history – and three years of political brinkmanship and brutal communal violence. The occasion marked the creation of the new state of Northern Ireland. A line had been drawn on the map – a new border that separated the north and south of the island.
One hundred years on, this is the story of the dramatic events that led to the partition of Ireland. A story that continues to reverberate to the present day - and dominate relationships between the islands of Britain and Ireland.