Derek Boogaard was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of theN.H.L, he fought his way to centre ice as an enforcer and quickly became one of the N.H.L.'s most feared fighters. This role of enforcer exposed Boogaard to repeated head trauma, chronic pain and a deadly drug addiction.At the young age of 28 he died from an accide
Corey Pegues is Retired NYPD Commander turned author, he grew up in Jamaica, Queens during the 70's and 80's, a rough time for New York with regards to drug related crime. As a kid he played Cops and Robbers just like any other but for Corey the came would turn reality as he became both.Growing up in New York he came of age surrounded by his mother and sisters love and made true friendships on
Nokia is a Finnish multinational company, originally founded in 1865 as a pulp mill the company became famous for its rubber products. In the 1970's Nokia expanded its operations into mobile phones and quickly became the global market leader but in 2013 Nokia had pulled out of the mobile phone business.At one point Nokia's annual budget was larger than that of the government of Finland, so how w
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia lies along one of the main Atlantic shipping routes between North America and Europe. It was a key strategic location for the allies during both World Wars. Ships here were loaded with vast amounts of munitions, upon returning from the war many of these ships ditched any extra munitions they had right into the water.Even today these World War II era munitions
There's a mysterious zone far out in our solar system, it is a region of ice worlds some solitary and some with moons, their names however may be unfamiliar but they hold clues to all our origins and the first of these worlds which was visited by NASA back in 2015 was the king of the Kuiper Belt, Pluto.The long journey of Nasa's New Horizons mission began in 2006, it was the first of it's kind
Unearthed from the single largest burial site on Earth comes a whole new tale which has the potential with rewrite history as we know it, revealing for the very first time the true origins of one of the most powerful nations: China.In this special we see historian Dan Snow, physical anthropologist Dr Alice Roberts and scientist and explorer Dr Albert Lin set their sights on a series of grou
This is the incredible story of Alex Lewis, a husband and father of one who back in late 2013 came down with a dose of the common cold, this minor ailment swiftly took a turn for the worse developing into septicaemia and toxic shock syndrome, a condition which has less than a 3% survival rate but doctors were determined to save him.This film follows Alex as he arrives back at his family home a
Unfortunately the western diet is associated with some pretty serious diseases, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, the onset of these health issues in recent times has been detrimental to not only personal health but also society as a whole.Cardiovascular diseases have become the number one cause of death around the globe with more than 17 million dying of a heart attack or stroke each
He was adored around the world yet he died alone, but who was the real George Michael? Was he a superstar simply tormented by the attention that fame brought him or a celebrity obsessed with fighting a war with the tabloid press?This film sets out to explore Michaels previous battles with drink, drugs and brushes with death and as his family prepare to bury him, they search for the truth behin