In Japan the bright lights never stop burning, the nation has an insatiable for energy but with virtually no natural resources to generate it. In order to meet demand for their electrical needs here they bet big on nuclear power having figured it was a low risk means to produce the energy they required.However the meltdown witnessed at Fukushima back in March 2011 changed everything. To avo
On August 15th 1977 a strange signal from the constellation Sagittarius was received by the Big Ear radio telescope. The signal known as the 'Wow!' signal reached an intensity up to 30 times higher than the usual signals detected and it had a duration of 72 seconds. Its name comes form the side note which was written at the moment it was discovered by astronomer Jerry R. Ehman.Ehman was a coll
It was a war fought to uncover weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) but it appeared to be known that Saddam Hussein did not have such weapons. The British and Americans had anticipated being welcomed as liberators along with the Iraqi army switching sides and help run the country but there was nobody to receive a surrender from.The conflict which started in 2003 was intended on being a war of peac
This is the extraordinary story of Terri Calvesbert, a cheeky, fun-loving child who at the age of six is also the youngest person in Britain to survive 90 percent burns. We see how a team of dedicated surgeons are painstakingly rebuilding her body, but can she ever lead a normal life?Terri sustained her injuries at home in Ipswich, 1998, when her mother Julie, accidentally left a burning ciga
Victor's Last Class follows a brazen 52-year-old acting teacher Victor D’Altorio, who is suffering from unbearable chronic back pain as he announces that he is going to take his own life. We witness the young filmmaker Brendan Brandt, attempt to change his mind over the course of five months.Victor himself is a proud homosexual who loves life even though he is outrageous in the way he approac
In this two-hour Frontline special, we enter a race between nations that is taking place in order to become an artificial intelligence superpower and the politics involved in such a goal. It has been dubbed "The New Space Race" except this time it is China who is taking on the United States. It is a race to gain control of a technology that has the potential to change everything. From the way we
Twenty four year old Josie Cunningham became infamous back in 2013, after getting a £4,800 breast enlargement at the British taxpayer's expense. She pleaded with the National Health Service (NHS) doctors to take her from a 32A to 32DD, claiming years of bullying over her flat chest had ruined her life. As a child, she was diagnosed with a benign breast disorder which prevented her from developing
Chris Benoit was a professional wrestler who murdered his wife and 7-year old son, before taking his own life in a murder-suicide at the family home. The incident took place over a three day period from June 22nd to June 24th, 2007. It was a story which at the time dominated the news cycles and left the world searching for answers. To this day it remains to be the darkest moment in professional w
Ayahuasca is a plant-based psychedelic brew that originated from the South American rainforests. It is made from boiling the Banisteriopsis caapi vine, the Psychotria viridis shrub together, although a variety of other plants can be included in the mix depending on tradition. The active chemical in ayahuasca is DMT (dimethyltryptamine), an extremely powerful psychedelic drug obtained from the vir