Made during the Covid Pandemic when museums were closed to the public. A series of access-all-areas visits to inspiring collections in museums and galleries across the UK. A personal guided tour of the incredible, eclectic and moving treasures in their keeping.
New evidence shines a light on the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and his disturbing transformation from a shy boy to one of the world's most infamous serial killers and criminals.
Georgios Babiniotis, professor of linguistics at the University of Athens, explains and comments on words and common linguistic mistakes, helping us to use the Greek language more correctly.
Masters of American Music is a multi-award-winning television series, as entertaining and memorable as it is educational, it is a must have for any true music fan. The series celebrates a pantheon of the greatest musical innovators with individual programmes tracing the lives and works of master musicians who defined the course of American’s musical history. From the birth of the blues in New Orleans to Swing, Big Band, Bebop, Free Jazz and beyond – all of this rich tapestry is explored with sensitivity and unique depth.
The featured artists come to life through conversations with their contemporaries, exciting and rare live performances, period footage and vintage photographs, all of which have been meticulously produced.
The documentary tells the inspiring story of Title IX – the hard-fought battle to push for equal rights in education and athletics; the decades-spanning effort to nullify its impact; and the rippling impacts of the landmark civil rights law that continue to resonate today.
Steve Backshall is on the hunt for the deadliest animals to have ever walked the earth: Dinosaurs! Using modern technology to test their incredible abilities, he challenges everything we thought we knew about these creatures.
Bushcraft expert and survivalist Ray Mears explores the awe-inspiring landscape of that shaped the story of the Wild West. ... Discover how extraordinary topography, extreme weather and ecology presented both great opportunity and even greater challenges for Native Americans and early pioneers of the Wild West.
A documentary on China, concentrating mainly on the faces of the people, filmed in the areas they were allowed to visit. The 220-minute version consists of three parts. The first part, taken around Beijing, includes a cotton factory, older sections of the city, and a clinic where a Caesarean operation is performed using acupuncture. The middle part visits the Red Flag canal and a collective farm in Henan, as well as the old city of Suzhou. The final part shows the port and industries of Shanghai and ends with a stage presentation by Chinese acrobats.
Wild creatures bring up their young, search for partners and fight for survival against the stunning backdrop of Thailand’s jungles, mountains and wetlands.