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In Rod El Farag, one of the poorest residential areas in Cairo, obtaining meat, fruit and daily bread is a constant struggle. But the sense of community shared by the inhabitants there helps them to some extent overcome their hardships through a social practice known as ‘al Gami’ya’, or ‘the assembly’.
What Comes Around (2018 )
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The key male members of the far-right political party Golden Dawn are imprisoned accused of carrying out organized criminal activity. To maintain Golden Dawn's position as the fifth largest political party in Greece, their daughters, wives and mothers step up to the task of leading the party through the upcoming elections.
Golden Dawn Girls (2018 )
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The real-life stories of how homicides are solved on the street and won in the courtroom. Host Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, a decorated Brooklyn prosecutor, takes you inside the fight for justice for victims and their loved ones.
True Conviction (2018 )
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Recovering addicts Frankie and Allie take on the heroin epidemic by working to save as many addicts as possible.
Dopesick Nation (2018 )
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MUNCHIES presents a series of guides to eating in some of the best destinations around the world, from Welsh lamb to tacos in Oaxaca, and truffle hunting in Oregon.
MUNCHIES Guide to... (2018 )
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Executive editor and host Zainab Salbi goes beyond the headlines about sexual harassment to ask how we got here and how we move forward.
#MeToo, Now What? (2018 )
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The Baltics are rich in superlatives: a fifth of the world's spotted eagle stocks breed here. One of the largest courtship arenas for snipes is located here in the floodplains of Latvia. More than 1000 wolves go on the hunt in Latvia's forests. Lithuania is the land of storks - with over 13.000 pairs, no other region in the Baltic States has more white storks.
Wild Baltic (2018 )
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They're bankers, traders, investment funds executives. They forgot all about morality to make money. The entire world had to suffer the consequences of their actions. They impoverished countries, drove millions of workers into unemployment, and contributed to the rise in extremism. So who are they? And, after the 2008 crisis, were the real culprits condemned? Could there be another?
The Men Who Stole the World (2018 )
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A compilation of short films that peek behind the curtain and get inside the lives of the people of London. Explore the diversity of this great city through drama, comedy, animation and documentary.
London Calling: Brit Shorts (2018 )
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A look at notorious murders and crimes that happened during the 1990s.
The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade (2018 )
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Docu-drama series depicting chilling tales of real life horror stories. Each filmic episode, realised by some of the UK’s most exciting writers and directors, tells a single, spine-tingling story, drawing on eyewitness testimonies, brought to life through straight-to-camera documentary interviews and visually-striking, elegantly realised and terrifying drama.
True Horror (2018 )
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2018 (2018 )
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Grayson Perry explores the landmark events in all of our lives—Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage and Death. He works alongside people who are going through those universal experiences with the aim to try and reinvent these rites of passage so he can mark and celebrate them for modern secular Britain.
Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage (2018 )
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The Day the Rock Star Died (2018 )
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Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading architectural salvage dealers, traveling the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful objects. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, a crack team of restorers are back at base giving old and rare finds a new lease of life. We've seen them at work on Salvage Hunters, restoring, repairing and refining Drew's finds but for the first time, Salvage Hunters: The Restorers is going behind-the-scenes with this expert team to see what it really takes to transform junk into gems.
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers (2018 )
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In an age when disinformation muddles the truth, a newly discovered voice cuts through the historical haze. She is Rhea Clyman, a young Canadian reporter who traversed the starving Soviet heartland when Stalin’s man made famine was just beginning in Ukraine. Clyman’s newly discovered newspaper articles for Toronto and London newspapers in 1932 show her remarkable resourcefulness and courage. After she was banished from the USSR for writing about the Holodomor and the Gulag, this brave woman went on to cover Hitler’s early lethal years in power.
Hunger for Truth (2017 )
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Scantraxx: 15 Years of Hardstyle tells the story of the particular electronic dance music genre ‘Hardstyle’, which has grown from an underground Dutch movement to an international phenomenon in no less than 15 years. The film shows how the genre, the leading label ‘Scantraxx’ and it’s artists experienced major topics that concerned the music industry as a whole, such as the impact of digitalization from vinyl to streaming and globalization to over 20 countries. In reliving these memories, DJ’s such as Headhunterz, Duro (known as Showtek), D-Block & S-te-Fan, Brennan Heart, Noisecontrollers, Wildstylez, Frontliner, Digital Punk, E-Force and many others are featured. Their stories are topped by the experiences of Scantraxx’ founder DJ The Prophet, the genres favourite MC’s, and professionals from industry leaders Q-dance and Scantraxx.
Scantraxx: 15 Years of Hardstyle (2017 )
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Q.T. Marshall has been independently wrestling for nearly a decade. Turning 30, and sustaining multiple injuries in the ring, his career could quite possibly, be coming to an end. Q.T. has one last shot in making it into the WWE - if he fails, he will be forced to hang up his wrestling boots forever.
The Wrestler: A Q.T. Marshall Story (2017 )
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The life and military career of Peter Brill, the last surviving Luftwaffe pilot who had trained for Hitler’s secret, aborted mission to bomb New York City.
Peter Brill's Diary (2017 )
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2500 Years ago, a dynasty of Celtic Princes founded the first towns in Northern Europe. They constructed harbours along rivers and traded goods with people from all over Europe. This film presents new insights into Celtic history and culture thanks to exclusive access to the Celtic Tomb in Lavau (France) and the exceptionally rich and well-preserved collection of objects found on the gravesite.
The Enigma of the Celtic Tomb (2017 )
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The islands of New Zealand are home to an entirely unique menagerie of creatures. It is a place where the normal rules don't apply - the birds can't fly, a small, ancient lizard is a top predator, parrots play in snowy mountain meadows and penguins roam the streets. Seals battle on the beaches, albatrosses soar on the air currents and a monster movie plays out in miniature among the dense undergrowth of this lush, vital land.
Wildest New Zealand (2017 )
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An innovative, fun, and exploratory factual series that addresses the state of the nation's health, the latest in medical treatments and the future of healthcare as we know it.
Ask the Doctor (2017 )
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The life and career of legendary blues musician Paul Butterfield, including some of the most pivotal moments of his life.
Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story (2017 )
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In the excitement of the roaring 20s, a new kind of movie palace was constructed by the Bay. More than 90 years later, Tampa Theatre has become known as one of the most haunted buildings in the city, This Documentary uncovers the rich history and explores the unexplained events with a Team of Historians, Ghost Hunters and Staff.
Ghosts Behind the Screen (2017 )
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When Texas emerges as a hotbed for recruiting young talent into the professional paintball scene in early 2000s, a group of teenagers find a mentor, pledge to stick together, and in the process change professional paintball in Texas forever.
Best Kids in Texas (2017 )
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U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America.
New Wave: Dare to be Different (2017 )
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The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017 )
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This is the untold story of a remarkable American civil rights pioneer, Father Divine, who at one time had over a million followers worldwide in his Peace Mission Movement. However, things became complicated when he claimed that he was God incarnate.
Father's Kingdom (2017 )
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This documentary is a detailed look into the making of PET SEMATARY, one of the most enduring cult-horror classics of our generation.
Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary (2017 )
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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brings awareness to the vulnerabilities of water systems across the U.S.
NOVA: Poisoned Water (2017 )
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A septuagenarian woman from St. Louis, Missouri has been a miniaturist, businesswoman, museum president, Girl Scout leader, teacher, student, mother, daughter, and most of all, an indomitable human spirit. Life is what you make it.
Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature (2017 )
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Central Australia’s answer to The Buena Vista Social Club, The Song Keepers tells the uplifting story of women from the world’s oldest culture preserving some of the world’s oldest sacred songs, connecting Germany to Indigenous history in the process.
The Song Keepers (2017 )
