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A group of teenagers from Flint, Michigan filmed themselves kidnapping and terrorizing a new acquaintance, before taking her out to a woods and dumping her in a shallow grave. They then taunted their terrified and blindfolded victim asking if she had any last requests before they cut her throat. But was the kidnap real or just a game? Three days later the tape was in the hands of the police and the 5 teenager friends were in custody facing life imprisonment. This program talks to the people at the heart of this story - including two of the defendants - in an attempt to understand what really happened in the woods around Flint last year. It also screens the video of the 'abduction'. What is revealed is an extraordinary and disturbing record of a night when something went terribly, terribly wrong.

A noble English dance tradition is preserved in Hertfordshire.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

Learn how to climb Great Gable in the Lake District, via the Arrowhead ridge climb.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

A behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her first Wembley Stadium performance on 2019's "Beautiful Trauma" world tour.

A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

A film about the close relationship between two brothers. Markus (10) and Lukas (7) live in an old, yellow townhouse in the middle of Oslo. The river runs close to their home. A paradise in the heart of a big city. Here the brothers grow up with their dreams and longings for the future.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

A documentary that chronicles life's natural unfolding when a family tries to live by the seasons instead of by the clock.

A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. The bitter struggle between Arab and Jew for control of the Holy Land has caused untold suffering in the Middle East for generations. It is often claimed that the crisis originated with Jewish emigration to Palestine and the foundation of the state of Israel. Yet the roots of the conflict are to be found much earlier – in British double-dealing during the First World War. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East.

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Equal parts punk and psychedelia, the Flaming Lips emerged from Oklahoma City as one of the most bracing bands of the late 1980s. The Fearless Freaks documents their rise from Butthole Surfers-imitating noisemakers to grand poobahs of orchestral pop masterpieces. Filmmaker Bradley Beesely had the good fortune of living in the same neighborhood as lead Lip Wayne Coyne, who quickly enlisted his buddy to document his band's many concerts and assorted exploits. The early footage is a riot, with tragic hair styles on proud display as the boys attempt to cover up their lack of natural talent with sheer volume. During one show, they even have a friend bring a motorcycle on stage, which is then miked for sound and revved throughout the performance, clearing the club with toxic levels of carbon monoxide. Great punk rock stuff. Interspersed among the live bits are interviews with the band's family and friends, revealing the often tragic circumstances of their childhoods and early career.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.