Living with Michael Jackson is a Granada Television documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a span of eight months, from May 2002 to January 2003. It was shown first in the United Kingdom on ITV (as a Tonight special) on 3 February 2003 and in the United States three days later on ABC, introduced by Barbara Walters.[1]Martin Bashir put the proposal
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most feared and misunderstood of all neurological medical conditions. Despite over 200 scientific papers being published on this neurological condition every year, it remains stigmatised and controversial. Yet some doctors don’t even believe it exists.One in 20 school children are affected by ADHD, and over one million adults in the UK are
Anabolic steroids have been used by bodybuilders for years, they build muscle, strength and improve on a user's overall performance but these steroids are now being used by young men who want to look good quick, it's a trend thats on the increase. South Wales is now known as the steroid capital of the United Kingdom and it's big business. In this film they set about investigating what on offer whe
The notion of bringing Mars to life – transforming a cold, dry, uninhabitable desert into a living planet – is called terraforming, it has been around for almost a century. Initially just a science fiction concept, it has become a subject of serious scientific investigation.Recent discoveries of rocks and minerals found by the Mars rovers show it must once have had warmer, habitable living condi
From the producer of the documentary Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock now sets out to take on the strange new world of bitcoin and attempt to survive on nothing but the digital currency for a week.With a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding bitcoin these days, this is Spurlocks attempt to understand all of the pros and cons of using the peer-to-peer currency and how it might so
Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, akaThe Elvis of cultural theory, is given the floor to show of his polemic style and whirlwind-like performance. The Giant of Ljubljana is bombarded with clips of popular media images and quotes by modern-day thinkers revolving around four major issues: the economical crisis, environment, Afghanistan and the end of democracy. Zizek grabs the opportunity to rut
The notion of living in a parallel universe is one of the strangest ideas in all of science, it emerged by complete accident from bizarre experiments and at first scientists resisted their findings but it wasn't until a maverick in the field would force them to take it seriously.The idea is that we are living in a bubble and you are just one of an infinite number versions of yourself, there co
Immortality. Life Extension. The Fountain of Youth. Real science or simply wishful thinking? Is it hope or is it hype?Find out in Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution.Scientists from around the world are racing to answer one of humanity's chief questions: can we turn back the human clock? Hitch a ride on this controversial roller-coaster with charismatic gerontologist Michael Rose as he le
Scientists from around the world are racing to answer one of humanity’s chief questions: can we turn back the human clock?Hitch a ride on this controversial roller-coaster with charismatic gerontologist Michael Rose as he leads us to where the cutting-edge science in life extension is happening: biotechnology, genetic research, therapeutic cloning and stem-cell research – fields which have mov