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An intriguing documentary about up-and-coming funeral tourism in the German-Dutch border region, drawing the audience's attention to the commercialisation of the 'last farewell' in relation to our inhibitions about death.
From the Bhutanese wilderness, scientist and yeti-hunter Mark Evans hears fresh reports of new sightings; Mark mounts a considerable expedition into the Himalayas and takes his search for the yeti further than ever before.
John Bishop's Christmas Show is an all singing, all dancing festive comedy spectacular.
The Bumidom (Office for DOM Migration, Bureau des migrations des départements d'Outre-mer) was founded in 1963 by Michel Debré, following a state visit in Réunion with General Charles de Gaulle. Millions of people were sent to Paris and to the French back-country, a one-way trip which, according to Aimé Césaire, was close to deportation. The living conditions in the mainland were far different from what had been promised beforehand. Jackie Bastide gives a voice to those who have lived through the Bumidom and had to suffer from a migration that was meant to be the road to a better life.
A 6-Part nature documentary that highlights the missions and mysteries of the legendary Northwest Passage, hailed as one of the world's greatest waterways.
Athletic, playful and loving, our canine companions are extraordinary animals. From acrobatics to breathtaking stunts, skateboarding to riding a scooter, and rope jumping to surfing, this special celebrates amazing dogs and their dedicated owners, and reveals how some underdogs tuned from rejected puppy to thriving star.
A BBC Four Slow Christmas treat follows Norway’s Sami reindeer herds as they migrate across the mountainous region of Finnmark, far north of the Arctic Circle. The journey, a little over 160 miles, takes the herd a week, travelling north from the inland winter feeding grounds to their coastal summer pastures. The film travels with the Sara family and their herd around the clock as they cross the Arctic wilderness to reach the coastal island of Kvaloya Fala in time for the calves to be born. It is a journey fraught with hazardous weather conditions.
Passionate horse breeder Saskia lives a secluded life at her idyllic stud farm in the Rhineland. One day, however, the well-established everyday life of the shy woman is thrown into disarray: Her childhood friend Andrea dies in an accident and Saskia is asked to take care of her daughter Lucy, at least temporarily, as her godmother. Not an easy task, as the 16-year-old had lived with her mother in London and doesn't know what to do with the monotonous country life.
Original documentary directly from the environment of the Slovak military contingent within the ISAF operation in Afghanistan.
The National Black Theatre movement in Redfern, Sydney formed at a very crucial time in Australian political history, culminating with the establishment of a political movement and the setting up of a number of significant Aboriginal organisations. The National Black Theatre has left a lasting legacy on national politics, social welfare and the Australian arts scene.
Chernobyl 1986. A nuclear reactor exploded, spewing out massive quantities of radiation into the atmosphere. Within days, the pollution had spread across Europe. Living on land contaminated with radioactivity would be a life-changing ordeal for the people of Belarus, but also for the Sami reindeer herders of central Norway. It even affected the Gaels of the distant Hebrides. Five years ago there was a meltdown at the Fukushima reactor, and thousands of Japanese people found their homes, fields and farms irradiated, just as had happened in Europe. This international documentary, filmed in Belarus, Japan, the lands of Norway’s Sami reindeer herders and in the Outer Hebrides, poses the question: what lessons have we learned?
From Runes to Ruins is the first ever documentary film about Anglo-Saxon paganism. All over Britain there are people whose lives are influenced by the largely forgotten culture of the Anglo-Saxon barbarians who founded England. Thomas Rowsell reveals a forgotten aspect of English history that many are oblivious to, by uncovering paganism in runes and ruins.
Animal Planet's Gator Boy, Paul Bedard investigates the alarmingly high number of attacks by crocodiles in Costa Rica.
Husband and wife flippers, Josh and Krystal Galindo, team up with her brother, Casey, to take on Las Vegas' most rundown, unwanted houses and transform them into dream homes. Like everything else in Las Vegas, each renovation is a gamble, but if they want to make it in this town, they're going to have to bet the house.
Sir Trevor McDonald and Julia Bradbury count down the Top 20 Greatest National Treasures of all-time.
Two royal Bengal tigers in Ranthambore, India, are sisters, natural born killers, granddaughters of the most famous queen tiger in the world and heirs to her throne; they want only to remove their mother, destroy the other sister and reign supreme.
On 16 June 2016 the murder of Jo Cox - in the heat of EU referendum campaigning - shocked the nation. Jo Cox: Death Of An MP tells the story of this horrific attack and events surrounding it through the testimony of those closest to it, including Jo Cox's family, eye witnesses and those who knew the murderer, Thomas Mair.
This is the story of the life of the Lord Buddha as an animation in Thai language (it has also been translated into English). This is not the same as the similar animation "The Life of the Buddha". It tells the trials an triumphs that the Lord Buddha had to endure to reach enlightenment and is a guide to the basics of Buddhism.
A colorful portrait of Uganda's gamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a place where orphaned and rescued chimpanzees - victims of the illegal exotic pet and bushmeat trades - are given a second chance at life in a community of chimps.
A widowed single mother with a small fortune finds love again with a much younger man who she comes to learn is operating with a hidden agenda.
A comedy web series about a failing college news station & its self-obsessed crew members.
The Sign explores intersections of science and religion to uncover the truth behind prophecies of the apocalypse.
Follow Swiss snowboard legend Markus Keller around the world as he rides urban landscapes with Eero Ettala, halfpipes with Arthur Longo, the backcountry of Wyoming, United States, and more. Keller proves he really is snowboarding's chameleon.
October 27, 2009. A talented young folk singer, Taylor Mitchell, is killed as she hikes alone in a Canadian national park. By coyotes.
In 2018, police estimated that more than one child per week dies in France as a result of parental beatings. To avoid these tragedies the ASE educators, the children's judges, the juvenile brigades must take action. Director Sabrina Van Tassel follows key moments concerning the abused children, such as the reports and the placements in foster care. Can we recover from a childhood marked by abuse?
Art historian Dr Janina Ramirez and angler John Bailey go in search of the origins and ethos of the 18th-century English Landscape movement along a 12-mile stretch of the River Thames.
A profile of the Duchess of Cambridge, exploring her transformation from a seemingly ordinary young woman to a future monarch and what this means for the royal family.
American horror television horror movie from 2011.
This is the story of a cheetah born into the Linyanti cheetah coalition. He is the runt of the litter and will have to fight hard for every scrap of food and attention to survive.
Enter the harsh world of the Badlands and discover the oasis within, brimming with charismatic animals.
From the changing political landscape to the unforgettable era of Mr. Cub hitting 500, Sweetness and the football victory that made the whole country do The Super Bowl Shuffle, relive the events that shaped an entire generation through the eyes of a colorful collection of Chicagoans who lived through it.
By 1964, black Mississippians had suffered 75 years of Jim Crow. Civil rights activists came up with a daring plan for change. Bringing white students to Mississippi for a summer-long voter registration drive. Mississippi Public Broadcasting commemorated the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer with a documentary which explored the content, events, and aftermath of those 10 weeks.
Follow Remi, our French American reporter, as he finds the answers to the questions we all ask about fast food: Why do we consume so much processed food and why are we so hooked on it? How does it mold our tastes, influence our cravings and feed our addictions?
A fierce carnivore that is designed to kill - so what happens when the deadliest go head to head against it? Lions take on hyenas, crocodiles, hippos, the cape buffalo, and even each other, all across their pride lands as they battle each other to survive Nature's eternal war.
How strong and enduring can the impact war causes on a human being be? How does it influence family and friendship ties? How does it affect the body, mind and spirit of veterans? These are some of the questions approached in this documentary, whose background is the trajectory of the men from the III Batalhão do 6º Regimento de Infantaria [3rd Battalion of the 6th Infantry Regiment] - "Navalha" ["Switchblade"] -, of the Força Expedicionária Brasileira (FEB) [Brazilian Expeditionary Force], as well as the battles they fought in the Gothic Line, raised by the Axis armies in Italy, during World War II. The guiding thread of the narrative follows the statements of twenty interviewees, chosen among former combatants and historians. Based on the eyewitness account of soldiers who lived the horror of war, the work dives into the Brazilian soul, values, beliefs, singularities, virtues and flaws in the face of the other peoples involved in the conflict.
A documentary about art movement ZERO.
Kurt Moser spent 30 years shooting scenes in war zones that no one should see. Now, he's catching light in Italy with his giant camera. In his decades of experience as a war cameraman, Kurt Moser had never seen a camera like the one he discovered under a blanket in a studio in Milan.
Make your holidays meow with this purr-fect kitten get-together. Please catnip responsibly.
Tales of dangerous lizards endangering human lives; five divers are cast adrift and wash ashore on an island overrun with killer Komodo dragons in Indonesia; vicious Nile monitors are on the rise in the United States.
In this festive one-hour holiday special, Spencer Watts serves up some of his favourite holiday meals, treats, and drinks.
Shark Swarm explores some of the largest and mysterious shark aggregations on the planet. This is a nightmare. More than twelve thousand Blacktip sharks not far from the coast. Hundreds of hungry gray sharks swarming at a remote tourist destination while highly solitary Mako sharks swarm for survival at the bottom.
The only big cats to hunt in groups, lions give solitary leopards and cheetahs stiff predatory competition. What makes the pride's hunting strategy successful, and why don't leopards and cheetahs also hunt in groups?
Garth Books performs at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas and discusses the inspiration behind his music.
French pastry-making is undergoing major changes. More and more retailers are succumbing to the siren call of industrialization, without always informing their customers. This film investigates the industry's professionals and takes a look inside the factories. Bakeries and pastry shops welcome more than ten million customers every day. While the term "bakery" requires artisans to make their bread on site, there are no regulations governing the "pastry" business. This legal loophole is being exploited by a growing number of professionals who sell industrially produced products without displaying or admitting their origin. How, then, can they be distinguished from homemade products?
200 young people under 25 have died in custody since 1992 in England and Wales. This is the story of three of them; young men who died behind bars - told by the people who knew them best, it explores the flaws in the system and the lapses in care that contributed to their deaths.
The 124-kilometer Niyodo River is the purest in all of Japan. It possesses a striking hue of blue known as Niyodo Blue that is a testament to the cleanliness of its waters, which have remained pristine despite serving the needs of 100,000 locals. The program vividly portrays the Niyodo through gorgeous photography captured with the latest technology and Masakatsu Takagi's evocative piano score. The Niyodo remains blue from the forests that give it birth to its mouth. Along the way, its waters nurture the colorful wildlife that live in and around the river while also displaying a surprising expressiveness themselves. These aspects are filmed in meticulous detail with the help of guide Nobuyuki Takahashi, a photographer with intimate knowledge of the river.
Watch exclusive insider interviews with renowned Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia as well as key experts unravelling the complicated details of the Caylee Anthony investigation, murder trial and controversial verdict. We'll hear what the jury didn't. Was justice really served?
What if a young, ambitious director wants to remake Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece? He'll have to find himself an actress and muse! But how easy is that half a century after the original was released?