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Actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music

The IFC Media Project is an American television series which aired on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. The show is a documentary series which examines America's news media and seeks to uncover the truth about the news. In its first two seasons it was hosted by award winning journalist Gideon Yago and featured in-depth reporting on controversial topics facing today's media through its use of interviews and documentary footage. In the third season, the show dropped its "magazine-style" format and focused each episode on telling 22-minute short documentaries under the tagline "4 Nights, 4 Journalists, 4 Stories." The third season follows award-winning journalists Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends. The series is filmed at various locations and is produced by Meghan O'Hara and Nick McKinney.

The World's Strictest Parents is a television series developed by TwentyTwenty Television, originally broadcast in Britain by the BBC. America's CMT and Australia's Channel Seven have both created localised versions of the programme, with the CMT episodes frequently rebroadcasting on MTV. There is also a German version called "Die strengsten Eltern der Welt". The concept is that two so-called "unruly" teenagers are sent to live abroad with a strict host family for a week in an attempt to change their behaviour. During the week they receive an impact letter from their real parents with a list of issues they should try to fix.

Explore 8,000 years of history and culture through a bowl of noodles in the KBS documentary Noodle Road. Aired in 2009, this delicious six-episode program looks at the role and development of noodles in world civilization and culinary culture. Where do noodles come from? Who lived on them? How did they travel from the East to the West? The makers of the program traveled to eight countries in Eurasia including China, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Turkey, and Italy to trace the cultural roots and trade routes that eventually brought noodles to dinner tables around the world today.

Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, also known as Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan for series 2, is a Sky One British documentary series fronted by actor Ross Kemp about the British soldiers fighting in the War in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force mission against the Taliban. The two series involved Kemp and a small embedded film crew following troops fighting in Helmand Province, documenting their part in the ongoing Operation Herrick. Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, first broadcast in January 2008, followed the 2007 deployment of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment. As a follow-up to the first series, Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan, first broadcast from 1 February 2009, followed the 2008 deployment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the 5th battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. In the first series Kemp and his crew participate in the Vikings' initial training in Britain for the deployment. They then visit the unit during their six-month tour, filming both life at rest and on fighting patrols in Helmand. The series finally covers their return to the UK. In the follow-up series Kemp returns to Afghanistan to assess how the conflict has changed since his first visit in 2007.

Dunia, a young girl filled with dreams, faces adversity after her father's death. She sacrifices her education for her family, marries a poor man, and endures life's hardships. When she witnesses a murder, a moral dilemma unfolds. Will she find the courage to speak the truth and uphold her honor?

Halv åtta hos mig is a TV4 television programme shown in Sweden, first broadcast in October 2008. The show is based on the ITV Studios television format Come Dine With Me broadcast on Channel 4 UK. The show has four amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a 15,000 SEK cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Helge Skoog, who provides a sarcastic narration.

Happy-go-lucky Gofrette the cat goes on wacky adventures with his two best friends, Fudge the dog, and Ellie, a bird with a propeller on her head, in the colorful town of Zanimo.

The stories are in the world of Salacia, a hidden kingdom under the sea, full of princes and princesses from different animal species.

Superstars of Dance was an American reality television show that debuted on January 4, 2009 on NBC. The show featured dance routines from eight different countries from six continents. It was hosted by Michael Flatley, co-creator of Riverdance and creator of Lord of the Dance, and was co-hosted by former Miss USA title holder Susie Castillo. It was created by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, co-producers of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol. On May 19, 2009, it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show.

Glam Guru is a South African Afrikaans-language makeover reality television series created by Johan Barnard and Alda Venter for M-Net Inhouse Productions, in which self-styled "glam guru" Hannon Bothma and his team of stylists give 24 randomly-picked people a total style makeover.

Series revealing the lives of the Dragons' Den Dragons

Jaguar Adventure is a series that follows Nigel Marven to the Pantanal, the world's biggest wetland and home to the planet's largest population of jaguars. Can Nigel realise his childhood dream of coming eyeball to eyeball with a jaguar in the wild?

Reality Obsessed is a Canadian half-hour documentary television series produced by Peace Point Entertainment Group that airs on TVtropolis. In each episode, host Murtz Jaffer attempts to demystify the underpinnings of reality television by trying to recreate events that took place on Big Brother, American Idol, The Apprentice and numerous other American reality television series past and present. The series has featured many reality television stars, including Brian Drolet from The Hills and Damage Control, Johnny Fairplay from Survivor, Dave Olsen from Beauty and the Geek, and Jason Peoples from Average Joe. Themes explored include natural talent, casting, simulated conflict, game play, team formation, strategy and relationships.

Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? was a game show hosted by leading Bollywood actor, Shahrukh Khan. It is the Indian version of the popular American game show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and was telecast on Indian Television channel STAR Plus. The show premiered on April 25, 2008 and the last episode was telecast on July 27, 2008 with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest. The Indian series is licensed by Bulldog Media & Entertainment and produced by Big Synergy.

Maddin in Love is a German television series.

The N's Student Body is an eight-episode reality television series that first aired on The N on July 11, 2008 that takes twelve students from high schools MacArthur and Eisenhower in Decatur, Illinois. Tagline: Competition is tough. Change is tougher.

Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann is an American reality TV show dance competition featuring choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, two of the three Dancing with the Stars judges. Drew Lachey, Dancing with the Stars Season Two Champion, hosted the show. The show, based on United Kingdom BBC Television series Dance X, was aired on ABC in the United States. Season One concluded on February 18, 2008. The show was canceled. Dance War was considered a flop by most ratings' pundits, noting that the ratings showed a steady decline from week 1 through week 7.

Denmark's most popular crime magazine, which gives viewers a unique insight into criminal Denmark.

A two-part mini-series which examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities.

The preeminent pop culture series that goes behind the myths, icons, heroes and artists that make comic books box office hits. Takes a stylized look at comics through themes like Death and Resurrection, Villains, Heroes, Social Relevance, Politics, Gender and Relationships. Features interviews with a who’s who of comic book legends – including Stan Lee, Frank Miller, Todd McFarlane & other famous comic book artists.

The series traces the history of the seven deadly sins, how they became part of religious doctrine, and looks at historical figures who have been the worst perpetrators of each. Each of the seven sins is explored, from their origins and nature, their opposing virtue, and their corresponding punishment.

Dancers selected in open auditions across Australia take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.

Sakkarn is a man who mentally falls apart because the love of his life committed suicide. The night she jumped off the building, she landed on the windshield of his car. Devastated, Sakkarn isolates himself from the world and scares his family with his erratic behaviors. He is heartbroken and deeply depressed over the death of his fiancee, Aeuy. His mother is worried and asked advice from a longtime friend who has a daughter. Seeing that the only way to heal her son’s sorrowful state is to find him a new love, she arranges a marriage between Sakkarn and her friend’s daughter, Purimarn, the young woman who helps him regain his sanity by showering him with love and support.

A man's life is turned upside down by the tsunami disaster. This suspenseful, almost detective-like story is set against the backdrop of the real-life natural disaster that struck the shores of the Indian Ocean in late 2004, when a devastating tsunami wave affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

Mawin and Baeng are two identical men from different backgrounds. Baeng grew up as a street kid in Thailand, while Mawin comes from a wealthy family and lived abroad. After losing his adopted wealthy parents in a plane crash, Baeng's face is deformed, and he disappears for eight years, returning as Tanakan. Meanwhile, Mawin pretends to be Baeng and enters his childhood friend Cindy's life.

Thirteen celebrities run a hotel for sixteen days and nights in order to win money for their designated charities.