Tag: documentary
The World’s Oldest Virus Research Lab
New viruses and diseases, previously found only in tropical climates, are reaching Europe. Researchers in a high-security lab on the Baltic Sea island of Riems are working to put a stop to these dangerous viruses.
Sandro Botticelli: The Genius Behind the Birth of Venus and Primavera
Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, known as Botticelli, was one of the most representative artists of Florentine culture.
Oarfish - This Legendary Fish That Announces Tsunamis
In Japan, the Oarfish holds a significant title as "the messenger from the palace of the God of the sea."
Floating Cities as an Innovative Response to Climate Change
Sea levels are rising due to climate change. Many coastal cities are at growing risk of flooding. Architects are trying to react to this development with new ideas, such as floating cities. But this concept is not without its problems.
Saving the Kiwi: Protecting New Zealand’s National Bird
Kiwi birds, New Zealand's national symbol, are unique animals. But they are in danger of becoming extinct. Who is responsible? And what can be done to save them?
The Celts: The Mysterious Dark Age Masters Of Europe
The Celts were an ancient civilization that first mastered iron and dominated Northwest Europe. The Celts lacked a sense of national identity and lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, leaving behind simple homesteads.
Ancient Pagan Secrets REVEALED
In the late Stone Age, the pagan people of the British Isles constructed some of the greatest monuments of the ancient world. See more in Season 1, Episode 12, "The Pagans."
Behind the Artist: Pablo Picasso
It's a star known to everyone. His art looks like nothing that has ever been painted. His paintings changed art forever, and is now considered as a starting point of modern art.
Dharma River - Journey Into Buddhism
From PBS, DHARMA RIVER is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the greatest Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. This is the first documentary in John Bush’s Yatra trilogy, which World Movie Reviews called “a spirit...
Amazon Rainforest
Dive deep into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, a colossal natural sanctuary spanning five million square kilometers across nine nations in South America. Uncover the secrets of its four layers: forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer, eac...
World's Greatest Bodies of Water
Explore the world’s greatest icons of water. From the mighty Nile river, over Victoria Falls, into Mexico’s crystal cave, and onwards to the water-worlds of Kakadu, the Amazon and Dead Sea, this is water in all its glory.
Francis Bacon - A Tainted Talent
This is the story and artwork of Francis Bacon, the famous, Irish-born experimental and figurative painter born in 1909, in Dublin. His paintings were a prominent presence within the art community over many decades following the end of WW2, after exhibiti...
Johannes Brahms - 3 Violin Sonatas (2020)
The Strad presents: an exclusive premiere of the complete Violin Sonatas of Johannes Brahms, including a full documentary about unique and remarkable instruments used.
The Gilded Age
THE GILDED AGE presents a compelling and complex story of one of the most convulsive and transformative eras in American history. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the U.S. population doubled in the span of a single generation, national we...
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy is an hour-long tribute to the iconic series that shaped future generations of true crime TV.