For decades marine captivity has been one of the most profitable industries in the tourism sector, bringing millions of people from all over the world in to watch these animals jump, splash and play. However, in recent years a much darker side to the industry has come to light.Whilst many of the marine parks are thousands of miles away Europe still has over 30 dolphin enclosures and some are c
In 1665, death stalked the streets of London, The Great Plague was responsible for killing over 100,000 people which equates to one in three of the cities inhabitants. We know something of the horror of that summer through the diaries and letters which were written by the wealthy literate of the day. This included the likes of Samuel Pepys, a man who kept a daily record of what he saw but hidden i
This BBC special which is in essence a slightly shorter version of the feature documentary Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back is an extremely interesting examination of one of the most provocative and elusive figures in contemporary art Maurizio Cattelan.In 1999 Cattelan unveiled a sculpture entitled The Ninth Hour, it was a piece which showed Pope John Paul II getting struck by a meteorite and
If you don't know now you know that Tyler, The Creator's long awaited documentary film 'Cherry Bomb' has finally dropped. Directed by Illegal Civilization's Mikey Alfred, this behind the scenes documentary about Tyler's third studio film features clips and appearances from ASAP Rocky, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q and many more.The film itself follows Tyler on the
Not every day does one get the opportunity to meet a man who is personally responsible for murdering over 250 people and torturing thousands more. In this RT special we meet John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, a.k.a. Popeye, he is a local celebrity in Medellin, Colombia and can be found walking around the streets in broad daylight enjoying the attention he receives.Back in the 80's when the city of
David John Gilmour was born on March 6th, 1946, in Cambridge, England. The 3rd child of Silvia and Douglas Gilmour and at the age of 21 he joined the band Pink Floyd who subsequently went on to sell over 250 million albums.Gilmour's playing style and trademark guitar sound is now known the world over and in 2011 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him one of the greatest guitarists of all time. H
August 24th, 79 A.D. was a day like any other day in the ancient roman town of Herculaneum, citizens met in the town square, discussed a little Italian politics, talked business over lavish lunches. Herculaneum was a booming sea side town at the height of the Roman Empire, trade was good and the future looked bright little did this towns residences know that the clock was ticking, their beautiful
Radical Islam seems to be spreading within the United Kingdom, especially in light of the recent terror attacks seen in Manchester and London. The government however seems to be cracking down, when The Jihadis Next Door was released they had just made supporting ISIS a crime and increasing levels of security nationwide.As control tightens we see filmmaker Jamie Roberts spend two years with one
Out of all of the hits Noel Gallagher wrote for Oasis he calls Don't Look Back In Anger the most important. It is a song which marks the peak of Oasis journey from working-class lads in Manchester to one of the world's biggest bands. It is an anthem which has been chanted from pubs, football stands and all the way into the corridors of power at 10 Downing Street.More recently we have seen the ci