Every year in Ireland, about 120 people donate their bodies to medical science and education. Unlike organ donation, the person decides to gift their entire corpse to one of Ireland's six medical schools; becoming 'silent teachers' after death. In the Anatomy Department at Trinity College Dublin, the Body Donation programme is overseen by Joint Chief Technical Officers Siobhan Ward and Philomena McAteer. Their job is to look after each new donor, as well as their bereaved families. A PARTING GIFT follows 1st year medical students as their education is enriched by direct contact with the donor remains. The documentaries encompass science & medical history, cultural attitudes towards death & bereavement and the big questions of mortality & spirituality.
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.
The real story of uncovers the true stories upon which some of the most famous, Oscar nominated movies of recent years for bass, but what really happened is far more thrilling and revealing than what made it onto the big screen.
If you were relying on welfare to survive, what would you use it for? Rent? Food? Medicine? Bills? In 2020, over three million Australians were recorded as living below the poverty line. In new SBS three-part documentary series, Could You Survive on the Breadline?, three prominent Australians are about to discover what life is like for millions of people living on the welfare system.
Where The Nature of Existence could only scratch the surface, the Companion Series goes deeper into the most challenging topics in the film, with over 100 experts from all over the world.
Series of reports declassified in 1992 by the Ministry of Defense and that document in detail multiple sightings of unidentified objects within Spanish airspace, mostly carried out by the military. These papers talk about circumstances that really give food for thought: from mere sightings to the vision of crew members inside those objects.
Yasmine Akram visits the playgrounds of the super-rich. She meets Irish ex-pats who have carved successful careers and made fortunes working in these glittering wonderlands.
A re-examination of the tragic murder of a family at a secluded English farmhouse in 1985 using first-hand testimony and unseen archive footage to reflect on the events and the conviction of Jeremy Bamber.
Our planet generates an incredible amount of natural phenomena. From luminescent, electric-blue waves crashing ashore to mysterious fairy circles as far as the eye can see, all are seemingly miraculous in their existence. Some can be reasonably explained, but others baffle even the most experienced of scientists. This series takes us on a journey around our vast planet to discover just how strange and unaccounted for our world can be. Welcome to our Impossible Planet.
This dramatic true crime series reveals how some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses.
Nightmare stories are born from true stories of murder and mayhem. They haunt our childhoods and scare us throughout our lives. Todd Robbins brings to life the real stories that spawned these hair-raising tales.
Filmed over 2 years - from foundations to opening party - this is the amazing story of the total transformation of an abandoned, industrial island into a luxury destination. Battling against isolation, extreme weather and a punishing schedule the teams building paradise must work night and day to deliver this incredibly ambitious project on time.
"Alaska Outdoors" provides an intimate eye on the Alaskan wilderness as outdoor enthusiasts team up to overcome rugged terrain with often-unforgiving conditions. Cameras follow these adventurists as they explore a variety of diverse hunting and fishing opportunities.
There’s a dark side to the internet, and you probably don’t even know it exists. Go behind the positive veneer of social media, communication apps and platforms that have made our lives easier and more connected, and you’ll find criminals using the same apps and platforms to run illicit and dangerous activities.
Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year' is a celebration of one of the symbols of British eccentricity: the humble garden shed, a hallowed land of splendid isolation in nature, and often an arena for creativity. The competitors have all expanded the limits what a shed can be, and what they can be used for. George Clarke pays a visit to the entrants, and has seen recreations of the Millennium Falcon, a museum for antique lawnmowers, and a travelling shed that can reach 80mph. The finalists are the top four sheds entered into each of the eight categories which include Eco, Unexpected, Pub & Entertainment, Workshop & Studio, Unique, Cabin & Summerhouse, Historical and Budget.
Go inside the intense training to become a USAF Pararescue Jumper. Meet the trainees and be there as they endure one of the longest and toughest special operations training courses in the world! Find out who will make it through so "That Others May Live."
Full of action, suspense, and larger than life characters, ‘Aussie Snake Wranglers’ thrusts audiences into Australia’s snake catching world – where one mistake could cost you your life. Stuart and the Aussie Snake Wranglers team put their lives on the line to ensure the safety of those who find a slithering surprise in their home, school or business.