Time and Tide

Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.

Historical figures and their decisions that changed the course of history. Based on expert research, the program explains dilemmas the that heroes faced and options they could have chosen.

Ninja are now seen in popular media around the world. But as their profile rises, their reality gets muddied amid legends and fantasies. The truth about authentic ninja lies unknown, shrouded in mystery. This program carefully examines the fighting skills and tools used by actual ninja, and conducts experiments to determine the "Ninja Truth".

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.

Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.

信長のスマホ

In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and spear.

Follows Nekotarou, a cat from Kagoshima who aims to unify the country.

What's better than extreme sports? The performance of thrilling stunts in exotic locations! Travel to locations like Hawaii, Norway, America, and more & watch mountain biking, kayaking, waterboarding, windsurfing by world-class athletes!

Gabriela Miloda, our engaging presenter, invites you to the sumptuous palaces of a thousand and one nights where well-being was invented. She will show you the trendy activities for fitness or free time as a solo, couple or family. In addition, you will cook balanced dishes with the greatest chefs. Let us take you on this luxury trip to Dubai.

Music educator and pro musician Marty Schwartz talks with experts about the science of how music affects our emotions brains and bodies.

In a quest for knowledge, chef Chuck Hughes will go on a personal journey towards the rediscovery of First people's ancestral culinary traditions. Traveling the indigenous communities of the eastern part of Canada, Chuck will go to forests, rivers, mountains, and more.

In this docuseries, a scrappy electronic cigarette startup becomes a multibillion-dollar company until an epidemic causes its success to go up in smoke.

Deu Positivo

Brilhante

A two-part documentary detailing a two-week stay in Mumbai's Dharavi slum.

A captivating true-crime and justice anthology series that thrusts viewers into the gripping world of real-life mysteries, cold cases and heart-stopping investigations.

Go to Rome with Luana Belmondo and her son Alessandro in the footsteps of her childhood! Discover, with a real Roman, one of the most beautiful cities in the world around its best addresses and its culinary specialities.

Surrounded by her relatives and her guests who are passionate about good food, the most French of Italian women invites us into her kitchen to create tasty seasonal recipes. With a wave of her magic wand, Luana improvises delicious meals on the run and simmers the leftovers from the weekend to make a real treat.

John Creedon travels in his vintage car to discover some of the lesser well-known wonders of Ireland's 4 major cities.