How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls.
Paul Murton sets out to experience island life today. He uncovers the past and reveals its connections with the present, pointing to the quirky, the surprising and the beautiful lying just offshore.
SaraJane and her four daughters from Southern California pool their savings and head to Alaska in an attempt to reopen their deceased Grandfather’s gold mines, one in Nome and another 500 miles away in Fairbanks. Working side by side with grizzled Alaskan mining crews, SJ and her daughters face everything Alaska has to offer, and then some.
A drama about the life and times of larger than life barrister, Michael Bungay. Spanning several decades chronicling good, evil, rights, wrongs, strengths and flaws, all centred around one of NZ's most infamous characters.
Four dynamic women embark on the journey of a lifetime as they transform into men to experience life from the opposite side. With the help of a special effects make-up team and skilled voice and movement coaches, each woman develops her own alter ego and spends two days living in a man’s world.
The second planet from the sun, Venus, with its toxic overheated surface, has long been neglected by planetary mission planners. Lately, Earth's sister planet has taken center stage in one of the greatest quests in science today: the search for life-bearing exo-planets across the Milky Way galaxy. This quest hinges on several essential questions: Why did planet Earth live, and why did Venus die?
Featuring renovation expert Carter Oosterhouse who leads three teams as they battle it out to transform dilapidated homes in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taking on the rundown houses in a distressed neighborhood, the teams will renovate one home each – while also living together – in a bid to raise the property value of the community surrounding them. The team that increases the appeal of their home to the max goes home with the grand prize of $50,000 and their home renovation will be featured on Dwell magazine’s website. Designer, Kathy Kuo, and Cincinnati-based house flipper, Jim Bronzie, judge the team’s renovations.
Smash Lab was a reality television series that premiered on December 26, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. The idea of the show is to take everyday technology and test it in "extraordinary ways."
Push Girls is an American reality television series on the Sundance Channel. A sneak peek episode, and original premiere date, aired on April 17, 2012, with the official debut on June 4, 2012. Push Girls chronicles the lives of four women - Angela Rockwood, Tiphany Adams, Mia Schaikewitz and Auti Angel - who have been paralyzed by illness or accident and displays the day-to-day challenges and triumphs they encounter. The series is set in Los Angeles, California.
It was announced on November 15, 2012, that AMC Networks began production on the 10 episode second season. The second season premiered on June 3, 2013.
Chefs battle with cooking, strategy, and survival skills for the throne. Weekly rulers emerge through cultural challenges, while eliminations and new entries keep six players in play. The winner takes home $100K.
When top restaurateurs are in need of an executive chef, they turn to Anne Burrell. To find the right fit, Anne puts chef candidates through the toughest job interview of their lives.
Joe Hauser, an Army Infantry Sergeant, gets his DD214, the document that means he is now a civilian. With his newfound freedom in hand, he drives across the country to start a job as a graphic designer, a skill he perfected by drawing on porta potties across multiple combat zones. Fresh out of the military and never having had a civilian job, Joe hilariously finds himself on a quest for the two things that every military veteran searches for when they get out: Tribe and Purpose, as well as the one thing every human seeks: Love.
Situated in rural Essex, straight-talking fashion partners Jo Cooke and Alison Law are transforming wedding dress shopping for plus-size brides. Curvy Brides Boutique is a paradise for its clients. With rails of wedding dresses from size 16 to 40, Jo and Alison are standing by to make sure brides feel amazing on the inside as well as look incredible on the outside.
Celebrate some of the greatest cars ever made. Well-known motoring experts come together to champion their favourite iconic vehicles, revealing what it is that makes these cars so spectacular.
A disgraced journalist returns to Dirty Neck, his Florida hometown, to become a local hero with the knack of reporting lurid stories of "stupid people doing stupid things", much to the chagrin of the town's controlling and shifty mayor.