Taken directly from the diaries of soldiers fighting in WWII, this series chronicals the experiences, losses, and victories felt on the battlefieds of the second world war.
Seventy years after Auschwitz’s liberation, this documentary film collection sets out to examine a story whose roots begin before the dawn of the 20th century - a story which is still being played out today. Divided into 8 episodes, the films will travel back to the roots of the genocide.
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.
Wild About Animals travels the globe to deliver young viewers fascinating stories about animals around the world. The syndicated educational and informational series, which is hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Mariette Hartley, is produced and distributed by Steve Rotfeld Productions.
The Bionic Vet is a BBC documentary television series following the work of vet Noel Fitzpatrick. The show details the work of Noel Fitzpatrick at his revolutionary veterinary practice in Surrey. The clinic, called Fitzpatrick Referrals, contains state of the art equipment and dedicated team of over 100 Vets, Nurse and Support Staff. Within his surgery and along with fellow surgeons and nurses he finds new methods and techniques to help pets within more unique problems that would often leave the only option to be put to sleep. Many of these techniques had not even been attempted before. Many pets that are brought to the practice are from all over the country. One such example being Oscar the Cat that was flown over from Jersey featured in the first episode.
The definitive film history of the RAF and one of the most visually stunning aviation series ever made.
Using hours of totally unique and previously unavailable and lost archive film, exclusive air-to-air sequences and dozens of interviews with veterans, Battle For The Skies now covers everything from the early days of the Air Battalion right up to 2007.
Many begin as harmless breezes from Northern Africa; inoffensive winds that gradually move westwards over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, gathering energy from the warm seawater, building in strength and gradually forming the unmistakable spiral of extreme winds and thunderstorms that characterize hurricanes. Shot entirely in 3D, this three-part series has been produced over a three-year period, with crews standing in the path of hurricane landfalls, such as Sandy and Isaac, to witness the devastation wreaked by one of the most powerful forces on earth.
'How to look at a painting' provides viewers with a fresh and exciting perspective on how to truly appreciate and better understand the world of painting. Justin embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.
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.
Series following wildlife photographer Charlie Hamilton James, who has bought 100 acres of the Peruvian rainforest in the hope that it will stop loggers illegally cutting down trees.