Alan Whicker travels the world on a journey reflecting his varied career. Celebrating a remarkable fifty years on our screens, broadcasting legend and undisputed travel king Alan Whicker dusts down his suitcase for a nostalgic journey around the globe. He revisits some of his most groundbreaking interviews, favourite destinations and reflects on his incredibly varied life and career. In this landmark series, Alan Whicker takes us on an autobiographical journey through the second half of the 20th century. Classic clips from Whicker's World are inter-cut with new material as the nation s best-known international reporter retraces his steps, catches up with past interviewees and reflects on how the world has changed for good and bad - over the last six decades.
Soon after his birth-mother contacted him for the first time, Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His disturbing identity would force Stewart to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself.
Life-saving operations, difficult dilemmas. Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make before tackling the day job of changing people’s lives.
The behind-the-scenes story of French television… This documentary unveils the lesser-known history of two audiovisual decades that have shaped today's television. To explain from the break up of the French broadcasting service ORTF, in 1974, to the creation of Arte, via the birth of Canal+, the life and death of La Cinq and the privatization of TF1 — the succession of political, economic and cultural decisions that have shaped what is known as the “PAF” (French Audiovisual Landscape).
A unique window into authentic realities of Black life and dive deeper into this critical moment of racial reckoning. Each episode explores a specific theme including spirituality, Black joy, activism in sports and the racial reckoning that erupted after George Floyd's death.
Rats, squirrels, skunks, groundhogs… Our cities are full of little critters! Wildlife expert Louis Larose comes to the rescue by relocating nuisance species from backyards and gardens.
Learn how to make the most of your Japanese skills. Watch our drama that features useful communication strategies, our snappy videos about onomatopoeia, and our documentaries on workers from abroad in various parts of Japan.
Jimeoin wants to do a comedy tour like no other. With comedian mates, celebrity friends and maybe even his family, Jimeoin will travel around Australia doing standup wherever the tour takes him.
Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson, Britain's leading criminologist, investigate famous unsolved murder cases. By visiting the scenes of the crimes and reinvestigating the evidence, they attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened.
Conquistadors is a documentary retelling of the story of the Spanish expeditions of conquest of the Americas. In this 4-part series historian Michael Wood travels in the footsteps of the Spanish expeditions, from Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, and from the deserts of North Mexico to the heights of Macchu Picchu.
From very early on in Top Gear's life the phrase 'We decided to have a race' has appeared often. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic. Matt LeBlanc, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the Top Gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past 13 years.