The series explores the vulnerable and often hectic lives of a close group knit of friends and provides a truthful evaluation of how fear and past misfortunes can define our present point of view.
Comedy duo Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld explore topics that, as adults, they ought to know more about. In each episode they go into the field to interview an expert on the subject and return to their studio to re-cap what they have learned.
The decade of the 1980s in Mexico is recreated in lush detail in this documentary that explores the evolution of a society that witnesses destruction and death with the 1985 earthquake and then rises with hope towards the end of the decade.
Since its defeat in WWII, Japan became a world economic power at lightning speed, and underwent an unprecedented economic boom in the mid-1980's, known as the "bubble economy." However, after the bubble burst, the Japanese financial system has continued to slowdown. This series sheds light from an economic angle how the Japanese people have lived during the 70 years since World War II.
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.
Dame Mary Berry knows a thing or two about cooking up a fantastic feast, so she is sharing her cooking skills with novice cooks who aim to create a special celebratory meal for a person who is important to them.
While gathering data on political bribes in Europe, CIA agent Harry is exposed to brainwashing. When killed, his CIA analyst brother and agent Karin try to find the killers etc. Is there a powerful neo-Nazi organization? CIA leak?
This breathtaking series aims at discovering why two very different regions of the planet, very far away from each other, are so rich in biodiversity. Central America is a strip of land connecting two large land masses, a small region with an extraordinary natural richness. The Iberian Peninsula is the most bio-diverse region in Europe, acting as an umbilical cord between Africa and Europe.
Rory O'Connell journeys through Morocco and cooks dishes inspired by his travels, capturing the flavours of the North African country, back home in East Cork.
Meng Fuyao, a woman born from a divine lotus petal. She journeys through the five continents towards the heavens in search of a secret order and to reveal a conspiracy originating from the heavens. In the process, she falls in love with the crown prince Zhangsun Wuji.
Operation Desert Storm began when Iraq refused to withdraw from Kuwait. In 100 hours the American-led coalition destroyed the world's fourth largest army. It was one of the most successful assaults in modern warfare. In 2003, Iraq became a second front in the war on terrorism with Operation Iraqi Freedom.