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Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has run since 1 October 1975 with over five hundred episodes made, directed by the likes of Martin Scorsese, Alan Yentob, Roly Keating, Frederick Baker, Volker Schlondorff and Vikram Jayanti. Arena's subjects are a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures from the 20th and 21st centuries, from singers Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse to academics Edward Said and Eric Hobsbawm, from writers Jean Genet and V S Naipaul to artists Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The current series editor is Anthony Wall.
Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
It's about human history, how humans shaped the world we live in. A history through cultures and civilizations - from early Mesopotamia to the industrial revolution. Documentary series from various european production company’s like BBC, SVT, NRK, DR, ARTE, Covering serveral topics of war, Persons Like Cleopatra, Hitler, George Washington, etc
The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.
Stories of extraordinary lives and extraordinary lands across the globe.
This show addresses issues related to the Brazilian way of life, highlighting matters such as health, education, work and nature.
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.
'Esporte Espetacular' is Globo's oldest sports program on air. It debuted with the aim of opening up space on television for different sports, at a time when football predominated in the news. With a light and dynamic format, the attraction follows the stories of the athletes, behind the scenes, best moments and world records achieved in different competitions.
Your user-friendly guide to the latest technology news, issues, gadgets and apps.
The notorious killer became headline news in 1888 and continues to capture the world, for better or worse.
A behind the scenes look at the making of the Company Retreat, a documentary-style comedy series that follows the annual week-long getaway for Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce through the eyes of their new temp worker, Anthony. And behind the scenes audio commentary with cast and crew for all episodes of Company Retreat.
A tour of the city of Camagüey divided into three segments - "A visit to Camagüey", "Typical scenes", and "Farewell Camagüey".
A visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Documentary about the Alcântara Family, descendants of Mestre Afonso who keep their roots alive in the streets and on stage.
Grands travaux is situated at the Institute Anneessens-Funck, a Dutch-speaking vocational school in the centre of Brussels where young students have come to learn an occupation. The film documents and stages that which gives shape to their lives: the practical assignments and classes at school, football, the ups and downs of their love lives, as well as the ongoing search for housing and employment. Depicting the daily life within the school walls, Grands travaux also aims at sketching an image of Brussels today, placing its youngsters at the very centre.
Fluxfilm No. 33 by Milan Knízák
This joint Korean-Japanese production follows a Korean woman, Lee Ha-jong, as she searches for her father's remains. He - like tens of thousands of other Koreans - was forced into the Japanese military, and subsequently killed during WW2. She is joined by a Japanese man, seeking reconciliation between his country's military past, and the countries victimized by that history. The filmmakers portray both sides of a still highly emotional debate that centers around the enshrinement of soldiers at the Yasukuni Shrine, and Lee's lawsuit to prevent her father from being enshrined there. As Lee visits Japan and the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, she confronts - and is confronted by a wall of nationalistic pride that might be compared to neo-Nazis defending the righteousness of The Reich. This is contrasted with her meeting and working with Japanese peace activists, who deplore their countries' militaristic past, and seek to heal the wounds with her neighbors.
Biographic documentary that explores the different façades of Enrique Villarreal, singer, bass player and lead of legendary Spanish rock band Barricada.
The silence of the rainforest in the Colombian Pacific coast area is broken. A tree over 20 meters tall rips out and tumbles down. It is the first of the more than 100 trees that Robinson and his family, with nothing but axes, are about to chop down, chop up and drag over an improvised path to a nearby stream, and from there to the large Anchicayá River. There, in the river waters, they tie up all the pieces for form a huge raft, on which they embark on a titanic journey that lasts over forty hours, overcoming the river torrents and the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean. They finally arrive at the Port of Buenaventura, where after several months of tireless work, they sell the wood and complete a feat that demonstrates the never-ending search of humanity: survival.
Istanbul is the source of hope for African immigrants, due to its strategic location between Asia and Europe. The Everwarm Bed tells the stories of those immigrant workers who provide money for their families and try to turn back home. While they ought to take turns sleeping on the one and only single bed they have in their rental apartments, we will witness the daily lives, struggles and dreams of Abubakar, Sheku, Zidane and many more…
Three ordinary people from Serbia go on a journey to Kosovo. A student, an actor and a journalist decide to explore this troubled place for themselves. The camera follows them during their journey and discovers the reality of Kosovo through their eyes. Each of them has different motivations: the journalist writes an article, the photographer takes pictures for an exhibition and the actor records his video diary.
The LED on my webcam started flashing for no reason. Is it possible that an observer, a hacker, a friend or ghost is currently housed in my webcam? I embark on a series of video-calls to find out what this elusive entity wants with me.
Pete Walsh is a Tasmanian obsessed with one of nature’s least understood creatures, the platypus: an egg-laying, duck-billed, venom-spined, furry-coated underwater mammal. The natural environment of the platypus is in danger from urban development in the capital city of Hobart. With the help of experts, Pete embarks on a mission to rally his community and save the species before it is too late.
Certain cities in Honduras started a muralism campaign in order to attract tourism and promote urban art.
A film about the world's oldest functional particle accelerator and the people who keep it running today.
Explores the story behind the discovery of an early primate fossil, Darwinius masillae, nicknamed Ida, in a shale quarry in Germany. The fossil is believed to be around 47 million years old, and is extraordinarily well-preserved. Originally unearthed in 1983, Ida lay in the hands of a private collector for 20 years before it was shown to a Norwegian paleontologist, Dr Jørn Hurum. Realising that Ida could turn out to be a significant missing link between modern primates, lemurs and lower mammals, he persuaded the Natural History Museum in Oslo to purchase the fossil and assembled an international team of experts to study it. Their findings were announced in a press conference and the online publication of a scientific paper on 19 May 2009.
Ten-part BBC series looking at aspects of rock-climbing. A TV series for beginners with the accent on safety. With John Earle and Ron James. Episodes are: Mountain country, Basics, Learning to lead a climb, Protecting the leader, Climbing in twos, Harder climbs, Artificial climbing, Specialized techniques, Abseiling and prusiking, Crag rescue.
Horacio is a 45 year-old Uruguayan soldier. For his good service at the Naval Forces, he received the duty of lighthouse keeper at the Island of Sea Lions in the Atlantic Ocean. Horacio is poor and will soon retire. Meanwhile he sits amongst the 250 thousand sea lions who keep him company, he dreams of building a sewing machine repair shop in his backyard and giving a future to his daughter. But Horacio has to go to war to save up sufficient money. He will soon part to Congo as member of Uruguay's peace keeping force.