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.

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".

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.

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.

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

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.

信長のスマホ

This riveting sports series follows the 2023 season of NFL receivers Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Roadtrip mit Sarazar

The film series is dedicated to the iconic Russian musicians of the 1990s and 2000s - the Ranetki groups, singer Shura, singer Glucose... The story will be told on behalf of the musicians themselves and eyewitnesses of the events, many of whom have never spoken publicly before. The presenters explain the importance of heroes in the history of Russian music.

Travel guide to the regions of Russia with the stars of Russian sports. The documentary project will show the unique places of the country and tell the stories of becoming champions. The film crew travels to different parts of Russia from North Ossetia to Kamchatka to show where the champions grew up. In four issues, the program will tell you how St. Petersburg became the capital of basketball, what the childhood of the strongest wrestler was like, how the harsh climate brought up the famous skier and why North Ossetia is called "little Brazil".

About the history of cryonics in Russia and in the world. In each episode, the stories of different clients of the Kriorus company will be shown: why they decided to cryonize themselves, their relatives or animals, and what kind of future they dream of after resurrection.

Russia's top athletes will show their world closed from prying eyes. They will introduce you to your family, tell you how to live when your body fails, and answer the main question — why do they need all this?

The footage shot in sunny Abkhazia will show the life of a village where juicy fruit is grown, the harvest process, difficult logistics and, of course, people who deliver the aroma of the New Year and southern warmth to snow-covered houses from year to year.

Sasha, Ira, Nina and Lyosha are orphans who graduated from an orphanage. They got apartments, but they are absolutely not adapted to independent life, although some of them already have children. What does love and responsibility mean for people who have never been taught this, and family for someone who did not have it?

A documentary series about the injustice of a soulless justice machine. In Russia, the share of acquittals is only 0.3%, while the number of innocent convicts exceeds this number several times. The only hope for those who have been unfairly prosecuted is the help and faith of their loved ones who remain at large. These stories are about them.

A documentary trilogy about the 90s, which will tell in detail about television, nightlife and sex in the most difficult time for the country.

Legendary coach Yuri Pavlovich Semin and journalist Alexander Aksenov embark on a journey to find out why football is so loved in Russia, although there is always something wrong with it, and to show that in fact all problems can be solved.

For many years, parties in the style of the 90s have been popular, and today's 18-year-olds know that a crimson jacket is cool. Presenter Ida Galich will meet with key personalities of the fashion world of those times, talk about the criminal nineties, figure out where racketeering came from in the Soviet Union, and try to learn even more about the era in which she was born and grew up.