The terrorist hijackings and destruction of the Twin Towers were a defining moment in human history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, triggering the war on terror and changing the way we live today.
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The terrorist hijackings and destruction of the Twin Towers were a defining moment in human history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, triggering the war on terror and changing the way we live today.
With people spending less and ever more luxury hotels opening their doors, how does one of the most traditional hotels in the world stand out from the rest? The Ritz opens its doors and allows us to peek inside and see the workings of one of the greatest hotels in the world.
Paul Murton sets out to experience island life today. He uncovers the past and reveals its connections with the present, pointing to the quirky, the surprising and the beautiful lying just offshore.
Sweden is seen as one of the world's most gay-friendly nations, but the victories of the LGBTQ movement have run alongside another success story; The Sweden Democrats, a nationalist party with Nazi roots and a history of anti-gay politics, are now the second biggest party in the country. And they've started recruiting within the gay community. Being gay and a Sweden Democrat has long been taboo, but now, a new generation of conservative, openly gay men have started taking place on every political level-from the Swedish government to the European Parliament. These so-called homonationalists are anti-immigration, critical of Drag Story Hour, and want nothing to do with Pride. In "SD-bögar" Erik Galli follows the Sweden Democrats voters, columnists, and politicians-and members of : "Gays for Trump" in the US, in order to understand a rising phenomenon : homonationalism.
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Samuel West's been a keen bird watcher for over 20 years, and for his next few trips, he's invited along his mate Adrian Edmondson, a complete birding novice, to introduce him to some of the UK's most beautiful birds and habitats.
A complete Premier League season is summarised in every episode.
With all of the books and teachings on spiritual warfare, it is hard to know what is truly biblical and what is nonsense. Based on his book of the same name, Jim Osman analyzes the modern practices in resisting Satan and his demons and guides Christians into what the Bible actually says in its context.
This 11 episode series questions the separation that our cultures or religions have tried to establish between human beings and animals.
Dragons Alive is a television nature documentary series about reptiles co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet. The executive producer was Sara Ford, the narrator was Lloyd Owen and the music was composed by Elizabeth Parker. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One beginning on 24 March 2004.
Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky... they were the greatest spies of the twentieth century. Through analysis of declassified documents, archives, reconstructions, and interviews, “Spies of War” offers you a glimpse into the minds and methods of undercover operatives. Discover the tactics for transmitting top secret information. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate the existence of a spy ring. Witness how scientists provided the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb.
Welcome to Devon's antiques heartland, where Britain's most passionate auctioneers, dealers and collectors turn history into hard cash. Every antique tells a story, and every story has a price...
An insight into the lives of Dr Darren McKeown and husband Tom as they navigate a big year running a cosmetic clinic, building a luxurious cosmetic hospital and having their first child.
Top Tens of Warfare tells the story of modern age warfare in ten episodes. Each episode is dedicated to the top ten of military inventions, vessels, battles, aircraft, weapons, secrets, tanks, fighting forces, commanders and leaders and shows how they all influenced and changed the way we lived. —Kalla
This documentary chronicles the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) in fifteen episodes. It includes interviews with Lebanese, Arab, Israeli, American and European commentators and politicians, military personnel, militia leaders and civilian victims. The content is based on historical and archived material. This 2-year project cost several hundred thousand dollars and entailed filming over 150 hours of interviews with the major players in the events that took place in Lebanon between 1976 – 1990. Moreover, the program presents in the 1st two episodes the historical background of the major events that influenced the course of the 15-year war.
On the 22nd June 1921 King George V and Queen Mary arrived in Belfast for the official opening of the first Northern Ireland parliament. Fearful for their lives, they had come to a city scarred by bitter sectarian violence. The King’s visit to Belfast was the culmination of three centuries of history – and three years of political brinkmanship and brutal communal violence. The occasion marked the creation of the new state of Northern Ireland. A line had been drawn on the map – a new border that separated the north and south of the island. One hundred years on, this is the story of the dramatic events that led to the partition of Ireland. A story that continues to reverberate to the present day - and dominate relationships between the islands of Britain and Ireland.
The stories behind what made and shaped the most notorious figures in Australian criminal history.
Directed by Isa Grinspum Ferraz, the series O Povo Brasileiro proposes a deep dive into the history of Brazil to talk about historical, social and cultural formations that constitute the identities of the Brazilian people. The production approaches from aspects of the native peoples to the formation of Brazil as a national unit, in a recreation of the literary narrative of the homonymous work written by the anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro.
Writer and comedian Sara Pascoe is learning how to do the world’s most endangered jobs, from ice-carving in Finland to climbing trees to making sweets in Cuba.
A look at some true legends from the world of music.
Exploring the architecture, design and human connection behind beautiful cabins and their surrounding landscapes.
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.
From popular revolt to the obsession with the self, even to modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on our modern world.
Rob Brydon goes on a toe-tapping adventure across the American south to celebrate 100 years of country music. He meets the stars, discovers the genre's roots and dives into the culture.
Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love, but in the '90s, it was a bloodbath. Two warring mob factions battle for control in this true-crime series.
Auctioneer Angus Ashworth and his team help famous faces clear their homes of clutter, hoping to discover hidden gems to be auctioned off for serious profits.
In the travel series Through the heart of China photographer Ruben Terlou and director Maaik Krijgsman make their way from the far North to the Southern tip of China: from the dried-out steppes of inner Mongolia to the tropical coast of Macau-straight through the heart of China indeed.
THE PROSECUTORS, a serious/in depth series from New Dominion Pictures, explores the complexities of the American judicial system through the eyes of the dedicated men and women who work in it. This series is set amidst the grim reality of backlogged courts, the overworked police stations and on the hardening streets of America. It profiles leading prosecutors, as well as young attorneys just discovering the laws of the legal jungle.
Adam Richman is on a mission to find the wildest fan events in America and meet the fanatics of anything worshipped, watched or celebrated. On his quest to discover the ultimate fans, Richman samples the tastiest foods, discovers the finest tailgate innovations and uncovers the storied history and insider secrets to what being a diehard fan is all about. Richman immerses himself into events that have a legendary base of obsessed, passionate fans - from the Daytona 500 to the Kentucky Derby.
A back-to-basics live music show where the focus is on the music, the artists and their performances.
Trawlermen is a BBC television documentary programme focusing on the work of a number of trawler crews based in Peterhead and Fraserburgh. The programme is narrated by the actors Ken Stott and Peter Capaldi. Four series and a special have been broadcast, totalling 20 episodes. The first series of 5 episodes was first broadcast in 2006 and was stripped across 7.00pm on weekdays. A further 5 episodes were first aired in 2007, 6 in 2008 and a fourth series of 3 episodes in 2009. A special was broadcast in 2010.
Delivering influential speeches from experts to look beyond the Post-Corona World.
Jacques Cluzaud and Jacques Perrin invite you to an amazing Trip through all times. From the immensity of the Glaciar to the Forests, passing 20000 years from the wild animals point of view.
"Every estate is unique. Like Coliseum, an arena not only so in Italy, but all over the world on an ancient Roman arena. Great Wall of China, Dujiangyan, Huangshan, also opera ...... is the world's only our movie is hard to interpret the intentions behind these substances to the image of the 'unique' reason can not be copied, and its history along the way from the tortuous experience. "" documentary records themselves are in need of guide words "language, not a tourist manual, so this is not a purely beautiful piece. Crews find and organize is a story of a rich history, "boring narrative and interesting coincidences in history." In the face of the vicissitudes of the scene, with their efforts to understand the cultural and spiritual being numerous times to pay tribute to these antiquities, ruins to explore every tortuous experience in historical events. We look through the lens of their hands is not only seen
Untold: The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told is an original one-hour documentary series featuring some of sports' most compelling figures and the challenges they've endured. It was hosted by Marv Albert. The series aired on Spike TV from 2004 to 2005.
Each week, Rémi-Pierre Paquin will receive friends who are dear to him in order to live together an unforgettable day in his Mauricie paradise. He will welcome each guest in the comfort of his cottage and will make them experience a variety of memorable activities out of the ordinary.
At the end of his presidency, Francois Mitterrand is interviewed by Jean-Pierre Elkabbach to reflect on his legacy
Brad Meltzer's Decoded, is an American mystery and conspiracy theory investigation television series, produced by Go Go Luckey and Berman/Braun, that premiered December 2, 2010 on the History channel. The series is hosted by political thriller author and non-fiction writer Brad Meltzer and follows a team of investigators who try to determine the meanings behind various symbolism, alleged secret codes and conspiracies that surround us every day.
Tattoo Age is the story of modern tattooing told through the lives of different tattoo artists.
Explore true stories of real murders on Elm Streets across the county — proving that horror happens everywhere, things do go bump in the night, and no one is safe.
With the 2020 election on the horizon, Thomas Seltzer embarks on a journey in a divided country to find out: What happened to the American dream?
Passionate ornithologist Pierre Verville continues his fascinating foray into the world of birds. He ventures into Central Canada and the Maritimes on the hunt for the best birdwatching sites in Canada.
A retrospective of the decade which some knew as the naughties, but everybody knew as a crazy era for both reality TV and actual reality.
Celebrities investigate their families' roles during the Great War.
Top Gear Italia is an international version of the popular British BBC Two motoring show. This version of the show is presented by Guido Meda (an Italian commentator of the Moto GP), Joe Bastianich (an American restaurateur, previously a judge on MasterChef Italia) and Davide Valsecchi (an Italian racing driver and GP2 Series champion). It also features the Italian version of "The Stig".
The series profiles entrepreneurs Earl Cooper and Olajuwon Ajanaku, former Morehouse College golf champions who created the lifestyle brand Eastside Golf to promote diversity on the golf course.