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BBC – Legends of Welsh Sport Glenn Webbe (2023)

31/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – Legends of Welsh Sport: Glenn Webbe (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 520 MB

In 1987, Glenn Webbe made sporting history by becoming the first man to score three tries at the inaugural Rugby World Cup, one of them while suffering from concussion. That might have been the pinnacle of his international career, but it’s not what made Glenn a legend. [Read more…]

BBC – Legends of Welsh Sport Doug Mountjoy (2023)

30/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – Legends of Welsh Sport: Doug Mountjoy (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 278 MB

An intimate portrait of a former miner from the South Wales valleys who swapped life underground for the snooker club and went on to become one of Britain’s most successful players. [Read more…]

BBC – Our World Our Tribe’s Addiction (2023)

29/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – Our World: Our Tribe’s Addiction (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 363 MB

Native Americans have the highest rate of substance abuse of any group in the US. [Read more…]

BBC – Catching a Predator (2021)

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BBC – Catching a Predator (2021)
English | Documentary | Size: 538 MB

In 2020, it was made public that Reynhard Sinaga had been prosecuted for 159 counts of rape and other sexual offences, against 48 men. But police found evidence relating to more than 200 victims, many of whom remain unidentified. [Read more…]

BBC – Motty The Man Behind the Sheepskin (2018)

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BBC – Motty: The Man Behind the Sheepskin (2018)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.27 GB

A chance to look back on John Motson’s incredible 50 years in broadcasting in the wake of the legendary BBC football commentator’s passing. [Read more…]

BBC Timewatch – The Gunpowder Plot 1605 (2005)

25/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Timewatch – The Gunpowder Plot 1605 (2005)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.23 GB

Terrorist attack in London: 400 years ago, on November 5, 1605, a group of fanatical Catholics planned to blow up Parliament, the King and the entire court with a huge load of gunpowder. [Read more…]

BBC Our World – Inside the Illegal Puppy Trade (2023)

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BBC Our World – Inside the Illegal Puppy Trade (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 491 MB

Puppies are a multi-billion Euro industry in Europe; 8 million puppies are purchased every year. [Read more…]

BBC Panorama – Elon Musk’s Twitter Storm (2023)

22/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Panorama – Elon Musk’s Twitter Storm (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 337 MB

When one of the world’s richest men bought Twitter, almost everything there changed. [Read more…]

BBC – The Pig Butchering Romance Scam (2023)

22/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – The Pig Butchering Romance Scam (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 646 MB

Highlighting a fraud in which criminals lure victims into digital relationships to build trust before convincing them to invest in bogus cryptocurrency platforms. [Read more…]

BBC Storyville – Sex on Screen (2023)

22/03/2023 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Storyville – Sex on Screen (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 999 MB

Explores the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and girls in the real world. [Read more…]