Jonathan Phillips attempts to find the answer to the question: How did Christianity grow and develop from just a small, Jewish sect to the largest, and majority, dominant religion of the West?
Most killers know their victims but recently there has been an alarming rise in 'stranger murders'. This is the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met.
(CA) A team led by criminologist and former detective Dr. Mike Arntfield uses its advanced skills, which include medical biophysics and private investigating along with 21st-century technology to try to solve longstanding mysteries and give victims' families closure. In each episode, the team goes into the field in search of new leads by talking with family members, dissecting new and old evidence, and re-enacting the crimes in their quest to solve these longstanding mysteries.
Kim Gravel is not only one of America's most successful pageant coaches, she's also one of the most outspoken. That outspokenness, of course, makes her the perfect subject for a reality show. `Kim of Queens' follows Gravel as she, along with her mother and sister, tries to find diamonds in the rough that she can transform into confident young women who can find success on the pageant scene. A former self-proclaimed `ugly duckling' who was crowned Miss Georgia at the age of 16, Gravel searches for young people whom others might pass over on first glance and whom she can groom to be beauty queens. Her philosophy is that beauty isn't just about what's on the outside but also on the inside. She now uses her experience and engaging personality to provide the young hopefuls with advice she believes can take the girls to the top of the industry.
The Naked Archaeologist is a television show produced for VisionTV in Canada and History International in the US that is hosted and prepared by the Emmy Award–winning journalist Simcha Jacobovici together with Avri Gilad. The show ultimately reviews Biblical stories, then tries to find proof for them by exploring the Holy Land looking for archaeological evidence, personal inferences, deductions, and interviews with scholars and experts.
Subsequent to its original run on VisionTV, it was picked up in the U.S. by The History Channel and its sister network, History International.
The third season began airing on Vision TV on March 22, 2010 and on History International on November 8, 2010.
After years of competing as rivals, four of the world's strongest men travel the world investigating strongman legends and taking on epic feats of strength in a quest to prove who really is the Strongest Man in History.
Justine Clarke takes a road trip into the heart of Australian country music, discovering how these musicians capture who we are as a people and a nation.
Break out the crucifix, get some garlic, and say your prayers cause Elvira's coming for a visit. This October the Mistress of the Dark, herself, is digging up some awful-er-awesome movies for 13 Nights of Elvira! Elvira takes on some of the best of the worst modern B movies like Puppet Master, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, and Evil Bong and skewers them in the sexy, spooky way that only she can.
Four teens who are in a band called Mudpit decide to compete in a contest where the prize is a recording contract. They are drawn into a world that is part animated, part reality.
Exploring the crimes of infamous serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr. who preyed on women in South Central Los Angeles over a span of 25 years; exploring the personal stories of the victims who were all but forgotten.
Determined to succeed, one in gastronomy, the other in business, Boriss and Samy open a kebab shop in their town. Despite their overwhelming desire to do well and endless ideas, their establishment does not achieve the expected success. Accompanied with sarcasm by PV, a long-time customer, they juggle between boldness and failure together.
That's So Weird was a Canadian sketch comedy television show owned by the Halifax Film Company and was broadcast on YTV. The show has been described as SCTV or Mad TV for teenagers and includes an array of comedic skits.
A spotlight on the elite world of hip-hop majorette competitions. Coach Dianna Williams (aka "Miss D") and her Dancing Dolls troupe refuse to lose, pushing themselves to the limit each week in the relentless pursuit of victory. Every pump, thrust and high kick on "Bring It!" highlights the triumphs and struggles of intense competition, where errors aren't tolerated, mediocrity isn’t excused and only a win is acceptable.
Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.