In 1991 the biographical film The Doors was released, it is a tribute to the work of the 1960-70's rock band The Doors. It was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. The Doors: The Road of Excess is a documentary spin off from the making of this film and includes interviews with those who were close friends with the late Jim Morriso
In 1977, evangelical preacher Jim Jones fled the United States with nearly a thousand followers of his peoples temple cult. Deep in the South American jungle they set about building a new community and called it Jonestown, it was to be their 'Paradise on Earth' but when outsiders threatened to expose the dark side of their leader, their paradise erupted into violence.In an apocalyptic final ge
He is confident and he is outspoken but many feel he is certainly not presidential material, on the other hand however there are some who are ready to elect him president of the United States tomorrow. He seems to be able to appeal to many with his brash behaviour and bold statements and whether you love it or hate it, his bid for the White House may very well be the most compelling campaign we ha
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live where you work, no? neither have I and for most of us the idea would simply be unthinkable, but imagine living and working at one of the biggest factories in the world, a workplace the size of Monaco. For the 17,000 employees stationed at the mega factory known as EUPA, it is reality and they come from all over China seeking a brighter
They can occur suddenly and catastrophically, they have swallowed cars, animals and people. They have destroyed homes and few an unlucky few have become graves. These are sinkholes, all across the globe enormous sinkholes have cracked the earths surface like an egg shell devouring every type of terrain with a destructive force that defies imagination. In Louisiana a 40 acer monster has been consum
Paul Alexander was a young British teenager who possessed an amazing talent for skateboarding, he was full of character and had crazy ambition for his age. Upon moving from Leicester to Bristol he discovered incredible opportunities such as sponsorship, recognition and invitation to travel different countries. It was here that he started living with professional skateboarder Danny Wainwright, and
We live in an age of astonishing advances, engineers can land a car sized rover on Mars, Physicists probe the essence of old matter, while we communicate wirelessly on a vast world wide network but underlying all these modern wonders is something deep and mysteriously powerful. It's been called the language of the universe, and perhaps its civilisations greatest achievement, its name is mathematic
This is the story of the rise to power of the largest wolf pack ever known, going from strength to strength they are now at a turning point in their lives. The balance of power is shifting within the pack, the leaders face a takeover challenge from within their own family. Winter in Yellowstone is six months of temperatures below freezing it can look beautiful but the conditions are fierce and thi
One man has pursued a dream his entire working life, lead engineer Alan Bond believes he is now on the threshold of realizing this dream, to build a revolutionary spacecraft that achieves earths orbit in a single leap. If their calculations are correct their revolutionary design will herald a new era in spaceflight.