What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.
High school coaching prodigy head coach Jesse Chinchar, who has gained over 500 scholarship offers for players at his small private school, hunts down diamonds in the rough. Rural players who are great yet aren’t getting exposure and can’t get a scholarship. Jesse changes all that, helps get exposure and offers for these players. In return, Jesse takes part in adventures in hunting, shooting, fishing that each player masters in and takes Jesse on.
The fox is secretive, spending much of its life out of sight. In this engaging two part special, we explore the life of these often vilified and misunderstood creatures.
Dr Ranj Singh and his team offer help and support to the UK's most severe food phobics. People whose lives have been held back by only being able to consume a very limited diet visit the Food Phobics hub and are given bespoke therapy to help them overcome their food fears.
The fierce women armed with stunning street dance take over the stage this summer. The unceasing battles between the real dancers will make you hold your breath. They boast their unique dance styles, skilled performance, and a highly competitive spirit. Eight dance crews get together on the fight stage and compete in the battles. In the fight zone, which crew will be the final winner to take the championship?
With the help from his sexy bailiff Matthew Camp and court reporters Nicky Monet and Andrea Coleman, legendary drag queen Willam Belli watches from the bench as real cases from LGBTQIA+ litigants unfold, presiding over emotionally charged conflicts and using wit, wisdom, and shade to dispense his signature brand of iconic justice.
The sped-up, super-charged, half-hour history of the top innovators and brands behind the machines that built America. Thrusting viewers from the surprising beginnings all the way up to the present day and spotlighting the story you didn’t know, filling in blanks you didn’t even know were there, from iconic names like Chevrolet, Boeing, and Harley Davidson.
50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was no simple military conquest.
Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome’s new territory was transformed through huge construction projects, involving aqueducts, roads, baths, amphitheaters, and arenas.
This series explores three cities that today are home to the vestiges of this industrious civilization. Through the use of CGI, archive footage, aerial imagery, and expert testimony, this trilogy unveils the secrets of these wonders of Roman engineering.
Framing people's ideas about sex and sexuality with A-list interviews and compelling archive footage; Emmy-winning director Marina Zenovich looks at how sex and power interact at every stage of filmmaking.
The true story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar through the eyes of his son, Juan Pablo, whose life changed astronomically the day his father died.
Award-winning hotelier Alex Polizzi and her mother, Olga, who have become equal business partners, start work on a sweeping renovation project at their 37-bedroom medieval coaching inn in east Sussex.
“Super Heists” cracks open the case files of master thieves, examining their crimes from two distinct, yet parallel points of view: the masterminds themselves and the investigators who doggedly pursue them. Whether it’s the huge bankrolls that fund these heists or the thieves’ mad dash to stash their loot, investigators know that the best way to solve the case is to follow the money.
Anxious manager Mimi, horny-for-holidays Alice, and lazy dud Shay navigate working at a deeply average suburban party store where the customer is usually right, but only because this shop and its staff are a mess.
Great British Home Restoration is an eight part series charting couples and families as they take on the unique challenge of transforming some of the world’s most unusual and historic buildings – never originally built to be lived in - into the ultimate dream homes.
In each episode, architectural designer Charlie Luxton explores the mix of master crafts and innovative 21st century engineering it takes to convert a historic structure into a unique show-stopping house - from the challenge of re-configuring an abandoned church into a practical family home to the task of transforming a historic windmill into a futuristic house.
The series explores the unique design challenges of reconfiguring each unusually shaped structure into practical living spaces - from curved kitchen units that can hug the walls of a circular Oast House to restoring the fragile timber features of a historic barn.
This new series for RTÉ One reveals the hard work and imagination ordinary people have put into their gardens across the island. We’ve sought out the best amateur gardeners to celebrate the joy of transforming your own space. Each week three contestants will open their gates to our experts horticulturalist Jimi Blake, garden designer Niall Maxwell and landscape designer Ingrid Swan. The experts will take the tour, examining every leaf and sniff every flower, to evaluate the gardens. How the garden is laid out, how the planting has been done, and what features have been added, are all investigated. But we also want to know what the garden means to the owner. Maybe it’s a place of adventure for kids, perhaps it’s a special space for relaxation, or maybe it’s a fully functional extension of your home, for entertaining and dining. How the garden fits into and enhances your life is an important factor too.
Two detectives must contend with dangerous corruption as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of the last honest politician in their dark city. A group of unlikely suspects emerges - each with the last name of Smith.