Conspiracy theories, mysteries, secrets and the forbidden are probed with a fresh set of eyes as "America Declassified" delves into the hidden side of the United States. Investigators including former CIA officer Mike Baker, geoscientist and radiological engineering consultant Ben McGee, and investigative reporter Michele McPhee go on location to examine stories and events using new evidence, unprecedented access and never-before-heard-from witnesses. The hourlong episodes incorporate scientific methods, forensics and state-of-the-art surveillance technology to gain new insight into John F. Kennedy's assassination, the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, most-wanted mobster Whitey Bulger's life on the lam, and a rumored doomsday bunker under a major U.S. airport, among other stories. Locals and eyewitnesses also share their accounts of strange sightings, weird goings-on and unexplained phenomena.
A ferry. A train depot. An ice cream factory. With imagination, tenacity and a few bucks, people have turned the most unlikely places into personal palaces. Meet gutsy visionaries who found beauty in dilapidated commercial spaces, turning them into wonderful one-of-a-kind homes.
Dermot O'Leary goes back to his roots in this foodie adventure. Follow him as he explores all the gastronomic delights that the Emerald Isle has to offer.
London is a huge city with a massive story to tell. Trade centre, cultural capital, a place that embraces modernity and also its remarkable history. In this six part series we explore the stories of some of the greatest institutions of London life. Six special programmes include: 'The London Underground', 'Royal London', 'Parks', 'The River Thames', 'Castles' & 'Palaces'!
Chilling criminal cases that captured the nation's imagination will be re-examined and dissected like never before in Inside Crime.
Hosted by Nine's Leila McKinnon and with expert insight from criminologist Garner Clancey, this gripping four-part series has been meticulously researched to expose the real story behind the headlines. Together with actual police videos, dramatic re-enactments, candid interviews and commentary from Australia's leading journalists, some of the country's most brutal crimes from the last ten years will be brought back to life and analysed in a raw and confronting way.
Shines a spotlight on New Zealand's most prominent architects and the country's most spectacular structures. In each episode, a featured architect takes host Matthew Ridge around New Zealand to visit their favourite houses.
Four families, with a longing to escape the demands of the modern world, head back over a hundred years to the turn of the 20th century. In this major new series, The 1900 Island, they are living for a month as a small Welsh fishing community on the dramatic tidal island of Llanddwyn, off the coast of Anglesey. It's a time of hand-to-mouth existence for the families - the Powers, the Davies, couple Kate Evans and Arwel John and the Barkers - as they come face to face with the harsh reality of one of the toughest ways to make a living in 1900 Britain. They must adapt quickly to their new way of life but bad weather, lack of experience and limited rations lead to hunger and frustrations. Can a last-minute effort by the women save the day.
See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a British two-part television serial directed by Christopher Menaul. It was produced by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV during May 2006. It tells the story of the Moors Murders, which were committed during the 1960s by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, from the view of Hindley's sister Maureen Smith and her husband David.
Human Resources is an unconventional, comedic, behind-the-scenes look at TerraCycle, an innovative recycling company whose mission is to eliminate the idea of waste. TerraCycle takes anything and everything that is landfill boundfrom potato chip bags to cigarette buttsand recycles, upcycles, reuses, or otherwise transforms these objects into something else. Using science, creativity, and a little DIY attitude, it's changing the way we think about trash.
This new series for RTÉ One reveals the hard work and imagination ordinary people have put into their gardens across the island. We’ve sought out the best amateur gardeners to celebrate the joy of transforming your own space. Each week three contestants will open their gates to our experts horticulturalist Jimi Blake, garden designer Niall Maxwell and landscape designer Ingrid Swan. The experts will take the tour, examining every leaf and sniff every flower, to evaluate the gardens. How the garden is laid out, how the planting has been done, and what features have been added, are all investigated. But we also want to know what the garden means to the owner. Maybe it’s a place of adventure for kids, perhaps it’s a special space for relaxation, or maybe it’s a fully functional extension of your home, for entertaining and dining. How the garden fits into and enhances your life is an important factor too.
The historian explores the land that inspired her passion for the past by embarking upon a 900-mile journey along the river Nile and examining how it shaped ancient Egypt.
Everyone knows heavy haulage: large parts are transported on big trucks with yellow warning lights on streets. However, all that is "peanuts" compared to our "mega transports": heavier, larger, more complicated and more unusual. These require pinpoint planning, which can only take place with special safety precautions, and for which large teams plan months in advance before things are ready.
The seafloor of the Atlantic is littered with mysteries, prompting professional salvage diver Tony Sampson and his team to brave the shifting currents and bone-chilling legends of Nova Scotia in search of answers.