The center of the world famous Rio Carnaval is the Samba Parade – a fierce competition of vast scale among 13 neighborhood samba schools. Watching them are a panel of expert judges, more than 60,000 spectators and a TV audience of nearly half a billion. The unexpected is always expected during one of the largest parties on earth, and INSIDE is right there to find out how Rio survives and Carnaval continues to thrive.
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
This documentary tells the story of the world’s most incredible city, capturing the rich mosaic of the city’s Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities. Covering a history of over 4,000 years, the film explores the founding of the city; the birth and convergence of the world’s three major monotheistic religions; and the key events in Jerusalem’s history as described in the varied religious sacred books.
In the final months of World War II, American troops discovered a top-secret facility in Germany with an advanced batwing-shaped jet fighter. If Nazi engineers had had more time, would this jet have ultimately changed the outcome of the war?
With one of the earth’s fault lines seemingly readying for a violent explosion, experts assess the possibility of a devastating mega tsunami.
Catastrophe is sadly never far from the news headlines, with this year’s tsunami in Japan and the Chilean earthquake of 2010 continuing to loom large in the memories of millions. In the UK premiere of Doomsday Earth join experts who examine the likelihood of the planet being struck by both a mega-tsunami and a mega-quake. Their findings are not good news. It seems a giant fault line beneath the sea is readying itself for a violent explosion of activity, and the race is on to calculate when rather than if, this ‘megathrust’ will do its worst. They’re focus is also on the terrifying trend that has seen the Earth struck by a series of devastating natural disasters. And they predict that the worst could still be yet to come…where do you think Mother Nature will strike next?
From the Emmy-winning team behind Planet Earth and The Blue Planet comes Frozen Planet, the epic tale of two disappearing wildernesses. The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements are unmatched anywhere else on our planet. And against all odds, these vast, frigid environments are teeming with life. Using the latest camera technology, Frozen Planet captures unimaginable imagery above and below the ice, and follows the extraordinary fluctuations that accompany the changes of seasons in this most extreme of environments, often for the first time.
Documentary exploring the real-life events behind Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator. The programme reveals the outlandish behaviour of Commodus, the Roman emperor portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, who competed in public hand-to-hand combat for entertainment and killed several high-ranking senators to maintain control of the empire. The life, culture and intensive training of the gladiators is also examined, and two archaeologists get surprising results when they conduct an experiment to discover the possible attacks and defences used during battle.
From the director of Into the Deep, comes a magnificent expedition that takes you 300 miles off the west coast of Costa Rica to the remote animal sanctuary of Cocos Island. This amazing underwater world shelters some of the ocean’s most feared and misunderstood predators. Island of the Sharks allows you to dive with manta rays, barracudas, giant sea turtles, porpoises and witness hundreds of sharks as they swim past you on the giant IMAX® screen. Produced by NOVA/WGBH Boston and Howard Hall Productions in association with The New England Aquarium.
Throughout history, tidal waves have drowned us, storm surges have sunk cities, and hurricanes and cyclones–fueled by the ocean–have blown away all in their path. Today, science forecasts that the oceans are getting fiercer, rising up to reshape our coastlines and create untold devastation, social unrest and economic crisis. Track the history and evolution of the ocean’s seven deadliest zones locations that throughout history have been the direct causes of human devastation by floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, whirlpools, ice, underwater volcanoes, and shipping graveyards. Using expedition footage, 3D animation, and commentary from leading oceanographers, we’ll depict the awesome cosmic and geological fluctuations that make the oceans deadly over time.
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Content Advisory: Program deals with mature subject matter and contains graphic nudity. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Contains (subjectively) offensive material, including nudity, sexuality and profanity.
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From the producers of The Killshot and the Learn RV training course, comes one of the most frightening and shocking prediction documentaries you may ever see! Ed Dames’ new video provides the full truth surrounding his past and future predictions that will have you shaking scared.
Retired military intelligence officer, Major Ed Dames, has stunned millions around the world with his groundbreaking documentaries and Remote Viewing training program. Now, the one they call Dr. Doom and his team will discuss predictions that have already come to pass with shocking accuracy… also looks even farther into mankind’s future to see what deadly events will disrupt our way of life. Within this exclusive documentary, Major Ed Dames and his team reveal several future prediction that are yet to occur with frightening details…
