Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land "down under," the one island continent that has got it all. Join NOVA on the ultimate Outback road trip, an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the window of the Australian continent.
Join Tom Gates in his brilliant world. Meet Tom's friends and family, sing to some epic songs, play along with fantastic games. Also, watch Liz Pichon, the author and illustrator of the Tom Gates books, show you how to doodle.
This engaging film tells the story of Walt Whitman’s remarkable life (1819-1892), the turbulent era in which he lived, and the timeless poetry he created. This documentary brings to life many of Whitman's most famous poems.
The First 48 takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations as it follows homicide detectives in the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations, giving viewers unprecedented access to crime scenes
Follow the adventures of Bino and Fino from Nigeria as each day brings something new for them to learn. It could be an African dish, an animal, a country, a word in an African language, a musical instrument, African geography or folktale.
A game show featuring three different parent-kid pairs. The game begins with two interactive trivia based rounds where parents and kids try to answer questions correctly about each other. The third and final round is an exciting bake-off.
Nicole Curtis is back to rescue overwhelmed do-it-yourselfers in Detroit who feel they're out of options on restoring their historic homes. With a mix of resourcefulness and sweat equity, she shares her secrets to put them on the path to their dream home.
Deck Wars is a 2011 Canadian television series, airing on HGTV. It is considered a sister series to Decked Out, and like Decked Out, stars Paul Lafrance and his deck building crew. Unlike its sister series, Deck Wars is a game show that pits two teams of contestants against each other in building a deck in two days with a common theme.
Featuring dramatic footage of real-life, life-saving rescues, Saved on Camera presents the inspirational stories of everyday heroes who sprang into action, even when it meant putting their own lives on the line. Their superhuman deeds were captured on camera phones, dash cams, body cams, and CCTV in the heat of the moment. And as these brave souls explain what drove them to intervene on that fateful day, we witness their heart-warming, emotional reunions with the people they saved.
This series profiles people who had simple ideas that they, through hard work and perseverance, turned into highly successful products. Each hour long episode includes multiple inspirational stories that contain their share of drama but end with big payoffs for the inventors. Those profiled include the creator of the Java Jacket, the cardboard sleeve that is ubiquitous on coffee cups, and the inventor of the Rollerblade, whose subsequent idea for a collapsible garden hose made him additional millions. Each tale begins with the "light bulb moment" when the idea was first conceived, continuing through the development and eventual marketing of the product that resulted from the initial thought.
A golden apple inscribed 'for the fairest' is sent to a feast at Olympus. Unable to decide between the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and Athena, Zeus decides to let a mortal choose.
The Parables Retold is a series of short films based on some of the most famous of Jesus’ parables. Created in the UK, this series brings these stories to life by adapting them to screen and to the present day. What kind of characters or circumstances might have Jesus used if He were to tell the same parables today?
These films don’t replace the parables of the bible, they connect people to them. The parables have chimed with people for generations and it is a privilege to tell them in a new way for the generation of today
Kiss of Death tells the true, heart-stopping stories of love gone wrong. Vivid dramatization examines how initial feelings of excitement, desire and passion escalate into the most unthinkable acts of crime.