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Democratic Party nominee in the 2008 presidential election, Barak Obama is on the verge of becoming the first African-American President of the United States. Featuring some of his most powerful speeches, this documentary presents the riveting story of a truly successful political leader who has overcome a troubled adolescence and the challenge of being one of the most notable multiracial politicians of his time.
Barack Obama: His Story (2008 )
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Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008 )
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In the Heart of Australia, one of the harshest places on the planet, the town of Alice Springs has become a haven for lesbians, confronting the challenges of loving across racial and cultural gaps.
Destiny in Alice (2008 )
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TOVARISCH, I AM NOT DEAD details Dr. Garri Urban's tireless quest to procure evidence that his family was imprisoned by the Soviet Secret Police before discovering what grim fate they ultimately met during Holocaust.
Tovarisch I Am Not Dead (2008 )
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Sort out fact and fiction in this illuminating documentary, which reveals the truth behind the secret societies, religious conspiracies and hidden Roman symbols prominently featured in Dan Brown's novel Angels and Demons. In addition to leading symbologists, art historians and religious scholars, this program also includes footage from the best-selling book's movie adaptation and interviews with director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks.
Angel and Demons: Decoded (2008 )
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Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes.
Strictly Sexual (2008 )
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The misadventures Vaatjie Venter, a talented pastry chef and the top student at the hotel school where he is training. Vattjie becomes the lead candidate to win a scholarship to train under world famous master chef Pierre Cousteau in Paris. But Vaatjie's charmed life is tested to its limits when his jealous classmate James tries to prevent Vaatije from winning the opportunity of a lifetime.
Vaatjie gets owned (2008 )
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In 2007, Stewart Lee was voted the 41st best stand-up of all time in an official Channel 4 poll, apparently better than Lenny Bruce but not as good as Jim Davidson. But what real difference does this accolade make? His TV pilot has been cancelled and his mother still thinks the 1970s game show host Tom O'Connor is funnier than him.
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever! (2008 )
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Joe, a rancher in the mountains of Colorado, has his life of solitude interrupted when his luckless son gets paroled from prison and moves back in with him, bringing his ill-fated ways along.
Broken Fences (2008 )
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Monique, a high class escort, has always been able to give her clients exactly what they want, while clean cut Thomas has always been exactly what everyone has expected. But tonight Thomas' curiosity is going to get the better of him while demanding of Monique the one thing she's reluctant to offer. Honesty, costs more.
Discreet (2008 )
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Lisa Rogers investigates vaginal cosmetic surgery and why more and more women consider this surgical procedure.
The Perfect Vagina (2008 )
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Bittersweet explores the evolution of love and takes a long hard look at the underlying forces that often bring people together while just as often break them apart.
Bittersweet (2008 )
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Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
The Black Balloon (2008 )
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Darlene and her daughter Victoria seek refuge at a remote rural safe house for abused women that's run by the strict and tough, but folksy and supportive Bea. Things turn sour when Bea proves to be a total lunatic with an especially dangerous influence on the impressionable Victoria.
Harm's Way (2008 )
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Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.
Last Stop 174 (2008 )
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A group of divers set out on a journey to film and explore the beauty of the ocean. However, during their latest dive, their oxygen runs low, risking their lives as they encounter sharks and other marine wildlife.
Breathe (2008 )
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Rachel Parsons is the perfect assistant, but she's completely in love with her boss. She's got a secret obsession... to be his wife and have kids. The problem is that he already has a family.
The Perfect Assistant (2008 )
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Carrie is an attractive high school history teacher who one day decides to help a troubled student, taking an special interest for him, unaware of the ruthless and perverse scheme masterminded for her.
A Teacher's Crime (2008 )
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A tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.
Baby (2008 )
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A thriller about the dark and dangerous secrets shared by a 12 year old boy, his new teacher and the school principal, a catholic priest. Months after the death of his father, Simon (12) discovers the affair his Mother (Sarah) is having with a charming but enigmatic new teacher (Mario). The boy discovers the teacher's intentions and his dark secrets, but with his mother in love, it seems there is nothing he can do to show her that their lives are in danger.
The Fourth (2008 )
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Jimmy Stevens, a senior VP at an international energy firm, blows the whistle on his company's deadly and corrupt practices in Latin America. Knowing he will be assassinated for his betrayal, he places an anonymous call securing the services of private detective Frank Turlotte to trail him from a distance.
The Caller (2008 )
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America's favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey, takes on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim, asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.
Ice Blues (2008 )
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The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to Phoebe herself for inspiration.
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008 )
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Two couples, old friends, end up in a heated debate over adultery at a dinner party.
Heaven's Heart (2008 )
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The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions perished, Douglas Mawson survived, but how? In a bold historical experiment, scientist and adventurer Tim Jarvis is retracing the gruelling experience, with the same meagre rations, primitive clothing and equipment to uncover what happened to Mawson physically — and mentally — as a man hanging on the precipice of life and death.
Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2008 )
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Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF and other alternate titles, is a competitive reality television show in which Paris Hilton searches for her new BFF. Following the success of the original US version, another US season and two international spin-offs followed. All versions were produced by Ish Entertainment and in association with the original network on which they aired.
Paris Hilton's My New BFF (2008 )
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Amazing Wedding Cakes is an American reality television series on WE tv that debuted on September 7, 2008. The series follows several bakers from around the country as they create high-end wedding cakes.
Amazing Wedding Cakes (2008 )
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Koko, Brewster and Wilson are three young, adventurous trainee "chuggers", learning about working on the railway in the town of Chuggington, with the help of the railway controller, Vee, the older engines, and their human friends.
Chuggington (2008 )
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The world’s favourite Postman is back and delivering more than ever. Postman Pat has been promoted to the post of Head of Special Delivery Service. Equipped with his pilots license and a host of new transport options, Pat delivers in hard to reach places, from the top of a mountain to the middle of the sea anything from a giant ice block to a runaway cow!
Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (2008 )
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Milly and Molly may look quite different, but they are the best of friends. This charming new series follows the adventures of our two heroines and their friends in a small country town. Exciting, poignant and funny, Milly, Molly celebrates difference and promotes acceptance of diversity. Each episode has a subtle message about values such as honesty, persistence and responsibility, as well as showing life skills like dealing with bullying and forgiveness. Together Milly and Molly always manage to have fun as they face the world and its complexities.
Milly, Molly (2008 )
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Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant. Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories – and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series." Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus. Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House, Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor. On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.
Bonekickers (2008 )
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Squiglet teaches pre-school kids how to draw, using basic colours and shapes, as well as plenty of imagination.
Get Squiggling! (2008 )