Paul Murton sets out to experience island life today. He uncovers the past and reveals its connections with the present, pointing to the quirky, the surprising and the beautiful lying just offshore.
Shen Tiaotiao is rescued and raised by a genius doctor after a disaster and ends up marrying the wealthy but dim-witted young master, Lin Qinglan. What starts as a fake marriage gradually blossoms into true love.
Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, rabid fans and the Kids In The Hall themselves – this documentary tells the wild story of this cult-famous comedy troupe from the 1980s to the present day.
At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.
14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into GOAT Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another's trust along the way. New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.
Byron revolutionized English poetry and died a hero. He became famous overnight when the poetic record of his adventures abroad was received with rapture. This rich historical drama explores the true identity of the wild poetic genius who broke every taboo in the book. Byron's affairs and his unconventionality, however, were always destined to bring him down.
In 1985, American DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. Thirty-five years later, three former cartel insiders share unprecedented details. This is the story of Camarena, the drug cartel he infiltrated, and the narc who risked everything to discover the truth.
Their destinies were tied together due to a contract marriage. She's an ordinary girl who believes that woman have a right to an education too. He is a prince who needs to live up to his reputation of being lazy and unskilled.
Xie Xiaoman unintentionally offended Zhao Xiaoqian, the famous Julu Prince of the Wu Jiang manor. Because of a set up, the two enter into a contract marriage leaving Xiaoman no choice but to marry into the royal family. Expected to remain as an insignificant prince his entire life, can Zhao Xiaoqian become a general with the courage and capability to protect his country? Despite coming from ordinary beginnings, Xie Xiaoman is also determined to find her path. From clashing endlessly to gradually opening up to each other, Zhao Xiaoqian and Xie Xiaoman overcome many obstacles together as they learn to love and support each other as husband and wife.
Cruise Ship Killers is a true crime series that tells the stories of people who never returned home after taking a holiday on a cruise ship, featuring interviews with family, friends, investigators and experts.
Three women are gathered at a cabin with their three colleague husbands when they watch the men blow up in the boat just going out fishing. A police man investigates the widows, who will have to try to explain what happened.
The history of Rome is a 1,000-year-long epic, filled with murder, ambition, betrayal and greed and encompassing such legendary characters as Rome’s Iron Age founders Romulus and Remus and its greatest general Julius Caesar. Larry is accompanied by some of Europe and America’s foremost classical experts who reveal the atmosphere of intrigue, conflict and violence at the places where the saga unfolded.
Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama television series, which originally aired on the BBC between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight by Michael Sadleir, which had previously been adapted into a film, Man of Evil, in 1944. The series was adapted by Anthony Steven, directed by Peter Jefferies and produced by Joe Waters. Chloe Salaman plays the title role of Fanny Hooper, a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.
The bullied "three no girls" and the cynical second-generation school bully live in two very different families. A soul exchange made them realize that the other party seemed to be able to live life as they dreamed easily!
Comedy drama series portraying a generation struggling with the realities of 21st Century working life and the camaraderie and friendships that bloom in times of difficulty.