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- StarsMike GoralDean CampbellKindall ChartersThis show follows criminal investigators as they uncover the stories behind brutal killings. With the help of forensic evidence, old fashioned legwork and years of dogged determination, detectives and D.A.'s convict murderers and deliver justice to families mourning their dead.
- StarsShane SmithGianna ToboniThomas MortonDocumentary series featuring startling, groundbreaking stories from around the world.
- StarsTempestt BledsoeEdward BurnsDean CainOriginal Vietnam War footage presented in high definition along with narrations by war veterans and the voices of Hollywood stars.
- DirectorRudi DolezalStarsFreddie MercuryMary AustinJer BulsaraFreddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He loved art, and because of that, he often went along with his friend Tim Staffell, who played in a band called Smile. Also in this band where Brian May and Roger Taylor. When Staffell left the band in 1970, Mercury became their new singer. He changed the band's name into Queen, and they took on a new bass-player in February 1971, called John Deacon. Their first album, "Queen", came out in 1973. But their real breakthrough was "Killer Queen", on the album "Sheer Heart Attack", which was released in 1974. They became immortal with the single "Bohemian Rhapsody", on the 1975 album "A Night At The Opera". After their biggest hit in the USA in 1980 with "Another One Bites The Dust", they had a bad period. Their album "Flash Gordon" went down the drain, because the movie Flash Gordon (1980) flunked. Their next, the disco-oriented "Hot Space", was hated not only by rock critics but also by many hardcore fans. Only the song "Under Pressure", which they sang together with David Bowie, made a difference. In 1983, they took a year off. But, in 1984 they came back with their new album called "The Works". The singles "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free" did very well in the UK but a controversy over the video of the latter in the USA meant it got little exposure and flopped. Plans to tour the USA were cancelled and the band would not recover their popularity there during Mercury's lifetime. In April 1985, Mercury released his first solo album, the less rock-oriented and more dance-oriented "Mr. Bad Guy". The album is often considered now to have been a flop, but it actually wasn't. It peaked at number six in the UK and stayed on the chart for 23 weeks, making it the most successful Queen solo project. The band got back together again after their barnstorming performance at Live Aid (1985) in July 1985. At the end of the year, they started working on their new album, "A Kind Of Magic". They also held their biggest ever world tour, the "Magic Tour". They played Wembley Stadium twice and held their very last concert in Knebworth, in front of 125.000 people. After 1986, it went silent around Queen. It was in 1987 or '88, when Mercury told the band he had AIDS, and only had a few years to live. After Mercury told the band, he refused to talk about it anymore. He was afraid that people would buy their records out of pity. He said he wanted to keep making music as long as possible. And he did. His second big solo album, "The Great Pretender", got out in 1987. After that, he flew to Spain, where he made the magnificent album "Barcelona", together with Montserrat Caballé, whom he saw performing in 1983. Because Mercury loved opera, he became a huge fan of her. For him, this album was like a dream becoming reality. The single "Barcelona" went huge, and was also used as a theme song for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. After Barcelona, he started working with the band again. They made "The Miracle", which was released in 1989. It was a success, with hits as "Breakthru", "I Want It All" and "The Invisible Man". After "The Miracle", Mercury's health got worse. They wanted to do one more album, called "Innuendo." They worked on it in 1990 and early 1991. Every time when Mercury would feel well, he came over to the studio and sang. After "Innuendo" was released in January 1991, they made two video clips. The first one was the video clip of "I'm Going Slightly Mad", shot in March 1991. Because Mercury was very thin, and had little wounds all over his body, they used a lot of make-up. He wore a wig, and the clip was shot in black and white. Mercury's final video clip was released in June 1991. The clip, "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", later turned out to be his goodbye song, the last time he appeared on film. You could clearly see he was ill, but he still hadn't told the world about his disease. Rumours went around that he some kind of terrible disease. This rumor was confirmed by Mercury himself, one day before he passed on. His death was a great loss to the world of popular music. * IMDb Mini Biography By: Neville C. Bardoliwalla OBE - Actor / Producer
- DirectorMatt CainStarsJer BulsaraKashmira CookeRoger Taylor
- StarsEric MeyersMichael IzquierdoRushmore DeNooyerDocumentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughTim CraggAnthony Geffen3D technology reveals a whole new dimension in the lives of plants, from the most bizarre to the most beautiful. In this sensational series, shot over the course of a year, David Attenborough explores their fascinating world. Using 3D time-lapse and pioneering techniques in 3D macro photography, he traces them from their beginnings on land to their vital place in nature today, exposing new revelations along the way. He moves from our time scale to theirs, revealing the true nature of plants as creatures that are every bit as dynamic and aggressive as animals. David discovers a microscopic world that's invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed and breed, where flowers fluoresce and where plants communicate with each other and with animals using scent and sound. He meets the extraordinary animals and fungi that have unbreakable ties with the plant world, from hawk moths and bats to tiny poison dart frogs, a giant tortoise and a fungus that can control the mind. And he does all this in one unique place, a microcosm of the whole plant world where, some 90% of all known plant species are represented: The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. This spectacular adventure through the Kingdom of Plants is so immersive and compelling it has the capacity to amaze even the least green-fingered.
- StarsFred MelamedDjakartaGrant StoddardH2 reveals HOW SEX CHANGED THE WORLD uncovering surprising beneath-the-sheets stories shaping every aspect of ancient and modern life. From Ancient Egypt to the Civil War, through the 60s and beyond.
- StarsChristopher CottenMichael MosleyInside The Human Body - takes us deep under our skin where we are dwarfed by even the smallest cell, where blood vessels becomevast cathedrals and the tiniest cluster of cilia becomes an expansive forest.
- StarsDorothy WilliamsonDonald WorsterTimothy EganA documentary about the 1930s drought of North American prairie farm land, and its consequences during the great depression.
- CreatorStephen FitzmeyerHenry HamptonStarsDavid McCulloughDavid Ogden StiersMichael MurphyA series showcasing documentaries on American history.
- StarsTom SelleckRutger HauerSteve BackshallSweeping across some of the most diverse landscapes on the planet, North America takes viewers from the silent grandeur of lofty snowcapped peaks to fertile forests and dramatic windswept coasts. The continent's unique geography creates some of the most extreme weather on the planet. Wild animals living in these astonishing and sometimes brutal habitats must be fiercely resilient sharing that human spirit the continent is known for. From jaguars to spinner sharks, wolves that fish to wolverines high in the mountains, this is North America.
- StarsBrad MeltzerBuddy LevyChristine McKinleyNovelist Brad Meltzer and a team of investigators delve into historical mysteries.
- StarsMichael MosleySimon ChaplinFloor LagerweyMichael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.
- StarsLawrence MoranBrenda StrongBettina ZimmermannReal life cases about families and the murders that tore them apart.
- DirectorNick AaronsStarsDavid WilsonMarcus RobertsCarole AnneA detailed and compelling look into the crimes of serial killer Kenneth Erskine aka. The Stockwell Strangler
- StarsVictor CaroliGerard AdimandoWilliam AugustoniCompelling cases, bizarre crime scenes, and criminal minds so conniving they defy understanding. In Solved: Extreme Forensics new, never-before seen forensic techniques are employed to solve the most puzzling of cases. Welcome to the next generation in forensic drama - it's raw, it's unbelievably riveting, and it's real.
- StarsMark EvansDavid IrvingJoni MabeHost Mark Evans investigates whether the DNA extracted from privately-owned remains of historical figures and celebrities like John Lennon's tooth or Eva Braun's hair can tell us something about these dead famous people.
- StarsChristian RodskaJeremy RaynerBruce H. TiffneyA group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
- StarsLorelei SharkeyEmma TaylorTwo beautiful hosts show how to have a better sex life through interviews and demonstrations.
- StarsPhil CrowleyRichard WindleyChristopher KellyThe remarkable story of Ancient inventions.
- StarsJoe RoganDuncan TrussellAri ShaffirEach week, Joe investigates a different area of the unexplained. One week it may be a government cover-up or an extraterrestrial encounter, and the next he'll be on the trail of a mythical creature that we've all heard about.
- StarsAdam CurtisRobert ReichAnn BernaysA documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.
- StarsMonty HallsDan NachtrabKarl StefanovicMonty Halls explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet. Monty explores its full 2000-kilometre length, from the wild outer reefs of the Coral Sea to the tangled mangrove and steaming rainforest on the shoreline; from large mountainous islands to tiny coral cays barely above sea level; from the dark depths of the abyss beyond the reef to colourful coral gardens of the shallows.
- StarsMichael PraedPeter FranceChristopher AndrewBBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.
- StarsDominick DunneLen CariouJ.H. KurtzCrimes relating to the wealthy and privileged members of society.
- DirectorAllan HolzmanStarsSteven SpielbergHenry RosmarinHellmuth SzprycerThis documentary blends personal accounts of what happened before, during and after WWII. One testimony tells of a sister sending tear-stained letters from the prison camp, while another survivor tells the story of how his father traded portions of the family's food that was being saved for the liberation march, a few slices of bread, for a Jewish prayer book in order to perform a Passover sedar and for Sabbath. Woven together with survivor testimonies, archival footage, original music, source music and survivors' personal photographs and artifacts, the documentary will show the richness of life before the war, the rise and fall of Nazi power, the liberation of the camps and life now, 50 years later, all as seen through the eyes of those who survived.
- StarsOliver StoneAlan ShearmanJim WardOliver Stone 's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
- CreatorChristine ConnorStarsMarc A. HermannMichelle McNamaraJohn MirabellaA look back at famous cases from the past.
- StarsMalikha MalletteIke NewtonTraciy Curry-ReyesAn crime investigative and documentary series surrounding true life crime stories of love gone wrong. The series airs on the TV One cable channel.
- StarsSteven MackintoshChuck ZukowskiRichard F. HainesLooking at raw footage and firsthand accounts of unexplained phenomena, join renowned scientists and eyewitnesses.
- CreatorKevin BurnsStarsRobert ClotworthyGiorgio A. TsoukalosDavid ChildressScience and mythology - and how they are the same thing.
- StarsCarl QuintanillaJoseph J. LaRoccaMichael McDonnellEasy Scores. Outragous Paydays. Picture Perfect Crimes. "Crime Inc." takes you inside the billion-dollar big business behind global criminal enterprise.
- StarsDion GrahamNathan SchillingJason WhiteThe series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
- StarsDamian EvansSara Mendes da CostaJulia EsteveA thousand years ago the Khmer people of Cambodia built an empire that stretched a million square kilometers. It became the largest superpower the region has ever seen. Their capital was the great city of Angkor, once the largest city on Earth. Its centerpiece was Angkor Wat - a vast temple complex covering an area more than four times the size of Vatican City. But 600 years ago the Khmer kings abandoned their capital and many of the huge structures they built were devoured by the jungle. Ever since, the people who once lived around the temples have remained an enigma. Little is known about the kings who secured their vast empire or how they constructed the wonders of Angkor Wat. In the first of this two-part series, an international team of archaeologists and scientists use revolutionary technology to reveal the true scale and extent of the lost city of Angkor and to find out how its people lived and died. Using a new laser scanning technology called LiDAR, they discover the secrets of this forgotten civilisation. The laser beams penetrate the dense jungle canopy to reveal the ghostly footprint of the lost city beneath the trees.
- DirectorJenny MacleodStarsLiza TarbuckDave AtkeyGeorge AvakianSome of the BBC's more bizarre decisions to ban songs from Frankie's "Relax" to George Formby to Abba's "Waterloo" which was taken off the playlist during the Gulf War.
- StarsDallas CampbellSteve BurrowsCaitlin StevensFrom PBS: Steve Burrows, one of the world's foremost structural engineers - and the brains behind the famous Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing - leads a team of investigators, including pioneering laser-scanning researchers, to unlock the secrets of the world's greatest engineering achievements.
- StarsDave HoffmanTravis JacksonJosh HopkinsAn insight at the work of law enforcement agencies in Sullivan County, TN and Ashe County, NC.
- StarsHelen ArneyDebbie BerebichezHakeem OluseyiEach episode counts down 20 popular Internet videos and explains the science behind them.
- StarsDominic SandbrookDavid TennantRutger HauerThe series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction. The story of one of the liveliest and most stimulating genres in popular culture will be told through its impact on cinema, television and literature. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens. It will be made with the help of the genre's greatest pioneers: the filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists whose obsession and imagination has taken them into the unknown. Having explored the future, the past, parallel universes and galaxies far, far away, they are now ready to report back on their experiences.
- StarsPeter CoyoteGeorge F. WillGeoffrey C. WardA documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
- StarsVivienne LehenyMadeleine FalkRonnie LoaizaEvery day, deadly diseases mutate at a rate that far outpaces modern medicine. Watch as small town doctors at community hospitals, and top scientists at the CDC battle outbreaks such as West Nile, Monkey Pox, Anthrax, Valley Fever and Rabies in Killer Outbreaks. These determined men and women work together to uncover the source of mysterious illnesses in order to save lives and stop the devastation from becoming widespread.
- StarsNicole BlackmanRobi LudwigCasey JordanA voyeuristic peak into the lust and obsessions that have fueled some of the more brutal acts of violence to grab headlines around the world.