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BBC – Bombshell The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.01 GB
Category: Documentary


Documentary about Hollywood wild-child Hedy Lamarr. Fleeing to America after escaping her Nazi sympathiser husband, Hedy Lamarr conquered Hollywood. Known as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’ she was infamous for her marriages and affairs, from Spencer Tracy to JFK. This film rediscovers her not only as an actress, but as the brilliant mind who co-invented 1940’s wireless technology. [Read more…]

BBC Our World – Forgotten Britain (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC Our World – Forgotten Britain (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 385 MB
Category: Documentary


In 2010, the UK government embarked on a major programme of public spending cuts, chopping tens of billions of pounds from many services, including policing, local government and public health. Local communities were expected to find other ways of providing vital services, but in some places it has been a struggle. Amid government claims that the decade of austerity is over, Michael Buchanan meets people in Hartlepool in the North East of England to find out how the cuts have affected them. [Read more…]

BBC – Stevie Wonder A Musical History (2018) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Stevie Wonder: A Musical History (2018) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.05 GB
Category: Documentary


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Well-known fans celebrate Stevie Wonder and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs. Wonder is one of the dominant figures in American music, a multi-faceted genius whose music has permeated popular culture, and he is not short of celebrity fans. His musical achievements are lauded in this anthology of his greatest hits. [Read more…]

Smithsonian Ch. – Black Hole Hunters (2019) 1080p HDTV

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Smithsonian Ch. – Black Hole Hunters (2019) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 1.42 GB
Category: Documentary


Black Hole Hunters
Astronomer Shep Doeleman and his team are on a mission that will challenge the theories of Albert Einstein and could pave the way to a revolution in physics: to capture the first-ever image of a black hole. To do this, they must link eight multimillion-dollar observatories around the world to a spot 26,000 light years away. It’s the equivalent of spotting an orange on the moon, but after 10 years of planning and the combined brainpower of over 200 international scientists, the team feels they’re ready to make scientific history. [Read more…]

BBC Our World – The Fight for Rojava (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC Our World – The Fight for Rojava (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 366 MB
Category: Documentary


In 2017, 25-year-old Anna Campbell travelled in secret from the UK to northern Syria. She was heading for Rojava, the Kurdish territory in the north of the country. Anna went to the front line to fight with the Kurdish armed forces, YPJ. A month later she was killed by a Turkish air strike. [Read more…]

BBC The Adventure Show – Take a Hike (2018) 720p HDTV

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BBC The Adventure Show – Take a Hike (2018) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.44 GB
Category: Documentary


Cameron McNeish explores our deep-seated passion for walking, something that stretches back through the centuries. It’s an important part of our social history and is embedded in the Scottish psyche. And, as Cameron discovers, its something that attracts all kinds of people. [Read more…]

BBC – Studio 17 The Lost Reggae Tapes (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.59 GB
Category: Documentary


The compelling story of the Chins – the Chinese-Jamaican family behind Studio 17 established above Randy’s Records at 17 North Parade in downtown Kingston.
Randy’s Records was founded in the late 1950s by Vincent Chin and his wife Pat, who began by selling used records in a tiny shop. As Jamaican independence approached in 1962, Vincent Chin had the inspired idea of producing a record to capitalise on the excitement of the time. He approached the popular Trinidadian singer Lord Creator and produced Independent Jamaica. Jamaica was in the mood for celebrating its independence, and the song was an instant hit. Creator then went on to record Kingston Town, which became a huge hit for UB40 in the 1980s. The success of Independent Jamaica enabled the Randy’s shop to expand and add a studio of its own, known as Studio 17. [Read more…]

Channel 4 – Lost Pharaohs of the Nile (2019) 720p HDTV

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Channel 4 – Lost Pharaohs of the Nile (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 883 MB
Category: Docuemtnary


The work of archaeologists to excavate sites along the Sudanese Nile Valley, from pyramids to temples, which once formed part of Ancient Egypt, ruled by a dynasty known as the Black Pharaohs. Featuring the world’s first investigation of the submerged burial chambers of a pyramid, the discovery of what appears to be a major Black Pharaoh power base near the great temple of Jebel Barkal, and using drones to show the full extent of the Black Pharaoh’s Kingdom for the first time – the experts in this film challenge the view that Egypt is Africa’s only ‘great’ civilisation. [Read more…]

Channel 5 – The Science of Sleep How To Sleep Better (2019) 720p HDTV

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Channel 5 – The Science of Sleep: How To Sleep Better (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.20 GB
Category: Documentary


The British Sleep Council says that 70 per cent of people in the UK do no get enough sleep. Gaby Roslin and Amir Khan present the first of two programmes in which they aim to put things right, applying the latest science to some of the worst sleepers. They include a sleep deprivation experiment, as well as help for an extreme snorer and a man who suffers from night terrors. A woman who has restless leg syndrome, and a man who has had chronic insomnia for 20 years. The sleep deprivation experiment continues, setting up a mini casino to test for risky behaviour, pain resistance and emotional control. Finally, as the subjects reach the final hours of the challenge, the experiment begins to take its toll as the participants’ emotions go into overdrive, with one threatening to quit altogether. [Read more…]