West 11

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise.

World War II was the first great technological war. Innovations included long range missiles, submarines, fighters and bombers and of course Tanks! Armoured clashes were on a scale never seen before or since. Tanks were a significant factor in most of the main fighting theatres, from North Africa to Russia and northern France. They featured in some of the critical battles of the war, such as El Alamein in 1942 and Kursk in 1943.

A Funny Probe Into the Absurd World of Soviet Commercials. True story about a fake reality or a fake story about true reality? The inhabitants of the countries of former Eastern Bloc can still remember the absurdity of television commercials in the socialist era, when such products as salad or things permanently out of stock were advertised. The Gold Spinners (Kullaketrajad) is a story about the birth, glory years and disappearance of the film studio Eesti Reklaamfilm – the only company producing advertisements in the Soviet Union.

By late 1944, the situation in Europe was perilous for Hitler's dream of his Thousand Year Reich. This documentary film traces the events of the Fuhrer's last great offensive, the Battle of the Bulge, and his desperate attempts to rally his people before the subsequent annihilation of Germany's forces in the west.

Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography and insight from top archaeologists.

Christine Walkden embarks on a journey to explore Britain's gardens and countryside from a hot-air balloon.

This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War.