A child goes missing in a drama about child welfare workers and the effects of their work on the lives of these workers. Rita returns to her job in child protection after being furloughed during a police investigation. The child is still missing, and Rita is held responsible for the situation. She was replaced as manager by a new director, Jyrki. When she returns to work, Rita is paired with inexperienced Laura. Together, Rita and Laura become an effective team, but the boundaries between their work and private lives begin to blur.
During the cold winter of 1692, a group of girls in Salem Village began exhibiting strange, disturbing behavior. Over the ensuing weeks, they accused three local women of witchcraft, setting in motion a massive witch hunt that still haunts Salem, Massachusetts, to this very day. Dark, atmospheric re-enactments and expert interviews explore the hysteria and panic that overtook the devout Puritan community and led to the imprisonment of over 200 innocent people and the execution of 20.
Masterminds was a true crime documentary television series produced in Canada with truTV.
As of February 2011, the program is broadcast on History Television and Global TV in Canada and truTV in the United States.
Each 30 minute episode features one true crime story. The profiled crimes generally involve large sums of cash or merchandise and, more important, extremely unique and/or elaborate methods of criminal operation which were never before seen by law enforcement agencies. With a few notable exceptions, most criminals profiled in this series were caught within a couple of years of committing their crime.
The most unique log homes on earth are custom built by master log-smiths in the small town of Williams Lake, British Columbia. Each one is handcrafted on site, then taken apart, shipped around the world, and reconstructed wherever the client wants. No one else can do it like the boys at Pioneer Log Homes. They are "Timber Kings."
The man with the van creeps up, offering a lift for the stranded, showing up outside a home, intercepting people on the road; he’ll make the ride mandatory for those who resist; there’s no escape from the man with a van.
You've got a pet, and it's got problems. There is only one man who can solve them, so good thing you've come to the right place. It's the honorable Judge Gary Busey and this is his pet court. You're about to meet people with some serious pet problems. They're about to go to-to-toe with the silver fox of jurisprudence. It's Gary Busey, Pet Judge!
When a teen’s plan to end his life is interrupted by a mysterious stranger, he finds an unlikely mentor and uncovers the dark secret motives of the town’s newest celebrity.
The show centers around a high-school teacher gone missing and the family of Detective Ethan James, whose son, unbeknownst to him, is considering suicide to escape the pain from the loss of his mother. All the while, a small Texas town is distracted and deceived by the arrival of world-renowned, best-selling author, and thought leader, Redmond Quinn. Breaking Strongholds addresses teen suicide, depression, abandonment, spiritual darkness, and more. Like a modern-day parable, each episode creatively weaves God’s Truths into the storyline pointing to Jesus, the only One capable of truly breaking strongholds.
Delve into the worlds of extreme polygamist groups and explores how the power held by Prophet Warren Jeffs, who is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes committed as Prophet, and other high-profile polygamists such as Sam Bateman, have shaped communities where claims of abuse, incest and fraud have become common.
Across the United States, unclaimed valuables lie buried within ordinary people's attics, basements and garages. Matt Paxton travels around the country in search of rare, big-ticket items hidden in some of the most cluttered, filthy homes imaginable. His priority is to clean out the overloaded properties and sell his finds as quickly and for as much money as possible to secure the ultimate payday for him and his clients.
The Benton City Council surprises the town residents by inviting “Real Housewives” icons Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan to help spruce up their small town that was devastated by the pandemic, which has a population just shy of 7,000.
The HISTORY® Channel continues to cement its place as the leader of premium presidential biographies with the premiere of the six-part television event “Thomas Jefferson”
Stepping Up was a five-part drama programme shown on the CBBC Channel from 3 to 7 September 2012. It was a series of one-off dramas about children making the move from primary to secondary school.
Comedian Jenny Eclair hosts as amateur artists reveal their naked ambition in a life drawing class like no other, as they compete to win a cash prize. Five different artists will not just paint, but will strike a pose for their fellow artists.
An exciting look at some of the greatest battlefield conflicts in modern history. Using cutting-edge CGI animation and "on the ground" interviews to bring a new perspective to each battle, every episode profiles the decisive missions, heroes, and weapons, all of which played critical roles in turning the tide within historic battles.
When Jacob Hunters wealthy parents are murdered, he returns from college to mourn and take care of the estate. With his inheritance tied up in probate, Jacob takes a job driving high price escorts and quickly finds out, his job is more than just transportation.
Award-winning hotelier Alex Polizzi and her mother, Olga, who have become equal business partners, start work on a sweeping renovation project at their 37-bedroom medieval coaching inn in east Sussex.
Wu-Tang Clan members and former residents recount the harrowing stories of violence that plagued the Park Hill Apartments in Staten Island during the crack epidemic, exploring the dark legacy that still haunts survivors.