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Over 220 spectacular crashes featuring the megaliths of motorsport - the Monster Trucks - from events such as the Paris Dakar race and the European Truck Racing Cup.
Desi Benjamin directs this documentary about the music scene in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. As punk got too violent and was pushed out of the clubs, new wave became less popular and people sought a new style of music. With bands like Guns N' Roses and Jane's Addiction bursting onto the scene, Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, with its wide variety of clubs, became the place to be seen. This documentary takes a look back at some of these clubs and how they influenced the culture still around today.
Experience the thrills of a high-risk lifestyle from the safety of your armchair with this compilation of over twenty different rides, filmed with high-tech cameras which place you firmly in the hot seat. Includes a flight in the Tornado fighter plane, parachuting with the Red Devils, truck racing and bungy-jumping.
Civilisations is a major nine-part series telling the story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day, for the first time on a global scale. It is now nearly half a century since Kenneth Clark’s series Civilisation thrilled audiences with its authoritative interpretation of the glories of Western art. Inspired by that ground-breaking programme, this new series of Civilisation introduces a new generation to the great masterworks of beauty, ingenuity and illumination created across the continents. It explores the visual culture of societies from around the globe, revealing alongside the magnificent objects made in the West the wealth of treasures created by other cultures, from the landscape scrolls of classical China and the sculpture of the Olmecs to African bronzes, Japanese prints and Mughal miniatures. Told by three presenters, each bringing their own skills and perspectives to the series – Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga.
Documentary about Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Director Anna Schmidt follows Penderecki over the course of a year as he travels to locations such as Munich and Vienna and journeys to his home in Luslawice. The film features extracts from his works, archive material and interviews with the composer and those who know him including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Jonny Greenwood and Andrzej Wajda.
Historical BBC documentary that depicts the work of codebreaker Gordon Welchman. During the Second World War, Welchman worked alongside Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, breaking German ciphers, and played a key role in cracking the Enigma machine. Following the war he moved to the United States and, after retiring, released a book detailing his work for both the US and UK military which led to him being ostracised by the National Security Agency.
Feature-length documentary about footballer-turned-actor Tony King. Best known as being one of the first African-American players to make an NFL team, Tony King grew up surrounded by racial prejudice and political activism. This documentary looks at the struggles he overcame to play his beloved sport as well as his decision for a career change in the 1970s when he moved to New York to become a model and an actor and changed his named to Malik Farrakhan, choosing to follow the Islamic faith.
Britain's three biggest aviation events brought together in one package. Features the highlights from Farnborough International Air Show 2006, Biggin Hill International Air Show 2006, one of the oldest and best-loved shows, and Woodchurch Wings and Things 2005. Along with highlights including the Red Arrows display team, there's an in-depth look at the world's largest airliner, the Airbus A380, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and displays from military, civilian and vintage aircraft.
Liam Neeson narrates this three-part documentary about the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. As well as charting the events of the rebellion, the programme examines events leading up to and after the Rising and places a new importance on the role of Irish Americans in the struggle. Although the rebellion was quickly suppressed subsequent events it inspired would lead to the end of British rule in Ireland and in other parts of the country's far-reaching empire.
Teen drama from South Korea. In the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close after leaving high school. When one of the group, upwardly-mobile Hae-ju (Yu-won Lee), moves to Seoul, the other girls have their ways of dealing with the loss. Feeling most rejected, shy Ji-young (Ji-young Ok) finds comfort in her new friendship with optimistic rebel Tae-hee (Du-na Bae).
Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville co-direct this documentary about the televised American debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. Beginning during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the liberal and conservative writers and commentators clashed over issues including the city's police, the convention's protestors and the freedom-of-speech-right of Americans. As the pair commented on the issues of the day, over the course of their debates, their discourse became increasingly explosive and hostile and the substance of their arguments lost.
Documentary which takes a behind the scenes look at the Teatro alla Scala productions of the 1981/1982 season featuring rehearsal footage and interviews by journalist Enzo Biagi with conductors, directors and singers.
Tony Palmer directs this documentary which examines the link between the character Parsifal from Wagner's opera, Indian Jones, portrayed in films by Harrison Ford, and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler - all three were searching for the Holy Grail. The film includes footage of 'Parsifal' starring Plácido Domingo in the title role and an interview with Wagner's grandson Wolfgang Wagner.
Film-maker Usama Alshaibi returns to his home in Baghdad after 24 years of living in America. Having not seen his family in all that time, he reunites with the people closest to him and discovers how the Iraq he once knew has changed beyond all recognition.
Ian Norris narrates this compilation of big truck footage from both sides of the Atlantic. American truck manufacturers Kenworth's 75th anniversary is celebrated with a profile of the great vehicles from their past, and there are also clips of military trucks in action. The All Wheel Drive Club allow the cameras to follow them in their army-surplus heavy vehicle trials, and there are highlights from the European Racing Truck championships.
Box set containing the three That's Entertainment films, in which variousMGM stars present their favourite moments from the studio's history.The discs are packaged in separate dvd cases inside a card outer box.
A detailed look at the techniques used in the craft of rally driving, taught to us by one of the original Flying Finns, Rauno Aaltonen.
Documentary following 26-year-old Matthew VanDyke as he sets off on a 35,000-mile motorcycle journey through Northern Africa and the Middle East. After years of feeling trapped by his severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Matthew decides to embark on a journey of self-discovery and finds himself on the front lines of the Libyan Revolution being captured by Muammar Gaddafi. |
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