Biospheres, historic cities or archaeological treasures: Héritages makes you discover the threatened gems of our planet. Faced with the inaction or helplessness of national institutions and large global organizations, individuals engage in their preservation. They raise awareness among local populations and passenger visitors, initiate renovation projects or ecological programs, and thus act as guardians of this endangered world heritage.
Animal Science is an up-coming television show that will be premiered on 30 August 2012. The series will show viewers how and why animals behave using a scientific approach, with 3D animations, graphics and analysis. It is produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions.
The sped-up, super-charged, half-hour history of the top innovators and brands behind the machines that built America. Thrusting viewers from the surprising beginnings all the way up to the present day and spotlighting the story you didn’t know, filling in blanks you didn’t even know were there, from iconic names like Chevrolet, Boeing, and Harley Davidson.
Adam Nicolson looks at how and why whale populations were so drastically reduced in the 20th century, and attempts to see whaling through the eyes of the time.
On The Cover is a game show that premiered on PAX TV on May 17, 2004. It was hosted by Mark L. Walberg, who previously hosted Russian Roulette, and the announcer was Mitch Lewis.
Three contestants competed in a game of identifying people, places and things on covers of magazines, CDs, DVDs and other items, and answering pop culture questions.
ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen was a reality television about nine teenagers from Manchester, who were trained by Michelle Fryatt, a former American beauty queen, to compete in the Miss Teen International 2006 beauty pageant in Chicago. Each week, the participants faced a series of tasks designed to prepare them to compete in the pageant and at the end of each episode, girls were eliminated from the series. In the last programme, the final three girls flew to Chicago and one was selected as the first Miss Teen England International to enter the pageant. The series was produced for Five by North One Television and has been syndicated on the Swedish Channel TV400 as "Från värsting till skönhetsdrottning".
The nine participants were listed in the Daily Star:
⁕Ashlie Robinson
⁕Elena Demetri
⁕Ellen Murphy
⁕Kerry Turner
⁕Laura Wilde
⁕Neisha Berryman
⁕Pavia Ward
⁕Rachel Stewart
⁕Sarah Snabities
Only one of the nine girls was actually the subject of an ASBO case.
This critically acclaimed television and video series from the National Museum of American History is a sweeping and compelling look at the war's military, political and social history. Each episode features dramatic reenactments of important campaigns; first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses and participants read by distinguished actors; period photographs, paintings and artifacts; intriguing expert challenges to traditional historical thinking; original contemporary illustrations; computer enhanced maps; and music of the time.
This richly detailed, visually stunning documentary series covers the entire dramatic saga of World War II in the Pacific. From Manchuria to Hiroshima, the people, armaments, locations and battles of the epic conflict are covered in 20 unforgettable episodes. The Allies' crusade to defeat imperial Japan's bloody expansion featured difficult, heroic fighting at sea, in the air, and on innumerable jungle islands.
Rory O’Connell is probably Ireland’s most experienced cookery teacher – he has been teaching people how to cook for more than 30 years, having co-founded the Ballymaloe Cookery School with his sister, Darina Allen. And in this brand new series, Rory introduces the timeless, classic, and essential techniques, which every cook needs to understand and implement if they want to cook well.