This series looks at the 20th century’s iconic film directors; the real innovators whose breakthrough direction made film into the movies. Their early lives, often escaping war or poverty found expression in theatre, then film, forming the fundamental art that is cinema. Each episode brought to life by Derek Malcolm, Neil Norman, Stephen Armstrong, Dr. Bonnie Greer OBE and Ian Nathan along with classic moments from each film career.
An economist applies his experience to life and love problems to see if they can be solved using economics.
Goudzucht
See the real modern-day Amazonia through an exploration of the Amazon Basin, meeting a different group of people who live there in each episode.
Pedro Andrade, Pedro pelo Mundo ("Pedro the Wanderer"), takes viewers on a trip around the world to explore the most fascinating and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The series follows Andrade as he globe-trots, meets the locals, tries exotic flavors, discover traditions, and celebrates diverse cultures. In each city, Pedro immerse himself in the local culture and visits the best places to eat, relax, discover, and live life as a local.
Motherboard is a news web series from Vice that looks at everything technology related for the average Vice fan, full of news on sound technology, internet trends, video game design and more. The show looks in depth into each topic by going to specific newsworthy events and interviewing several relevant subjects to add insight for the viewer. The series is notable for following stories that the mainstream tech media does not, forgoing showcasing the newest consumer technology in favor of niche markets and unknown innovators. Several of the episodes follow musicians who are pushing the limits of technology in music to further their craft, including RJD2 and Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt. The stories span the entire US and beyond to find the most interesting technology related stories and highlight the men and women who are pioneers doing truly unique things with technology.
Historian Michael Scott journeys through Sicily to find out how 3,000 years of conquest and settlement have shaped the identity of the island we see today.
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.
When you think of brutal hand to hand warfare, you think of the soldiers of the Dark Ages -- the Vikings, the Goths, the Vandals and the Huns. This program will reveal their revolutionary fighting styles, and demonstrate what their greed-inspired aggression achieved for them.
Secrets From The Sky takes a look at some of the country’s most historic landmarks and glorious landscapes from a bird’s eye view in the sky.
International teams of Egyptologists unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
Series about Tsar Nicholas II's four daughters combining interviews with historians, archives and dramatic reconstructions to reveal the real girls behind the fairytale images.
"101 Songs that Moved Brazil" is a musical doc-series hosted by legendary music journalist and producer NELSON MOTTA about the songs that moved hearts and minds of the country, illustrated by selected archive and live performance footage.
A cast of young marine explorers take us on an immersive journey into life on the reef, during a summer of love. Featuring stunning footage of coral spawning, fish breeding, birds and turtles returning to islands to nest.
India on Four Wheels is a documentary shown in the UK on BBC Two where Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani travel around India sampling the changes and problems that growing car usage has brought to the country in the last two decades.
In-depth look at incredible moments in baseball that built careers, reputations and myths.
Une fleur dans le Pacifique
Observational documentary series following life at one of Britain's 'Big Six' energy companies, SSE. Filmed over a year, it tells the story of an army of workers battling to keep our power flowing.
Ian Nairn travels through Britain and takes a critical look at the townscapes and landscapes in which we live.
Virkelighedens rejsehold