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[Part 1] An absorbing and revealing insight into the chaotic world of the large family. This observational documentary from the Cutting Edge strand follows three extensive families - who currently have 34 children between them - to explore the emotional, religious and psychological reasons why they have a need to keep on having more.
For the first time, HM the Queen allows cameras to film at Buckingham Palace as Rolf Harris paints her portrait in honour of her 80th birthday. She talks openly to Rolf about art, animals, her coronation and the weather, as Rolf tries to capture her personality on canvas during two sittings, ten days apart. The film follows Rolf's journey from blank canvas to finished portrait, with all the highs and lows as he struggles to complete the job at his studio.
[Part 3] Meet The Natives is a Reality Show/Documentary on Channel 4 which sees five tribesmen leave their villages in Vanuatu in the South Pacific and visit the United Kingdom in search of Prince Philip, whom they believe is the physical embodiment of the son of their God. Filming their adventures they take a look at the British way of life.
Eight ordinary people are given a million dollars, a fortnight of intensive training and two months to run their own hedge fund. Can they make a killing?
Ancient Rome - The Rise and Fall of an Empire - Part 2 - Nero
Drama-documentary series telling the gripping real-life stories of young travellers who find themselves incarcerated overseas. Piers Hernu's thirst for adventure landed him in a Nepalese jail for gold smuggling. After being convinced to carry a gold-filled waistcoat through customs, Piers found himself in deep trouble when his illegal load was found by a metal detector. Facing four years in jail, Piers launched a campaign to convince the King of Nepal to pardon him.
The original short story was, indeed, to inform women that not all medical care of the era was helpful. The story was formed out of her (Gilman's) own personal experiences. In Gilman's original work, John is eccentric, yes; He is a stickler for structure. But he is not as cruel in the story as he is portrayed in the film. The scene where he takes her upstairs and forces himself upon her in the film? In the book, he carries her upstairs and sings her to sleep. Yes, the film does have vague feminist tones, but not nearly to the degree of the film. The sick twisting of John into an arrogant, careless doctor from a confused husband who tries his best to help is very unprofessional. John sincerely wishes to help his wife in Gilman's original storyline; he does everything in his power to do so, using the best medical techniques of his time. The focus is on the fault in the techniques of medicine, not the fault of the man.
For more great documentaries visit thedocumentarycenter.blogspot.com he ruled the Roman empire fewer than four years, his life was over at the age 28, and yet the name of caligula is notorious throughout the world. His reign was a legendary frenzy of lunacy, murder and lust. While Rome cowered in terror Caligula killed for the sheer fun of it. Between executions he staged spectacular orgies, made love to his own sister, and declared himself a living god. We still shudder at the unspeakable deeds of Rome's mad emperor, but Caligula may have been driven insane by a lunatic world. Murderer, pervert, loving father, devoted son all of these were Caligula. Beyond his ghastly legend lies an anguished life that was even more bizarre.
Stilton Cheddar
Eco Movie 5
One of Herzogs most recent films. Not one of his best IMO but it's quite a nice little film that should be seen, especially if you are a Herzog fan.
Historical documentary looking at one of Britain's greatest maritime mysteries - the sinking of the Mary Rose in 1545. Professor Hugh Montgomery, a leading intensive-care doctor who dived on the wreck as a young man, returns to Portsmouth to investigate the skeletons of the crew who drowned when the ship keeled over. The bones lead to a startling discovery and a new theory as to why the ship sank
BBC dramatisation of Margaret Thatcher's fall from office in 1990 with numerous flashbacks from throughout her career, starring Lindsay Duncan in the lead role.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042913/ Episode 1 of 4
Movie,crime; cantonese w/eng subtitles. Cheung Chi Lam, Michelle Yep
The Road To Guantanamo is the story of four friends who set off from the Midlands in September 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in Pakistan. Two and a half years later, only three of them returned home. Through their epic journey we hear the story of their misunderstandings, ignorance, confusions and friendships as step by step they go from the safety of their small-town teenage existence to the heart of the "war on terror". Through a series of interviews, dramatised scenes and archive news footage, the film shows how the Tipton Three ended up in Afghanistan hiding with Taliban fighters under fire from US Fighter planes. The boys are eventually rounded up by American forces, only to be kept in horrific conditions at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for over two years
two men one king
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I Shouldn't Be Alive 02x03 - Shipwrecked