Jamie's School Dinners is a four-episode documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 March 2005. The series was recorded between Spring to Winter 2004, in which it featured TV chef Jamie Oliver attempting to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners at a typical British school, Kidbrooke School in the Royal Borough of Greenwich — a goal which ultimately led to a broader campaign to improve school dinners throughout Britain.
Jonathan Bird's Blue World is an educational television program about the underwater world. The show is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on PBS stations in the US. The program is designed for family viewing, and each segment finds Bird trying to unravel a mystery, witness an animal behavior or explore an underwater environment. The first season consisted of 5 half-hour programs filmed in standard definition, and the second season contained 7 half-hour programs shot in high-definition. The third season won four New England Emmy Awards. The second season also won four New England Emmy Awards. The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on the Blue World website as webisodes. Season four is currently in production.
Mike’s Ultimate Garage is an engaging two-hour Special that emphasizes fun and family, where viewers get an all access pass with Canada’s most trusted contractor, Mike Holmes, as he builds his dream garage. And the best part is that Mike will be handing over the white helmet to his son, Mike Jr. who will run the jobsite. Feeling overwhelmed but excited, MJ is determined to make his father proud and present him with the ultimate man cave. At 1850 square feet, this state-of-the-art garage will house some of the coolest gadgetry and cutting-edge technologies out there. We’re invited along for this entertaining and fast-paced ride with Mike Holmes and his son Mike Jr. as our guides, in their quest for ‘Mike’s Ultimate Garage’!
Featuring incredible, real crime stories and spotlighting the techniques used by investigators to uncover unbelievable revelations in the pursuit of justice.
From the makers of Super Simple Songs, Paper Puppet Playhouse is all of your favorite nursery rhymes, fairy tales, bedtime stories, and fables, told with an engaging paper cutout style of animation.
Biographer A.N. Wilson uncovers the intriguing personal life of Queen Victoria through her journals and letters in this psychological portrait of Britain's longest reigning monarch. With Queen Victoria's writings read by Anna Chancellor.
Moving giant brewing silos, circus big tops, ice sculptures and steam trains is never easy. However, the Ultimate Movers rise to the challenge, battling against the elements, guiding oversized transport through narrow and winding roads and overcoming problems to get their precious cargo there on time, and in one piece. Time is always money and there's no room for error.
Two families experience life on the hillsides of 19th-century Snowdonia. The Braddock and Jones families say goodbye to the 21st century and take their first steps into 1890.