A unique social experiment that brings together elderly people in a retirement community with a group of 4-year-olds. Could this encounter between young and old help transform the lives of the elderly?
Comedian Guy Williams presents a spinoff of New Zealand Today, this time looking to the future as he brings his signature sense of humour to investigate some of the challenges facing Aotearoa.
A 3-chapter documentary about the stories we tell ourselves around creativity. Using a plethora of studies from anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, the film tries to demystify the way we use our brains to create, to make art and science.
The products of our minds are extraordinary, but the process in which they are brought about are in fact, quite ordinary. Shakespeare copied. Mozart copied. Picasso copied too. But we're still obsessed with originality.
We're living in the most creative time in humanity's existence, so maybe it's time to rethink our preconceptions about creativity.
Follow the German wrestling tag team 'Pretty Bastards' as they make their way through the independent wrestling circuit.
Maggot and Prince Ahura. Two characters who couldn't be more different and yet have much more in common than wrestling. The Bastards themselves and many of their companions will guide you through this unique place called the World of Wrestling. Always on the dream of wrestling for a living one day, their minds are always battling obstacles, injuries, and sometimes themselves. Through ups and downs, success and failure, the Pretty Bastards don't just build a Tag-Team up in wrestling, but a real brotherhood. Meet the Bastard Sons of Wrestling!
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
This 12-part series, hosted by Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, revisits some brilliant Australian rock and pop concerts, exploring the intriguing stories behind them and what specifically made each show so special.
By talking to people who were there; band members, tour managers, authors and musicians from other bands, Mark sheds light on the special circumstances that led to each of the concerts featured, becoming such extraordinary, memorable events. Through Mark’s terrific understanding of songwriting, performance and music history, the viewer is transported on a journey of musical discovery. Viewers get to hear recollections from people who were there, including the fascinating behind-the-scenes circumstances that combined to create these exceptional evenings.
Each concert is unforgettable and unique due to a distinct set of circumstances, and Mark Lizotte helps us to re-experience these distinctive musical moments with insight and a healthy dose of curiosity, irreverence and wit.
Join adventurer and science expert Coyote Peterson and his crew on a variety of expeditions to dispel myths about dangerous insects, capture the splendor of hiking trails, introduce rare sea animals and much more on this revolutionary science and nature series.
Food Feuds is a weekly series hosted by Iron Chef Michael Symon that premiered on Food Network October 10, 2010. The show features food rivalries or "feuds" between local restaurants in cities around the United States.