Narrated by Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, this series objectively documents religions worldwide with interviews from experts. Explore issues that probe the very core of our existence and offer a deeper understanding of global spiritual beliefs.
TVNZ 2 are bringing the smash hit show First Dates to New Zealand, a lovable new series that explores all the simple wonders of a first date. We're searching for people genuinely looking for love, men and women from across New Zealand who are currently single. No competition, no eliminations - just a First Date. Where it goes from there is up to you! If you are looking for the perfect first date - apply now! It might just change your life …
In each half-hour episode of First Dates, hopeful singles are filmed on their quest for love. The First Dates restaurant in downtown Vancouver is filled with real people on real first dates, while the ensuing drama is captured on over forty remote-controlled cameras. For some daters, there is an instant and very apparent attraction, but for others, it’s clear that there is never going to be a happy ending. Each date is a mini-drama that plays out in front of the cameras and drives towards a big pay off that keeps the audience hooked…Will any of these First Dates lead to a second?
Dive into the War in the Pacific like never before with this 10-part series chronicling the fight from prior to Pearl Harbor up until the last bomb was dropped. Featuring combat footage and interviews with veterans from both sides, learn about their experiences and perspectives from America's war with Japan as 2015 recognizes the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day.
This seven-part documentary series takes a look back at the evolution of the spacecraft, pinning the 1981 Columbia mission--in which the shuttle’s reliance on mission control was replaced with more autonomous means of interfacing--as the watershed moment in which the science, wonders, and possibilities of space exploration truly took flight. HISTORY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE includes dazzling archival footage and photographs from every mission dating back to the 1960s.
Investigating the most high profile art thefts of the 20th and 21st centuries, ‘Art of the Heist’ fits together the pieces of the crime jigsaw and studies the masterpieces coveted by the criminal world.
Regarding criminality, not many genres inspire as much horror and revulsion as that of a serial killer. A predator in the most savage form. A beastly figure usually preying on the weak, innocent and vulnerable. Deeply-embedded negative and sometimes horrific experiences are the usual catalysts for their reign of terror. Take a look inside these murderous minds.
The Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it is easy to forget the revolutionary nature of the Impressionists' art. In this series, Tim Marlow takes us on a journey through the great art movement of the late nineteenth-century and explores some of the most beautiful paintings ever created.
Operation Desert Storm began when Iraq refused to withdraw from Kuwait. In 100 hours the American-led coalition destroyed the world's fourth largest army. It was one of the most successful assaults in modern warfare. In 2003, Iraq became a second front in the war on terrorism with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
For home restoration expert Tamara Day, there's no such thing as a home that's too big! This Kansas City native and mother of four specializes in restoring the neglected large homes that others are too scared to take on. She brings these big beauties back to life so that new families can move in and love them again.
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.
The dating show that puts the woman in charge. One single girl invites five guys who are looking for love to move into her home and live with her for a week...all at the same time.
World War II was the greatest rampage of destruction in the history of humanity - or inhumanity. Over a period of six years, 1939 to 1945, more than 50 million human beings died by violence, disease, exposure, or starvation, as a direct result of the war. In The Big Battles you'll see newsreel and combat footage combined with latter-day interviews with military personnel who experienced the war first-hand.