It all starts on 1830, when young George Stephenson manufactures the first steam engine and the first railway networks are built soon after. Railway becomes a crucial factor in the development of trade and military strength for a country, with its ability to quickly transport soldiers and munitions. Railways expand rapidly in Europe and arrive soon in Greece.
Jane McDonald goes on a tour of the place she calls home, Yorkshire, as she explores the history, beauty and warmth of the county she's lived all her life.
The nation’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the world’s greatest cities, Berlin, Paris and Rome, for this brand-new ITV documentary series.
A full-scale travel documentary program that portrays the beautiful landscapes, lifestyles, and activities of people across various regions in Japan. Presented in an omnibus format, it allows viewers to immerse themselves in the nostalgic and irreplaceable scenery of Japan.
Observational documentary series about social housing tenants across the UK looking to exchange homes, following individuals and families as they search for their ideal properties.
Delve into the psyche of the Formula 1 driver. Former world champions, experts and journalists reveal the agony and ecstasy of winning (and losing) the world championship as they focus on an epic 2021 season, the breath-taking battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen and it's jaw-dropping finale.
The show documents Japanese festivals - matsuri - which are local cultural events where everyone involved in organizing, participating, and observing becomes engrossed as one. It aims to capture the vitality and unity that these festivals bring to contemporary Japan.
The capital of the Heian period, where it is said that Emperor Shirakawa once lamented, ‘The waters of the Kamo River, the dice of the board game sugoroku, and the mountain monks—these are the things that do not sit well with my heart’, is built upon a vast alluvial fan. It is said that the Kyoto Basin contains a volume of water equivalent to that of Lake Biwa. This abundance of water and the flow of its rivers have nurtured the culture of Kyoto.
In this programme, we will introduce the culture of Kyoto through the lens of ‘water’.
200 years after the Greek Revolution, this documentary revisits the key moments that led a nation to be reborn and reclaim its Hellenic identity, from the ideological factors that ignited a revolution to the battles that forever scarred it