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BBC Horizon – Cannabis Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC Horizon – Cannabis: Miracle Medicine or Dangerous Drug (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 905 MB
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At an extraordinary moment in the history of one of the world’s oldest and most controversial drugs, Horizon investigates the very latest medical and scientific research into the effects of cannabis on the brain and the body.

Medicinal cannabis became legal in the UK on 1 November 2018, but it is still shrouded in controversy. A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim wants to find out whether it will help or harm patients. [Read more…]

S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Hirwaun i Iowa (2014) 720p HDTV

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S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Hirwaun i Iowa (2014) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 701 MB
Category: Documentary


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From Hirwaun to Iowa.
Dylan Iowerth travels the world to discover more about Margaret Roberts, who was highly regarded through her articles in Y Drych to members of the Welsh language community around the world, but has since been largely forgotten.
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BBC – How to Go Viral The Art of the Meme (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – How to Go Viral: The Art of the Meme (2019) 720p HDTV
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Richard Clay immerses us in the febrile world of viral media, exploring the popularity and meaning of internet memes, from LOL cats to emoji, pratfall videos to ‘dank’ alt-right satire. Playfully fusing the conventions of a BBC Four authored documentary with a throwaway YouTube video style, the film examines the rise and rise of this new visual language and asks what makes a few memes cut through and spread so intensely, while the vast majority fall quietly by the wayside. [Read more…]

BBC – Franco Building (2019) with Jonathan Meades 720p HDTV

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BBC – Franco Building (2019) with Jonathan Meades 720p HDTV
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Jonathan Meades has in his time made films about the architecture of the infamous European dictators of the 20th century – Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. He’s now completing the set by turning his gaze onto Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Franco, unlike the other three, died peacefully in his bed having been in power for 36 years, and his architectural legacy, Meades argues, was more enduring and surprising than any of the others.
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S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Fryn y Briallu i Hawai’i (2014) 720p HDTV

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S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Fryn y Briallu i Hawai’i (2014) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 909 MB
Category: Documentary


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From Primrose Hill to Hawaii.
Dylan Iorwerth examines Captain Cook’s last voyage as he time travels to London, Vancouver, Kauai and Hawaii. Here, he tells the story of sailor David Samwell, who was on board the Resolution in Kealakekua Bay as the ship’s doctor and can recall Cook’s death. [Read more…]

BBC – Wild Shetland Scotland’s Viking Frontier (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier (2019) 720p HDTV
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Ewan McGregor narrates a portrait of wild Shetland – the remote islands at the northerly limits of Britain – and traces the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer as the animals on the islands battle for survival. In never-before-seen footage, an orca pod hunts seals along the rocky coasts while a mother otter struggles to protect her twin cubs from marauding male otters and spring storms. We also meet some comical puffins, spectacular diving gannets and mysterious storm petrels nesting in an ancient Pictish tower. The programme also features stunning scenes of human life, from crofting and boat building to the jaw-dropping Up Helly Aa fire festival with its Viking hordes. [Read more…]

BBC – World War Speed The Drugs that Won WWII (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – World War Speed: The Drugs that Won WWII (2019) 720p HDTV
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It’s long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine, called Pervitin, during WWII. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops? [Read more…]

S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Lundain i’r Rockies (2014) 720p HDTV

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S4C Dylan ar Daith – O Lundain i’r Rockies (2014) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 835 MB
Category: Documentary


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From London to the Rockies.

Dylan Iorwerth time-travels to London, North Dakota and the Canadian Rockies to find out more about Welsh geographer David Thompson, who mapped tracts of the North American continent, including the Columbia River.
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NHK – Nagasaki: The Hidden Faces of Faith (2019) 720p HDTV

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NHK – Nagasaki: The Hidden Faces of Faith (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.07 GB
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The World Heritage “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region” preserve the memory of the Christians who observed their faith during 250 years of religious prohibition. Many of these sites are in the Nagasaki area, where the Virgin Mary was particularly venerated. The secrecy of their faith is evident in objects of worship, including a seashell bearing a human-like image and statues of a Buddhist deity. Both were proxies for images of Mary. These Christians held onto their faith despite the threat of oppression and death, believing that Mary was life. We look at what the prayers of these people can tell us today. [Read more…]