How does an oil platform work? What keeps a Boeing 747 up in the air? How big is the engine of a cross channel ferry? Engineering Giants lets us see these monster machines like never before. With access to some of the most fascinating demolition jobs on the planet, we'll get under the skin some of the largest things mankind has ever created and show you how they really work.
The Secret History of My Family' is a documentary created from a two-year research project, exploring social mobility over a 200-year period. The miniseries explores Britain's history using particular case studies, tracing family ancestry throughout the years and examining whether social ranks have changed within them. During the Victorian era, working-class citizens often went unrecorded in official documents, however dark times brought upper-class missionaries to their aid. With the written accounts of these upper-class visitors, the BBC Documentaries team have been able to trace down descendants to British families today. Over four episodes, different families discuss what they have discovered about their lineage and social backgrounds.
Send in the Dogs is a British documentary television series about the work of the British Transport Police's police dogs. The first series of four episodes aired on ITV from 15 July to 5 August 2008. The show was renewed the following year, and a second series of eight episodes aired on ITV from 21 July to 8 September 2009.
Dating show where Aussie singles and their friends swipe right to find a match. They judge and they're judged as they swipe through profiles on a dating app. If they get lucky, they go on a date.
Meet Aaron Best: a former NBA player who has fallen on hard times. The favorite son in a city where high school basketball stars are eternally idolized. Amid a government takeover in the city, Aaron catches the attention of Rose Fiori, the city's Political Kingmaker, who is intent on ensuring Camden's billion-dollar Development Initiative funnels directly into her purse.
Its Groundhog Day! And fun-loving Groundhog Dave has come out of his shack to predict the weather…only to discover his beloved town of Bucketville has been hijacked by a devious land developer!
Five pair of offroad enthusiasts try to conquer the rugged back country of Alaska's less traveled terrain for there chance at a $100,000 purse. Alliances will be made and broken as they push their vehicles and each other to the limits.
Biographer A.N. Wilson uncovers the intriguing personal life of Queen Victoria through her journals and letters in this psychological portrait of Britain's longest reigning monarch. With Queen Victoria's writings read by Anna Chancellor.
Learn English with Lingokids! These videos offers a perfect introduction to English for young learners. Children will enjoy singing along and getting to know the loveable Lingokids characters as they learn English. The songs cover a variety of topics - from food and toys to farm animals and the ABCs.
Biospheres, historic cities or archaeological treasures: Héritages makes you discover the threatened gems of our planet. Faced with the inaction or helplessness of national institutions and large global organizations, individuals engage in their preservation. They raise awareness among local populations and passenger visitors, initiate renovation projects or ecological programs, and thus act as guardians of this endangered world heritage.
Join Laura Alexandra as she travels Serbia for the first time in this 6 part series. Serbia has connected West with East for centuries - a land in which civilizations, cultures, faiths, climates and landscapes meet and mingle - and Laura experiences just some of these offerings in this travel series.