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All episodes from the 19th series of the Channel Four archaeology programme presented by Tony Robinson, exploring the history of Britain through digs and the artefacts uncovered. The episodes are: 'Gateholm Island, Pembrokeshire', 'Bitterley, Shropshire', 'Dunwich, Suffolk', 'Newmarket, Suffolk', 'Beadnell, Northumberland', 'Swansea, West Glamorgan', 'Earls Colne, Essex', 'Kenfig, South Wales', 'Caerleon, South Wales', 'Castle Hill, Crewkerne, Somerset', 'Clipstone, Nottinghamshire', 'Burials Compilation' and 'Greatest Discoveries Compilation'.
Robson Green presents this eight-part series in which he journeys around his home county of Northumberland. Robson explores the county and its history as he camps in Britain's remotest location, visits Hadrian's Wall and Alnwick Castle, travels through the countryside and coastline and talks to some Northumbrians along the way.
A musical journey through the picturesque countryside of Austria, accompanied by the music of Beethoven.
Documentary that uses CGI to explore the forces that enable life to exist on Earth.
A mesmerising documentary thriller with a killer whale at its centre, Blackfish is the first film since Grizzly Man to show how nature can get revenge on man when pushed to its limits. Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Along the way, director-producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite compiles shocking footage and emotional interviews to explore the creature's extraordinary nature, the species' cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the mulit-billion dollar sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
A journey through Finland accompanied by the music of Jean Sibelius.
A journey through the landscapes and historic sites of Italy to the accompaniment of music by Beethoven.
A collection of short information films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) during the 20th century. This volume focuses on issues relating to children including diet, education and artificial insemination.
Documentary critique of the US government's drugs policy. Inspired by the story of Nanni Jeter, a friend and employee of writer and director Eugene Jarecki, the film includes interviews with police officers, judges, prison staff, dealers, addicts and their families, medics and experts on social policy, including investigative journalist turned screenwriter, David Simon, creator of the political drama series 'The Wire'.
A musical tour of Paris, Versailles, Chantilly, and the Pays de La Loire, to the accompaniment of music by Ludwig van Beethoven.
A musical journey to the Benedictine Abbey Church at Ottobeuren, accompanied by the music of George Frideric Handel.
A musical tour of Italy's Southern Tyrol region accompanied by the music of G.F. Handel.
A musical tour of the German city of Nuremberg accompanied by the music of W.A. Mozart.
Documentary that makes use of unprecedented access to follow life in the New York Times newsroom for a year. The New York Times is arguably the most important newspaper in the world; it is certainly one of the best read and most influential newspapers in the United States. Filmmaker Andrew Rossi was granted rare access to the internal workings of the newspaper for this documentary, where he captures the frantic nature of professional journalism as stories erupt and advances in technology continually force the paper to adapt. In particular, the story of crusading journalist David Carr is picked up. Carr attends closely to the threat of social media and internet technology to the kind of professional, newsroom-based journalism of the New York Times and offers a staunch defence of his paper and the print media it represents.
Documentary following a group of young singers as they audition for a place at Le Jardin des Voix, the prestigious Baroque music academy founded by William Christie in 2002. The film follows the young hopefuls through the auditioning process, then catches up with the ten winners a year later at the Theatre de Caen as they undergo three weeks of intensive rehearsal with some of the leading figures from today's Baroque music scene.
Documentary exploring the life, work and legacy of the Austrian composer. The film gathers evidence from prominent Mahler personalities, as well as examining how his work has been interpreted by successive conductors up to the present day.
In 1962 four young men John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to form the 20th century musical phenomenon known as The Beatles. The band stormed Europe in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music. Master storyteller and Oscar winner, Ron Howard, explores this incredible journey in his own unique way: How did The Beatles do this? How did they cope with all the fame and pressure? How did they not only survive, but go on to revolutionise popular music? With original interviews, footage, staggering live performances, and the intimate study of character that Ron Howard is known for, he puts us right inside this extraordinary adventure, answering the question everyone always wants to know: What was it like to be there?!!
Feature-length documentary examining the local and global impact of tar sands oil developments in Alberta, Canada. The process of extracting oil from tar sands is energy-intensive and pollution-heavy, posing a threat to the natural environment and the health of nearby communities. The US is now importing more oil from Canada than from anywhere else, and most of this comes from tar sands. In meeting this demand, Canada has become one of the world's foremost emitters of greenhouse gases, with potentially disastrous effects. Neve Campbell narrates this documentary looking into the environmental, political and financial implications of the practice.
Three-part BBC historical documentary series presented by Professor Robert Bartlett. The series explores how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the mighty warriors who conquered England in 1066, becoming a formidable force of Christian knights and warriors whose legacy lives on to this day.
Five ten-minute workouts designed to help tone up the body. The workouts include; 'Maximum Fat Burner', 'Upper Body Power Sculpt', 'Thigh and Buns Blaster', 'Total Body Sculpt' and 'Accelerated Ab Toner'.
In 1977, a small independent documentary shone a light on the world of professional bodybuilding, becoming a huge critical and commercial success and in the process launching one man's multi-million dollar career. Pumping Iron features five-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, as he competes for his 6th world title, facing off against fellow bodybuilders including the future TV's Incredible Hulk: Lou Ferrigno. With all-new special features, Pumping Iron provides a witty and insightful look into the world of competitive bodybuilding as it documents the trials and tribulations, highs and lows of these amazing athletes.
Period-piece documentary originally made for the 1939 New York World's Fair ('The World of Tomorrow'), with a newly-recorded music score by Aaron Copland. The film, scripted by city planner Lewis Mumford, advocates the benefits of garden city planning and presents suburbia as an idyllic alternative to gritty urban life.
A collection of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit. The BFI National Archive, in partnership with BT, Royal Mail and The British Postal Museum and Archive, has curated and restored the output of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit from 1933-1940. The unit provided a spring board to many of the best-known and critically acclaimed figures in the British Documentary Movement, including John Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Wright and Harry Watt, alongside innovators and experimentalists such as Len Lye and Norman McLaren. This, the second of three volumes, contains the following titles: 'Rainbow Dance' (1936), 'Saving of Bill Blewitt' (1936), 'Calendar of the Year' (1936), 'Fairy of the Phone' (1936), 'Night Mail' (1936), 'Roadways' (1937), 'Trade Tattoo' (1937), 'Big Money' (1937), 'We Live in Two Worlds' (1937), 'N Or NW' (1937), 'A Job in a Million' (1937), 'Book Bargain' (1937), 'What's On Today' (1938), 'Love On the Wing' (1938), 'The Horsey Mail' (1938), 'Heavenly Post Office' (1938), 'News for the Navy' (1938), 'Mony a Pickle' (1938), 'North Sea' (1938), 'Penny Journey' (1938), 'The Tocher' (1938) and 'Gods Chillun' (1938).
A collection of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit. The BFI National Archive, in partnership with BT, Royal Mail and The British Postal Museum and Archive, has curated and restored the output of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit from 1933-1940. The unit provided a spring board to many of the best-known and critically acclaimed figures in the British Documentary Movement, including John Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Wright and Harry Watt, alongside innovators and experimentalists such as Len Lye and Norman McLaren. This, the first of three volumes, provides an exploration of the unit's early experimentation with sound and features the award-winning 'Song of Ceylon' (1934) and other neglected works, many of which will be available for the first time since their original release.
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