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ITV - Micro Safari (All 4 Episodes) (2008) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at June 26, 2012

Through the magic of television, zoologist Nigel Marvin and his crew get shrunk down to a 1/4 inch to explore an alien world of mammoth insects, in hit National Geographic show Micro Safari.

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Vietnam – The Ten Thousand Day War (1980) [Part 4] Movies

Posted by RSU75 at Oct. 13, 2018

A comprehensive history of the American stage of the Vietnam War.

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Channel 4 - The Algerian War 1954-1962 (1984) Movies

Posted by notbanned at April 13, 2019

The Algerian War was a momentous struggle for independence from France by Algerian nationalists between 1954 and 1962. Unique historic footage has been gathered from both sides, much of it never before seen. The cameras were free to roam in both countries and many of the interviewees speak frankly for the first time of their role in the struggle.
This eight-year conflict caused the fall of six French Prime Ministers and eventually the collapse of the Fourth Republic. It returned Charles de Gaulle to power but also almost saw his demise and twice brought civil strife to mainland France, and the fear of a military coup.

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Channel 4 - George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (2012) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at Dec. 1, 2012

George Clarke explores the extraordinary world of small builds, where people turn tiny spaces into the most incredible places to live, work and play. He even tries making one of his own. For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places.

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Channel 4 - A World in Arms - Britain's War Against Napoleon (2002) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at March 25, 2013

The Revolution of 1789 transformed France from decadent monarchy to modern state. It threw up the first citizen's army and introduced the concept of Total War. Under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest general of his age, France established a mighty empire. Its haughty ambitions naturally brought it into conflict with the British Empire, and the war that erupted as a result shook the world…

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BBC - Western Front Part 4: Commanding the Front Movies

Posted by vman at June 17, 2013

For most British people, the First World War was the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea. It was there that the majority of nearly nine million British and Dominion soldiers who enlisted during the war served, and where most of the 947,000 who were killed met their deaths.
This detailed series covers everything from how the front was created and the experiences of the British Army in France, how the First World War was fought in trenches, forts and bunkers to the battle of Verdun and the last hundred days of the war. Professor Richard Holmes, the military historian, skilfully clarifies the complexities of the Western Front, highlighting the political, military and human dilemmas of this the most bitter and bloody of wars.
Commanding the Front
Richard Holmes discusses the Battle of the Somme, which took place in northern France in 1916 and saw 60,000 British soldiers killed or wounded in a single day.

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Channel 4 - Kennedy's Nuclear Nightmare (2013) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at May 22, 2020

The Cuban Missile Crisis may well have been the single most dangerous moment in the history of mankind. In this documentary the story is told in the words of eyewitnesses from the US, the former USSR and Cuba: the men and women who saw Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro up close as they gambled with the future of the planet. As one of them says, 'The world almost came to an end in October 1962.'

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Channel 4 - Kennedy's Nuclear Nightmare (2013) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Nov. 28, 2013

The Cuban Missile Crisis may well have been the single most dangerous moment in the history of mankind. In this documentary the story is told in the words of eyewitnesses from the US, the former USSR and Cuba: the men and women who saw Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro up close as they gambled with the future of the planet. As one of them says, 'The world almost came to an end in October 1962.' Alongside intimate recollections of the crisis's more familiar moments, the film uses new and revealing interviews with key witnesses and experts, including Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier, and Kennedy's trusted advisor Ted Sorensen.

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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Jan. 20, 2012

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]
Original Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Original Soundtrack
A Film by Giuseppe Tornatore
2xDVD9 + 1xDVD5 + 1xCD | VIDEO_TS and CD Image (MDF+MDS) | PAL 1.85:1 and 1.66:1
Audio: Italian AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subtitles: English | 01:58:02 and 02:47:31 | Total: 15,71 Gb
Genre: Drama | Won Oscar + 19 wins | Italy, France

Cinema Paradiso offers a nostalgic look at films and the effect they have on a young boy who grows up in and around the title village movie theater in this Italian comedy drama that is based on the life and times of screenwriter/director Giuseppe Tornatore. The story begins in the present as a Sicilian mother pines for her estranged son, Salvatore, who left many years ago and has since become a prominent Roman film director who has taken the advice of his mentor too literally. He finally returns to his home village to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, Alfredo, and, in so doing, embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WWII when he became the man's official son…..

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Channel 4 - Monte Cassino: The Soldiers Story (2004) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at March 31, 2012

The extraordinary four-month battle on the mountain of Monte Cassino was one of the bloodiest and most controversial of the Second World War. In 1944, Allied troops faced a tough German defensive line there that barred the route to Rome.

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