Set in the Palace Museum of the Forbidden City, this series follows generations of skilled conservators who restore China’s cultural treasures, from paintings and bronzes to textiles and ceramics. Across centuries of history and hardship, these artisans revive the soul of each artifact, transforming decay into beauty and revealing the quiet dedication behind the preservation of humanity’s shared heritage.
A look back at what Americans have considered “cool” throughout the decades examining the people, places, and things that define this ubiquitous, amorphous word.
The Internet is a revolution that has no equal in the history of mankind. Digital is changing man and society in unexpected ways. What we call the future in the most technologically advanced countries is already present. A journey through the most advanced research centers and startuppers, abroad and in Italy, to understand how these changes are changing our way of life and our identity.
Russell Kane, joined by a different online star every episode, is convinced that, even though they have no survival skills or knowledge of the local language or customs, they can be dropped anywhere in the world and survive with only their mobile phone for help.
A new generation of fearless Australian treasure hunters are on a quest to unearth some of the world's rarest & ancient crystals. Five teams scour the oldest geology on earth, fueled by an eight-billion-dollar a year global crystal industry.
Degrassi Talks was a Canadian television series which aired in 1992. A sequel to the popular Degrassi series of television shows, Degrassi Talks was a six-episode documentary series which featured popular Degrassi actors discussing health and social issues with teenaged audiences. Each episode was hosted by one Degrassi actor, although other actors participated in the series as well. Topics included drug abuse, gay rights, depression, and teenage pregnancy.
The show was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in cooperation with Health and Welfare Canada.
Episodes of Degrassi Talks were packaged in the Degrassi Junior High DVD set.
Fugitive Hunters Mexico" follows an undercover unit as they investigate, track and capture American fugitives who have crossed the border to evade justice. With intel from the FBI, DEA, US Marshals and Mexican authorities, this taskforce locates and apprehends US fugitives hiding out in Mexico to hand them over to law enforcement in the US to face justice for their crimes.
Follows the life of Bill Walton, from his earliest days as a high school basketball phenom to his wildly successful years at UCLA, injury plagued professional career, political & social activism, and eccentric personality.
Ancient X Files travels around the world to solve some intriguing riddles. Each story is a piece of detective work by an expert trying to make sense of some puzzling ancient artefact, to find the truth behind some extraordinary legend, to discover the origins of a bizarre myth or to establish the authenticity of a venerated religious relic. This series explores the bits of archaeology and history which seem to defy explanation.
Our experts are following chains of clues and putting theories to the test, in an effort to explain the unexplained. Ancient X Files investigates claims about the whereabouts of the lost Ark of the Covenant; attempts to establish the authenticity of a cup some believe to be the Holy Grail; tries to de-code the mysterious Phaistos disc; investigates a cloth which is believed to carry traces of the DNA of Jesus Christ; and deciphers an encrypted book of alchemy written by the great Sir Isaac Newton.
Throughout the ages, civilisations have risen up and then disappeared. Ancient Apocalypse seeks to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature.
Recounts how the struggle between North and South, long defined by battles like Gettysburg, Antietam, and Bull Run, was actually dependent on events in the West. Although often overlooked, the western theatre saw some of the conflict's bloodiest encounters, such as Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chickamauga, and featured iconic leaders.