Documentaries for education

47:39 | Published 1 month ago

BalletBoyz: Next Generation

Filmed over two years, follow the meteoric rise of this all-male dance company. The film explores what it takes to turn eight individuals into one formidable company and follows the process from first auditions, through boot-camp training and creating work, right up to their performance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Dance

44:43 | Published 2 weeks ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

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John Constable

Prepare to have your opinion of John Constable turned on its head as Richard E Grant joins host Gus Casely-Hayford on a lively journey, walking the landscapes of one of the nation's greatest painters.

Visual arts

44:20 | Published 3 days ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

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Josef Herman

Michael Sheen joins art curator Gus Casely-Hayford on a moving journey back to his native South Wales in the footsteps of Josef Herman.

Visual arts

27:09 | Published 5 months ago

The Lost World of Joseph Banks

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Science and State

Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist, explorer, President of the Royal Society for more than 40 years and one of Australia's founding fathers, was among the most outstanding figures of the 18th and 19th centuries. He rose to fame when as a young botanist, accompanying Captain James Cook on his circumnavigation and voyage of discovery to The Pacific, and yet a true picture of Banks' life has never emerged nor an appreciation of his enduring importance. This documentary features contributors with specialised knowledge of Banks' life, his epic journey of discovery and contributions to key scientific institutions.

History

28:53 | Published 5 months ago

The Lost World of Joseph Banks

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Legacy

Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist, explorer, President of the Royal Society for more than 40 years and one of Australia's founding fathers, was among the most outstanding figures of the 18th and 19th centuries. He rose to fame when as a young botanist, accompanying Captain Cook on his circumnavigation and voyage of discovery to the Pacific Ocean, and yet a true picture of Banks' life has never emerged nor an appreciation of his enduring importance. This documentary features contributors with specialised knowledge of Banks' life, his epic journey of discovery and contributions to key scientific institutions.

History

1:24:02 | Published 1 month ago

Bruce Lee: Curse of the Dragon

Bruce Lee made an impact like that of no other martial arts star before or since. This documentary shows the real Bruce Lee in action, on the screen and off, in a moving tribute to his life and legacy.

Media arts

47:13 | Published 1 month ago

How to Start an Airline

Meet Kazi Rahman, a Muslim entrepreneur from the East End of London. Having already conquered the Arabian perfume scene, we spend a year following Kazi from his lock up in Whitechapel as he attempts to launch Britain's first Sharia-friendly airline. However, in today's climate, not everyone is on board.

Business and economics

21:34 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

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Queer Now

Queer comics have historically been hidden from sight. Kliph finds out where the scene is at now, if things have changed, and what it's like working as an LGBTQ comic today.

Drama

21:35 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

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Started From The Bottom

Kilph Nesteroff visits comedy veteran and man of 10,000 noises Michael Winslow, and some young talent to trace the struggles and roadblocks facing comedians on their journeys to the top.

Drama

21:39 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

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Nature v Nurture

Can comedy be taught in a classroom? Kilph Nesteroff explores this question with the help of iconoclastic comic Doug Stanhope, and visits with those trying to teach the craft of comedy.

Drama

25:51 | Published 1 year ago

Cold Justice

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Theresa Binge (Part 1)

In 2003, in the remote Queensland/NSW border town of Goondiwindi, 43-year-old Aboriginal grandmother Theresa Binge went missing. Twelve days later, her badly beaten body was found dumped in a concrete culvert outside of town. Despite strong leads, the investigation failed to find her killer. Fifteen years on, Theresa's family are still desperately seeking answers. We retrace Theresa's last steps, find new leads and speak with authorities.

Indigenous Australians

1:22:29 | Published 4 days ago

The Guy with the Knife

Twenty years after he helped put Jon Buice in a Texas prison, Ray Hill is fighting to free him. Filmed over the course of eight years, this film traces the friendship between a prominent gay rights activist and a convicted 'gay bash' murderer, set against the backdrop of gay rights, victims' rights, and prisoners' rights and the harsh Texas justice system. This film casts a fascinating spotlight on how the flaws of the system - and the court of public opinion - affect justice.

Civics and citizenship

44:32 | Published 2 months ago

Hate Thy Neighbour

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Britain's Everyday Extremism

Jamali comes home to Britain to confront the country's most deep-rooted fears about their future, and Britain's acceptance of multiculturalism and racism in the shadow of Brexit. In June 2016, 52 percent of the UK population voted to leave the EU, a historic vote which split the country in two and fuelled the ongoing debate about race, religion and immigration. He meets members of the infamous English Defence League (EDL) , an anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant hate group who are known in the media for their alcohol fuelled get-togethers. Dispirited and eager to see where all of this xenophobia and hatred is directed, Jamali also visits the Calais 'jungle', where he chats to refugees as the camp is demolished around them.

Intercultural understanding

42:22 | Published 1 month ago

Hate Thy Neighbour

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Sweden's Far Right Youth

Jamali meets the Nordic Youth, who patrol Sweden's streets hunting 'rapefugees' to detemine if this is a valid reaction to an immigration epidemic, or if they are just a bunch of ignorant kids.

Intercultural understanding

1:28:47 | Published 1 week ago

All Governments Lie

Giant media conglomerates are increasingly reluctant to investigate or criticise government policies. With state surveillance never more extreme, independent voices are crucially important. All Governments Lie is a theatrical documentary created by a team of Emmy Award-winning filmmakers who subscribed to IF Stone's newsletter in their teens. IF Stone's Weekly inspired them then, and compels them now to tell the story of a new wave of independent, investigative, adversarial journalists following in Stone's footsteps.

Civics and citizenship

44:08 | Published 6 months ago

The Real Story Of

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Munich

Could what really happened be more intriguing, more thrilling and more revealing than the fiction? Find out as this high-octane documentary reveals the true stories behind some of Hollywood's finest movies. Blending dramatic reconstruction with telling archive of actual events, eyewitness testimony and documentary footage, this program unpicks fact from fiction, meeting the people behind these extraordinary events to experience the real drama of the truth. In this episode, learn the true story behind Steven Spielberg's Munich, based on the events that followed Black September's attack at the 1972 Olympic Games.

Media arts

47:03 | Published 3 months ago

Secret Life of the Kangaroo

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From Pouch to Foot

Australia's most famous furry face, the kangaroo, is profiled in this hop-along series, featuring the eastern grey kangaroo colonies. Two kangaroo mothers are spotlighted.

Earth and environment

44:31 | Published 3 weeks ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

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Alfred Wallis

Actress and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins art curator Gus Casley-Hayford on a jaw-dropping voyage of discovery, walking in the footsteps of the fisherman artist Alfred Wallis.

Visual arts

1:22:51 | Published 1 year ago

Against the Law

In 1950s Britain, gay men lived their lives in the shadows. This powerful factual drama tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a gay journalist whose actions would influence the ending of homosexuality as a crime in the UK.

Personal and social capability

47:11 | Published 2 years ago

Soundbreaking

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The Human Instrument

Celebrating the most powerful of all instruments - the human voice - the third episode of Soundbreaking surveys the range of ingredients that go into a perfect vocal track. At once the most fundamental component of a song and the most challenging to capture, the vocal track is the product of a complex collaboration between performer, producer, and sound engineer - a titrate of artistic commitment, compelling concept, and technical wizardry that, at its best, turns a lyric into the soul of the song. Featuring rare studio footage of some the world's most renowned vocalists - from blues divas to suave crooners to rock star screamers - the show considers the gamut of tricks and techniques that can both enhance and alter the human voice, and explores the ineffable emotional quality that makes a vocal track truly great.

Music

52:25 | Published 9 months ago

Eurovisions

The event that has created trans-European shared memories for decades. Each May, 40 European and not-so-European countries, from Ireland to Azerbaijan, send pop groups or singers to represent them in a contest between nations, filmed simultaneously by multiple television channels. With its classic pop numbers, catchy refrains, razzamatazz and over-the-top lighting, the annual ritual of the Eurovision Song Contest has held audiences spellbound for decades. Each country sees it differently. The Scandinavians and East Europeans love it. The French and British are more ambivalent. But year after year, it goes on attracting the biggest television audiences in the world. Almost 200 million viewers switch on to cheer their favourites. This documentary explores the enduring fascination of the Eurovision.

Music

59:18 | Published 3 days ago

Julius Caesar Revealed

Mary Beard tells the story of Julius Caesar, who rose from humble beginnings to become the most powerful man in Rome - and his death in the most famous assassination in history. Julius Caesar was a general, dictator, politician, and the most famous Roman of them all.

Ancient history

41:27 | Published 3 days ago

American Dynasties: The Kennedys

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The Power of Wealth

Joseph Kennedy's political ambition passes first to his son Joe Jr, and then to reluctant second son, Jack.

Modern history

44:13 | Published 2 days ago

Lost Treasures of Egypt

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Hunt for the Pyramid Tomb

Why did the great pharaohs of Egypt abandon the pyramids of Giza and choose a secret cemetery in the Valley of the Kings as their burial ground?

Ancient history

45:45 | Published 4 days ago

Rupert Everett: 50 Shades of Gay

2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the legalisation of homosexuality in the UK (the 1967 Sexual Offences Act was given royal assent on July 27 of that year) - a great leap forward for tolerance and equality. But while the country basks in self-congratulation, one gay man - Rupert Everett - wants to ask some uncomfortable questions about what was lost, as well as gained, when gay men and women could finally step out from the closet.

Health and PE

25:59 | Published 1 week ago

Back in the Soviet Bloc

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Lenin, Tchaikovsky and Dixieland Jazz

Julia explores the USSR's origin in the city formerly known as Leningrad, which was the site of the October Revolution, and also discovers St Petersburg's musical side. Julia arrives in Russia, her first time back in the former USSR since leaving as a child. Her first stop is St Petersburg, Russia's second largest city. It's considered its most beautiful, and Julia's impressions support this claim.

News and current affairs

25:59 | Published 6 days ago

Back in the Soviet Bloc

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Capitalism, Celebrities and Dachas

Julia explores the challenges of doing business in post-Soviet Moscow and visits Russia's weekend retreat: the dacha. Julia is now in Russia's capital, a megalopolis of 12 million people. She attends a party for Grazia magazine, a glamorous event filled with celebrities.

News and current affairs

20:35 | Published 2 years ago

Australia's Best Houses

Join author and host Gary Takle on quest to discover what really makes a house work. Explore some of the most exciting and stunning houses in the country and meet the professionals who create them.

Design and technologies

44:07 | Published 2 years ago

Discovering Cash

With hits ranging from joy, anger, swagger, and self-awareness Johnny Cash is one of the most prolific artists of modern time. From working in the cotton fields to becoming an iconic superstar, Cash embodies the American dream. In the world of music, art, film and theatre the 20th century manifests a collection of extraordinary figures that continue to leave their impression and contribution. This series of three strands bring the artists, the filmmakers and the characters who remain as powerful today as when they first appeared; whether painter Salvador Dal , singer-songwriter John Lennon or playwright Harold Pinter, each have changed the way we looked at the world.

Media arts

56:56 | Published 2 years ago

Fonko

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Angola and Ghana

The great music revolutions of our times have come from Africa, and the next one is brewing there right now.

Music

50:56 | Published 1 year ago

Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears

Recorded in 1964, Cash placed himself in the middle of fervent social upheavals gripping the US at the time by using his album, Bitter Tears, to speak out on behalf of native people. Based on the book A Heartbeat And A Guitar: Johnny Cash and The Making of Bitter Tears by Antonino D’Ambrosio, who also directed the documentary Broadcast by NITV as Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited.

Music

46:22 | Published 1 week ago

Paris: A Wild Side Story

There exists a wild and unsung Paris that we do not suspect. Let's take a walk on the city's wild side, and set off in search of its secret tales.

Earth and environment

48:55 | Published 5 days ago

David Attenborough's Dynasties

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Emperor Penguin

A colony of emperor penguins arrive in Atka Bay, after three months at sea, to raise their chicks through the coming winter.

Earth and environment

55:40 | Published 4 days ago

Magical Land of Oz

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Human Shift

The force of human induced change has been rapid and dramatic, so animal populations have reacted in rapid and dramatic ways. We meet Australia's contemporary success stories, and those being left behind.

Earth and environment

25:06 | Published 2 years ago

Science in a Golden Age

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Engineering

Robots, water pumps and trick mechanisms. Jim Al-Khalili traces the path from modern technology back to scientists like the 9th century Banu Musa brothers.

Science

25:03 | Published 2 years ago

Science in a Golden Age

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Chemistry

From Jabir ibn Hayyan to Al Kindi to Al Razi, Jim Al-Khalili introduces us to the work of medieval chemists and reveals their influence on modern chemistry.

Science

25:24 | Published 2 years ago

Science in a Golden Age

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Medicine

Jim Al-Khalili explores state-of-the-art biomedical science and uncovers the contributions made to the field by medieval scholars from the Islamic world.

Science

48:49 | Published 2 years ago

Untold Australia

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Indian Wedding Race

Untold Australia is a documentary series that goes inside three very different communities which exist within unique pockets of Australia, whose presence and way of life remain widely unknown to outsiders of these close-knit cultural groups.

Intercultural understanding

45:59 | Published 2 years ago

Born to Kill?

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The Washington Sniper

John Allen Muhammad, 42, a veteran of the Gulf War in 1991, and his stepson John Lee Malvo, 17, were convicted in 2004 of being the Washington sniper, who had been terrorising America over a period of three weeks. Police found a gun in the suspects car - the criminals had supposedly shot it 13 times. Ten innocent people were killed, and three were wounded. Police also found a scope and a tripod. The criminals probably shot the victims without even leaving the car, as it has an opening in the trunk that allows people to lie hidden and shoot the victims. Experts unanimously agreed that it was John Allen Muhammad who was the force of the criminal tandem. What were the motives of these men, and was one 'guiltier' than the other? Psychologists suppose that John Allen Muhammad is non compos mentis, but find it difficult to explain why the stepson acted in the same way.

Civics and citizenship

45:49 | Published 2 years ago

Born to Kill?

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Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer was a homosexual sexual deviant who raped, murdered and ate parts of 17 victims. Like other killers such as John Wayne Gacy, he managed to elude capture while continuing to carry out his crimes. Like every other sociopath serial killer in history he believed himself to be completely justified in his actions. Why does a Jeffrey Dahmer happen? How does a man become a serial killer, necrophiliac, cannibal and psychopath? Many of the theories would have you believe that the answers can always be found in childhood abuse, bad parenting, head trauma, foetal alcoholism and drug addiction. Perhaps in some cases these are contributing factors, but not for Jeffrey Dahmer.

Civics and citizenship

52:57 | Published 7 months ago

War of the Worlds

Shortly after 8pm on the Halloween Eve, 1938, the voice of a panicked radio announcer broke in with a news bulletin reporting strange explosions taking place on the planet Mars, followed minutes later by a report that Martians had landed in the tiny town of Grovers Mill, New Jersey. Although most listeners understood that the program was a radio drama, the next day's headlines reported that thousands of others plunged into panic, convinced that America was under a deadly Martian attack. It turned out to be HG Wells' classic The War of the Worlds, performed by 23-year-old Orson Welles. Featuring interviews with film director and cinema historian Peter Bogdanovich, Welles' daughter Chris Welles Feder, and other authors and experts, as well as dramatisations of some of the thousands of letters sent to Welles by an alternately admiring and furious public, War of the Worlds explores how Welles's ingenious use of the new medium of radio struck fear into an already anxious nation.

Media arts

51:46 | Published 3 months ago

The Facebook Dilemma

When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room in 2004, no one could have imagined the effect it would have on almost every aspect of human society.

Digital technologies

52:58 | Published 5 days ago

Venice: The Technological Challenge

Join us on an extraordinary journey, that will explore the technological and scientific struggle for the survival of Venice, a survival that has been in doubt from its very construction. The sea level in Venice has increased drastically in the last century or so, threatening the very existence of the city. Global warming and the harmful effects of tourism have amplified the phenomenon of acqua alta (sudden rise in sea level), rendering the traditional responses of inhabitants obsolete. It is urgent to act today. Projects conceived in laboratories across the globe are joining forces to save the city. These include RAMSES, a 3D modelisation of the lagoon produced using lasers, which analyses rises in water level; and MOSE, a series of movable dams costing over 4 billion euros, intended to block the sea in case of acqua alta.

Geography

48:53 | Published 3 days ago

Michael Mosley: Guts

What's really going on inside your stomach? In this program, Dr Michael Mosley offers up his own guts to find out. Using the latest in medical imagery and a tiny state of the art camera that he swallows at the start of the film, Michael takes viewers on a remarkable journey through his own internal system. At each stage he talks to medical experts and explains the amazing functions that happen without our conscious effort - and reveals a complexity and intelligence in the gut that science is only just beginning to uncover.

Health and PE

23:09 | Published 2 years ago

Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman

Runway model Sandra Bush dreamed of becoming the first African-American supermodel, only to struggle with addiction and despair. She later achieved celebrity as Mama Bush, the model for some of the best-known and widely admired paintings by her daughter, acclaimed artist Mickalene Thomas. In her film directing debut, Thomas paints a poignant portrait of her mother and artistic muse, presenting a tender look back at a lifetimes worth of hopes, regrets and redemption. Drawing on personal and archival photos, as well as intimate interviews, Mickalene Thomas vivid, loving portrait chronicles her mothers personal and professional struggles, including a turbulent marriage, drug abuse and chronic illness. Follow the conversation on twitter: #NITV

Media arts

54:28 | Published 2 years ago

Last Mermaids

For over 2000 years, the women of Jeju Island dove deep into the ocean, a refuge that's given them life, shielded them from war and allowed them to educate their daughters. These are The Last Mermaids. In Korean.

Intercultural understanding

43:57 | Published 9 months ago

From Russia to Iran

As the pair head into the remote mountains, they are sometimes forced to camp by the roadside. Levison and Rasheed are accompanied by a government minder before heading for the heavily policed border with Chechnya.

Geography

44:05 | Published 6 months ago

China From Above

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Land of Mountains and Rivers

An aerial exploration of China's vast interior, revealing the people who live in some of the most diverse landscapes on the planet.

Geography

50:03 | Published 5 months ago

Coast Australia

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Tasmania's Coast and Bass Strait Islands

Neil and the team examine creativity and the art of reinvention along Tasmania's northern coast and offshore islands. Neil collects some of the cleanest air in the world in the name of science. On King Island, he examines the worst maritime disaster in the history of Australia before swinging back onto the mainland for a round of golf on a legendary links course. Emma Johnston joins a scientific team on Albatross Island to track the magnificent bird for which the island is named. Alice Garner examines the changing fortunes of industrial Burnie. And Tim Flannery follows in the footsteps of a legendary scientist at Fossil Bluff.

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Arts and Culture

47:39 | Published 1 month ago

BalletBoyz: Next Generation

Dance

44:43 | Published 2 weeks ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

John Constable

Visual arts

44:20 | Published 3 days ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

Josef Herman

Visual arts

Biography

27:09 | Published 5 months ago

The Lost World of Joseph Banks

Science and State

History

28:53 | Published 5 months ago

The Lost World of Joseph Banks

Legacy

History

1:24:02 | Published 1 month ago

Bruce Lee: Curse of the Dragon

Media arts

Business and Finance

47:13 | Published 1 month ago

How to Start an Airline

Business and economics

Comedy

21:34 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

Queer Now

Drama

21:35 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

Started From The Bottom

Drama

21:39 | Published 1 year ago

Funny How?

Nature v Nurture

Drama

Crime

25:51 | Published 1 year ago

Cold Justice

Theresa Binge (Part 1)

Indigenous Australians

1:22:29 | Published 4 days ago

The Guy with the Knife

Civics and citizenship

Current Affairs

44:32 | Published 2 months ago

Hate Thy Neighbour

Britain's Everyday Extremism

Intercultural understanding

42:22 | Published 1 month ago

Hate Thy Neighbour

Sweden's Far Right Youth

Intercultural understanding

1:28:47 | Published 1 week ago

All Governments Lie

Civics and citizenship

44:08 | Published 6 months ago

The Real Story Of

Munich

Media arts

47:03 | Published 3 months ago

Secret Life of the Kangaroo

From Pouch to Foot

Earth and environment

44:31 | Published 3 weeks ago

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

Alfred Wallis

Visual arts

Drama

1:22:51 | Published 1 year ago

Against the Law

Personal and social capability

Entertainment

47:11 | Published 2 years ago

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