Produced by Emmy award winning producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, The Eighties is the third series in the acclaimed documentary strand chronicling American society and popular culture in the later twentieth century. As the Cold War ended, the world learned of a mysterious virus that defied a cure and triggered a global pandemic. Wall Street brokers became the new rock stars but the economic boom led to a material excess and corruption. The personal computer signalled a technological revolution. The music world discovered hip-hop, MTV, Prince and U2, but lost John Lennon. Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere and Cheers brought new sophistication to televised storytelling. And throughout the decade, Ronald Reagan left his mark as few public figures do, enjoying unprecedented popularity but also enduring a scandal that nearly derailed his presidency. This epic series uses rare archival footage and interviews with renowned journalists, historians, musicians and television artists to paint a vivid and compelling portrait of a decade of lasting consequence. Raised on Television An explosion of new channels and the advent of the VCR transform our viewing habits. Video Killed the Radio Star The digital revolution hits the music world, and MTV is born. The Fight Against AIDS A mysterious illness develops into a pandemic with huge political and cultural consequences. The Reagan Revolution A look at Ronald Reagan's landmark legislative achievements and political setbacks. Greed Is Good Junk bonds, bailouts and Wall Street corruption set the tone for a decade of excess. Tear Down This Wall The appointment of Mikhail Gorbachev triggers an astounding chain of events. Technology Gets Personal The innovations and inventions of the Digital Revolution change life forever.
The Only Way is Essex is back for a seventh series and a familiar face has returned...Kirk! But he's straight back to work with the tough job of choosing the new Sugar Hut Honeys, it's a hard life but someone's got to do it. The glamorous residents of Essex return with more splits, bust-ups and of course the usual madness of Joey Essex, and he doesn't disappoint this series. Gemma finds herself at the centre of a bitter row with Mick and the Sugar Hut which lands her being publically barred from the club. In tears, she turns to her now ex-boyfriend Arg, but getting the support from her ex proves tough... Bobby and Charlie have their friendship tested after Bobby's confesses his love, will their bromance survive and can Bobby really just be friends? Essex's love birds aren't fairing too well either, Ricky and Jess go from loved-up to lucked-out after Ricky gives Jess the key to his heart and his flat an unexpected argument throws their relationship open. Mario and Lucy should be excited about their engagement but instead they're having cold feet and decide put everything on hold! Even golden couple Sam and Joey are on rocky ground and we see Joey reduced to tears, can they work things out? It seems that our Essex lot have a lot more on their plates this series than the tans and fake eyelashes. Life is throwing some serious issues at them but there's always time for a themed party and even Joey attempting to walk on water!
Borgen is a BAFTA winning Danish drama series from the producers of The Killing. Following the intricate and complicated lives of politicians media spinners and the reporters who feed off their triumphs and failures Borgen uncovers a world of political and personal intrigue. The setting is Borgen the nickname for Denmark's Parliamentary building otherwise known as 'The Castle'. After scoring her party a landslide victory through her idealism and work ethic the smart and sexy populist Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) now faces the biggest dilemma of her life as Prime Minister. Will she succumb to pressure of compromise on her ideals and face consequences both on and off the political stage? In Series 2 Birgitte has been Denmark s Prime Minister for two years years that have severely taken their toll on her private life. Increasingly Birgitte finds herself having to make questionable compromises as the inevitable tensions between the various parties continue to mount. In Series 3 Over two years have passed and Birgitte Nyborg is no longer the Prime Minister of Denmark. Disillusioned with the way her old party is heading she decides to try to make a comeback by publicly challenging the incumbent Party Chairman. Failing narrowly in this attempt Birgitte assesses her options and concludes that her only way back into politics is to start again and found a new political party. Forging an unlikely alliance with journalist Katrine Fønsmark who becomes her new media adviser and spokesman the third season of Borgen follows the journey of Nyborg and her new party towards a taking a fresh shot at parliament and fighting her way back to power back to Borgen.
A unique look at the wildlife, people, history and challenges of life on islands Down Under. In this 3-part ITV series, popular actor and presenter Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) is off to Australia, however this time he's eschewing the traditional hot spots in favour of some of the countries most remote, diverse and interesting islands. And he's got more than 8,000 to choose from! Martin travels to the four points of the compass and visits sixteen islands to provide a cross-section of what island life is all about. 'I've always been fascinated by islands, each one a microcosm that tells us something different about our world. And Australia's islands have it all: exotic creatures, spectacular marine life, and of course the different people who inhabit them. Whether they're relative newcomers or they've lived there for generations, these are the resourceful, extraordinary people who call these islands home. This is my voyage around the adventure playgrounds, the best-kept secrets and the astonishing surprises of the Islands of Australia.' - Martin Clunes
A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. Jane AustenCatherine Morland arrives in Bath bursting with freshness, integrity and a passion for Macabre Gothic Novels.When the romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home, Northanger Abbey, a dark mystery starts to unfold that makes her blood run cold. Are her fantasies coming true? What does the sinister General Tilney want from her and will the truth destroy her chance of love?Lacking beauty and possessing no outstanding talents to recommend her, Catherine's endearing quality is her undoubted sincerity.
Canals as you have never seen them before Presenter Liz McIvor, curator at the Bradford Industrial Museum, travels north, south, east and west along the stunning canal routes of the English regions to tell the stories of our inland waterways and show how dramatically they changed our history, landscape and way of life. You'll learn the extraordinary stories of engineers like Brindley, Outram and Telford who forged the early network of canals across the rugged terrain of the Pennines, how the construction of the Kennet and Avon canal led to astonishing geological discoveries and the creation of the map that changed the world and of the hard lives and times of the navigators or navvies who built the canals and the generations of Canal Boat People who worked them. Together with this rich history, these programmes feature a wealth of gorgeous landscapes, breath taking aerial photography and imagery of our beautiful inland waterways. They show how even smaller towns have now embraced their canal heritage, how humans are not the only creatures benefiting from the tranquillity of the waterways and why increasing numbers of people are choosing to make their homes aboard narrow boats. A true golden age of canals , from the 18th century to the present day, is here to be enjoyed and celebrated in these wonderful films.
Special Forces agent, Matvey Sobolev, is on a secret mission transporting the world's first psychotronic weapon - a mind-control armament powerful enough to control the will of the world.
Series Five - Disc OneNatural Causes: Since Lynley's suspension for threatening a suspect Havers has been without a partner. She begins a new case alongside the no-nonsense pregnant DI Knight investigating the murder of a young girl. Lynley begins to help with their investigations but with the discovery of another body and a kidnapping will Lynley's involvement jeopardise his efforts to be reinstated? One Guilty Deed: When the chief witness that can bring down Michael Shand an organised crime boss is found dead on the south coast it all points to Shand's henchmen. But the desolate caravan site that Lynley and Havers find themselves on is haunted by ghosts of the past and ghosts - it appears - can come back and kill. Series Five - Disc TwoChinese Walls: When Emily Proctor is found murdered in Hyde Park Lynley and Havers are led to human rights lawyer Tony Wainwright. Wainwright's passionate temper and a concealed affair with the victim seem to place him as the main suspect but when Emily's double life is exposed Lynley and Havers enter a world of internet porn and a family with something to hide. In the Blink of an Eye: When former war photographer Peter Rooker is shot a murder trail leads back to a family slaughtered by the Serbian militia in Bosnia. When Lynley asks his wife Helen to assist him with unlocking the psychological history behind the killing he sets in motion a tragic trail of events. Series Six - Disc OneLimbo:When the body of an abducted English boy in Italy is discovered 15 years later it seems for the parents that the past has finally been laid to rest. Lynley as a family friend had helped in the investigation. But when he begins an affair with the family's now grown-up daughter and she is subsequently found murdered Lynley finds himself on the wrong side of friendship and the law. Lynley is convinced that Julia's death is somehow tied to her brother's abduction and death 15 years ago. But how many friendships and family relationships must first unravel to prove it? Know Thine Enemy: The body of a missing school girl Sarah Middleton is discovered in a lake wrapped in rubble sacks and chains. She has been raped and the bruising on her hands suggests she may have been held prisoner. Meanwhile another school girl Kelly Stevens is reported missing by her mother. An abused wife may hold the key with her controlling husband a major suspect. But somewhere a line has been crossed between abuser and abused - a line that Lynley and Havers will have to follow if they are to discover the truth and save the life of a kidnapped victim.
6-Part BBC drama from the creator of Skins. Childhood soulmates, Georgia and Holly, are only a few weeks into the so-called best years of their lives at university in Edinburgh, when Georgia gets drawn into an elite clique of alpha girls, led by lecturer Jude Monroe. Jude's brand of feminism is alluring, just like the circle of bright students she surrounds herself with. Georgia's effortless entry into the clique leaves Holly out in the cold. But Holly's jealousy soon escalates to panic as Georgia begins acting erratically. Alarmed by this transformation in her best friend, Holly is compelled to follow her into Jude s closely-guarded circle. What she discovers is a seductive world of lavish parties, populated by Edinburgh's highest powered business men and women. But it's a world underpinned by sordid compromise, and as Holly exposes its deeply corrupt core, the danger mounts from all angles, for her and Georgia. Can Holly reclaim her soulmate and at what cost to herself?
Every episode of the ITV drama.
A companion to the phenomenally successful Great British Railway Journeys, this series sees Michael Portillo swapping his treasured copy of Bradshaw's handbook for its stateside counterpart an 1879 edition of Appleton's guidebook to the railroads of America and Canada. This four-DVD set features twenty episodes covering two different journeys: St. Louis, Missouri, to the Grand Canyon The Twin Cities to Memphis Michael makes two epic journeys through the United States: his first follows the trail of 19th-century European pioneers, beginning in St Louis, Missouri, and ending with an awe-inspiring bird's-eye view of the Grand Canyon; the second journey begins with Minnesota's Twin Cities, takes in the modern metropolis of Chicago and and ends in Memphis, Tennessee. Along the way Michael gets a taste of the Old West in Dodge City, conducts a cattle auction in Kansas, visits the birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald in St Paul, Minnesota, and learns of a musical dream made reality in Santa Fe; he also finds time to savour New Mexico's delectably fiery cuisine and immerses himself in the culture and history of the continent's first inhabitants: the Native Americans.
In the tyrannical court of Athens, the pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, and young Hermia is sentenced to death by her own father. Meanwhile, in the rickety township on the hillside, amateur theatre group the Mechanicals rehearse, with all their comic rivalries. And beyond Athens, in the wild wood, dark forces are stirring Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare, Russell T Davies' full-blooded adaptation has more attitude and invention than anything that's gone before. This is a production for everyone, brought to life by an award-winning cast of established stars and exciting newcomers. It's a dream that will never be forgotten.
Starting with Captain Picard's terrifying battle to escape from the inhuman Borg and culminating with the Klingon Empire on the brink of civil war in the series' historic 100th episode you can now experience Season 4 and so much more on breathtaking Blu-ray. This set features dazzling 1080p high definition picture with visual effects painstakingly re-created from original film elements digitally remastered 7.1 sound (original broadcast audio also provided) and a wealth of newly produced behind-the-scenes special features and never-before-released deleted scenes. Special Features: All-new multi-part documentary Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD) In Conversation: The Art Department (HD) Audio Commentaries on Reunion and Brothers Gag Reel created from original film elements (HD) Deleted Scenes (HD) Archival Mission Logs Episodic Promos
Featuring all the bits they didn't show you the first time round join Johnny Knoxville and crazy mates for The Lost Tapes. Unseen footage of golden moments that never made it onto TV or DVD before!
Series 4 of River Monsters sees the return of host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade catching more extraordinary and super-sized fish, investigating further freshwater horror stories and debunking weirder underwater myths. Jeremy is back on the trail of frighteningly large creatures from around the globe, encountering some of his weirdest mysteries and most memorable monsters to date.
Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad in the European city-state of Beszel, investigates the murder of a student from Beszel's twin-city of Ul Qoman - which occupies the same space but is perceived differently.
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