Watching animals care for their young is a powerful reminder of the bonds we all share as living species on the planet. Take a heartwarming look at baby animals as they playfully find their way in the world.
A global investigation of the ultimate talisman of wealth, beauty and power. Filmed in China, Peru, Canada, the U.S., London, Dubai, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, this documentary reveals the impact of gold mining and the gold trade on our economy, environment and conflicts.
Tracks criminal investigators as they unravel stories behind cold blooded murders. With the help of forensic evidence, old fashioned legwork and years of dogged determination, detectives deliver justice to families and communities.
Experience firsthand "the war to end all wars." World War I was the first war in history to affect most of the globe, with battles fought on land, at sea and, for the first time, in the sky. This five-disc DVD set captures the experience almost a century after it happened, with rare footage, much of it never before released on DVD.
The parched and barren landscape of the Arabian Peninsula offers a vivid backdrop for life in the harsh desert. Water is scarce and death due to the extreme heat is common, yet a natural world continues to flourish. Follow some of the desert's most iconic creatures and learn the unique ways in which they've adapted to the stark conditions around them.
The intense lives of mobile crane operators as they make their living performing precision lifts. Day in and day out, these operators hoist massive loads and one mistake could be deadly. lt takes precision, control and single-minded focus. And each job presents unique dangers and challenges which these operators must deal with on the fly. No two lifts are ever the same.
Take an in-depth look at the terrifying offenders whose atrocious crimes earned a whole life sentence, but despite being securely locked behind bars, these inmates go on to torture, kidnap and even kill.
Te Radar lives in Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbors. In Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.
THE PROSECUTORS, a serious/in depth series from New Dominion Pictures, explores the complexities of the American judicial system through the eyes of the dedicated men and women who work in it. This series is set amidst the grim reality of backlogged courts, the overworked police stations and on the hardening streets of America. It profiles leading prosecutors, as well as young attorneys just discovering the laws of the legal jungle.
Beast Legends was a science fiction mini-series produced by a Toronto and Leeds based independent film company called Yap Films, Inc. It was first shown on the Canadian History Channel in the summer of 2010 and was later aired on the US SyFy Channel, starting on September 9, 2010 and ending on October 14, 2010. The show followed a team of creative researchers and artists who explored the globe following stories of legendary and mythological beasts. As they investigate the history behind these tales, they study the ecology and biology of similar real-life creatures that may have inspired the stories, and conclude by bringing the beasts to life with computer generated effects and animation.
Delves into the shocking scandals from the oldest beauty pageant of America, now struggling to remain relevant to a new generation whose views on beauty and sexual politics have drastically changed.
No-Go Zones - The World's Toughest Places reveals what it really means to be part of some of the world's most infamous microcosms. Highly criminal hoods, occupied blocks, red light districts. At each location the audience will walk and talk with the people who are part of these places, to them the streets, corners, bars and prisons are at the same time both their homes and a way of life.
Jamie's Kitchen is a five-part British documentary television series that aired on Channel 4 from 5 November to 10 December 2002. It follows chef Jamie Oliver as he attempts to train a group of fifteen disadvantaged youth, who will — if they complete the course — be offered jobs at Oliver's new restaurant Fifteen. The series was executive produced by Peter Moore for Talkback Productions, and has since spawned several others along similar lines.
A deep dive into one of the world’s most high-pressure professions: hostage negotiation. With exclusive access to the expert negotiators involved, we go behind the scenes of some of the world's most dangerous hostage situations, and reconstruct how the negotiations played out.
50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was no simple military conquest.
Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome’s new territory was transformed through huge construction projects, involving aqueducts, roads, baths, amphitheaters, and arenas.
This series explores three cities that today are home to the vestiges of this industrious civilization. Through the use of CGI, archive footage, aerial imagery, and expert testimony, this trilogy unveils the secrets of these wonders of Roman engineering.