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BBC – Kings of Soul (2015)

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BBC – Kings of Soul (2015)
English | Size: 695 MB
Category: DOcumentary

Celebrating the men whose vocal stylings have carried the torch for soul across six decades. It showcases the rarely seen but infectious Brenton Wood’s Gimme Little Sign and offers the velvet voice of Curtis Mayfield singing Keep On Keeping On. There are groundbreaking artists from the ’60s to the noughties, with performances from Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Billy Ocean, Alexander O’Neal, Barry White, Bobby Womack and many more. [Read more…]

BBC – Being Gail Porter (2020)

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BBC – Being Gail Porter (2020)
English | Size: 862 MB
Category: Tutorial

In 1999, Gail Porter was one of the UK’s most sought-after female TV presenters. Most famously, she helped sell over a million copies of FHM magazine after her naked image was projected onto the Houses of Parliament. Then over the next 20 years, things took a turn for the worse: she suffered post-natal depression, alopecia and was sectioned under the mental health act. In 2014 she even ended up sleeping rough on a park bench. How did this happen? [Read more…]

BBC Our Lives – Shepherdess of Snowdonia (2018)

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BBC Our Lives – Shepherdess of Snowdonia (2018)
English | Size: 584 MB
Category: Documentary

In the shadow of Snowdon, 26-year-old Teleri Fielden is given an opportunity to fulfil her dream of becoming an upland hill farmer. She’s won a scholarship to run the beautiful National Trust farm, Llyndy Isaf near Beddgelert, for a year covering more than 600 acres of mostly mountainside stocked with sheep and cattle. [Read more…]

BBC Storyville – The Queen of Africa The Miriam Makeba Story (2012)

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BBC Storyville – The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story (2012)
English | Size: 1.45 GB
Category: Documentary

Looks at the life of South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba. Forced into a life of exile for exposing the harsh realities of apartheid, Makeba was the first African musician to win international stardom. [Read more…]

BBC – Cornwall’s Native Poet Charles Causley (2017)

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BBC – Cornwall’s Native Poet: Charles Causley (2017)
English | Size: 747 MB
Category: Documentary

Charles Causley was one of the great poets of his generation. Born in 1917 in Launceston, north Cornwall, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, the only time he left was for active service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. His father died when he was a boy as a result of a gas attack in the trenches of World War One and he lived the rest of his life in the same house as his mother. He knew everyone and they knew him. He devoted his life to teaching, poetry and his mum. [Read more…]

BBC – The Town that Floored the World (2018)

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BBC – The Town that Floored the World (2018)
English | Size: 1.03 GB
Category: Documentary

How did the Scottish east coast port town of Kirkcaldy become the world centre for linoleum? The Town That Floored the World traces the history of that "magic material" to its origins in the mid 19th century, and tells how one town built its fortunes on its manufacture. Current and former linoleum workers, and Kirkcaldy bairns including crime writer Val McDermid, share their stories of a life in flooring. Lino’s role in high art and design is also traced. Narrated by John Sessions. [Read more…]

BBC – Africa Turns the Page The Novels That Shaped a Continent (2020)

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BBC – Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent (2020)
English | Size: 960 MB
Category: Tutorial

Africa has become a superpower in the world of the novel. Shortlists for the world’s major literary prizes are packed with African authors, while novelists like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie have become international celebrities. But how did Africa become such a hotbed of literary talent? In this fascinating and insightful film, Nigerian-born presenter and historian David Olusoga explores the incredible story of the African novel. [Read more…]

BBC – Liverpool FC The 30 Year Wait (2020)

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BBC – Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait (2020)
English | Size: 1.50 GB
Category: Documentary

Examines the story of Liverpool’s quest to return to the top of English football by winning the Premier League. It is a revealing insight into why the club fell away after their domination of football in the 80s – how the club’s identity was shaped by both the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough, the struggle to keep up with the rapidly changing world of football, and the Jurgen Klopp revolution that has returned them back to the summit of the game. [Read more…]