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.
Soul! or SOUL! (1968–1973) was a pioneering performance/variety television program in the late 1960s and early 1970s produced by New York City PBS affiliate, WNET. It showcased African American music, dance and literature. The program was created and often hosted by Ellis Haizlip, an openly gay African American closely associated with the Black Arts Movement. Poet Nikki Giovanni was also a frequent host. Among the musical performers who appeared on the show were Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind, and Fire, the Dells, Labelle, Ashford and Simpson, Al Green, Tito Puente, McCoy Tyner, Max Roach, and Gladys Knight, as well as African performers Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba. Others who appeared on the program included boxer Muhammad Ali, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, minister (later politician) Jesse Jackson, actor / singer Harry Belafonte, actor Sidney Poitier, and Kathleen Cleaver, wife of Eldridge Cleaver.
Backstreet is a gripping drama about Q, who fighting for survival in a city ruled by betrayal and power plays. As enemies resurface and secrets unravel, Q must navigate shifting alliances, family betrayals, and rising pressure from rivals and detectives.
70 year after partition, journalists Adnan Sarwar and Babita Sharma travel the still volatile border of Pakistan and India, discovering the lives of those who live there.
In each episode, Rowe visits unique individuals and joins them in their respective undertakings, paying tribute to innovators, do-gooders, entrepreneurs, collectors, fanatics-people who simply have to do it. This show is about passion, purpose, and occasionally, hobbies that get a little out of hand.
On September 11, 2001, all eyes were riveted on New York as the twin towers were attacked. This film explores the causes of the evil that led to the attacks, by documenting 20 years of relations between Washington, the Arab countries, Pakistan and Europe.
You Gotta Eat Here! is a Canadian food television series that premiered in January 2012 on Food Network Canada. Produced by Lone Eagle Entertainment, the program stars and is hosted by comedian John Catucci.
The show features Catucci on a "quest" to discover the best of Canada's comfort food. He visits restaurants ranging from greasy spoons to legendary locations to taste the food that made them famous, and to meet the characters that make them institutions. Catucci also explores the kitchens to reveal their signature recipes.
The second season premiered in February 2013 on Food Network Canada.
When immigrants came to America, they brought with them not only their grandmothers' recipes, but also centuries-old traditions. Join beloved chef and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich on an eye-opening culinary journey as she visits with families sharing their traditions, getting a rare and deeply personal glimpse into the wonderful diversity of American culture and food.
A popular and long-running French procedural, Alice Nevers is a tough and tenacious criminal prosecutor in a professional and personal partnership with police captain Fred Marquand.
Is the way we treat boys and girls the real reason we haven't achieved equality between men and women? Dr Javid Abdelmoneim aims to find out by taking over a primary school class.
Disasterina, star of Sado Psychiatrist and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, interviews a variety of drag artists to showcase the different styles of drag in performance, looks, and personalities. From seasoned underground fan favorites to the lesser known newbies, Disasterina and her talented guests prove that ALL drag is valid.
Angry Planet is a 39-part television series broadcast around the world featuring the adventures of storm chaser George Kourounis, Angry Planet is produced by Peter Rowe of Pinewood Films. The series plays on the following networks:
⁕Outdoor Life Network
⁕Travel Channel
⁕Weather Channel
⁕TV8
⁕MTV3
⁕Canal Evasion
⁕TVB
The first season of the series has also been released on DVD as a box set.
Each episode focuses on a different force of nature as Kourounis gets up close to investigate and document the most fierce natural phenomena the Earth has to dish out.
To lift the spell that turned him into a soccer ball, the world superstar, Erico Platana will have to deflate his ego and help Daniel, a clumsy but headstrong young boy become a soccer champion.
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.