Questions biblical assumptions & looks at new archaeological issues challenging the whole story of biblical Israel. Presented by leading journalist and Britain’s longest-held hostage in Lebanon, John McCarthy, It Ain’t Necessarily So is an enlightening series which questions biblical assumptions and looks at new archaeological issues challenging the whole story of biblical Israel.
The term Kungfu doesn't just mean martial arts but describes someone with extreme skills in any activity. This comes from years of rigorous training through infinite levels of difficulty. Is it possible to have kungfu skills in ordinary motions like walking, jumping, turning, even lying on the back? Harry Yuan, an America fitness coach, sports science graduate and traveller goes back to his roots and the land of kungfu: China.
Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship, the SS Hawking, on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?
Follows powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom, spotlighting the universality of motherhood and exploring what mothers of any species will do to protect their young.
Documentary series charting the story of Queen Victoria after the death of her beloved husband Albert in 1861, examining how one-by-one her children rebelled against her and the family were touched by tragedy.
WWII. The Nazis create an elite team of scientists to scour the globe and mount expeditions to extreme and harsh locations. Their mission: rewrite history and collect ancient artifacts in the name of the thousand-year Reich.
Learn about numbers and counting with Paula and her friends, Tim, Billy, Chalkie, Calc and the Numbers as they go on adventures in different places. From the Amazon jungles to the deepest oceans, and to the hottest deserts and even to outer space.
Jesse James, master fabricator and founder of West Coast Choppers goes back to his metal-shaping roots in this educational and entertaining documentary series. Lots of great choppers and hot rods to see and lots of great tips from Jesse himself. No drama, just metal and grease.
How did the Rapa Nui people disappear? Is South Africa the cradle of Humankind? Who are the builders of Stonehenge? Peter Eeckhout travels the world, meeting with other archeologists to reveal recent findings and shed light on the enigmas of History.
Husband and wife media experts and attorneys Danielle and Andy Mayoras explore the legal ups and downs and fortunes earned and lost by some of America's biggest household names.
Exposing the world's most conniving, creative, and criminally adept con men, Serial Swindlers goes inside their minds. While their crimes and exploits are a ready-made Hollywood script, their escapades have left a trail of heartache, poverty and destruction. Ordinary criminal minds they are not.
Craig Charles, the BBC 6 Music Radio DJ, star of Red Dwarf and Coronation Street, hosts the show alongside world renowned space journalist astrophysicist, and award-winning author Sarah Cruddas. Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies follows sci-fi favourite and long-time UFO enthusiast Craig and astrophysicist Sarah as they scrutinise compelling evidence relating to some of the most perplexing UFO encounters of recent years, revealing never before heard testimony to separate fact from fiction and ask: are the unexplained aerial phenomena prowling our skies extra-terrestrial?
Cinderella, Snowhite, Rapunzel, Robin Hood... We all love their stories but have you ever wondered what their lives might be like behind their fairytales? Increditales revisit classic fairytale characters throughout small sketches staged and narrated by a little girl with a vivid imagination.