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Channel 5 – When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong (2018)

03/06/2020 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

Channel 5 – When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong (2018)
English | Size: 2.25 GB
Category: Documentary

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Angela Rippon presents a guide to the song contest’s most disastrous moments. Featuring contributions from past acts including Dana, Sonia, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz, Lindsay Dracass, Belle & the Devotions, the Brotherhood of Man, Scooch, Nicki French, Andy Abraham, Kate Robbins and Danish singer Birthe Wilke, who recalls the kiss that ruined her chances in 1957. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – The Town the Gypsies Took Over (2019)

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Channel 5 – The Town the Gypsies Took Over (2019)
English | Size: 1.64 GB
Category: Documentary

Explores Britain’s oldest and most exclusive Gypsy gathering, the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which is attended by more than 10,000 travellers. The programme explores how new police restrictions are impacting on the festival’s traditions, as well as the disruption caused by torrential rain, including a nearby river rising to a dangerous level. Plus, local business owners share their thoughts on the event. While some stand to make a profit from the visitors, others find the size of the fair overwhelming. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Cruising the South Pacific with Jane McDonald (2020)

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Channel 5 – Cruising the South Pacific with Jane McDonald (2020)
English | Size: 1.2GB
Category: Tutorial

Jane finds herself centre stage at the Sydney Opera House, before embarking on a trip that takes her from Australia to New Zealand via Tasmania. On the North Island, she visits the capital city Wellington, goes quad-biking 900 metres above sea level and meets a traditional Maori tribe. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – The Town the Gypsies Took Over (2019)

26/05/2020 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

Channel 5 – The Town the Gypsies Took Over (2019)
English | Size: 1.64 GB
Category: Documentary

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Explores Britain’s oldest and most exclusive Gypsy gathering, the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which is attended by more than 10,000 travellers. The programme explores how new police restrictions are impacting on the festival’s traditions, as well as the disruption caused by torrential rain, including a nearby river rising to a dangerous level. Plus, local business owners share their thoughts on the event. While some stand to make a profit from the visitors, others find the size of the fair overwhelming. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Cruising South America with Jane McDonald (2020)

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Channel 5 – Cruising South America with Jane McDonald (2020)
English | Size: 1.23 GB
Category: Documentary

Jane sails around South America in style aboard an ultra-luxury ship. Starting in ValparaÃso, she embraces her inner Banksy on a street art tour, before beginning her journey south along the Chilean coast. A few days later she reaches the breathtaking glacier on Laguna San Rafael. Here, Jane partakes in the customary and traditional drinking of whisky on ice directly from the glacier. She then ventures further south into deepest Patagonia, stopping off in Punta Arenas. Back on board the ship, Jane enjoys a tour of the bridge with the captain as they make their way to the Falklands. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Sarah Payne A Mother’s Story (2017)

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Channel 5 – Sarah Payne: A Mother’s Story (2017)
English | Size: 1.24 GB
Category: Documentary

Sheds light on the emotional fallout of the murder of Sarah Payne, the eight-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex in 2000. Two weeks after her disappearance, Sarah’s body was found, and after a high-profile police investigation, Roy Whiting was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Testimonies from friends, family, police officers, key witnesses and experts in criminology are combined with an interview with Sarah’s mother, to illustrate the tragic toll the case took on those closest to the victim. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Britain’s Most Scenic Rail Journey Minute by Minute (2020)

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Channel 5 – Britain’s Most Scenic Rail Journey: Minute by Minute (2020)
English | Size: 1.87 GB
Category: Documentary

Takes viewers on a journey aboard a Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive from the foothills of Ben Nevis down the West Highland route to meet the sea at the port of Mallaig. The programme is with train driver Ian Riley and train guard and manager Florence MacClean for the length of the route as the steam train winds its way past lochs, mountains and the world-famous Glenfinnan viaduct, all the while taking in the beautiful ancient vistas of indigenous ferns, heather and bracken. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – The Great British Urine Test (2020)

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Channel 5 – The Great British Urine Test (2020)
English | Size: 893 MB
Category: Documentary

Dr Christian Jessen and Dr Amir Khan and experts from Aberystwyth University test the health of the nation via urine samples. With ‘pee pods’ place in four major cities, members of the public are invited to provide samples, with the results revealing which residents drink too much alcohol and eat too much junk food. Elsewhere, a group of volunteers discover how factors like lifestyle, diet and pollution can be a cause for concern. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Million Pound Hand Job (2019)

09/04/2020 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

Channel 5 – Million Pound Hand Job (2019)
English | Size: 853 MB
Category: Documentary

Explores the competitive world of hand modelling, offering a behind-the-scenes look at photoshoots from some of the UK’s biggest advertising campaigns. The programme uncovers what it takes to keep model’s nails in tip-top condition, and some of the unusual jobs hand models do, from doubling for A-list celebrities one day to holding a piece of fruit for hours the next. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – Building the Billion Pound Mega Bridge (2020)

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Channel 5 – Building the Billion Pound Mega Bridge (2020)
English | Size: 961 MB
Category: Documentary

Reveals the engineering secrets behind Montreal’s Samuel de Champlain Bridge, enabling it to carry one million vehicles every week and survive extreme temperature fluctuations. Super-strong expansion joints flex to allow the bridge’s individual deck sections to expand and contract as the temperature varies between -30C in winter and 35C in summer, while pier legs poured from superdense concrete are strong enough to withstand the crushing force of thousands of tons of river ice. [Read more…]