The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999.
The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years.
The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.
A collaboration series with Melanie Martinez and YouTube Music looking into the inspiration behind K-12.
Melanie Martinez's creative drive and talents as a visual artist have long distinguished her from other musicians. With her debut album Cry Baby, Melanie introduced the world to her distinctly original vision with hits like “Pity Party”, “Pacify Her”, “Alphabet Boy”, “Carousel” and “Sippy Cup”. Creating unique music videos for each album track, including “Soap/Training Wheels” and “Tag, You're It/Milk and Cookies”, Melanie portrays the traumas and insecurities of the album's titular character over a bed of electro pop, alternative and hip-hop. Her latest triumph K-12, an inspired new album and feature film directed by and starring Melanie, brings together a melting pot of low-key hip-hop, soulful pop and indie-leaning electro with whimsical, surreal visuals and magical realism to stunning results.
A female lawyer with connections to much of the Danish underworld decides to break away from her old environment. She becomes a mole for a group of journalists, and with a hidden camera, she starts exposing everything from bikers to lawyers and major businesspeople.
Explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages. Location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction are used to tell the stories of six castles tested by siege.
Every year, a 20-page Scavenger Hunt list plunges the University of Chicago into fun, sleepless chaos. This series will bring the audience into the action, following three top teams as they race to complete the list, and answering the question of what happens when the best and brightest turn their focus towards the silliest things you’ve ever seen.
Yuta Cafe is a spin-off miniseries of Kamen Rider Gaim launched in December 2013, which ran for nine months. In the show Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) will bake a fruit-based pastry and invite the cast members of the show to eat them while interviewing them.
The daily lives of persons of short stature, people who do not go unnoticed and for whom each day brings its share of unexpected events. The protagonists embrace their difference and live their lives to the fullest.
We Shall Remain is a five-part, 7.5 hour documentary series about the history of Native Americans spanning the 17th century to the 20th century. It was a collaborative effort with several different directors, writers and producers working on each episode, including directors Chris Eyre, Ric Burns and Stanley Nelson Jr. Actor Benjamin Bratt narrated the entire series. It is part of the American Experience series and premiered April 13, 2009.