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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

   2021    Culture
Fearless Nepali high altitude climber Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all of the world's 14 highest peaks with an altitude greater than 8000m (called eight-thousanders) in seven months, breaking by far the previous 7 years record. He named his adventure 'Project Possible.'

The Art of Persuasion

   2006    Culture
Dr Nigel Spivey shows how The political power of art was discovered by kings and emperors in the ancient world, It was these leaders who first used imagery to manipulate their subjects, And today our modern politicians are exploiting those same visual strategies, This is the story of how those ancient leaders created techniques of visual persuasion so powerful they've still got a hold on us today.
Series: How Art Made the World

Life: Creatures of the Deep

   2009    Nature
Marine invertebrates are some of the most bizarre and beautiful animals on the planet, and thrive in the toughest parts of the oceans. Divers swim into a shoal of predatory Humboldt squid as they emerge from the ocean depths to hunt in packs. When cuttlefish gather to mate, their bodies flash in stroboscopic colours. Time-lapse photography reveals thousands of starfish gathering under the Arctic ice to devour a seal carcass. A giant octopus commits suicide for her young. A camera follows her into a cave which she walls up, then she protects her eggs until she starves. The greatest living structures on earth, coral reefs, are created by tiny animals in some of the world's most inhospitable waters.
Series: Life

The God Plant

   2018    Medicine
This documentary seeks to be the ultimate Odyssey of exploration into Cannabis and its uses starting from the formation of the Endocannabinoid system in the simple sea squirt, through to its early uses, the plant's various medical benefits and landing at the modern legalization movements across the Globe. Where the billions generated in tax could be re-invested back into hospitals, roads, fire departments, scientific research, community projects and the list goes on.

Tractoring

   2021    Nature
Follow Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run a farm in the countryside. The series 'Clarkson's Farm' is an intense, backbreaking and frequently hilarious year in the life of Britain's most unlikely farmer. Join Clarkson and his rag-tag band of agricultural associates as they contend with the worst farming weather in decades, disobedient animals, unresponsive crops and an unexpected pandemic.
In the first episode, Jeremy Clarkson embarks on his path towards muddy misery and potential ruin by running his own farm.
Series: Clarkson Farm

African Cats

   2011    Nature
An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, African Cats captures the real-life love, humour and determination of the majestic kings of the savannah. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion and his sons.