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Clash of the Dinosaurs

Clash of the Dinosaurs

This show is all about dinosaurs inside and out to reveal their structures, lives and the way they lived. Extreme Survivors: Dinosaur bodies got better adapted to their environment than any mammal today due to 120 million years of evolution. Latest science shows us how the anatomical secrets made them such incredible survivors. Perfect Predators: The Cretaceous Period … Read more

Halloween – A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween – A Cut Above the Rest

“This documentary is a look into the phenomena of budget production horror movies and in particular those centred around Halloween. With all the box office hits including the series of Halloween movies starting in 1978 this documentary looks at why these have proven to be so popular and indeed profitable for the film industry. What … Read more

The Mystery of Picasso

The Mystery of Picasso

“The Mystery of Picasso is a 1956 film, made by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It aims to unravel Picasso’s process of painting and of artistic production of metaphysical meta-projects in just 75 minutes. This film documents the production of 20 original works by Picasso. Here we see how Picasso’s earlier works were made principally in black ink, … Read more

BBC How Plants Communicate & Think

BBC How Plants Communicate & Think

Usually, when we think of other species and how they communicate, we think about animals. That is one of the reasons why we consider animals extremely intelligent. For example, we know dogs communicate through their barking. Science has even found how dolphins communicate in the deep sea. But plants should also be considered intelligent. They … Read more

Bigger, Stronger, Faster

Bigger, Stronger, Faster

In the 1980s, filmmaker Christopher Bell, a former staffer at Venice’s Gold’s Gym and his mother became bodybuilders deriving their inspiration from icons like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who were regarded as just entertainment figures by pop culture junkies. The bells even turned to professional wrestling, but after trying anabolic steroids just … Read more

Great Minds: Katherine Johnson, Human Computer

Great Minds: Katherine Johnson, Human Computer

In the early days of spaceflight, if NASA needed to plot a rocket’s path or confirm a computer’s calculations, they asked Katherine Johnson to do it. She is known as “the human computer”. Working as a mathematician and a physicist, Johnson’s work for NASA included calculating trajectories, launch windows, and emergency return paths. She started … Read more

The World’s Future Megaprojects

The World’s Future Megaprojects

The United Arab Emirates have been on a construction spree in the past 10 years, like nothing the world has ever seen. And they are not even close to stopping. Truth is, we might see even more ambitious structures build in the future. Architecture is changing, and we are now living in a contemporary era … Read more

How We Got Gay

How We Got Gay

The battle over gay rights is the first great fight for freedom in the 21st century. It has moved ahead of battles over civil rights for African Americans, and equal rights for women. You can say that the last two battles are won. This documentary tells the devastating story of AIDS and its dramatic effect … Read more

Secrets of the Koran

Secrets of the Koran

The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For nearly one billion people around the world, is the Holy Scripture, the Word of God and his prophet. For others it is a historical artifact that has left an indelible mark on the world. Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran probes the … Read more