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THE Species Return - EP 1
With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. It is up to us to understand that energy. This series examine various species that have made a comeback among our European landscapes, providing "close to home" examples. We are now fully aware that every coming year brings about a reduction in our planet's biodiversity. One in eight species of bird, one in four mammals, and one in three amphibians are threatened with extinction by the end of the 21st century. But this is not necessarily a lost cause. With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. Even in our immediate surroundings, in a highly urbanised and industrialised Europe, some species of wildlife, which had been virtually wiped out, are reappearing. There are various reasons for this wildlife.
THE Species Return - EP 2
With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. It is up to us to understand that energy. This series examine various species that have made a comeback among our European landscapes, providing "close to home" examples. We are now fully aware that every coming year brings about a reduction in our planet's biodiversity. One in eight species of bird, one in four mammals, and one in three amphibians are threatened with extinction by the end of the 21st century. But this is not necessarily a lost cause. With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. Even in our immediate surroundings, in a highly urbanised and industrialised Europe, some species of wildlife, which had been virtually wiped out, are reappearing. There are various reasons for this wildlife.
THE Species Return - EP 3
With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. It is up to us to understand that energy. This series examine various species that have made a comeback among our European landscapes, providing "close to home" examples. We are now fully aware that every coming year brings about a reduction in our planet's biodiversity. One in eight species of bird, one in four mammals, and one in three amphibians are threatened with extinction by the end of the 21st century. But this is not necessarily a lost cause. With a little helping hand, Mother Nature possesses magnificent vital energy. Even in our immediate surroundings, in a highly urbanised and industrialised Europe, some species of wildlife, which had been virtually wiped out, are reappearing. There are various reasons for this wildlife.
WOW, I NEVER KNEW THAT! - Thermos, PEZ Candy, MARK TWAIN
Learn the secrets behind THERMOS’ amazing technology! And they were the sweet candy pellets we loved as a kid, but did you know that PEZ was created to help people stop smoking? And find out how a steamboat inspired SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS to change his name to MARK TWAIN!
WOW, I NEVER KNEW THAT! - GRAND Central Terminal, 120 Volts, Nachos
It’s one of the world’s most famous train stations. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL. We’ll take you on a trip to reveal its many fascinating secrets! And if they are cleaned without water, how do clothes get spotless when they are DRY CLEANED?
NEW Frontier - EXO Planets
As scientists and astronomers peer closer at nearby stars with ever more fidelity they are discovering planets
NEW Frontier - EDGE OF THE Universe
The night sky is a time machine. The further we look out into the universe the further back in time we reach. What we see in the night sky is only a small percentage of the contents of the Universe, most is dark matter and dark energy we know it exists
Quirky Science - EP. 9
The Internet was invented during the cold war and launched in 1969. Yet it wasn’t made for the public. In fact, it was developed for the army to communicate quickly and secretly so that no spies could intercept and no bombs could disrupt the sharing of information! It was nothing like we know today. The Internet involved computers exchanging text, on a black field with green letters, and e-mail was only invented 2 years later because the developers needed a reliable tool to communicate. So only in 1972 was this application
Quirky Science - EP. 10
Computers: Early examples of computers are the ancient Antikythera machine and the 19th century engines made by Charles Babbage. But Babbages's designs could not be completed as its construction was ahead of its time! The makers of the first electric computer got a $850 fee to complete their work. They did, but WW2 halted progression. That same war sparked the need for a rapid development for strong calculation machines. The computer was invented because astronauts and the military needed huge calculators. You see, it’s hard for a human being to calculate immense figures like ‘how far will this space shuttle be in six days if we launch it today?’ These early computers were 27,000 kg examples yet had about as much power as a calculator today. One invention created the possibility to downsize these huge computer models: the transistor. Developed in the early 1950s the fingertip - sized transistors replaced huge vacuum tubes of the pre-war computers, in helping them to make one decision, between: ‘zero’ or ‘one’, or ‘on’ or ‘off’. That simple decision is the foundation for a code, the language of computers. The transistor opened the door to the personal computer. What about its future? Supercomputers? Computers that are calculating most of the things around us: buildings, airplanes up to the smallest level: our DNA to calculate which gene would have to be targeted for medical improvements. Computers are way ahead of us – or so it seems.
Scotstar - EP. 1
This series reveals the work of Scotstar - a brand new NHS Emergency Response Unit, dedicated to providing life-saving care to the sickest patients from across Scotland. Each episode provides a blow-by-blow account of remarkable teamwork when time is of the essence.
Scotstar - EP. 2
This series reveals the work of Scotstar - a brand new NHS Emergency Response Unit, dedicated to providing life-saving care to the sickest patients from across Scotland. Each episode provides a blow-by-blow account of remarkable teamwork when time is of the essence.
Scotstar - EP. 3
This series reveals the work of Scotstar - a brand new NHS Emergency Response Unit, dedicated to providing life-saving care to the sickest patients from across Scotland. Each episode provides a blow-by-blow account of remarkable teamwork when time is of the essence.
CLOSE Quarter Battle - EP. 09
The practice of hiring private armies goes back to ancient times, and the mystique associated with the mercenary warrior has been the subject of many historical studies and fi ctional characterizations. This episode of CQB takes a more contemporary look at a day in the life of a group of civilian contractors, and how their role has evolved on the modern battlefi eld. Using its “sub-second” analysis techniques and intimate first-person footage, CQB reveals the backgrounds, training and equipment of today’s “soldiers for hire” and how private armies are re-shaping the way confl icts are conducted around the world.
Travel THRU History - Belfast
We’re shipping off to Belfast, Northern Ireland on today’s episode. First, we’ll gawk at the world’s biggest Titanic museum. Then, we’ll learn about the province’s complicated history at the Ulster Museum. Finally, we get thrown in the slammer at the very creepy, Crumlin Road Jail.
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE - Netherlands: THE Floating Houses OF Ijburg
Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE - PERU UROS THE Floating Islands OF LAKE Titicaca
Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
PAST Hunters - S1 EP 08: Blackpool Pleasure BEACH
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is one of the most visited attractions in the United Kingdom. People visit it not only for the fun, but to also hopefully catch a glimpse of the many ghosts that haunt there.
THE PAST Hunters - Thackray Medical Museum
Derek Acorah's The Past Hunters investigate Thackray Medical Museum, believed to one of Leeds most haunted buildings. Workers claim to have witnessed constant paranormal activity in the museum and one claim is that two Victorian ghosts are trapped inside of the location.
MUSIC Voyager - EP 30
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.
Travel THRU History - OSLO
We set sail to the land of the Norseman in Oslo, Norway. We’ll climb the fort walls at Akershus Fortress and discover the North and South Poles at the Fram Museum. Then, we’ll unearth ancient viking ship treasures at the Viking Ship Museum, and we’ll brave the open waters of the Pacific with Thor Heyerdahl at the Kon-tiki museum.
Journeys IN Africa - MASAI MARA: LAND OF THE Leopard
We elect to stay on a few extra days to try and obtain some good leopard footage. These are the most elusive of the “Big Twelve” and filming them is a major challenge. In the process of tracking leopards, we run across a newborn gazelle trying to walk for the first time. Will it succeed before the predators find it? Can we find and film a leopard up close?
Journeys IN Africa - CAPE TOWN: Little Paradise BY THE SEA SHORE
One of the most modern cities in Africa, Cape Town has something for everyone. We explore the city’s architecture, taste a little wine at nearby Vineyards and track down the only penguin species in Africa before reaching the fabled Cape of Good Hope…just a scenic drive outside the city proper.
Journeys IN INDIA - Kazaringa: LAND OF Giants
India can match Africa mega-animal for mega-animal. The three biggest—elephant, buffalo and rhino are found in large numbers in only one national park in India—Kazaringa. Join Bill as he attempts to check each of these highly endangered and dangerous herbivores off his bucket list.
Journeys IN INDIA - Jaisalmer: India’s Hidden GEM
Every major country has a destination that is incredible but not well known to outsiders—Jaisalmer is such a place. Once a major stop along the silk road, this living museum and surrounding countryside has something for everyone: tragic history, unbelievable architecture, unique cultural groups and resilient wildlife.
Zenith - EP. 10
Zenith – Advances in Space Exploration reveals these latest developments and the implications they hold for all of us.
Animal Embassy - RED Panda's TRIP TO THE Dentist
Posse the red panda and Santiago the saki have been having issues with their teeth.The dentist has arrived but he’s got some good news and bad news. The good news isneither of them have to foot the bill. The bad news is, he’s brought his big pliers!Ever heard the tale of how the blue throated macaw parrot was saved from extinctionand started a new fashion trend in the process? Loro Parque reports from the Bolivianfront line and the front row of the local fashion parade!
Animal Embassy - Morgan THE ORCE HAS A BABY
For over a year, the staff at Loro Parque have been patiently waiting for a huge event totake place. Morgan, the deaf orca is about to give birth to her very first calf. The stakesare high, and the staff are holding their collective breath as the scene is set for thegreatest natural phenomenon in the zoo’s history.
OUT OF TOWN Adventures - S1 EP 04: Switzerland
Outta Town Adventures travels both near and far to discover the best advenures the destinations have to offer. Season 1 visits attractions from California to Rwanda, Switzerland, Iceland, Utah, Zambia, Mexico, The Grand Canyon, Georgia (the Eastern European one) Louisiana, Hawaii, Mauritius and Seychelles. This TV series is dedicated to presenting history, culture and geography in a fun and pisitive way. It encourages people to explore this beautiful world - something that starts with simply getting out of town!
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE - Myanmar THE Children OF INLE LAKE
Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them?As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it.In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
Quirky Science - EP. 5
Plastic has become ubiquitous. Impressive, since we’d been living without them for centuries! We have grown dependent on plastics in many ways. The production industry uses it to connect the parts that make machinery: our trillions of toilet bowls need it, let alone wash machines, computers, toothbrushes, pens and traffic lights. Can you imagine that plastic was accidentally invented for the purpose of making billiard balls? Though, its inventor had used something now called guncotton, which led to a rather explosive game of pool. In the end, the first plastic was discovered when someone witnessed how Southeast Asian farmers used the poop of a little beetle, called shellac, to preserve wood. When looking for a substitute, Leo Beakeland created ‘Bakelite’ and that substance turned out to be the first plastic. Nylon followed, the first man-made synthetic plastic, developed by Dupont to replace silk. Nylon isn’t that difficult to make yourself, amazingly. During WW2 all nylon production went into the manufacturing of parachutes, leading Dupont and others to stop producing pantyhose. It led to true nylon riots. Plastics were plain out popular. Indeed, the age of plastic had only just begun. But plastic is made with oil and is hard to break down, which calls for a solution. A company in the US is creating a bioplastic grown inside microorganisms. In fact – soon they’ll have plants cultivating plastic… plastic grown in the field? Now that is quirky!
Quirky Science - EP. 6
Rubber comes from trees. South American tribes used it long before the world got to know about it. When Columbus witnessed Haitian natives playing ball he found himself mesmerized by the bouncing goo. The South American tribes also made ‘waterproof’ shoes. When Western ships and their sailors brought these back home, the rubber melted on people’s feet. And so did their profits. A stationer accidentally discovered the stuff made a pencil stripe disappear, by rubbing it, and suggested to call it ‘India Rubber’. It took decades for someone to discover how to prevent rubber from melting in heat or stiffening in cold. Charles Goodyear found out how, by dropping a lump of natural rubber on his wife’s stove. By now, chemists know that the vulcanization process links the rubber molecules like pearls on a string, making each piece of rubber one large molecule! Goodyear’s invention spurs the Industrial Revolution. Rubber becomes such a wanted good it instigated a rubber boom – turning Manaus, a remote Brazilian jungle town, into one of the richest cities on earth. This Brazilian monopoly of rubber ended with the theft of 70,000 seeds, by a British traveler named Henry Wickham. It takes decades for someone to discover synthetic rubber. While one researcher was looking for something to replace the rubber in tires – she ended up discovering a material that is so tough it can stop bullets: Kevlar, which also makes a nice vest!
WOW, I NEVER KNEW THAT! - Haagen DAZS, America's FIRST Pizzeria, Charcoal Briquettes
It’s the city of love, Paris, France. The world over knows its most famous structure, the Eiffel Tower! But did you know PARISIANS originally wanted to tear it down! We’ll explain why and how it was saved! Then, you’ll visit America’s FIRST PIZZERIA! And how the gourmet ice cream HAAGEN DAZS got its exotic start in Bronx New York!
WOW, I NEVER KNEW THAT! - SWEET 'N LOW, Riding Shotgun, Potato CHIP
It’s been sweetening America for almost 40 years! Now, find out the truth behind how SWEET N LOW actually got its name! And why do we yell SHOTGUN when getting into a car with friends? Then, is it really bad luck to open an umbrella in the house? And, learn the salty truth on how the POTATO CHIP was invented out of ANGER!
BIG COAST - Hartley BAY Humpbacks AND Chinook
Humpback Whales, perfect water, summer sunshine and one of the finest fishing Chinook Salmon solo fishing days!
BIG COAST - BC Central COAST Salmon Safari
Running Southbound outside on Central Coast with a big Tyee Chinook Release finish North of Milbanke Sound!
Quirky Science - EP. 1
Mankind has been flying for over a century. As early as the 1500s Leonardo da Vinci tried to build a flying machine. Drawing inspiration from birds he gave it wings. Unfortunately, his ‘Ornithopter’ didn’t work, and indeed, the airplanes of today do not have flapping wings! We also tried it with balloons. Huge 245-metre long airships that needed the guts of between 80,000 to 200,000 cows! But, it was the kite that became the forerunner of the flying machine. A kite made by the now famous Wright brothers. The two brothers were bicycle repairmen, which convinced them that a flying machine could be highly unstable and yet controllable, such as with bicycles. They built their kites as strong as their bicycle frames and used bicycle parts to test their workings. The early Wright planes could manage no more than 65 km/h. Nowadays, a commercial plane can top 800 km/h. What is it that make our current planes fly 12 times faster? Well, one British Royal Air pilot, Frank Whittle, remembered his school experiments with the ‘Aeolipile’, a piece of ancient Greek engineering. This pilot argued that we could fly faster – if we’d fly higher - because there is less air resistance at high altitudes. The future of aviation has lead to Airbus’s A380, the largest passenger plane in the world as well as the scramjet built by NASA. So what will be the next quirky discovery for flight?
Quirky Science - EP. 2
Cooling is more than a luxury. Nowadays it is a necessity. Without refrigerated shipping and stocking, fresh food wouldn’t reach our supermarket so easily. Can you imagine living without it? Before the invention of the refrigerator, icehouses were used to provide cool storage for most of the year. To cool our food and beverages, blocks of ice were simply cut out of frozen lakes and shipped to far and beyond. The so-called ‘ice-industry’ came to its end when, in the late 1900s, our waters became too polluted to serve as a cool preserving agent. Air-conditioning, on the other hand, was actually invented to control the humidity that was ruining the paper of printing offices, rather than the technology being used to cool you off. The quirky part is, you can’t create cold; you can only ‘move’ temperature form one place to another. The first one to find a technology that cooled the inside of a box - the forefather of the refrigerator - was a medical doctor. In fact, he thought he was building a machine to cure malaria. And yet it took over a century after that, before people started using refrigerators, because refrigerators were thought to be dangerous. And they had a point! For a few decades, the refrigerator was something of a killer machine (literally) as they omitted toxic gases that poisoned people… Even Einstein got worried and developed a cooling-machine. And when refrigerators stopped killing people, scientists discovered that refrigerants were harming the environment. All sorts of chemicals have passed through our refrigerator coils, to be discarded… but perhaps we have a new solution: cooling with the vibrations of sound. That does sound cool.
BIG FIVE Challenge - Leopard DAY
Today’s mission is to track and locate leopard, however there is no range or time requirement. They simply need to see a leopard, take a photograph and have it certified by their guides to qualify. The best leopard photograph of the day will be judged by wildlife photographer, Kimi Stewart. All teams are upbeat as they locate plenty of fresh leopard spoor, but in the morning session, only team Devil and Prada qualify by spotting a leopard on top of a hill. A filming task is added to this episode and presented by Kim Wolhuter, one of the finest wildlife film makers in Africa. The teams are given one video camera each and asked to capture the best 30 second wildlife clip of the day. Team terminator choose to film a hyena den and Kate is awestruck as the inquisitive mother hyena walks over and touches her. Team Devil and Prada film an awesome buffalo stampede but there is one problem….Karina forgets to press record!! The afternoon leopard mission turns out to be frustrating as team Terminator and the Invincibles fail to sight a leopard, bumping Devil and Prada way in the lead.
WIND QUEST - EP 5
Arthur de Kersauson, a young city-dweller hooked on extreme sports, and Antoine Auriol, World Champion in the Kiteboard Pro World Tour, set out in search of the winds of the world, collecting facts, fiction and amusing anecdotes. Their quest takes them all over the world, to destinations that include France, Reunion Island, Morocco, Turkey, Quebec, India, Namibia, Spain, Mexico, Ireland and Chile. The wind carves out the landscape of a country and shapes its inhabitants, customs and culture. These incisive, entertaining mini-road movies document our travellers' encounters with local people - moving, instructive, sometimes bizarre and always exotic. Wherever the wind blows, Arthur tries out wind-related activities, while Antoine seeks out elusive air currents, with his kite, hang-glider and slackline always at the ready.
A YEAR IN THE WILD - EP.4
It is April, and large groups of blacktip and tiger sharks are gathering off the South African Coast. They are waiting for the onset of one of nature’s most spectacular mass migrations: the annual sardine run. Like the cold ocean current that gives rise to the extraordinary numbers of African pilchards and their predators during the Sardine Run, the frigid Benguela current that runs northwards along the arid coastline of Namibia also supports a remarkable diversity of life. Monk parakeets are highly sociable, quirky South American parrots, but unlike all other parrots, they build complex nesting structures that can reach the size of a car, with individual compartments for each nesting pair. South American parakeets aren’t the only birds turned architects: the social weaver birds of southern Africa also construct permanent nests on trees, large enough to house dozens of bird families, often stretching across several generations at a time. Like the weaverbirds, bats, too, tend to roost in large numbers. At this time of year, mothers and their young form part of the colony, with the young clinging closely to the front of their mothers until there are weaned at 6 months of age. In the Thong Pha Phoom National Park in Thailand, a pair of greater coucals have built a nest and laid a clutch of 4 eggs. By now, massive shoals of around 10 million Southern African Pilchards have gathered in the coastal waters of South Africa and begun their migration northwards. Like the dolphins during the Sardine Run, lions tend to work in teams when hunting large prey like buffalo. And right now, the need for the Xakanaxa pride to hunt and provide for their expanding family is greater than ever: they have new cubs to feed. A group of meerkats in South Africa is also busily caring for their growing family. Most of the clan has already left the family burrow to forage for insects and other small prey. In the Okavango Delta’s grassland, a pair of puff adders is engaged in a lengthy mating ritual.
A YEAR IN THE WILD - EP.5
The middle of the year sees the Okavango Delta’s channels flooded and waterholes filled to the brim, even though the rains already stopped around April. At 15.000km2 the Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta with massive expanses of wetlands, but it can’t compete with the size of Brazil’s Pantanal region. This is a wetland that sprawls over an area of at least 140.000km2, with 80% of its floodplains submerged during the rainy season. Coral reefs, too, support an extraordinarily colourful diversity of life, despite their home in nutrient-poor tropical waters. All too often, the inhabitants of neighbouring homes pick fights with each other over territory, food or mating rights. Coastal marsh crabs in the Seychelles are no exception, busily collecting white flowers and defending their prizes against the attentions of other crabs. Day-to-day survival is always hard work in the natural world, and clashes with neighbours are common. At this time of year, the buffalo herds of the Okavango Delta are in prime condition, following the months of plenty after the rainy season. For the Xakanaxa lion pride, they are the preferred prey item, and they are often found hard on the heels of the buffalo. Just as the individual lions in a single pride join forces to ensure the survival of the pride’s members, leafcutter ants also work together for the greater good of their colony. Their colonies are huge, numbering 3 to 8 million ants in a single nest, which can measure 15 metres across and 5 metres deep. Such large colonies require a lot of food, and supplying their precious fungus with enough plant material to grow means that within the tropical forests of South America, leaf cutter ants collectively consume almost 20% of the annual vegetation growth, making them the dominant herbivore around. For ragged-tooth sharks, it is time to congregate at the Aliwal Shoal off South Africa’s coastline. Up to 50 ragged-tooth sharks can be seen bunched together in underwater caves and under ledges, showing tell-tale signs of scars and aggressive altercations that indicate their mating season has started.
WILD DOGS - Chasing TALES - EP. 1
3 wild dog packs are introduced, Pungwe, Mapura and Splinters pack. We see 16 Pungwe pups emerge for the first time out of their den site. The motorbike camera crew manage to record their first successful wild dog hunt. Rosemary and Jess are urgently called out to dart and remove the snare from one of the dogs. Another hunt is recorded by the motorbike and filming drone crew.
LET'S ALL GO TO THE SEA - Chile, THE HILLS OF Valparaiso
Coastlines and seafronts are the gateways to the oceans, a source of many and varied natural resources. It’s easy to understand why half of the world’s population lives along or near the coast. Throughout history man has discovered and settled faraway places by first reaching land on the coasts and seafronts. And it’s one explanation for the fascinating racial mix that is often found on coasts. The ten coastlines featured in the series brilliantly reflect the lifestyles and customs of the people that use them.
LET'S ALL GO TO THE SEA - NEW Zealand, A Thousand AND ONE Shores
Coastlines and seafronts are the gateways to the oceans, a source of many and varied natural resources. It’s easy to understand why half of the world’s population lives along or near the coast. Throughout history man has discovered and settled faraway places by first reaching land on the coasts and seafronts. And it’s one explanation for the fascinating racial mix that is often found on coasts. The ten coastlines featured in the series brilliantly reflect the lifestyles and customs of the people that use them.
SPEED KILLS - EP. 02
On the surface, the black lagoon looks peaceful. But dip beneath and a murky world of twisted mangrove roots and seagrass beds is revealed. A dark realm of freakish killers waiting to unleash bursts of speed.The otherworldy Mantis Shrimp has spears for arms. Eels make lightning fast strikes with their alien jaws. And a Bullshark’s stolen meal leads to a feeding frenzy of Blacktip sharks.There’s a lot more happening here than the calm veneer suggests.
Inside OUTER SPACE - Apollo 11, Kuiper BELT, Uranus, SETI, NASA, LAW IN SPACE
Come with us as we explore and unravel the mysteries of what lies beyond our planet Earth. This is a series packed with space stories and information about our universe covering what we can see, how we can live in space and what science tells us about the past and the future as we journey inside out of space.
OF BOATS AND MEN - EP. 09
Travelling by boat bears a priceless sense of Freedom and offers endless new vistas to all passengers. Across waterways around the world Boats are an essential tool of daily life whether they carry goods, serve as utilities or services in remote areas.
SPEED KILLS I - EP. 03
The arrival of the great migration is a promise of gluttony… and speed is the ticket to the feast. Cheetahs and gazelle are caught in a 100 thousand-year-old arms race. Lions muscle their way into the action. And crocodiles unleash awesome bursts of prehistoric power. On the vast plains of the Serengeti, it’s only the quick and the dead.
THE Mystery OF THE Disappearing BEES
An investigation into a worldwide ecological disaster that could endanger the whole of humanity. The future of our food resources depends on one small insect - the western honey bee, or Apis mellifera. Indeed, it is the most important agricultural pollinator on our planet given that one third of our food supply depends directly on pollination from bees. This documentary tells the story of a worldwide ecological disaster that has been waiting to happen for several generations. It was filmed over an 18-month period in France, Germany, the U.S., Canada and Scotland and retraces the various leads carried out by research scientists in order to try and understand and to stop the declining numbers of domestic and wild bees. Scientists are not the only professionals to figure at the centre of this drama. Beekeepers are in the front line, and striking contrasts exist among beekeepers' experiences in different countries, in various economic situations. The documentary seeks to understand how the long-enjoyed harmonious relationship between man and bee has now undergone such a radical change. It seeks to find a solution that goes beyond science. A solution that cannot be found without thoroughly re-examining our agricultural practice and our model of society. Can we rise to the challenge? Awards : 2011 : Star of the SCAM (France). 2012 : Jade Kunlun Awards
Tuning 2 YOU: India's LOST Musicians - WEST Bengal
Soumik arrives in the city of joy Kolkata in search of his musical roots and puts together his team. They head into the villages in search of travelling minstrels known as Bauls. Their journey leads them deeper into impoverished rural hinterlands where an old man sings under his broken down house. These musicians are driven by deep faith and extraordinary spiritual resilience. Their daughters sing and children learn deep lessons in simple words.
Tuning 2 YOU: India's LOST Musicians - Rajasthan
In Ajmer, Soumik meets Qawwali group who invite him to play inside the spectactular Ajmer Sharif Darga. He crashes a wedding, jams with tribal drummers, escapes from the police and discovers a group of women singers who have never left their village but who would like to travel and sing in the cities.
CLOSE Quarter Battle - EP. 10
From the elite ex-special forces personnel in charge of guarding heads of state in confl ict zones to the two-person teams that protect CEOs in dangerous regions, modern-day bodyguards must be well versed in close quarter battle techniques. An immense amount of planning and preparation is involved in each operation. From air travel, car convoys and helicopter shuttles to basic foot traffic, a close protection squad must be completely tuned to the Who, What, Where and When of any given situation. This episode of CQB focuses on the complex day-to-day and minute-to-minute operations of these elite teams and the highly developed techniques they employ.
Travel THRU History - Dublin
We travel to the end of the rainbow in Dublin, Ireland. We’ll gawk at the Book of Kells, a holy book displayed at Trinity College. We visited the hallowed halls of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and touched famed Irishman, Daniel O’Connell’s crypt at Glasnevin Cemetery. Finally, we learn the complicated history of Irish independence at Kilmainham jail.
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE - Vietnamthe Tunnel Houses OF HANOI
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Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.