A wonderful journey in the heart of a legendary civilization that owns the world longevity record in good health. The archipelago of Okinawa, located in the Pacific Ocean at the very south of Japan sees its population with almost no diseases. What are the secrets of Okinawa’s inhabitants ? How can we live longer, happy and in good health ?
David Lean dedicated the last six years of his life to implement a dream called Nostromo. Based on the novel of the same title by Joseph Conrad, Nostromo was to be an epic film shot with care and attention to detail that seemed from another era in years dominated by action and special effects. The British master, about to turn 80, aspired to close his career with a masterpiece worthy of titles such as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago or The Bridge on the River Kwai.
We get to know World Surf League Rookie Isabella Nichols whilst she competes in Hawaii
In this episode, the hunt is on to catch an armed robber who is running rampage through the shops of Bath, an officer hears the tragic story of an elderly couple conned out of £25,000, and the team has to use extreme measures when their colleagues are locked inside a house with a prisoner!
In this episode, the team get an unexpected surprise when they attend a fire at a rural house and uncover a cannabis farm, a recently released convict decides that he misses prison life and books himself a return ticket behind bars by assaulting a cameraman, and a wheelchair-bound street-drinker gives the Neighbourhood Team an ear-bashing they’ll never forget when they try to arrest him.
In this episode, we discover the full extent of the Neighbourhood Team’s battle with ‘legal highs’, powerful psychoactive drugs that can be legally bought from high street stores, officers respond to a man who has been stabbed in mysterious circumstances, and a pair of boozy day-trippers are sent packing by Bath’s city centre team after one of the pair is caught short in the bus station.
In this episode, the team blue-light to a neighbourhood dispute that has escalated into a violent break-in, an unruly twelve year old is taught a shocking lesson in an attempt to make him learn the error of his ways, and the police help coordinate a search and rescue mission when a rambler becomes stuck in Weston-super-Mare’s treacherous mud flats.
In this episode, officers in Weston-Super-Mare are out in force to raid an address associated with drug use, in Bath the Neighbourhood Team hunt a prolific shoplifter who’s caught red-handed on CCTV, and an officer revisits a mother who’s left heartbroken by her son’s drug addiction and criminal behaviour only to get a nasty surprise.
In this episode, an officer’s hunch helps them catch a wanted man, in Weston the team respond to a report of mini motos causing a nuisance, and an officer in Bridgwater chases a bus hoping to catch a criminal who smashed up an arcade.
In this episode, officers respond to reports of squatters desecrating a graveyard, a trail of text messages lead an officer to a sophisticated and incriminating set-up in a suspect’s garage and in Weston the team are immediately suspicious when they spot two men carrying a TV through a park, but have to wait for it to be reported stolen before they can act.
This series follows Avon and Somerset’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams as they tackle the crimes that annoy ordinary people on a daily basis. We highlight the tools at their disposal, and the methods they use, to keep their communities safe.
In this episode, the team leap into action when an intruder is reported to be charging through people’s homes, an officer uses sign language to help a deaf couple that are being bullied, and police in Weston-super-Mare prepare themselves for the busiest day of the year when pop super-group McBusted come to town.
In this episode, there’s a foot chase in Weston-Super-Mare as officers try to collar a runaway suspect, the team have their work cut out searching a sprawling estate and all its outbuildings and in Bridgwater it threatens to kick off when the officers help evict a particularly disruptive household.
In this episode, Kitty and Mark make sweets that are perfect to enjoy after dark including two elegant chocolate treats - Gin and Lime Truffles and Salted Seashell Caramels, whilst a spectacular Raspberry Marshmallow makes a perfect dinner party finale.
In this programme, Kitty and Mark make sweets that are perfect for sharing. Sticky Lemon and Blueberry Nougat, and a fudge bursting with coffee and ginger cake, the simplest Pear and Ginger Coins and an old fashioned Cinder Toffee.
In this programme, Kitty and Mark make sweets with medicinal roots including soothing Rose and Pistachio Turkish Delight, and Salt Liquorice Caramels.
They'll be making their own take on the classics, the Walnut Whip and the Sherbet Lemon Dipper, as well as two new inventions, Maple Bacon Lollies and Tequila Chillis dipped in chocolate.
Princess Diana was an icon of kindness all over the world. Learn about her tragic story.
Princess Diana was an icon of kindness all over the world. Learn about her tragic story.
Learn about Martina Navratilova, the greatest female tennis player from 1975 to 2005.
Learn more about Annika Sörenstam, one of the best female professional golfers.
Modern physics would not have been the same without him. Einstein developed the theory of relativity and we consider it relatively important to learn his story.
Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes.
A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises. Throughout the year the group build tiny houses, plant veggie gardens, practice simple living, and discover the challenges of living in community.
Discover together Horizonal Waterfalls, Gulf Of Carpentaria and Lord Howe Island.
French Painter (1864-1901). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 1800s yielded a collection of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times. Toulouse-Lautrec, along with Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin, are among the most well-known painters of the Post-Impressionist period.
The transport sector has long been known as a major source of pollution affecting the air, damaging our health, animal life and the environment. Cars are a major source of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Road transport is responsible for the emission of hydrocarbons, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, metals and a variety of organic compounds into the environment. Emissions are higher when there is a concentration of traffic levels.
Pele was a phenomenal athlete who brought class and finesse to the game. Named 'Athlete of the Century' by the International Olympic Committee, and one of the '100 Most Important People of the 20th Century' by Time Magazine in 1999, Pele is a legend whose sporting reputation will live on forever. Using his global profile to great effect, Pele supported policies for improving the social conditions of the poor. 'The King of Football' is an inspiring special on a remarkable individual.
Diana, Princess of Wales, was an extraordinary figure. Her effortless elegance, her ability to relate to the common person, and her devotion as a mother led to her becoming one of the most adored public figures in history. She helped to break down barriers between the British Royal Family and everyday people, and she was never afraid to stand up for the causes close to her heart. In 1997, she met with a tragic and untimely end. However, the world did not forget their favourite Princess.
Altai - An Unexpected Fortune' - In Spring 2014 the Austrian and German ski alpinists David Pitschmann, Fabian Lentsch, Joi Hoffmann, Michael Trojer and Jakob Schweighofer headed to the remote Russian Altai Mountains in hope to discover a skier's paradise. After a long travel they found themselves again in a tiny woodshed at the sidelines of a Russian farmers' village called Kurai, having no idea what is going to happen next.
