Hosts Jason Chambers and Bill Duff travel to Okinawa, Japan, the home of one of the most famous and deadly martial arts, Karate. Their journey takes them to a 600 year-old castle where they spend time practicing Iron Body Training, an ancient temple where they learn heart-stopping vital point strikes and go through training regiments of ancient Karate masters, and finally leading to a Kumite(sparr
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
A glimpse at the life of Dave Brubeck, a famous jazz musician, composer and performer from California. His story is told trough a number of interviews, old footage and commentary by family and fellow musicians.
Each year, more than 30 million people flow between the US and Mexico through the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the busiest land-border crossing in the world. Situated between San Diego and Tijuana, at one time the area around San Ysidro was a prime spot to cross illegally into the US. But in 1994, Operation Gatekeeper expanded the border wall and increased the number of checkpoints. With the more rec
Boy Interrupted is a HBO film that examines the life of Evan Perry a 15 year old boy from New York who took his own life in 2005. This film which was made by his parents Dana and Hart looks at how Evan's bipolar disorder and depression consumed him and affected his family.Mental illness was something that ran in Evan's family; his uncle had also committed suicide at a young age, just 21. Evan
Beliefs, and believers, come in many shapes and sizes, and not all of them can be described as 'religious'.This program provides an introduction to a fascinating range of non-religious people and their beliefs. Features an interview with Richard Dawkins.
Arduino, a small, open-source hardware microcontroller platform has been turning heads in it's flexibility as a prototyping platform for a dizzying array of applications, from oscillators to robots to 3d printers, just to name a few. This documentary interviews the revolutionary beginning of the creators behind this movement, and touches upon what it will mean for students, engineers, and gar
371 Swiss banks stand accused of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. This was suspected at the time by by U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, who began investigating this collaboration. He found the Swiss were not alone. His archives reveal that both British and American bankers continued to do business with Hitler, even as Germany was invading Europe and bombing London. Thi
A short documentary exploring the lost way of life of British lighthouse keepers. As our world is increasingly automated, this isolated occupation has quietly disappeared from our coastlines, and this film records the stories of remarkable human nature before they too disappear.