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- The most famous celebrity of the early 20th Century, the magician and escape artist's sudden death at the peak of health has long remained mysterious.
- The story of the 1975 referendum, which settled Britain's fate as a member of the European Union.
- In an age where politicians seem either untrustworthy, ineffectual or comical, Jeremy Paxman hunts for answers as to how we got into this state.
- Reveals the true story behind the shark attacks of 1916 that inspited the movie Jaws.
- The inside story of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, told by survivors, rescuers and senior Generals.
- Documentary series of a dog's-eye view of life.
- Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris conducts a virtual autopsy to examine the case of the world's most famous axe murderess.
- The story of the creation of the world's most successful musical.
- In July 2005, three billion people around the world watched a glittering line-up of musical legends perform in concerts designed to pressure the G-8 leaders into putting an end to poverty in Africa. But how did Bob Geldof, Bono and Richard Curtis pull off nine concerts with over a hundred top-selling artists in less than three months? Exclusive behind the scenes footage of the run-up to the event and in-depth interviews with Live 8's all-star cast -- including Robbie Williams, Sir Paul McCartney, Travis and Annie Lennox -- combine to tell a story which stretches back twenty years to Live Aid. The film reveals how Geldof persuaded Pink Floyd to bury the hatchet after twenty-five years of feuding. And why an argument over American rock band The Killers threatened to tear the organising team apart. Featuring interviews with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, the film also recaptures the moment when Bob Geldof grew so angry at official roadblocks in London that he threatened to sabotage Britain's chances of winning the 2012 Olympic bid. Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today reveals the fights, the bullying and the inspiration that went into achieving the most ambitious set of concerts in popular music history.
- A major two-part series that tells the inside story of one of the most powerful and controversial media moguls on the planet. Friends, rivals, colleagues past and present - and the odd former Prime Minister - reveal how Rupert Murdoch built his global empire, starting with a single newspaper in 1950s Australia. The series explores his ruthless expansion and deal-making; the billions he made - and lost; the reputations he built - and destroyed, in his never-ending quest to become the undisputed king of newspapers, Hollywood films and global television. A light is also cast on Murdoch, the private man - relationships, marriages, king-making, strengths and very human flaws - and most recently his struggle to redeem himself and his company after the phone hacking scandal that tore through the heart of his empire. Love, scandal, money and reputation: his own life story is one his journalists would be proud of.
- Part 1 Origin of Brexit Part 2 The effects on the EU of Obama Overthrow of U.S. Ally President Gaddaffi destabilized Africa refugees fleeing to EU December 2011 Obama's Syrian Rebels of Al Quada's Ansar Al Islam Defeated fleeing to Germany.
- Oppression and slavery in Sudan in Northeast Africa and an uprising by the ruling Mahdi (a messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith) would lead the former British governor General Charles Gordon into a personal, bloody war culminating in his defeat and death at Khartoum, the capital. In South Africa British businessman Cecil Rhodes would lead the rush to exploit the riches of a vast diamond mine and gold reserves. His wealth, power, politics and war would lead to the creation of the new African country of Rhodesia.
- The death of actress Brittany Murphy in 2009 was immediately considered suspicious. People said it was unnatural, no accident, even murder. Stories in the press became increasingly sensational, and only heightened when her husband died in the same Hollywood mansion just five months later. So what really happened? Were drugs involved? Toxic mold? Could her mother have poisoned them both? Medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris separates the truth from the tabloid news, delivering her own verdict on this tragic death.
- The story of the capture of Sadaam Hussein.
- By the middle of the 19th century, Britain was the richest country in the world, and controlled almost one quarter of the world's trade. British explorers set their sights on the Dark Continent, Africa. One in particular, David Livingstone, a Scottish physician, spent several years exploring its interior. News of his adventures led to a British scramble for new lands, wealth and ultimately, war.
- Dr Lindsey Fitzharris explores the mysterious death of Brian Jones, founder of the Rolling Stones, looking at the role that drink, drugs and rock'n'roll played, and whether there is evidence of murder.
- A British commercial venture, The East India Company, controls a large part of the Indian continent. Initially a trading venture, it encroached into India's social life, ultimately leading to political and military conflict. Britain becomes embroiled in a war in Crimea, and, in India, mutiny against British rule is fomenting.
- In a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, over a hundred victims of the RMS Titanic disaster are buried, including a simple grave dedicated to an "Unknown Child." Who was this unfortunate youth who perished in the freezing North Atlantic on April 15, 1912? Where was he on the ship when tragedy struck? Who was his family? And does he have any living descendants? Follow this twisting and turning scientific search as medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and her team of experts bring this Titanic victim back to life after over a century.
- The story behind the great shark panic of 2001.
- Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two of the most hated and least trusted presidential candidates ever. Jeremy Paxman visits Washington and beyond to ask political experts and voters why America is facing such an unpopular choice.
- Some of David Cameron's closest advisers reveal the discussions that led to the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, how he thought the Liberal Democrats would block it and the view from Brussels.
- A 4 part documentary series chronicling the fascinating and often tragic story of the Nehru/Gandhi family and their quest to lead India to peace and prosperity. Based on diaries, letters, contemporary journalistic accounts, and hitherto unseen archive footage, new research and exclusive interviews with politicians, business leaders, family members and colleagues of the Nehru-Gandhis, The Dynasty traces the rise of the family from 1857 through India's independence in 1948, and on through the ill-fated reigns of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. The unique access of the series to the personal accounts of Indian, British and other foreign observers provides a new and intimate perspective on the passions and rivalries of Eastern royalty, and an exhaustive tour of fifty years of war, imprisonment and terrorism, tragedy and triumph. This in-depth, insightful series chronicles the dynasty and their long lasting influence on the largest democracy in the world. Episode 1 looks at the period from 1857 to 1947 - taking us through the height of the East India Company and the British colonial enterprise in India, the start of the Indian independence movement of which lawyer Motilal Nehru was a leading light and finally to independence gained in 1947. Episode 2 chronicles the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as India's first PM. How does a newly formed nation stand on its own feet? How does the rest of the world deal with her? how does she make a stamp of her own? Episode 3 sees Indira Gandhi becoming PM after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Her style of leadership stood in stark contrast to her father. In her time, she called a national emergency, calling all power to the PM's office and earning herself the title of a dictator. Thankfully better sense prevailed and she called elections - which she then went on to lose. The people were not forgiving of a tyrant. However she came back just two years later. She was gunned down in front of her home by members of her own security detail. Episode 4 sees the days of Rajiv Gandhi - the reluctant PM. A man who had to step into his mother's shoes after her assassination. Young, modern and forward looking, this erstwhile pilot had to grapple with the oldest political party in India - one which wasn't exactly happy to move forward with him. Through the highs of his success in the anti apartheid movement to the lows of his Sri Lanka debacle - the program follows Rajiv Gandhi until the day of his fateful assassination at the hands of LTTE operatives while he was on the election trail.
- As President Trump reaches the milestone 100th day in office Jeremy Paxman travels around the U.S. seeing the effects of his polices and meets critics and supporters to assess the Trump presidency.
- Brat Camps are an extreme youth disciplinary concept that's firmly embedded in American culture. Every year thousands of American children are transported to one of over 1000 private facilities dotted across the United States. In the USA today it's estimated the child intervention industry is worth over $2 billion, as parents send their kids away to residential programmes - often against their will - in an attempt to change their behaviour. This True Stories documentary aims to shed light on the world of behavioural modification camps and other child intervention programmes, illuminating the beliefs and ambitions that underpin this controversial industry, many of which contrast starkly with British norms. While these programmes appear well-run and organised with some form of regulation, there are concerns about the standards of other camps and the possibility of abuse, particularly when there is no federal body to regulate and monitor the quality of care in the child intervention industry.
- At the start of the Victorian era, urban migration was beginning to swell the population of cities under the Industrial Revolution. Prince Albert's plan for a Great Exhibition to showcase to the world the might of Great Britain's industrial talents and technology comes to fruition.
- Bob Geldof explores Africa on the 20th anniversary of Live Aid.
- True insiders tell the real story of Diana's life.
- A documentary on the recent history of Australian wine, revealing how a small group of enterprising Australian winemakers took on the elitist world of wine - and won.
- Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
- Three-part documentary series exploring the history and use of music in television.
- Internal politics in other former Soviet republics often were significantly influenced by intervention from Putin's Russia. In Georgia, legally elected president Shevarnadze was confronted to Shakashvili's parliamentary opposition, which ousted him with Russian support, only to side later with minority opposition inside Russia and joining NATO, like the Baltic republics. Large neighbor Ukrain with millions of ethnic Russians was the object of a major, bitter row with the west, Putin playing dirty and falsely blaming the British 'manipulators', a game which turned worst concerning Russia's own state-manipulated elections.
- Putin, first as Russian president and later as prime minister but power behind the throne of Medvedev, is unshakably determined to rebuild Russia's status as super-power rivaling even Bush's US. After the West's support for Kosovo's breakaway from Russian ally Serbia, the secessionist rebellions of Abchasia and South Ossetia against Saakashivili's Georgia are are a test of strength and determination, where the US refuses to commit against Russia, leaving mediation to French president Sarkozy. Meanwhile former Warshaw Pact states' US-pushed NATO applications are contested by EU states, mainly Germany.
- The inside story of Australia's first superstar - Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
- In 2004, political bloggers came of age. They propelled Howard Dean from fringe candidate to front-runner. They took on CBS anchor Dan Rather and won. As the 2006 mid-term elections approached, bloggers were preparing for battle again. This documentary examines how online democratic activism is shaping important elections by focusing on the decisive Connecticut senate race and Ned Lamont's challenge to incumbent Joe Lieberman.
- The inside story of how Vladimir Putin, a consummate political operator with a background in the KGB, become a valued ally of the West. After eight years as President of Russia and four more as Prime Minister, Putin is stubbornly holding onto power. He has announced his intention to return as President, and declared his United Russia party the winner in parliamentary elections that have widely been seen as fraudulent, leading to mass protests in Moscow and elsewhere. Featuring contributions from Putin's top colleagues and the Western statesmen who have clashed with him, this insightful documentary asks when his policies began to provoke deep concern in Washington and London. It looks back at how, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Putin quickly aligned Russia with the West, surprising many in the Kremlin. The world had changed - but at home Putin was becoming increasingly authoritarian.
- Traveling from the deserts of Namibia to the forests of the Amazon, this documentary provides an up-close view of the snake world in all it scaly glory.
- This two-part series provides a detailed look at China's post-Mao evolution, beginning with Deng Xiaoping's vision of openness to Western ideas and concluding with the ramifications of his reforms following his departure from public life.
- How and why America became involved in the Vietnam War.
- Trump's inconsistent dealings with North Korea range from the real threat of a nuclear war between the two nations to a bromance with Kim Jong-un. Trump's America First approach results in an economic war with China.