This clip from The Checkout uses humour and hard facts to debunk the claims made by detox diets.
A self-taught chef, Heston Blumenthal's route to the top has been an unconventional one, involving rule-breaking and unusual experiments. He is the chef and owner of The Fat Duck, voted best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2005. Blumenthal is famous for his scientific approach and has been described as a culinary alchemist for his innovative style of cooking.
Two years since Cuba announced the most sweeping and radical economic reforms the country has seen in decades, Simon Reeve heads to the Caribbean island to look at how economic liberalisation is taking hold of communist Cuba.
Not everyone knows that when we order flake and chips, we are actually eating shark. The problem is no one knows what species it is, so we could be eating an endangered species on a Friday night without knowing it. Matthew decides that until we get better seafood labelling we should swap out flake for other more sustainable alternatives.
Steven Johnson's journey takes him to Venice, a hall of mirrors and the Mars-like landscape of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He looks at how the invention of the mirror gave rise to the greatest cultural movement of our time, the Renaissance.
For over 30 years, Lucy, Wabi and Anne have been implementing cultural actions to create sustainable economies in their communities for the future and to protect their kandri, language and culture.
For 40,000 years man's only source of light came from the sun and fire... then 150 years ago the switch is flicked on a light revolution. Steven tells the story of the people who take us out of the dark and into the light.
Our mechanical engineer presenters go to the British Library in search of the best inventions never made.
In the final episode, the stakes could not be higher as Willie takes his perfect recipe to the head buyer at a major supermarket. Everything rests on one man's decision to secure the order.
We're running out, and we don't have a plan. This is the story of how our civilisation's addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world's top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion, our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.
Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems.
noma australia is an enticing three-part adventure series that will document the inspirational journey behind one of the most anticipated culinary events of 2016 the opening of noma australia restaurant at Barangaroo, Sydney. With exclusive access, the cameras follow Ren Redzepi and his international team, as they forage, taste and imagine their way through an avalanche of flavours on their Australian adventures. The journey follows the relocation of one of the worlds greatest restaurants from Copenhagen to Sydney to create an original menu that reflects the unique and vibrant Australia landscape. The stories behind the dishes will be revealed, and audiences will be invited to experience just what has inspired the noma team in their expedition across Australia and to Sydney. Episode Two: In the second episode, work continues at the restaurant; from the building of the kitchen and dining room, to the development of the menu in the noma test kitchen. As the project continues, the noma team explore the sights and sounds of the Sydney foreshore whilst gaining a different perspective on what the city has to offer. Follow the conversation on twitter: #nomaaustralia
Oscar-winning director Daniel Junge and Oscar-nominated director Kief Davidson take us on a journey through the Lego universe like you have never seen before. They explore the brick that has captured imaginations for generations and look at the fundamental question: Is it a toy or something more? The program delves into the extraordinary impact of the Lego brick and the innovative uses for it that have sprung up all over the world. The film takes us to art galleries full of Lego creations, introduces us to master builders making movies, into the world of Lego therapy, and brings us along to meet AFOLS (adult fans of Lego), each with amazing stories to tell.
Take a look at the history of Holden in Australia as the last car to be manufactured rolls off the production line.
In this three-part series, British chocolate enthusiast Willie Harcourt-Cooze attempts to create the finest and purest chocolate bar in the world, and teach chocoholics how wonderful real chocolate can be.
British chocolate enthusiast Willie Harcourt-Cooze's financial situation is precarious and he is forced to look into other ways of keeping his business afloat, including outsourcing elements of his chocolate bar production. He soon abandons this idea choosing instead to stay true to himself and his dream - whatever the cost. Machines are sourced from across Europe and Willie starts to build his new factory. His chocolate bar recipe is key to setting him apart from other bars on the market.
Women have been omnipresent in Hollywood on the other side of the camera almost from the beginning. Think of the most successful actress, producer and business woman Mary Pickford or Frances Marion, to name but a few. Only with the arrival of the talkies the male influence in Hollywood became dominant for the next decades. With Women's Lib in the '70s and '80s the tide turned again. Well educated women with university degrees took Hollywood by storm. Paula Wagner, film producer of Tom Cruise who heads Cruise Wagner Productions, tells us about the new era in Hollywood. Other contributors include Robin Swicord, Linda Obst, Cari Beauchamps and Ally Acker, filmmaker and author of Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema. Plenty of film clips round off this interesting documentary.
Life is full of opportunities to learn new things, no matter what your age. Explore these videos as part of Community Colleges Australia's lifelong learning programs and enrich your knowledge of the world.
From Bathurst to Jabiluka, or gold to uranium, mining has reshaped Australia's landscape, economy and society. Explore the boom times and busts of life when miners move in or move on.
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