In 1973, a woman walked out on her husband and children. Filmmaker Ian Hawkins was one of those children.A Nuclear Family is the poignant story of an ordinary family dealing with divorce. It’s also the story of an independent filmmaker turning interviews, memories and old family photographs into a deeply moving and thought-provoking film.
This film explores the reasons why Jimi Hendrix demise became shrouded in rumour, gossip and falsehoods. The authorities and media quickly dismissed the death of Hendrix as just another drugged rock star casualty.For the first time, the circumstances leading to Jimi’s tragic death can be examined as the producers of Jimi Hendrix: His Final 24 Hours present new and compelling evidence. Evidence
Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance is a 2002 documentary by independent producer Susanne Cornwall Carvin. The hour-long film, narrated by British actor Jason Statham, follows the lives of three boxers as they prepare to compete in muay thai, also known as Thai boxing. One character, Sam Sheridan, is a 27-year old Harvard University graduate who has traveled to Thailand to learn the art of muay thai fr
For a year Kay Gilderdale believed she could go to prison for the attempted murder of her own daughter, and then a court cleared her. The judge agreed that she was just a loving mom, trying to do the best for her sick child. The cheers of her relatives may have died down but the debate around this case has not. If out of love and dedication, Kay helped her own daughter commit suicide, should the l
As the Korean peninsula teeters on the brink of war, North Korea’s former top female spy reveals details behind the rogue state’s most deadly terrorist attack.Kim Hyon Hui is the femme fatale behind the South Korean passenger plane bombing in 1987, an act of terrorism that claimed the lives of 115 people. In this exclusive interview she reveals her experiences as North Korea’s top female agent
Mystery of the Left Hand explores the characteristics of left-handed people. But don’t be surprised if you can’t remember deciding whether to be left or right handed. Hand preference is thought to begin in your mother’s womb and stay with you for life.And what comes naturally to us is important information for scientists. Handedness may be a clue into human behaviour and how our bodies work.Ou
On September 25, 1997, the Israeli secret service tried to kill Khaled Meshaal, the Palestinian political leader of the Hamas movement.A six-member team had arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a week before the date set for the assassination of the head of the Hamas political bureau who was living in exile.The Israeli agents had entered through Jordan's Queen Alia International airpor
How do you stop a speeding bullet? From body armor to armored cars and trucks, we review the history of the race between the bullet and a successful way to stop it. It’s not exactly easy to design material that can catch gunfire traveling up to 3,000 feet per second. We’ll look at little-known advances like bulletproof layering hidden in walls, futuristic smart materials that “remember” how to sto
2008 has seen a staggering number of teenage gang and knife attacks on Britain's streets with a death toll comparable to that of our troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.Dr Tunje Lasoye, Head of Accident and Emergency in London's Kings College Hospital, believes this surge in extreme violence is nothing short of a health emergency. In his hospital he has seen the number of young people comi