Tasmania is a secluded island located off the south coast of Australia, it is know for it's large, rugged wilderness but towards the west of the island there is an ominous red river which divides the small mining town of Queenstown.This red river is the result of water run-off from a closed mine, the water itself is extremely acidic which dissolves much of what lies in its way, rendering the s
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Between Richmond and the North Sea 30 bridges span the river Thames in London, they carry people across a stretch of river that is 35 miles long. These extraordinary structures connect a population of nearly 8 million and have been the making of London, Britains capital.Millions of Londoners cross these bridges every week, most probably don't give them a second thought but for British art hist
It is said that the most compelling tales originate from a restaurants kitchen and more specifically the dish pit and in a city known for nightlife and haute cuisine, Dish Pigs tells the untold stories of dishwashers in Montreal.Through intimate first-person accounts and gritty visual storytelling, the film unearths the deeper truths about the working-class economy that lie just beyond the doo
In 2018 Daryll Rowe hit the news headlines as the first person in the United Kingdom to be jailed for deliberately infecting men with HIV. It is an extraordinary case but at the time the media attention was all on Daryll Rowe himself, but this powerful documentary focuses on the victims Rowe had abused, giving them an opportunity to tell their shocking accounts of what happened.The men feat
The first person to be fatally stabbed in 2018 in the United Kingdom died just 12 minutes into the new year. Three hours later a second person is killed in a knife attack, the year goes on to become the deadliest on record with regards to knife crime and many of the victims were just teenagers.United Kingdom has seen an alarming surge in knife crime over recent years and in this film we hear fro
If you lived through the 90's it might come as a shock to hear that the track 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)' by Eiffel 65 was in fact a flop when it was first released, selling only about 200 records initially. It was actually dismissed as a flop and all but forgotten about, that is until a turn of events would see the track being picked up by a local radio station which gave it enough momentum to get some a
It's been 10 years since the superstar Michael Jackson died but he continues to make headlines, although the headlines these days are less about him being 'King of Pop' and more about his inappropriate behaviour towards children, with persistent claims that the eccentric megastar was a child abuser.His latest accuser is Adrian McManus, a woman who knew the stars private life all too well. For
With Netflix having just released their new 8 part documentary series on the Madeleine McCann missing case, I figured it would be a good time to share the special Sky News released two years ago in May 2017, it marked the 10th anniversary of Madeleines disappearance.It was the evening of 3 May 2007 that Madeleine disappeared on from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Thi
GRUAIG is an award winning Irish documentary directed by Steven Sheehy, it is a fascinating glimpse into the world of barbering and follows some of the most talented, funny and charismatic barbers across Ireland. For years and years these barbers listened and told stories to their customers, non stop day after day. While trends come and go there's one thing that remains; whats happens in the chai