During the 1970s the Middle East was a battleground for the Cold War; liberal pro-Western forces battled with pro-Soviet Arab Nationalists and Baathists.
But in 1979 a series of events – the Iranian Revolution, Egypt’s peace with Israel, the Mecca Mosque Siege, and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan – contributed to a radical change in the mind-set of the region and its leaders.
It was the start of the meteoric rise of radical Islam.
As Andrea Knabel goes missing, her family and friends start to rethink everything when the search for concrete facts surrounding her disappearance brings up even more questions.
Castles are the powerhouses that dot across our islands. History Hit’s Matt Lewis discovers Irish castles, from ancient high points to Norman keeps to medieval citadels.
Doctors try to pry out objects that have invaded patient's bodies in places they should very clearly not be stuck, along with interviews with patients, who will reveal details behind how did it happen.
Consummate world traveler Jean-Michel Dufaux gives viewers an inside take on their favourite celebrities as they recount their three most unforgettable voyages. Their tantalizing tales filled with memories, anecdotes, and a tinge of nostalgia are highlighted with travel photos and breathtaking images that will have many packing their bags before the show is over.
Truth Behind the Moon Landing tests evidence and applies scientific reasoning to conspiracies with the help of former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, Iraq War veteran and former FBI agent Chad Jenkins, and author Mike Bara.
In just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world. Captains of industry built empires through innovation, ingenuity, determination, and sheer ruthlessness, while the labor of millions of working men and women -- most of them immigrants from Ireland and Northern Europe -- helped reinvent the way America did business.
In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields she investigates how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.
As April 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler, this documentary investigates the before, during and final days of the most terrifying dictator of the western world.
The Real Football Factories is a documentary series shown on the Bravo TV channel in the UK and created by Zig Zag Productions. The show looks at the in-depth life of football hooligans and hooligan firms. Interviews are conducted with past and present hooligans.
The presenter of the show, Danny Dyer, also starred in the film The Football Factory. During the series Dyer visits Yorkshire, Scotland, The Midlands, North West England and London to meet up with and interview hooligans.
On 25 May 2007 Bravo broadcast a new show, The Real Football Factories International, which looks at football firms worldwide.
In September 2007 Virgin Media released a spoof version of the show starring comedian Terry Alderton as Danny Dire.
This nail-biting series follows people who take the risk to move in with relative strangers. Small disagreements soon bring out the worst in one another until tensions escalate, provoking claustrophobic rages that erupt into heinous acts of violence.
Alaska is a hotbed for UFO sightings, abductions and extraterrestrial encounters. Why are these otherworldly visitors drawn to America’s last frontier? Shocking new evidence and personal testimony from local witnesses shed light on the alien activity.