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Smithsonian Channel – Colombia Wild Magic (2016) 720p HDTV

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Smithsonian Channel – Colombia: Wild Magic (2016) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.79 GB
Category: Documentary


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The wildlife and environments of this Latin American wonder are the most diverse and inspiring that anyone could wish to explore. Up until now its glories have been often overlooked. whilst trouble made the headlines. For the first time this cinematic series will reveal Colombia’s wild lands, wild life and the people who, everyday, are a part of it. Like the amazing creatures of Colombia the humans have battled, overcome, adapted and embraced the environments around them. Many people have become an integral part of the ecosystem others work selflessly to safeguard it. [Read more…]

NHK – Helping Hands The Lives of Atomic Bomb Orphans (2019) 720p HDTV

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NHK – Helping Hands: The Lives of Atomic Bomb Orphans (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 923 MB
Category: Documentary


Some 6,500 children are believed to have lost their parents when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Many wandered the streets. Some died of hunger and disease, but others were able to survive thanks to helping hands. A number of Americans backed a movement to support the orphans. In South Korea, poor people helped a parentless child with love, as if they were all family. The program shows the goodwill that war could not destroy. [Read more…]

BBC – Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.19 GB
Category: Documentary


Winston Churchill understood the power of films, but the true extent of his use of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely explored. In 1934, one of Britain’s most celebrated film producers, Alexander Korda, signed Churchill up as a screenwriter and historical advisor. It was the start of a unique collaboration. Churchill provided script notes for Korda’s productions and penned an epic screenplay. [Read more…]

Smithsonian Channel – Epic Yellowstone (2019) 720p HDTV

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Smithsonian Channel – Epic Yellowstone (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 4.53 GB
Category: Documentary


Documentary about the world’s first National Park, filmed over a two-year period.

Ch1. Fire and Ice
Yellowstone’s residents try to survive the harshest of winters as temperatures plummet way below zero. Hibernation and migration offer an escape for some but, for others, paradise becomes a winter nightmare.
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NHK Train Cruise – Summer Reflections in the North (2019) 720p HDTV

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NHK Train Cruise – Summer Reflections in the North (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.11 GB
Category: Tutorial


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Our stage this time is Hokkaido Prefecture in the north of Japan. There are many sites worth visiting, such as the hills that display a colorful tapestry under blue skies, Japan’s most vast flower gardens, and a serene lake perfect for canoeing. Among the trains that run along this route, the most popular might possibly be the summertime-only sightseeing train, from which you can fully enjoy the summer winds and views. There is even a nostalgic, 40-year-old diesel engine that runs on this line. [Read more…]

BBC True North – The Last Rabbit Catcher (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC True North – The Last Rabbit Catcher (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 763 MB
Category: Documentary


Steven McGonigal has made a highly unusual lifestyle choice. He has abandoned a career in the world of finance to pursue a childhood ambition – to become a professional rabbit catcher, employing only the traditional skills that he acquired as a child amid the sand dunes and woodlands of his native Magilligan. [Read more…]

BBC Storyville – Tiananmen The People V the Party (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC Storyville – Tiananmen: The People V the Party (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.28 GB
Category: Documentary


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On June 4th, 1989 the world’s biggest, longest, and most famous pro-democracy demonstration was brought to a tragic end. The images from those final bloody days remain potent and the death toll is still disputed. In Tiananmen: The People V the Party, eyewitness accounts and leaked secret documents provide a deeper understanding of how the events of those seven weeks unfolded in the Square and behind the scenes, changing the course of Chinese history. [Read more…]

BBC Imagine – EastSide Story (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC Imagine – EastSide Story (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.0 GB
Category: Documentary


Filmed over several months in Waltham Forest, London Borough of Culture 2019, imagine… follows a group of young people from two local estates in as they take part in a ground-breaking arts intervention programme designed to change the course of their lives for good. [Read more…]