From fictional killers like Norman Bates to the real-life evil of Charles Manson, pop-culture’s controversial fascination with crime is explored.
The award-winning chef, tv personality, and author takes traditional Irish dishes and ingredients and gives them his own modern twist.
A two and half month journey from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Medellin (Colombia), through some of the most amazing places in South America, immersed in the Backpacker's culture.
The stories behind once well-known R&B and soul music artists, bands or groups who exploded onto the Billboard music charts with a string of hits, only to have their career derailed by a major crisis that cause them to be essentially unappreciated by later generations of general Contemporary R&B listeners.
Tracks Ahead is a television series about railroading, produced by Milwaukee Public Television for public television stations. Season 9 was aired in 2015.
With a wave of calls to abolish policing and incarceration, experts discuss why this harmful system persists and lay out practical alternatives.
Scientists have discovered that insects have remarkably sophisticated behaviors and even personalities quite similar to our own.
As 3-year-old Emilio is ready to start school, his family finds itself cornered in the United States' most segregated education system - New York City public schools. Fighting for their son's right to an inclusive education - where Emilio and other children with disabilities would be taught alongside their classmates without disabilities - film director Olivier and his wife Hilda investigate the personal stories of students and their parents in the US. With children with disabilities worldwide less likely to attend school, these experiences expose just a handful of the widespread injustices currently taking place in the educational system and beyond for kids with disabilities.
"Twenty Pearls" tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision that would change the course of history. These college students created Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
A 2400km journey of hope down Australia's longest river as a father and his two sons take a daring adventure to inspire the youth of Australia. Featuring music by Neil Diamond, Lucas King and the Host Club.
In this eight-part series, acclaimed director Bertrand Tavernier guides us through a roster of filmmakers, both influential and forgotten.
A film exploring the innovative world of Acoustic FingerStyle guitar featuring interviews with many leading players including Andy McKee, Kaki King, Newton Faulkner and Tommy Emmanuel. Acoustic Uprising looks at the rich history of FingerStyle and the fusion of musical ideas the style has become known for.
This series offers viewers a backstage pass to London’s famed theaters featuring some of the biggest names from the British stage.
For the last 54 years, Babe's and Ricky's Inn has harbored nothing but the greatest live blues music in Los Angeles and across the country.
A travel documentary exploring the scenic beauty and rich culture of the Romanian Carpathian mountains.
The World from Above is a unique continuing series of aerial programmes offering an entirely different view of the world. From 10,000ft, down to just a few feet the stabilised high definition aerial camera seeks out the beautiful, as well as the dramatic, on journeys across very different parts of the world including Europe, Africa and the United States.
A superb collection of nearly 30 of the best-known songs performed by the undisputed king of melody, culled from excerpts of his top-rated TV shows.
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
Punk rock, B-movies, and Jehovah’s Witnesses unite in this heartfelt documentary. As members of Jehovah’s Witness start to explore culture outside of their religion, they have to wrestle with the possibility of being excommunicated from friends and family. Featuring in-depth interviews and extensive home video footage, Witness Underground tells the story of punk rocker Witnesses pushing against the highly controlling Jehovah’s Witnesses religion as they build their own community through music and art. This prolific community of Witness musicians create their own record label, Nuclear Gopher, and become early adopters of promoting their music through the internet, including what may have been the first album to ever be livestreamed. This community’s history is well documented through archival footage of their home movies and self-produced music videos, all with a very charming energy.
Marvin Arrington, Sr. is one of Atlanta's most significant political leaders yet one of its least recognized. Arrington helped to transform the city of his birth from a segregated, provincial town into the international metropolis that it is today. This documentary takes viewers on the journey of one man's inspired love for a major city and his visionary work for its eventual transformation.