Following the journey of five of the most memorable teams – England, Italy, Cameroon, Yugoslavia, and the Italia 90 World Cup Winners West Germany - this three-part documentary will combine edge–of-the-seat drama on the pitch with the momentous historical shifts that were happening beyond it. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the civil wars of Yugoslavia; English hooliganism of the 1980s to the rise of a new culture of football in the 1990s, we will discover how Italia 90 was a tournament played in the crucible of a changing world.
A look at the life of Giovanni Di Stefano, a fraudster who pretended to be a lawyer so that he could defend the likes of Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosevic, Charles Manson and others.
Tasmanian devils are the bruisers of the animal kingdom: feisty, fearless, and always up for a fight. But despite being at the top of the food chain, these marsupials face extinction due to a deadly disease they pass on to one another through biting. Join conservationists as they step into the turf of this brawling ball of ferocity, in a bid to rescue them from themselves.
As pieces of our past disappear, groups all over the world are beginning to seek out unique items, many the last of their kind, and restore them. This series follows a different group of these individuals each week as they complete these restorations of these one of a kind objects, sometimes taking years and millions of dollars to do so.
In the early days of the internet all kinds of businesses rush to get online, and the web becomes the new wild west. When one couple in Wales “log on” and pay $12,000 to adopt two baby twins from America it causes world-wide outrage. The tabloid press lead accusations that the unregulated internet is facilitating the sale of babies from overseas.
Tracking a specialist tactical unit from Kent Police who hunt down and capture suspects who have gone on the run. Featuring dramatic manhunts, investigations and chases, it's a game of tactics and nerve for Sgt Ian Cameron and his team.
Sinister real-life crimes from across the UK are re-explored through CCTV footage, police files and accounts from those directly involved in solving the case.