No matter where you go in the world it seems teenagers will be teenagers. Like Britain and America, Australia has its fair share of unruly teens that suffer from extreme mood swings, are hard to administer discipline to and generally keep on an even keel. That’s where the social experiment at the heart of World’s Strictest Parents comes in.
Super Mario Bros, Zelda, Tetris, and the days of summers past! Starting with Atari and Nintendo and tracing the full 8-bit trajectory over the last 30 years. It’s true that video games have gone far beyond the 8 bit format. However, why do they still hold such a tender spot in our hearts? Explored. Through the 1980′s, 90′s, and 2000′s 8-bit has become a cult following. Children who grew up playi
After years of struggle, false starts, and a debut album that never came out following an attempt on his life, 50 Cent became the biggest new star in hip-hop in 2003 with the release of his album, which documented his hardscrabble existence on New York’s mean streets. 50 Cent: Who Dares Wins is an unauthorized documentary on the rapper’s life and music, featuring rare footage and interviews with f
The true story of Kendrick, a young calf roper we met in Louisiana who dreams of one day making it to the Las Vegas rodeo finals.Lafayette, LouisianaDeveloped, Directed & Produced by Lucid Inc. lucidinc.com/meetmehere Director - Ewan McNicol Producer - Anna Sandilands Editors - Marco Perez and Ewan McNicol Researcher - Apryl Richards Sound Recordist - Steven Bechtold Assistant Edito
WA: The World's Most Dangerous Group tells the story of a group of childhood friends from Compton who channeled the rage of the streets through the prism of rap music and pop culture. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice-Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella gave a powerful voice to the late-80's Compton ghetto that was on the verge of exploding, and in the process scared the hell out of White America. We also show you new i
Over the past 4 billion years, life has evolved from simple single celled organisms into the tremendous variety of plants and animals that exist today. As scientists learn more about the Earth’s history, they are realizing that the forces which have shaped the planet have also had a profound effect on the course of evolution. The movement of the tectonic plates has rearranged the continents, provi
Albanian Communist Party Chief Enver Hoxha ran the country for 41 years, from 1944 to 1985. Over this period, the dictator left an indelible impression on the poorest country in Europe. Although he saw to it that electricity was available throughout Albania as early as 1967, he also isolated the country from the rest of the world. Hoxha was in constant fear of attack from outside and so he had 750
in 1622 a Spanish galleon sunk off the coast of Florida containing a fortune in treasures on board, but remained elusive until 1989, when explorer Mel Fisher finally located its whereabouts. Called the Atocha, this program charters the search for the missing ship, and shows Fisher showing off some of the incredible riches he found on board. An incredible story, THE SEARCH FOR ATOCHA shows that som
Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts? What are the types of economic bubbles? Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products. Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he