Unwholly Moments 2018

The Joke Thief takes us on a journey of one man's last hurrah. Simon McCabe is a stand up comedian who has been making people laugh for 35 years. All his life he has been the life of the party, but now he is tired, miserable and almost washed up since he's never got a lucky break due to a reputation of joke stealing. One faithful night, his longtime friend and fellow comedian convinces a comedy club owner to give Simon some stage time and one last shot at redemption. On the ride down to his gig, Simon takes us on a whirlwind journey of his life, as he replays back special moments in an emotional series of flash backs that made him the sad, funny man that he is today.

A young man and his friends must survive a horrific night of hide and seek from his grandfather who begins to relive moments of his grim war days in Vietnam.

“Fighting fire is just long hours of hard, boring work punctuated by moments of sheer terror."Filmed during two recent wildfire seasons, Wildland is a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams, and demons. This is the story of ordinary people with nothing left to lose — as they trudge through an unforgiving a test of mind, body and spirit. The filmmakers themselves went through firefighting training with those featured in the film, in Grants Pass, Oregon, a sleepy mountain town. Each member of this motley crew has come to this dangerous and unglamorous work for personal reasons — for some, it’s a need to test themselves, a desire for adventure and purpose; for others, it may be the job of last resort after time in prison or a lifetime of addiction.

It was always going to be significant and special, but no one could have predicted how the Duke and Duchess tour of Australia would unfold. The adoring crowds, the intimate moments, the casual breaking of Royal protocol and of course that news, Harry and Meghan were expecting their first child. See how this thoroughly modern couple has transformed how we see the Royals, heralding a new wave of Monarchism in Australia.

Cameras are getting smaller, lighter, more powerful, and can be secured in all sorts of places. In this documentary, camera traps, drones and wearable cameras put viewers directly into the world of animals, recording new and insightful images. But sometimes, those same cameras also capture some purely funny moments. We’ve gathered a few of our favourites from the web. Trail cameras are set up to record pictures automatically when they sense motion. Here’s a video that weaves together some of the more unusual and candid shots found online. The Nature of Things is one of the most successful series in the history of Canadian television.

Filmed over two years by cinematographer Kim Wolhuter (Nature: The Cheetah Children), Dogs in the Land of Lions takes viewers into the heart of an African wild dog family. When lions kill her mate, a wild dog mother called Puzzles suddenly must raise two generations of pups all on her own without the help of a pack. Witness the loyalty and selflessness that sets wild dogs apart from other large, social carnivores in this deeply intimate portrayal of motherhood. But in this unforgiving Zimbabwe wilderness, it turns out the top dogs are the big cats. Lions are the wild dogs' ultimate enemies.

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

Documentary series exploring what happens when flights lose control.

Documentary about Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan, following the ups and downs of everyday life for its crew of 280 and capturing dramatic moments in its operations. The crew make final preparations for launch under the watchful eye of Captain Eleanor Stack, before the ship sets out on a seven-month mission to the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Later, HMS Duncan is deep in the heart of the Black Sea when a tense situation develops between the Royal Navy vessel and a Russian ship it has been tracking.