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Channel 5 – Cruising India with Jane McDonald (2020)

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Channel 5 – Cruising India with Jane McDonald (2020)
English | Size: 1.49 GB
Category: Documentary

The singer explores the sights of the country, beginning amid the colourful chaos of the city of Kolkata, where she visits the largest flower market in Asia, before being treated to a ringside view of some traditional wrestlers in action. Jane then sets sail on India’s most holy river, the Ganges, on board a five-star ship. Stop-offs include the temple city of Kalna and the former home of the historic East India Shipping Company, Murshidabad. While in Murshidabad, Jane explores the grand palaces of the city, before going off the beaten the track to see some local artisans at work. [Read more…]

Channel 4 – Barenboim on Beethoven The Lost Tapes (2020)

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Channel 4 – Barenboim on Beethoven: The Lost Tapes (2020)
English | Size: 1.94 GB
Category: Tutorial

A remarkable insight into the mind and music of Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring highlights from Daniel Barenboim’s 1970 series of programmes about the man and his music. Shot at London’s Roundhouse Theatre, this compilation cherry picks some of the best moments, as Barenboim talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven’s compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer’s mindset. The full series of 13 episodes in their entirety – over seven hours, from the Fourth Piano Concerto to the Eroica to Beethoven’s Fifth – follows on More4. [Read more…]

Doclights – Rivers Lifeblood (2020)

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Doclights – Rivers Lifeblood (2020)
English | Size: 2.17 GB
Category: Documentary

It’s hard to appreciate just how important rivers are to our planet, both to the natural world and our own lives. They nurture our crops, fuel our travel, and deliver our drinking water – flowing like veins across the Earth they’re a lifeline to countless ecosystems. [Read more…]

BBC – Scream for Me Sarajevo (2020)

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BBC – Scream for Me Sarajevo (2020)
English | Size: 1.24 GB
Category: Tutorial

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In 1994, Sarajevo was a city under siege. Mortars and rocket-propelled grenades rained onto the city, killing indiscriminately every day. Amongst the madness, two United Nations personnel, a British military officer and another Brit working for the UN fire department, decided it would be fun to persuade a global rock star, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, to come and play a gig to the population. [Read more…]

ITV – Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill and Dean (2021)

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ITV – Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill and Dean (2021)
English | Size: 1.30 GB
Category: Documentary

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean fulfil a lifelong dream by travelling to Alaska to skate on natural ice, having only ever performed on artificially created rinks in their 45 years dancing together. Travelling by train and husky sled, they encounter first-hand the dramatic effects of climate change on the wilderness. Alaska’s hottest year on record means there is not a lot of ice to be found, so Jayne and Chris’s trek becomes a hunt, skating wherever they can hoping to find a magnificent natural setting to dance a special new version of their iconic Bolero. Narrated by Stephen Fry. [Read more…]