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MOST INTRIGUING SAFARI DESTINATIONS
MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK. Karina and Craig venture to the untamed Mana pools National park with Classic Africa Safari’s in Zimbabwe. They camp in luxury safari tents on the bank of the mighty Zambezi river! This place, and the adventures that come with it, are absolutely amazing as Karina is nudged by a bull elephant and charged by a male lion! They canoe down the awesome Zambezi river, and finally get a chance to relax as they drink a sundowner in the fading light.
ARCTIC: THE ROUTE OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED ICEBREAKERS
This report accompanies a polar cargo ship through the Arctic Sea and provides a rare insight into the interior of the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker float. Along the north coast of Russia, a land of climatic extremes, lies one of the most difficult to navigate straits in the world. The Northern Sea route is a 6,000 kilometer shipping lane through the Polar Sea.
STREET FOOTBALL IN MY COUNTRY
Street Football is a worldwide phenomenon that can be played by anyone, no matter their age, their gender or where they come from. It can be played anywhere, no need for a stadium, white lines, green grasses or even shoes ! In each episode of these series we take you to an emerging country where Football has become a way of helping children and bringing hope by life changing their habits. Discover the attaching portraits of these children that might one day become some of the greatest players in the world just like before them C. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and so many others.
FLAVOURS OF SOUTH AFRICA
THE INTERIOR. From the savage Kruger National Park via Suweto to the oldest Baobab tree in the world, Charlie Ottley takes us on a breathless safari across South Africa’s mighty Interior. See a lioness battle hyenas, learn how to make cheese, discover a great recipe for caterpillars and be hurled into the void and Charlie shows us yet another facet of this vast and mosaic country.
NOMADS
BASE JUMPING IN THE LAUTERBRUNNEN VALLEY-SWITZERLAND. Follow base jumping icon and ski base pioneer into the heart of Switzerland.
MUNDO AD PORTAS (11)
S1. Why travelling makes us so happy? Is it because it makes us remember what we are capable of creating? In "Mundo Ad Portas" we closely follow the journey of a curious photographer and a travel businessman that, for two months, leave their routine aside to learn about unique places with unforgettable cultures.
EUROPE'S COASTLINES FROM ABOVE - (10)
This series takes viewers across the 10.000 km long European coastlines from Cape North all the way down to the Mediterranean coasts and islands, including a visit to the English Channel, the Scottish and Irish shorelines. A unique opportunity to rise up and witness w the incredible diversity and beauty of such natural heritage impacted by climate and shaped by man over time. This series presents a vast geographical and cultural panorama of Coastal Europe as a trace for future generations.
MUSIC VOYAGER - (1)
Music Voyager is a music and travel broadcast series (television/cable, broadband, in-flight and mobile) that invites viewers to discover the exciting sounds of the planet. The host is Jacob Edgar, an explorer who does not search for lost cities or ancient ruins. He's on the quest for a different kind of treasure…music. As an ethnomusicologist and world music record producer, Edgar travels the globe hunting for the best songs the world has to offer, and he suffers through some of the worst…so you don’t have to. Along the way, he's rewarded with a backstage pass to concert halls, street festivals, recording studios and rehearsal rooms. With local musicians as his guide, Edgar tastes exotic and occasionally ghastly food, visits off-the-beaten path attractions and parties the night away to amazing concerts at hidden venues that only the locals know. Join music voyager for unexpected adventures and surprising discoveries that unveil the magic, mystery and music of far off lands.
NOMAD'S LAND
ETHIOPIA. With the label of "cradle of humanity", Ethiopia is adorned with a legendary aura... It is here that the man was born, here he would have his first steps to conquer the world. Christophe Cousin takes its movement... In "Nomads Land in Ethiopia," he crosses the South to the North because it is on the road, always lively, always alive that still today reveals the true face of the "men in the face burned "as they are called Ethiopians... The road is the best way to tell this country nomadic by nature. Ethiopia There are thousands of pilgrims, nomads by whole tribes, caravans, men, gold, dust, camels, mules and salt... All the ingredients required to advance to the sweat of his forehead to the hope and the unknown... In this journey which is more like an adventure, he encounters Gabra, an ethnic group in the border with Kenya which takes refreshment water in wells that were dug into the rock there for centuries and staying in their camp... he then joined the border with Sudan, to the great gold rush that has never known the country. Deep in the forest, holes that can reach 40 meters deep have the smell of death. Then he joined the pilgrims to the monastery of Debre Damo north and ends its journey in the heart of Dallol meaning "disintegrated" in language Afar... Borrowing this time not the camel and the men who run after the spice of life...
THE FORCE OF EARTH
LA FORMACION DE LA TIERRA. The Force of Earth is an educational documentary series of the journey of a Chilean scientist. In every episode we will learn about geography and geology through the most distant and spectacular landscapes along Chile.
MUNDO AD PORTAS (12)
S1. Why travelling makes us so happy? Is it because it makes us remember what we are capable of creating? In "Mundo Ad Portas" we closely follow the journey of a curious photographer and a travel businessman that, for two months, leave their routine aside to learn about unique places with unforgettable cultures.
LIVING JUNGLE - (11)
“Living Jungle” is an invitation to explore the most impressive biodiversity in the whole world: the Amazonian Forest. An experimented host starts this adventure at the Peruvian harbor of Iquitos to then head to the jungle, searching for insects and animals that can only be found in this habitat.
TRAVEL PLAN
MOSCOW. Travel to Amazing Places all over the world. From Paris to Petra. From New York to Cambodia.
TRAVEL PLAN
MUMBAI. Travel to Amazing Places all over the world. From Paris to Petra. From New York to Cambodia.
LIVING JUNGLE - (5)
“Living Jungle” is an invitation to explore the most impressive biodiversity in the whole world: the Amazonian Forest. An experimented host starts this adventure at the Peruvian harbor of Iquitos to then head to the jungle, searching for insects and animals that can only be found in this habitat.
EUROPEAN ISLANDS EP
09: KERKYRA. The European islands are renowned primarily for their hotel resorts. However, we will show you a completely different face of theirs: forests, beaches, coves, mountains, valleys and rivers. Perhaps you will find places that will take your breath away. Why just lie on the beach when there is so much to see? Put on some good hiking shoes, pull your shoelaces tight, and get to know the entire island like the back of your hand.
EUROPEAN ISLANDS EP
10: MENORCA. The European islands are renowned primarily for their hotel resorts. However, we will show you a completely different face of theirs: forests, beaches, coves, mountains, valleys and rivers. Perhaps you will find places that will take your breath away. Why just lie on the beach when there is so much to see? Put on some good hiking shoes, pull your shoelaces tight, and get to know the entire island like the back of your hand.
DISTANT SHORES
CRUISING IN STYLE. At sea and in many of the worldwide ports Distant Shores sails to, Paul and Sheryl are in the company of luxurious cruise ships. In this episode they compare life aboard a recreational sailboat and "Explorer of the Seas" sailing to Bermuda.
DISTANT SHORES
CHESAPEAKE WEST. As hurricane season approaches, Paul and Sheryl leave the tropics and sail north to the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, where they learn about the life of the watermen, help the environment by assisting a community regenerate an oyster reef, and explore numerous creeks where significant historic towns and cities are celebrating summer.
THE HAWKDOCTOR OF ABU DHABI
360° GEO - Report visits takes a trip to the vet and accompanies the doctor on her daily mission dedicated to the feathered treasures of the sheiks. Falcons are an inherent part of Arab culture in the United Arab Emirates. For centuries, the country has traditionally hunted with the impressive raptors. Almost every family owns at least one falcon. The German lady veterinary Margit Müller takes care of these precious birds of prey's health. She is the manageress of the "Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital" - the biggest Falcon Hospital in the world.
NOMADS
EXTREME FREESKIING SNOWBIRD, UTAH. Athletes from across the world are competing in skier cross and big mountain freeskiing for pride glory and big bucks.
ANCIENT CULTURE - (15)
Claudio Iturra takes viewers on a journey to the world’s most astonishing areas. Each episode of this fascinating documentary series shows a new place, which has amazed people since ancient times.
007: FOR OUR EYES ONLY
In “For Our Eyes Only,” get to know all the actors who have embodied the super spy: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig, their similarities and characteristics that differentiate each one when exhibiting his well-known charm, class and elegance, combined with physical and mental prowess, that makes 007 a real life super hero.
VOLCANIC PLANET
Volcanoes are the most extreme, dramatic, and explosive forces of nature on our planet. Volcanoes have produced many of the most valuable minerals - and most of the arable soil on earth. Every day, they are exploding around the world. When the Yellowstone Super Volcano blows (and it is now 48,000 years overdue to do so), it will destroy most of life on North America. Award-winning filmmaker Peter Rowe has climbed and filmed 19 volcanoes, and tells the story of them, the adventures of climbing them, the people who live beside them, and the scientists who risk their lives to study them, in "Volcanic Planet". He also convinces his climbing partner George Kourounis to get married (!?) on the exploding lip of one of them. Filmed in Congo, Iceland, Italy, Vanuatu, Hawaii, Tonga, Turkey, Guatemala, New Zealand, Costa Rica and under the Pacific Ocean, "Volcanic Planet" is a fast-paced high-voltage tour of the world’s most active smoking mountains.
STREET FOOTBALL IN MY COUNTRY
Street Football is a worldwide phenomenon that can be played by anyone, no matter their age, their gender or where they come from. It can be played anywhere, no need for a stadium, white lines, green grasses or even shoes ! In each episode of these series we take you to an emerging country where Football has become a way of helping children and bringing hope by life changing their habits. Discover the attaching portraits of these children that might one day become some of the greatest players in the world just like before them C. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and so many others.
BLUE WORLD
In the series pilot, host Jonathan Bird travels to the Bahamas, where, in the past few years, diver interactions with Tiger sharks have become up close and personal. These large and dangerous animals are not only being hand-fed, but actually handled by divers. Jonathan learns how to flip a Tiger shark from experienced shark handlers. Next, Jonathan joins world-renown cave explorer Brian Kakuk to investigate the Crystal Cave of Abaco, Bahamas…considered the most highly-ornamented underwater cave in the world! The formations in this cave are simply stunning, and incredibly unique.
WWII DOCUMENTARY FILMS
A PROMISE TO MY FATHER: ONE SURVIVOR'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOLOCAUST. Award-winning documentary films produced to enlighten future generations about the personal stories of the WWII generations.
MEGHAN & HARRY: THE BABY YEARS
Sunday Times royal correspondent Roya Nikkhah presents this intimate look at what the future has in store for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and their baby. There’s never been an American royal in Britain, so just how will the former Meghan Markle raise her child with dual nationality? Will Meghan and Harry favour traditional velvet shorts, uniformed nannies and vintage prams like other royals, or a more relaxed West Coast style? Roya reveals all.
BEAUTIFUL CHILE
ELISA ZULUETA. The most arid desert in the world, millenary Patagonial ice fields, abundant forests lost in the heart of a mountain, are some of the geographical and natural wealth of Chile that we will get to watch in this program. Every episode will go around places that, most of the time, are completely isolated from the whole civilization.
A LEGEND ON TRACKS SCANDINAVIA'S KIRUNA RAILWAY
It is a seemingly never ending train, and carries Scandinavian iron ore to the Norwegian haven of Narvik. On its route, the train passes majestic mountains, narrow tunnels and sheer hillsides, plunging down into the Fjords. The spectacular railway track marked the lives of previous generations. The legendary Kiruna Railway has witnesses heavy wagons since 1903, some of them weighing up to 8,500 tonnes. In former times the loads were pulled by steam locomotives, nowadays they are pulled with electric ones.
MOST INTRIGUING SAFARI DESTINATIONS
CAMP AMALINDA. Karina visits the awesome Matobo Hills national park. She spends a few days at the magnificent Camp Amalinda, nestled within the caves with the most intriguing character and wonderful views. Karina enjoys Amalinda’s delectable signature dish. The very knowledgeable guide, Ian Harmer, leads her to one of the many cave painting spectacles. They go in search of the endangered white rhino and have a brush with near heart failure!
MOST INTRIGUING SAFARI DESTINATIONS
THE HIDE SAFARI CAMP. Karina teams up with another entertaining guide called Barry Wolhuter as they get close to a variety of animals in a hide. With over 35 thousand elephants in the park, Karina experiences hundreds of elephants during happy hour. The Hide offer a very unusual spa treatment! Life seems pretty fragile for a moment as they are confronted with a huge male lion.
THE AUTHENTIC BAHAMAS
The Bahamas - an archipelago in the western Atlantic that has long been the subject of legends. Over 700 islands and 2,000 coral reefs form this island paradise. Cat Island is one of the few continuously populated islands. In 2011, it was devastated by Hurricane Irene - the population is still coping with the aftermath. Untouched by tourism and tax havens, many people live on the poverty line. There is barely enough money to survive. Unemployment and hopelessness plunge them into lethargy. A few highly motivated women are now collecting ideas to inject hope and economic success into this island.
JOURNEYS IN INDIA
SOUTH INDIA: LAND OF SUPERLATIVES. Two of the greatest ancient monuments in the world are in South India—Hampi and Konark. These two wonders of the world were lost to the west, but now are at the top of many bucket lists. Join Bill as he takes the veil off these two incredible achievements of man.
EUROPEAN ISLANDS EP
09: KERKYRA. The European islands are renowned primarily for their hotel resorts. However, we will show you a completely different face of theirs: forests, beaches, coves, mountains, valleys and rivers. Perhaps you will find places that will take your breath away. Why just lie on the beach when there is so much to see? Put on some good hiking shoes, pull your shoelaces tight, and get to know the entire island like the back of your hand.
EUROPEAN ISLANDS EP
10: MENORCA. The European islands are renowned primarily for their hotel resorts. However, we will show you a completely different face of theirs: forests, beaches, coves, mountains, valleys and rivers. Perhaps you will find places that will take your breath away. Why just lie on the beach when there is so much to see? Put on some good hiking shoes, pull your shoelaces tight, and get to know the entire island like the back of your hand.
WHAT IN THE WORLD - (19)
Presented by Peadar King, this series illustrates the human consequences of global economic inequalities and human rights violations, by focusing on how people encounter these issues on a daily basis. At the heart of Africa, the Congo for many people will always be associated with Joseph Conrad’s early twentieth-century novel the Heart of Darkness, a title that has become a by-word for the country. And for Benjamin and David, two former child soldiers, and Funaha held as a sex slave by one of the many militias that continue to terrorise the country, that metaphor remains a daily reality. The film explores how this seemingly never-ending conflict impacts on the people of North Kivu.
WHAT IN THE WORLD - (20)
Presented by Peadar King, this series illustrates the human consequences of global economic inequalities and human rights violations, by focusing on how people encounter these issues on a daily basis. At the heart of Africa, the Congo for many people will always be associated with Joseph Conrad’s early twentieth-century novel the Heart of Darkness, a title that has become a by-word for the country. And for Benjamin and David, two former child soldiers, and Funaha held as a sex slave by one of the many militias that continue to terrorise the country, that metaphor remains a daily reality. The film explores how this seemingly never-ending conflict impacts on the people of North Kivu.
EUROPE'S COASTLINES FROM ABOVE - (7)
This series takes viewers across the 10.000 km long European coastlines from Cape North all the way down to the Mediterranean coasts and islands, including a visit to the English Channel, the Scottish and Irish shorelines. A unique opportunity to rise up and witness w the incredible diversity and beauty of such natural heritage impacted by climate and shaped by man over time. This series presents a vast geographical and cultural panorama of Coastal Europe as a trace for future generations.
THE AVIATORS (2)
S4. Zenith 801: No runway? No problem! We challenge the limits faced in the world of bush flying in this amazing utilitarian aircraft. Legacy Flight: A tribute to our flying heroes past and present. ILS Testing: The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precise system used to help planes land almost blind. We do some extreme flying in a CRJ-200 to test the system.
SACRED CULTURE
DARJEELING. Claudio Iturra embarks on a trip to India and Nepal, to show the life of its inhabitants, their customs, the architecture of its temples and holy cities. Get up close Hinduism, caste system, poverty, sacred cows, temples and cremations. We invite you to join a unique tour of the Indian subcontinent for an unforgettable journey.
NOMADS
WHITEWATER KAYAKING REUNION ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN. A group of international explorers for an adventure of Kayaking. A combination of canyoneering and kayaking.
TRAVEL PLAN
ROME. Travel to Amazing Places all over the world. From Paris to Petra. From New York to Cambodia.
LIVING JUNGLE - (6)
“Living Jungle” is an invitation to explore the most impressive biodiversity in the whole world: the Amazonian Forest. An experimented host starts this adventure at the Peruvian harbor of Iquitos to then head to the jungle, searching for insects and animals that can only be found in this habitat.