Journalist David Farrier goes on a quest to small town New Zealand to find the average Kiwi. What he finds in this mockumentary series, is a lovable bunch of people who are anything but ordinary or average. Each week he meets a new local, all played by Rhys Darby.
A 17-part television documentary series on the history of modern pop music covering some of the many different genres that have fallen under the label of "popular music" between the mid-19th century and 1976, including folk, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville and music hall, musical theatre, country, swing, jazz, blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll and others.
Living Smaller is a whole new way to make money, a new way to vacation, and even a new way to work. See how creative folks have transformed their lives in big ways by turning unconventional and unique spaces into amazing short term rental businesses, uber-functional smaller spaces to call home, and vacation destinations you’d never want to leave. Explore the amazing abodes of luxury little treehouses, modern container houseboats, vintage trailers, and everything in-between! Living Smaller shows you how these homeowners have incorporated the best small-solutions and creative inventions into the way they live, and just may inspire you to change yours. When innovation and imagination collide, the opportunities to change your life are endless! So, think big and live smaller!
While the terms "quantum physics" and "Theory of Relativity" are used casually every day, not many people know what they really mean. Yet these theories have had a profound impact not only on science and technology, but also on our world view.
This intriguing 6-part documentary series explores the concepts of physics from familiar theories, such as Newton's Law of Gravity, to the latest in scientific research, like string theory and M-theory. By connecting all of this research with the medium of light, we can gain a deeper understanding not only of our immediate reality, but of the unseen realities that are hidden beyond our perception. Starting with Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Physics of Light explores the true nature of light, peers inside the atom, and looks ahead to the most cutting edge theories in physics.
PBS revealed more about the upcoming series in a press release. On February 5, 2024, PBS KIDS will debut LYLA IN THE LOOP, a funny and engaging new animated series for kids ages 4-8.
Reality show following Little Women: LA star Terra Jole which begins as she prepares to welcome her baby into the world and continues following the adventures of the family.
Weird Waters is an animated fantasy series about three BFFFs (best fish friends forever) on the freshwater adventure of a lifetime. Follow BZ and I.M. Tiger, two tropical fish who accidentally land in the deep end of a magical pond.
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start from 1864 with the the first murder on a British railway.
Throughout the centuries great empires have been erected, whose creators have governed nations, regions and continents for hundreds and even thousands of years. From the great civilizations of antiquity to the first world powers of our days, this series reviews the legacy left to us by the great empires that have written the history of humanity.
Combining computer-generated images with dramatic reconstructions, experts and historians analyze the role these civilizations have played and how their heritage has survived to this day.
Two children at a crime scene. One is guilty; the other, a witness. 25 years later, one is trying to forget, while the second one will never be able to.
Plastic surgery is big business, worth more than three billion pounds a year in the UK; but all cosmetic procedures have risks and if the surgery goes wrong the results can be dramatic, life-changing and even deadly.
The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft, and church pews.
Having consolidated his Ontario power base, Bob is using his profits from the drug business to expand into a whole range of more legitimate enterprises while looking for ways to gain a foothold in the corridors of political power. And it seems he will stop at nothing to be reunited with his estranged wife Karen. Little does he know that his old nemesis Ross – long presumed dead – is about to launch an all-out campaign to bring him to his knees.