Inspired by the music and subjects featured in the series “Godfather of Harlem,” this documentary series brings alive the dramatic true story of Harlem and its music during the 1960s, and connects that history to our present moment.
The Story of HER is a grand theatrical production recounting the extraordinary stories of four legendary women from ancient China. Each episode focuses on different aspects of their lives, including Princess Jieyou, Wu Zetian, Li Qingzhao, and Shen Shou.The show integrates historical records to analyze the political, economic, cultural, and social conditions faced by women at the time.Filmed in a docudrama style, the show invites actresses Lan Xi, Wen Zhengrong, Tao Xinran, and Cao Feiran to perf.
First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced by Blackfella Films over the course of six years, and first aired in October 2008. The documentary is part of a greater project that further consists of a hard-cover book, a community outreach program and a substantial website featuring over 200 mini-documentaries.
The series chronicles the history of contemporary Australia, from the perspective of its first people, or Aborigines. The series is essentially a synthesis of well documented historical information. It relies heavily on archival documents and interpretations from historians and members of both the Indigenous and European community and leaders. The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the arrival of the First Fleet and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia.
The series comprises seven episodes in which it explores what unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was confronted by the British Empire. It explores the lives of particula
For the first time, key figures from John Lennon's life and death—including friends, doctors, and investigators—share personal memories and reveal what happened on the night of his killing.
Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.
Documentary show in which presentor Beau van Erven Dorens visits facilities in The Netherlands that you normally cannot enter such as a hospice, a preventitive custody facility and a burn center. Beau gets a look into the life of the people and employees by staying there for five days and experiencing how it is to work or live there. He also spends the night there, often locked in a room for his own safety.
Most Evil is an American forensics television program on Investigation Discovery presented by forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone of Columbia University. On the show, Stone rates murderers on a scale of evil that Stone himself has developed. The show features profiles on various murderers, serial killers, mass murderers and psychopaths.
In "Floortje To Het Einde Van De Wereld" Floortje Dessing travels to the farthest reaches on earth to visit people that choose to live at such a remote place; out of passion, out of conviction or simply because they follow their heart. Floortje films with them for a few days to listen to their stories and to experience how it is to live at the end of the world.
Behind-the-scenes tales of the British monarchy's residences, with contributions by royal commentators and ex-staff members, who give the lowdown on the stories that have shaped the modern royal family.
Features some of the then-modern theories about dinosaurs and how they lived, from the appearance of early forms like Herrerasaurus, to the Tyrannosaurus and ceratopsians of the Late Cretaceous. Discusses the possibilities whether dinosaurs were active, warm-blooded animals, had parental care, were ancestors to birds, and what caused their extinction.
They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. In the second season of Ultimate Survival Alaska, four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans, and endurance athletes go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire.
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a ten-hour, ten-part television miniseries that aired on the History Channel from April 9 through April 14, 2006. The material was later adapted and published as a book by the same title.
What happens when the one you commit to spend your life with, ends up taking it instead? Narrated by Academy Award winner, Helen Hunt, this series explores several US homicide cases of spouses insidiously killed by their partners. Each story is told by the family, friends, and colleagues who best knew them, and the investigators committed to finding out the truth of twisted lies.
A travel memoir series hosted by award-winning actor, playwright and director Colman Domingo, who takes us on an intimate tour of the cities, places and hidden spots that hold special meaning in his life story.
Skyggesiden (The Shadow Side) goes into detail with the biggest current crime cases - in the company of two of Denmark's most seasoned and knowledgeable crime journalists, Janni Pedersen and Carsten Norton.
Join Jason as he spends his mornings at wet markets across Malaysia. Discovering the origins, stories and processes of local foods, unearthing the markets’ histories and also the livelihood of the vendors.