Arabian Inferno is a five-part nature documentary series detailing the rich animal and plant life in the Arabian peninsula. It offers a vivid peek into the region's desert life, and although scorching heat is king and death looms at every turn, the natural world continues to flourish.
The documentary outlines the life of two mechaphiles - those who are sexually obsessed by cars. Together, they undertake the journey of a lifetime as they attend a huge car convention. Along the way to the car show, the men reveal their stories and what it’s like to have a 'full' relationship with a car.
The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the contents of their chamber pots from the windows above. Yet during the chateau’s construction, Louis XIV had given thought to commodities, and several public latrines were built as well as a very modern water system. So where did this bad reputation come from?
Written and hosted by Terry Jones, Medieval Lives documents 8 different Medieval personalities with the intent of separating myth from reality. Each of the half-hour documentary episodes uses humor and re-enactment to illustrate how these Medieval lives might have been led.
The legend of blood sucking vampires has captured peoples’ imagination for generations. A crack team of archaeologists and forensic scientists have uncovered hard evidence for the existence of the legend. We follow them on their investigative trail to find out who the vampire victims were and what they might have looked like.
Historian Joann Fletcher explores the hitherto downplayed role that women took in the running of state and, indeed, in shaping every aspect of life in Ancient Egypt.
Told through dramatic reconstructions; this documentary tells the story of a 1845 exploration expedition to one of the most difficult and dangerous passages in the history of exploration, that of the Northwest Passage.
Children of Darkness explores juvenile psychiatry in America during the 1980s - it is a tragic view of how young mentally ill people was treated and "locked away" from ordinary society.
Brides for Sale follows two teenagers as they attend the Kalaidzhi bride market in Bulgaria. Here the two girls will be paired up with man they'll most likely end up marrying. Can this be a way to find true love? And how is the outdated ritual affected by the Internet and social media?
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance is a four-part historic docudrama series which tells the story of a violent, dramatic and compelling family who ruled in renaissance Florence, Italy.
What are the oldest mummies in the world? Ancient Egypt was considered to be the origin of the practice of mummification. In Chile, however, spectacular graves containing mummies a thousand years older than those of the Egyptians, are being unearthed.
SHELTER is a full feature length documentary following a year in the life of the homeless youth in New Orleans. The film seeks to highlight both the life of living on the street and those who choose to help homeless people.
Congo, My Precious explores one of the world's most resource rich countries - Congo - and how the Congolese laboureres still fall victim to the unending mineral based power struggle.