Shows the curated restoration by the National Trust of the Mount Stewart property in the UK. The skills and expertise of an astounding range of conservators, historians, artisans and engineers, as they lovingly bring this great house and its priceless contents back to their former glory and, at the same time, provides a fascinating insight into the history and the experiences of the people who lived and worked here.
Ultimate Goal gives 26 women from around the world the chance to live and train like professional footballers, before a final squad play a match under watchful eye of international scouts and agents.
The New Environmentalists share a common goal - safeguarding Earth's natural resources from exploitation and pollution, while fighting for justice worldwide. The activists in this series are recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize.
Explores the surprising ways animals have adapted to the pressures on earth to work together, fight each other, and ensure the survival of their offspring
70 children aged between 6 and 11 from across the UK are equipped with cameras to reveal what they really think. They take part in a series of special dilemmas developed by a team of philosophers.
Big Fish Big Adventure' is a 8 - part original, Australian-made series featuring an exploration charter company 'Big Cat Reality' that caters to the desires of open-water fishing enthusiasts and adventure seekers. Introducing them to some of the most beautiful, still unexplored fishing destinations the world has to offer. The series offers adventure, reveals Queensland's long-lost maritime history, undersea life, the thrill of extreme fishing and ocean exploration, but what makes Big Fish Big Adventure truly one of a kind is the 100 per cent Australian focus. Captain James McVeigh, seasoned marina and once commercial diver who has spent his life on or under the water, takes his clients to the furthest reaches of the reef, chasing their 'fish-of-a-life time'. James and his crew deliver a true adventure experience, which, as the true adventurist knows, means facing down an unforgiving sea and Mother Nature's ability to throw the unexpected at them, at any time.
Follows the dynamic mother-daughter duo Nikki and Lorri, who have built one of the nation's leading talent agencies for kids straight from their quirky hometown in Staten Island, N.Y.
Filmed over 2 years - from foundations to opening party - this is the amazing story of the total transformation of an abandoned, industrial island into a luxury destination. Battling against isolation, extreme weather and a punishing schedule the teams building paradise must work night and day to deliver this incredibly ambitious project on time.
Beneath the big marquee names of WWII was the magnificent layer of heroes who performed with enormous valour but made few headlines - this is their story.
Every day, across the UK, from Highland mountains to Lakeland fells and the Cornish coast, search and rescue heroes put their lives on the line to keep us safe
Everyone knows heavy haulage: large parts are transported on big trucks with yellow warning lights on streets. However, all that is "peanuts" compared to our "mega transports": heavier, larger, more complicated and more unusual. These require pinpoint planning, which can only take place with special safety precautions, and for which large teams plan months in advance before things are ready.
Dr Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.