Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's journey will take her from Anne's childhood home at Hever Castle in Kent to the French palace where, some say, she learned the art of love. She will also visit Hampton Court, where Henry built the Great Hall for his new queen, and the Tower of London, where he had her beheaded.
High school students from all over the country present new business ideas using the latest AI technology, deep learning, in the National High School Deep-Learning Contest, abbreviated as D-Con. From agriculture and healthcare to environmental issues, the contest portrays the efforts of young people striving to change the world with a single idea.
A documentary which explores the remarkable parallels between the careers of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, as well as their personal rivalry and animosity.
Documentary series on the tragic fate of Quebec's greatest boxers of the 80s and 90s, the Hilton brothers: Dave, Matthew and Alex. Marie-Claude Savard tells the incredible story of this family, gathers disturbing secrets about the involvement of the Montreal mafia, and accompanies Alex Hilton as he tries to put his life back together.
The last words of the investigation report, published by Malaysian officials, thicken the plot instead of resolving it. A handful of experts still searching for the truth reexamine the facts via a critical study of the official documents to separate right from wrong, identify hypotheses and finally understand what happened during the night of 8 March 2014.
Fine alcohol is loved by people all over the world, nurtured by various cultures and histories. We introduce this charm, along with the beauty of nature, cityscapes, and gastronomy unique to each region. Enjoy local alcohol and scenery while traveling. This is a program that makes you want to enjoy such elegant and luxurious mood.
Follow actor and writer Mark McKinney as he embarks on an epic quest to answer perhaps the most pressing question of our age – who are we when we’re not working? Mark travels throughout North America to meet the world’s most audacious hobbyists, and the communities of like-minded obsessives who nurture them, all to find that one, true, perfect hobby he can claim as his own.
In 1970, near the Ukrainian village of Chernobyl, a utopia was born: the world's largest nuclear power plant. Its inhabitants, chosen for their talent and faith in the future, lived a dream that was shattered on April 26, 1986, when the technologically obsolete plant exploded, causing thousands of victims.
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC, co-produced with the Open University and presented by Robert Winston. It follows the lives of 25 children, born at the beginning of the 21st century, as they grow from infancy, through childhood, and on to becoming young adults.
The aim of the series is to build up a coherent and scientifically accurate picture of how the genes and the environment of growing children interact to make a fully formed adult. A large portion of the series is made up of experiments designed to examine these questions. The main topic under consideration is: "Are we born or are we made?". The nature of the family in contemporary Britain is also addressed.
The project is planned to run for 20 years, following its subjects from birth until the age of 20. During the first half of its run a set of about three or four episodes was produced annually. After 2008 new episodes became less frequent, and in 2011 there was some doubt about the future of the programme, including from Winsto