Released in 2006, Pipeline Masters is the remarkable tale of a groundbreaking surfing competition that was birthed in 1971 and since its inception has defined what can only be described as extreme. Held in the fearsome tubes of Hawaii's Banzai Pipeline, it has become the most prestigious surfing event in the world where the winners transcend money, fame or ratings but rather achieve the surfing wo
On August 19th 1910, an assistant forest ranger named Edmund Pulaski emerged out of the smoked filled Bitterroot Mountains, that loomed over the town of Wallace, Idaho. For months himself and his crew has been fighting wild fires in the Bitterroot's but despite all of their efforts he was afraid that the town was going to burn.Pulaski's worst fears came true the very next day when the
'Fresh Coast' is a documentary which sets about chronicling the legacy of some of the most prolific and influential battle rappers located deep within California's underworld grass roots hip-hop scene. Even though these young upcoming artists are very much celebrated from within the scene itself and already have gathered quite a cult following, they yet still remain relatively unknown to the world
Lee Selby's life has been a rocky one, he has fought his way up from a small town in South Wales to boxing world stage but being a family man now, he isn't just fighting for himself anymore and it has been a gruelling journey. Having grown up in an impoverished area of Wales and suffering a tragic loss, Lee has grown an inner strength. Now he is on the verge of greatness with the chance to win a w
BBC Scotland investigates the UK's armed sector of the private security industry which is estimated to be worth, globally, as much as £400 billion. Where there's conflict, there are contracts. This is a programme about the outsourcing of war, the deaths of former soldiers the public aren't being told about and an unregulated industry which is getting rich in all our names.In this film reporter&n
These days jobs can seem to be few and far between for those unfortunate enough to be currently unemployed, the process of getting one can also seem quite complicated, especially if you live in Northern Ireland. When you apply for a job here you have to fill in a form telling your employer your religion, your race, if your married, your age and sometimes even your sexuality, but the people who are
This Panorama episode takes a look at the toll of still born babies that shames Britain, which has one of the highest rates of still born births in the developed world, with 9 apparently healthy babies dying in the womb each day. This film meets with the doctors who think they can save thousands of babies lives, they have been battling for years for the medical establishment to take notice but oth
This BBC Panorama Special covers the scandal that reached deep into the heart of the British establishment, which centered on Rupert Murdoch's media empire. David Cameron's former spokesman Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking and another three News of the World editors plead guilty to similar charges. This film investigates whether or not political parties and the police he
At the height of the cold war the US and Soviet Union are locked in an nuclear standoff. In October 1957, the Soviets stuned the world by orbiting the earth with the worlds first satellite, Sputnik. This in itself contributed to a shift in public opinion with regards to superpower capabilities, the US was always considered to be on top but after the launch, this was no more.In this film Nova t