Pet Rescue was a British daytime TV series broadcast on Channel 4. Launched in January 1997, it chronicled various pets and animals being rescued, cared for, and then either rehoused or returned to the wild.
Produced by Bazal Productions/Endemol for Channel 4, and with a theme tune penned by Simon May, it ran to a set format, which developed little over time:
⁕A central presenter
⁕A location, based around an RSPCA office
⁕A couple of 'show' stories which were intertwined, and reached conclusion within that show - i.e.: animal rehoused/released into wild
⁕A longer story about a particular animal, species or animal issue
The program closed with an "advert" for a particular animal which had spent a lot of time in a rescue home, which the public could call in to apply to rehouse. This later feature followed normal RSPCA rehousing procedures, and was not a "lottery".
Presenters included:
⁕Mark Evans
⁕Tris Payne
⁕Matthew Robertson
⁕Wendy Turner Webster
⁕Helen Page
Channel 4 axed the series
Known as 'The Angel of Death' Beverley Allitt was responsible for the murder of 4 children, attempted murder of 3 more and grievous bodily harm of 6 others, all whilst employed in the role of a nurse on a children's ward in Lincolnshire. A Nurse is the last person you'd expect to turn out to be a serial killer.
How life went on as war raged around. War has never been limited to the battlefield. It destroys cities and kills loved ones; it casts an almost impenetrable shadow over everything it touches … but life somehow finds a way to shine, even in the toughest of times. Using archive materials and expert interviews across three eye-opening episodes, Living in the Shadow of WW2 explores the ups and downs of everyday life - with a focus on Great Britain - while the greatest war in history raged on.
My Dream Farm follows first time farmers as they give up their ordinary, urban lives to live off the land. Writer, broadcaster and farmer, Monty Don, mentors the new farmers as they face steep learning curves.
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Jonathan Bird's Blue World is an educational television program about the underwater world. The show is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on PBS stations in the US. The program is designed for family viewing, and each segment finds Bird trying to unravel a mystery, witness an animal behavior or explore an underwater environment. The first season consisted of 5 half-hour programs filmed in standard definition, and the second season contained 7 half-hour programs shot in high-definition. The third season won four New England Emmy Awards. The second season also won four New England Emmy Awards. The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on the Blue World website as webisodes. Season four is currently in production.
Continuing his work on his latest project "Defa", famous author Aktan Koral receives a mysterious call and goes to the house where he grew up. The main characters of the books he has written so far and his grandmother who died years ago are waiting for him in this house.
Born in Zonguldak in 1997, Mert Uzunmehmet started his film career as an actor. In 2020, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Eastern European International Film Awards with the short film The Prism. Uzunmehmet then turned to directing and attracted attention with his six-episode web series DEFA, which he wrote and directed in 2021. This project was released on Amazon Prime and attracted great attention, especially in the USA.
Father Wade Menezes and EWTN Theology Advisor Tom Nash explore the biblical story of the Mass, which is prefigured in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New, and spans the breadth of Scripture and beyond.