Under French colonial rule, Vietnam was not an independent state, but part of "Indochina" – France's distant paradise and a profitable colony. In 1945, amid the chaos of World War II, communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed revolution and demanded Vietnam's independence. France responded with armed force. A conflict erupted that inspired people around the world to fight for their freedom, while simultaneously deeply dividing Vietnamese society.
From the period under French colonial rule to the present day, the four-part documentary series uses multiple perspectives and emotionally recounts the journey of a nation that experienced utopias, conflicts, and the horrors of the late 20th century. The recollections of contemporary witnesses and unique access to Vietnamese archives provide a new perspective on the history of a country and a war that changed the world.
Hosted by award-winning journalist Nelufar Hedayat, the eye-opening series examines how our appetites shape our world, investigating the global food chain and the origins of our favorite ingredients.
In the midst of unprecedented national prosperity in the 1960s, poverty was "rediscovered" by American policy makers, media and the public. This series examines how the poor fared during these years and the resultant evolution of foundation and public sector programs addressing the challenges of poverty.
To help celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary Britain:
Six decades of British life are recalled through archive footage, telling the story of the nation in a mosaic of clips from news programmes and documentaries.
As Seen on ITV tells the story of our changing nation through extraordinary real-life footage seen on our screens over the last 60 years.
Narrated by actor Laura Carmichael, this six-part documentary series charts the planet’s most spectacular events of migration, rebirth and transformation. Over the course of a turbulent year, we witness how finely tuned creatures face the Earth’s seasonal patterns. However, in the 21st Century, these patterns are becoming more extreme, less predictable and dangerously unreliable. Across the globe, we witness the drama and the spectacle. No matter what time of year it is, somewhere on Earth something miraculous is happening.
Comedian, musician and raconteur Bill Bailey explores the massive Australian state of Western Australia. Vast and epic, its frontier spirit inspires a mind-blowing journey into one of the sparsest and most surprising places on the planet.
Strippers is a documentary series that takes a look at strip clubs which have doubled over the last 10 years with more and more young British women are turning to lap dancing to try and make a living.
An adventurous travel show with two hosts who go around the world and try to encourage the viewers to travel to new destinations and in new ways. Sometimes the best experience is in the worst starting point.
The story of a journey through the mountains of Africa, conceived and realised by Giorgio Moser, with mountaineer and writer Stefano Maestri. The journey of documentary filmmaker Moser and mountaineer Maestri, both born in Trento, goes up the continent's peaks following the trails of mythology and legends, without neglecting the ancient culture of the different populations they meet along the way
A six-part documentary series about the least known events of World War II. The series reveal a little-known picture and countless unknown details of the events of World War II in the north.