Ireland, it's a place that has been long associated with religion and conservative values, but over the last few years, the country has reinvented itself as a new and progressive Ireland. In 2017, the Irish government extended this spirit of inclusivity to its traveller population, who were now to be recognised as a distinct ethnic group within the nation of Ireland. Now in the year 2020, we are
Dark Side of the Chew is a film that sees the director Andrew Nisker examine how the habit of chewing gum which has been around forever, impacts our culture, threatens our health, erodes our economic stability, and damages the environment.Chewing gum is something that seems to attract millions of people from all around the globe. Gum itself is one of the most consumed products in the world bu
Have Fun in Pyongyang provides unique insights on everyday life in North Korea, a mysterious country which to this day remains a touchy subject. The world has passed judgment, the country is beyond repair and our preconceived notions about the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea remain firmly in place. Considered by most of the world to be an erratic, Orwellian regime that's paranoid, sch
There are nearly 200 types of dwarfism seen in humans and the smallest, most proportionate dwarfs are known as primordial. In this eye-opening documentary The Smallest People in the World, we follow the lives of four such dwarfs and witness their unique perspective on the world.Those featured in this film are Danny, Hannah, Bradley and Bri, all children from the United States who are consider
It is a game which has been described as intensely contemplative and almost hypnotic, with there being more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe this is the ancient Chinese game of Go, and it has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence as it is simply the most complex game ever devised by man.It was on March 9. 2016, that the worlds of Go and ar
If you look up at the nights sky you will see billions of stars, you can't help but wonder that surely somewhere in that vastness other life must exist. Now scientists are closer than ever to finding the answer thanks to Kepler Space Telescope. Kepler is the most powerful planet hunter ever built and it is making astonishing discoveries.The sheer number of plants that are out there has taken t
As one of the oldest and most famous brands in the world Rolls Royce have been providing luxury motor cars to the super rich for over a century. The cars themselves are a true symbol of status and just scream success.In order to keep the wealthy happy with their wheels it takes a special kind of dedication and in a year where Rolls Royce are building their most expensive car ever, the British
A 60 minute special from BBC TWO which revisits the haunting tales of five fires that foretold the Grenfell disaster. For those unaware of this tragedy it was a fire which broke out on 14 June 2017 in the 24 story Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London. The blaze caused 72 deaths and more than 70 others were injured, 223 people were lucky enough to escape. It was the d
Alexander The Great the shining light of Ancient Greece, the prince from remote Macedonia would become the greatest conquer of all time. No one would have thought that someone would have tried to conquer the whole world, yet alone almost succeed.He was the first European to establish an Empire, an Empire which stretched from the Mediterranean to the end of the known world. Fame on the battlefiel