If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at least 30,000 years, humans have represented the naked form in a variety of ways. From the ideal to the real, the Romantic to the Surrealist, there have been almost no end of works devoted to the unclothed human body. This series - presented by writer and broadcaster Tim Marlow - will examine those artworks, the societies that produced them and the artists that made them.
Jonathan Bird's Blue World is an educational television program about the underwater world. The show is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on PBS stations in the US. The program is designed for family viewing, and each segment finds Bird trying to unravel a mystery, witness an animal behavior or explore an underwater environment. The first season consisted of 5 half-hour programs filmed in standard definition, and the second season contained 7 half-hour programs shot in high-definition. The third season won four New England Emmy Awards. The second season also won four New England Emmy Awards. The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on the Blue World website as webisodes. Season four is currently in production.
Things To Try Before You Die was an Australian travel show that was produced by and aired on the Nine Network. Making its debut on 17 July 2007, each episode of the show focused on a particular country and counted down the top 30 things that one 'must try' in that country.
The show was similar to Getaway, a travel show also airing on the Nine Network.
Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez is a reality sportsman television series produced and hosted by Dan Hernandez and airing in syndication since 1990. The show takes viewers to various places, finding perfect spots for catching large numbers of fish. The series is also available on DVD.
A 13-part series showcasing outstanding short films from more than a dozen countries in all genres, including comedy, drama, documentary, animation and music videos.
There is no question that Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in human history. His works are filled with love, action, revenge - all the makings of a top-grossing movie. However, Shakespeare's use of language often makes it difficult to follow his plays. this series explains the origins of his style and breaks down some of his best-known plays with simple synopses and character analyses.
The Mike Wallace Interview is a series of 30-minute television interviews conducted by host Mike Wallace from 1957 to 1960.
Before The Mike Wallace Interview was televised nationally on prime-time in 1957, Wallace had risen to prominence a year earlier with Night-Beat, a television interview program that aired in New York City.
Mis 3 Hermanas is a successful Venezuelan telenovela produced by RCTV and distributed internationally by RCTV International. An original story written by Perla Farías, the telenovela starred Scarlet Ortiz and Ricardo Alamo as the main protagonists.
Hoota and Snoz is a short computer generated animation series created by Blue Rocket Productions in Hobart, Tasmania and broadcast on the ABC. It centres on two characters, Hoota and Snoz. They start by walking towards something, or starting to do something. Snoz will be successful when completing this task and Hoota will then attempt to repeat it, but less successfully. Hoota will receive a comical item or do something against his will, and Snoz will laugh. Hoota and Snoz was the first fully 3D CG television series produced in Australia and has now been broadcast in over 100 countries.
Relatively Speaking was an American TV game show that aired in syndication from September 5, 1988 to June 23, 1989.
The series was hosted by comedian John Byner, with John Harlan announcing. The object of the game was for four celebrities to identify a famous person who is related to an in-studio contestant.
Playing on Byner's comedic skills, before each day's first game began, a video clip was shown of Byner impersonating a famous character or person while explaining the rules of the game.
Runway Moms is an American reality television program created for the Discovery Health Channel. It is a documentary style show profiling women that work for Expecting Models, a modeling agency that specializes in pregnant models and actresses.
Each episode highlights a different model mom-to-be and her unique pregnancy and birth story. The models are followed on their photo shoots and share their prenatal secrets to staying fit and glamorous. Agency owner Liza Elliott-Ramirez, mother of two, acts as both an agent and confidant for the models.
Runway Moms was broadcast on the Discovery Health Channel in the United States, the Discovery Channel in Australia, and on Discovery Home & Health in southeast Asia.