Actor and British national treasure Sir David Jason travels around the UK and beyond to reveal the secret places and people who act as guardians and gatekeepers of the incredible but true story of Britain’s spy history.
Astronomy is a never-ending wonder: planets and stars, comets, black holes, supernovas, quasars, pulsars and much more. And above all, the miracle of life. This exciting travel questions the place of the human race in the universe showing its fascinating and incredible events: creation of black holes and planets, destruction of stars, the infinite wandering of the comets and other things enough to love the astronomy and the science forever. This Channel 4 TV series covers it all in 10-minutes episodes.
Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.
Learn to create the finest desserts and goodies in your own home. Martha Stewart shares the best baking tips and techniques, giving you the confidence to create delectable baked goods, from scratch, in your own kitchen.
Trace the communist revolution history from 1921 to 1949. The documentary was made to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party foundation.
Britain’s wildlife can be secretive, so often goes unnoticed. This series reveals the hidden lives of both the familiar and the more unusual animals with which we share our island home.
Enter the battlefields of Africa, arenas bathed in a history of savagery and blood, where big cats and big crocs have reigned supreme for centuries. Here in the open plains, muddy swamps, and deep rivers, these super predators don't simply survive in hostile and unforgiving conditions, they thrive because of them. See how these four-legged assassins adapt to their surroundings and use the terrain to unlock new hunting techniques, seek out new prey, and amplify their age-old skills by using the lay of the land.
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
An observational documentary series made over four years, following four stories of properties whose conservation falls under the guardianship of English Heritage and its controversial chief executive, Simon Thurley.
L'Apocalypse des animaux is a six-part documentary series by Frédéric Rossif, broadcast in France in the early 1970s. It marks the first collaboration between filmmaker Frédéric Rossif and Greek composer-musician Vangelis.
Star Media's award-winning animation studio, Babich Design proudly presents this powerful and dramatic account of the Korean War (1950-1953). Often colloquially referred to as 'The Forgotten War', it was nevertheless one of the most dangerous big-power confrontations and threats to world peace since World War 2 with a bitter legacy of hatred and suspicion enduring to the present day. With a combination of stunning CGI animation, dramatic reconstruction and unique historic library footage, the full and harrowing details of this brutal and bloody war are vividly recreated for today's television audience for many of whom the war is a distant memory or a mere item in the history books.