From Patrick Kennedy's emigration in 1849 to the death of JFK Jr. in 1999, the films charts the family's rise from poor Irish immigrants to an all-powerful dynasty, exploring the lives, careers, personal tragedies and scandals that have given rise to the idea of a Kennedy curse. Featuring interviews with family members, and including rare archive, photos and letters, 'The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition' sets the events in historical context, examines the family's unique characteristics and asks what part they may have played in many of the misfortunes.
In the closing episode of the series, the legendary supermodels, Cindy, Linda, Christy, and Naomi, reflect on their enduring careers and personal journeys. As they face various life changes, these remarkable women step into new roles as entrepreneurs, humanitarians, and mothers, showcasing their versatility and resilience. Amid these transitions, they uncover a newfound power in the aging process, demonstrating that growing older can be an enriching experience. Their collective journey serves as a testament to the enduring strength and impact of these iconic figures in the world of fashion and beyond. Throughout their careers, these supermodels have not only defined an era but also evolved into multifaceted individuals who continue to inspire and make a difference in the world. This final chapter underscores their enduring legacy and the profound influence they've had, emphasizing that age is not a limitation but a source of empowerment and wisdom.
Across the United States, a growing wave of censorship is turning libraries into battlegrounds. This gripping documentary follows a group of librarians in Texas, Florida, and beyond who refuse to stay silent as book bans spread through schools and communities. What begins as a local fight over reading lists becomes a powerful defense of free thought, truth, and democracy itself. Through emotional testimonies and scenes of quiet defiance, the film reveals how the right to read is being tested like never before. As pressure mounts from political groups and extremist movements, these librarians stand their ground—facing threats, intimidation, and public outrage to protect the stories that shape us all. Their courage transforms a profession built on order and access into a movement for freedom, reminding us that knowledge, once lost, is the hardest thing to reclaim.
In the heart of southern France, the Mandrin Cave has drawn archaeologists for over three decades, its soils preserving an extraordinary archive of human life stretching back tens of thousands of years. Within its layers lie traces of fire, tools, and bones that tell the story of survival in a harsh prehistoric world. In 2015, the remarkable discovery of a Neanderthal individual—nicknamed Thorin—revealed that these ancient humans once lived side by side with the first Homo sapiens to arrive in the region. Following an international team of scientists, the investigation uncovers fragile relics of the Palaeolithic era that are rewriting our understanding of how two human species encountered one another. With every excavation, new details emerge about resilience, adaptation, and coexistence, offering a powerful re-examination of what it meant to be human 50,000 years ago. This is not only the story of the Neanderthals’ fate, but also of the deep roots of our own identity.
The film explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is catching up to us in ways once thought to be uniquely human: empathy, emotional intelligence and creativity. AI has the potential to reshape every aspect of our world – but most of us are unaware of what looms on the horizon. This documentary shows viewers what they need to know about a field that is advancing at a dizzying pace, often away from the public eye. Have AI the power to disconnect us from fellow humans? What does it mean when AI makes art? Can really AI interpret and understand human emotions? How is it possible that AI creates sophisticated neural networks that mimic the human brain? The documentary includes interviews with global leaders, commentators and innovators from the AI field, including Geoff Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, Ray Kurzweil and Douglas Coupland, who highlight some of the innovative and cutting-edge AI technologies that are changing our world.
Professor Richard Fortey delves into the fascinating and normally-hidden kingdom of fungi. From their spectacular birth, through their secretive underground life to their final explosive death, Richard reveals a remarkable world that few of us understand or even realise exists - yet all life on Earth depends on it. In a specially-built mushroom lab, with the help of mycologist Dr Patrick Hickey and some state-of-the-art technology, Richard brings to life the secret world of mushrooms as never seen before and reveals the spectacular abilities of fungi to break down waste and sustain new plant life, keeping our planet alive. Beyond the lab, Richard travels across Britain and beyond to show us the biggest, fastest and most deadly organisms on the planet - all of them fungi. He reveals their almost magical powers that have world-changing potential - opening up new frontiers in science, medicine and technology.
Featuring interviews with family members, and including rare archive, photos and letters, 'The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition' sets the events in historical context, examines the family's unique characteristics and asks what part they may have played in many of the misfortunes.