1787, the Pacific Northwest has become a new frontier for international trade. Lured by the promise of riches American and European merchants were prepared to enter hostile waters, proud by a people who had built a great civilization by mastering the waves. These were the Haida, the greatest aboriginal naval power North America had ever seen.It's the end of the 18th Century and the world is m
Punk in Drublic is a music festival that was designed by NOFX frontman Fat Mike. He combined craft beer and the punk scene heavyweights NOFX, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Rancid, The Offspring, Descendents, Less Than Jake, and The Interrupters, to create a live music experience that has not been seen for some time.This documentary tells the story of the touring festival through its first three y
Russia is the largest country on Earth and home to nearly 150 million people, now with Vladimir Putin well into his third term as president it's starting to feel like the cold war era all over again. The west has imposed though sanctions against Russia and relations are the frostiest since the cold war so television personality Reggie Yates travels there to find out what life is really like for y
In the fast-paced, consumer-driven world we live in, the documentary Minimalism takes viewers on a thought-provoking journey into the lives of minimalists and the philosophy behind this lifestyle choice. This feature documentary explores the core principles of minimalism, emphasizing the value of experiences and relationships over material possessions.We see the film open up by presenting a s
In ‘Jupiter’, we journey half a billion miles from the earth’s surface to a mini solar system of over 60 moons rotating around a powerful planet of gas. Its flowing colours and spots hold strange beauty, but contain violent storms and jet streams.Could this big, bright ball of turbulent weather have been the star of Bethlehem? Could one of its moons harbour life beneath its icy crust? Jupiter, t
This documentary deals with an issue that many still find hard to believe is possible.Over 40 years ago man first went into space. Ever since ordinary people have dreamt of getting there themselves. But after several false starts, a group of space obsessed entrepreneurs believe the first commercial flights into the final frontier are only a few years away.Now Rutan and Virgin Group founder Sir
If you’re reading this any time after lunch and you’re not dead, well done. You have, in the words of Professor Russell Foster, a chronobiologist, “survived the most dangerous part of the day”. Chronobiologists study the body’s various internal clocks. In this documentary, specialists reveal, among other things, that you are three times more likely to have a heart attack between 6.00am and noon, w
PART THREE - New ChallengesHaving explained the science behind global warming, and addressed the arguments of the climate change sceptics earlier in the series, in this third and final part Dr Iain Stewart looks at the biggest challenge now facing climate scientists. Just how can they predict exactly what changes global warming will bring?It's a journey that takes him from early attempts to mo
Sean Langan witnesses the bloody battle to retake the strategically critical town of Garmser in Helmand province. Overstretched and outnumbered, are the British troops fighting an unwinnable war in Afghanistan?