Himmler’s Doctor, is a 2015 documentary which offers a lesson in history through the lens of an insider, one Doctor Felix Kersten, the highly valued and trusted doctor of Heimlich Himmler. Himmler was a leading member of the Nazi party and head of the S.S.Trained by a Tibetan practitioner, Kersten’s masseur treatments were popular among such aristocrats from the King of Romania to the wealthy
Bewitching, seductive and world famous, in the minds of millions she is the ultimate work of art being endlessly photographed and admired yet behind the enigmatic smile she remains a mystery. Who was she and why was she painted, what was it that has made her the worlds most famous painting?After 500 years in the spotlight the Mona Lisa is finally giving up her secrets, centuries of old documents
Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski was an American contract killer who in 1986 was arrested for attempting to murder an undercover cop, he was later convicted of 5 murders but after this conviction he took part in a number of interviews where by through his own admission gave an estimation of having carried out well over 100 hits throughout the course of his career working for
A close and personal depiction of the life and death of the late British musician Amy Winehouse, directed by Asif Kapadia. Using archival footage and home videos we get a real sense for who Amy Winehouse was and what she was about, how her career began to blossom and the road which ultimately led to her death at just 27 years old.The film itself starts off with a 1998 home of a fourtee
Phil Tippett is the main man behind the design and animation of some of hollywoods greatest fantasy creatures and his Oscar-winning stop-motion abilities have inspired just about everyone. Tippett started out his career by creating the alien masks used in the iconic Cantina sequence from 'Star Wars: A New Hope', from this humble beginning he was able to spark a relationship with George Lucas, whic
This Easter marked the 100th anniversary of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. Michael Collins who was born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork on the 16th of October 1890 was a foot-soldier in this Rising and during the War of Independence (1919-1921) he became director of intelligence for the I.R.A., their primary objective being to weaken the British intelligence system through an effective network of Irish spi
Jason Coghlan was once considered to be the most dangerous man in Britain and this is the story of how he managed to turn his life around. Coghlan spent 16 years behind bars, whilst locked up he took an interest in studying law, it was this pastime which ultimately aided in his release.After having served his time Coghlan moved to Marbella, Spain and set up a law firm called Jacoglaw, his main
It was a time of discord in the Christian world, threatened by the Protestant Reformation the Roman Catholic Church demanded strict adherence to its dogma enforced by the violent threat of inquisition, fear of heresy was in the air.In this turbulent era Galileo Galilei would become Europe's most celebrated scientist, if there is any one person who it can be said created modern science it has to
James "Jim" Foley was an American photojournalist who was kidnapped in Syria on Thanksgiving Day 2012. After being kidnapped he went missing for two long years before the infamous video of his execution was released by the terror group know as the Islamic State.The video sent shockwaves around the world and played a big role in introducing many of us to the fundamentalist group. Through the us