British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Vast, exotic and awe-inspiring, the Indian Subcontinent stretches from the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the scorched red deserts of Rajasthan and is home to over a million people, yet still supports a fantastic variety of wildlife. This is the land that inspired Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, with bears, elephants, monkeys, crocodiles and cobras, and it is the only place in the world where both lions and tigers live. It offers sights never before...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This groundbreaking series, from the team behind Earth: the biography, reveals the epic tale of how the forces of the Earth have shaped human civilization. With passionate storytelling and extraordinary HD camerawork, this engaging and visually stunning series combines bold ideas with new science to form an original version of human history. Includes: Filming in Extremes: An Interview with Presenter Ian Stewart.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sixty-six million years ago, a gigantic asteroid slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs. There's strong evidence of the asteroid impact, but no fossils of a dinosaur killed in the event have ever been found. Now, at a dig site in North Dakota, scientists have uncovered a wealth of fossilized creatures that could reveal a more detailed picture of the devastating day the asteroid hit. Following a trail of remarkably well-preserved fossils, including...
Language
English
Description
A compelling and comprehensive series that charts the birth and growth of the Scottish nation. Each of the ten thought-provoking episodes brings a fresh perspective to Scotland's past and challenges many of the perceived notions of Scottish history. With stunning, award-winning cinematography and mesmerizing narrative, the series tells of battles and allegiances, political intrigue, and religious conflict. Includes a booklet.
9) The weather
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Investigative reporter Donal Maclntyre personally experiences the most extreme forms of weather on Earth, from the Sahara desert to the midst of hurricane.
10) Scotch
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of scotch is told in detail for the first time, marrying the allure of scenic Scotland with engrossing storytelling, rich characters, and frequent revelations.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On February 4, 1974, college student Patty Hearst (granddaughter of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst), was kidnapped from her apartment by a terrorist group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The SLA, seeking to foment a violent uprising within America's working class, forced the Hearst family to donate millions of dollars in food to the poor. But two months after her kidnapping, Patty emerged in public as Tania, an armed member...
12) Man On Wire
Language
English
Formats
Description
On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York. Academy Award winner. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
14) Diana: 7 days
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This landmark documentary features in-depth interviews with her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, speaking in detail about that week's events from the moment they heard the news of their mother's death to the day of the funeral itself, as well as reflecting more broadly on her life and what she meant to them both then and now. The film includes other family members, close friends, political figures and journalists, many of them speaking...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The story of Scotland's ancient clans is a blood-soaked saga of battles and feuds, loyalty and betrayal, love and death set against the country's wild mountains and glens. Their fierce warriors were legendary, and their deeds of heroism and villainy shaped the destinies of Scotland₂s most iconic characters. Discover how the clans crushed the English King's mighty army to help win Scottish independence, and how they used clan muscle to plot, maneuver...
16) The Narnia code
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Using dramatizations of C.S. Lewis' early life and career, this intriguing documentary travels the world, meeting experts, testing evidence, and uncovering surprising questions behind the best selling series.
17) Life
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
18) Allies at war
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Features rare archival footage, private correspondence, and interviews with historians and insiders, including FDR's grandson Curtis Roosevelt, to explore the relationship between Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A program that launched in 1977 and was supposed to last just five years, yet is still active today. See the profound impact of the Voyager program through remarkable footage and images from NASA's archives and begin to understand the lasting impact it's has on our knowledge of the solar system.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This entertaining program captures all the emotion, excitement, and style of England's royal weddings since 1923, including the ceremonies of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles and Diana, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and much more! Presenter Sophie Raworth (BBC News) goes behind the pomp and circumstance of the weddings to offer viewers a glimpse of a world few of us will ever encounter.