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Great British Railway Journeys
Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
Great British Railway Journeys 2010
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
From the sea lochs of Scotland to the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, seasoned train traveller Michael Portillo immerses himself in the magnificent scenery of the nation's coastal regions.
Great Coastal Railway Journeys 2022
Deadly 60
Deadly 60
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall tracks down 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
Deadly 60 2009
Great Minds
Great Minds
Great Minds 2021
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation
The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is a weekly Saturday morning show on CBS that showcases present-day change-makers from all over the world who are creating solutions to real needs. It is hosted by news correspondent and CBS Sunday Morning regular Mo Rocca. Each episode presents stories related to the process of innovation and also includes one story on The Henry Ford—its Archive of American Innovation, its unique visitor experiences and its unparalleled expertise. The intent is to stimulate curiosity and to inspire audiences with entertaining yet educational stories about yesterday and today’s visionaries and turning points that changed the course of history, as well as innovations and inventions that are changing the world today. The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is produced in partnership by The Henry Ford and Litton Entertainment, a leading independent production and distribution company.
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation 2014
Being The Elite
Being The Elite
The Young Bucks, Matt & Nick Jackson, along with Kenny "The Cleaner" Omega, make up The ELITE. Follow our adventures as WE RULE THE WORLD and dominate the professional wrestling business.
Being The Elite 2016
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Im Namen des Gesetzes 1994
Wissen macht Ah!
Wissen macht Ah!
Wissen macht Ah! 2001
Antiques Road Trip
Antiques Road Trip
Antiques experts travel across the country, competing to make a profit at auction.
Antiques Road Trip 2010
For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake
Sister Hanna is a spirited, witty, resolute, warm-hearted, and - attractive nun. With her wit and street cred, she takes charge of Kaltenthal Cloister, transforming it into a popular refuge for all those seeking help of one kind or another. She also brings new life to the sleepy provincial community, proving herself quite a match for her great rival and opponent, the mayor Wolfgang Wöller.
For Heaven's Sake 2002
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
MTV Video Music Awards 1984
Shark Week
Shark Week
The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Shark Week 1988
Scoop
Scoop
Scoop is a comprehensive information programme of Television Broadcasts Limited. The content of the program is mainly based on entertainment news and personal follow-up of the artists, and will also be interspersed with the latest trends of TVB dramas and artists. Some entertainment news content clips will be rebroadcast on the next day's "Entertainment Live". This program will be broadcast on Jade Channel from 19:30-20:00 (Hong Kong time) from June 6, 2005, and will be broadcast every day from March 3, 2019, and will be broadcast on myTV (later myTV SUPER) to provide "Program Review".
Scoop 2005
Hofgeschichten
Hofgeschichten
Hofgeschichten 2023
Buccaneers & Bones
Buccaneers & Bones
The famed saltwater flats of the Bahamas and Belize give a beautiful setting for the fishing adventure and conservation initiative undertaken in "Buccaneers and Bones." Journalist Tom Brokaw -- who also narrates the series -- leads an expedition in search of the island's legendary bonefish. Joining Brokaw are an eclectic group of celebrities, authors and business titans to fly-fish and swap stories about the wonders of the sport, and the modern-day buccaneers also discuss the importance of ensuring healthy populations of marine species for generations to come. The series reveals research funded by Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and other organizations -- information to help anglers catch more fish and preserve fragile coastal habitats. Other seasons of the series take place off the island of Ambergris Caye in Belize. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, actors Liam Neeson and Michael Keaton, TV host Jimmy Kimmel, and musician Huey Lewis are among Brokaw's guests. Supports Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT)
Buccaneers & Bones 2010
World Theme Tour
World Theme Tour
The World Theme Journey is a program designed to deliver living experiences that only free backpackers can feel, away from simple travel information programs. From Spain to Chile, South Africa to Alaska, the world-themed trips are made by running on their own feet, vividly showing the splendid cultural sites and natural heritage, as well as the hidden aspects of people around the world
World Theme Tour 2008
Frontline
Frontline
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Frontline 1983
Die Ratgeber
Die Ratgeber
Die Ratgeber 2019
Legends
Legends
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.
Legends 2006
Fuse
Fuse
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".
Fuse 1962
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures is a reality television series about animals and their exciting adventures. This series is hosted by Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It is shown weekly in syndication across the country on numerous stations and networks. It is particularly popular in part because of Hanna's mainstream name recognition as an animal expert, but also because the show meets programing criteria for federally mandated educational and informational requirements which all stations must follow. Because of this, some networks air the show five days per week, thus covering all but a half hour of the three-hour E/I mandate.
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures 1993
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Prime Video
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2013
NHK WORLD PRIME
NHK WORLD PRIME
NHK WORLD PRIME brings you a world of mainly documentaries, and more. Tune in to see special select programs on all sorts of topics and genres.
NHK WORLD PRIME 2017
Cuisines des terroirs
Cuisines des terroirs
A sensual approach to culinary art "on the ground", meeting farmers, winegrowers, restaurateurs and cooks, where gastronomy and the art of living have their roots.
Cuisines des terroirs 2001
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
The South Bank Show 1978
Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure
Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure
Clive Myrie is on an epic Caribbean journey to reconnect with family, explore his own heritage and experience the rich mix of cultures that makes island life so very special.
Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure 2024
Live PD
Live PD
Dash cams capture footage from urban and rural police forces while on the job. A live look inside the everyday calls of police officers across the nation.
Live PD 2016
Zone interdite
Zone interdite
The zone interdite refers to two distinct territories established in German-occupied France during the Second World War after the signature of the Second Armistice at Compiègne.
Zone interdite 1993
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex is a documentary TV series about sex, which ran in eight episodes on Channel 5 and was presented by Dr. Catherine Hood. The 45-minute long episodes were broadcast on Monday nights. The series started on 30 October 2006, with the final programme broadcast on 18 December 2006. Each episode explained a sex position and covered a sexually transmitted disease. Additionally, the following topics were discussed: sex among handicapped and overweight people, penis enlargement devices, penis enlargement surgery, sexual violence against men and penis removal, tantric sex, the g-spot, erectile dysfunction, sex reassignment surgery, cosmetic surgery of the vagina, swinging, lichen sclerosus, the use of recreational drugs during sex, male homosexual sex in public toilets, full body plastic wrap bondage, and sex dolls. The programme included close shots of the male and female body as well as footage of sexual intercourse and ejaculation filmed with an internal camera placed inside the vagina. These scenes were filmed using Australian-born pornographic actress Elizabeth Lawrence and English-born pornographic actor Stefan Hard.
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex 2006
The Culture Show
The Culture Show
A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.
The Culture Show 2004
It's Not Rocket Science!
It's Not Rocket Science!
C'est pas sorcier is a French educational television program that originally aired from November 5, 1994 to present.
It's Not Rocket Science! 1993
Spise med Price
Spise med Price
The artistically streaked brothers James and Adam Price learned early on to LOVE food and both are right at home in the kitchen. In this series they alternate between working together and competing against each other as they take on each episode's theme of food. Some dishes are done the old fashioned way, some get a twist but all is done in a humorous atmosphere of good-natured bantering, teasing and story telling.
Spise med Price 2009
Slugfest
Slugfest
A chronicle of the growth of comic books as a new American art form exploring the decades-long relationship and rivalry between Marvel and DC Comics.
Slugfest 2021
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.
Antiques Roadshow 1979
Des racines & des ailes
Des racines & des ailes
A magazine show with each segment telling the story of a country, a civilization, a period or emblematic characters, rich in iconography and archival images.
Des racines & des ailes 1997
Mayday
Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Mayday 2003
Behind the Music
Behind the Music
An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.
Behind the Music 1997
Expert Witness
Expert Witness
This dramatic true crime series reveals how some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses.
Expert Witness 2021
Food Unwrapped
Food Unwrapped
The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.
Food Unwrapped 2012
For My Man
For My Man
A true crime series featuring the salacious and shocking stories of women who have been arrested for a crime they did in the name of love. From a killing spree across the mid-west to being an inside informant at the DEA and from murdering an unsupportive mother to robbing fifteen banks in under a year, these women have no limits as to how far they’ll go for their men.
For My Man 2015