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The murder of 28-year-old Geoffrey Charles Dean, a booking clerk at Ash Vale railway station. The murderer was 23-year-old John James Alcott, a railway fireman from Hither Green Depot.

The murder of 73-year-old aristocrat Countess Teresa Lubienska on the eastbound Piccadilly line platform of Gloucester Road Underground station. The Countess was stabbed the evening of 24th May 1957.

This series investigates incredible cases of theft of fossils, mummies, shipwrecks, etc, that have crossed continents to end up in the hands of collectors, scientific laboratories and museums.

Insects as food is a hot topic. Particularly over the last few years, since the UN recommended edible insects as a resource to combat world hunger.

This is the story of the last American defector in North Korea, James Joseph Dresnok. A story of defection, kidnap, love, and political intrigue, all set and captured in the most secret and inaccessible country on earth: North Korea.

A once-iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration.

Shatteringly graphic documentary on the slaughter of one million alleged communists after the 1965 coup in Indonesia. A chilling journey into the memories, minds and methods of boasting mass murderers.

Through Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. This unprecedented film bears witness to silence.

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed America's collaboration in illegal surveillance activities with spy agencies worldwide. This brilliant Oscar-winning documentary tells his story like a thriller.

This is the story of the last American defector in North Korea, James Joseph Dresnok. A story of defection, kidnap, love, and political intrigue, all set and captured in the most secret and inaccessible country on earth: North Korea.

A once-iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration.

Shatteringly graphic documentary on the slaughter of one million alleged communists after the 1965 coup in Indonesia. A chilling journey into the memories, minds and methods of boasting mass murderers.

Through Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. This unprecedented film bears witness to silence.

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed America's collaboration in illegal surveillance activities with spy agencies worldwide. This brilliant Oscar-winning documentary tells his story like a thriller.

This is the story of the last American defector in North Korea, James Joseph Dresnok. A story of defection, kidnap, love, and political intrigue, all set and captured in the most secret and inaccessible country on earth: North Korea.

A once-iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration.

Slay The Dragon shines a light on a political grassroots movement led by a young woman, and follows a handful of citizen' groups, outraged by what they see as an attack on the core democratic principle.

In 1956, trucking magnate Malcolm McLean refitted an oil tanker to carry 60 containers along the US East Coast, launching a simple idea that rewired global trade forever.

In the early 20th century, nations raced to build the biggest & fastest ocean vessels. From the Lusitania to the Titanic, the quest for scale defined a generation of engineering.

Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film, "Inferno," is reconstructed.

The first-ever visit to Ireland to play the Gaelic Football champions by a composite team of Australian Football players who had never played Gaelic football.

Studio 54 was the epicentre of '70s hedonism in New York - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolise an entire era.

Slay The Dragon shines a light on a political grassroots movement led by a young woman, and follows a handful of citizen' groups, outraged by what they see as an attack on the core democratic principle.

In 1956, trucking magnate Malcolm McLean refitted an oil tanker to carry 60 containers along the US East Coast, launching a simple idea that rewired global trade forever.

In the early 20th century, nations raced to build the biggest & fastest ocean vessels. From the Lusitania to the Titanic, the quest for scale defined a generation of engineering.

Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film, "Inferno," is reconstructed.

The first-ever visit to Ireland to play the Gaelic Football champions by a composite team of Australian Football players who had never played Gaelic football.

Studio 54 was the epicentre of '70s hedonism in New York - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolise an entire era.

Slay The Dragon shines a light on a political grassroots movement led by a young woman, and follows a handful of citizen' groups, outraged by what they see as an attack on the core democratic principle.

In 1956, trucking magnate Malcolm McLean refitted an oil tanker to carry 60 containers along the US East Coast, launching a simple idea that rewired global trade forever.

In the early 20th century, nations raced to build the biggest & fastest ocean vessels. From the Lusitania to the Titanic, the quest for scale defined a generation of engineering.

Loading Docs is an award-winning initiative producing short documentaries that captivate and inspire audiences locally and internationally, while developing and promoting New Zealand filmmaking talent.

Just weeks before his passing, Sir Hector Busby discusses a legacy of celestial navigation and waka carving, considering who will carry the knowledge into the future.

Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film, "Inferno," is reconstructed.

Loading Docs is an award-winning initiative producing short documentaries that captivate and inspire audiences locally and internationally, while developing and promoting New Zealand filmmaking talent.

Loading Docs is an award-winning initiative producing short documentaries that captivate and inspire audiences locally and internationally, while developing and promoting New Zealand filmmaking talent.

Ken Burn's epic documentary miniseries. Like Burns's previous masterpiece (The Civil War), this film is more than just the history of baseball. It is a reflection of the American experience.

Baseball in the 1910s took a backseat to the impact of World War I but gave Americans something to take their eyes off the four-year war with the emergence of players like Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson.

The Black Sox Scandal sees eight members of the Chicago White Sox accused of taking money to throw the 1919 World Series.

Baseball finds its own boom market in a player with a Jazz Age personality: a troubled youth from a Baltimore reformatory school who can hit a ball farther than anyone.

Shadow ball was a pregame routine using an imaginary ball. It became an apt metaphor for the exclusion of Black players from major league baseball.

As World War II ends, Black & white Americans who fought together for democracy return home to a Major League Baseball that must live up to its own ideals.

Postwar Americans are restless & on the move, heading to suburbs & new cities. But if you're a baseball fan in New York, you're already exactly where you want to be.

The turbulent 1960s bring race riots, antiwar protests & cultural upheaval to America. Baseball is no different, as its most sacred institutions begin to fall.

The 1975 World Series reawakens the country's love for the game but the rising influence of television and free agency threaten that affection.

Marlee Matlin becomes the first deaf actor to win an Academy Award. Catapulted into the spotlight, she challenges an industry that's unprepared for her immense talent.

The murder of 28-year-old Geoffrey Charles Dean, a booking clerk at Ash Vale railway station. The murderer was 23-year-old John James Alcott, a railway fireman from Hither Green Depot.

Ben and Josh go to Australia, where the team is going to taste everything from little delicious honey ants, to the beautiful Kanda Bush Coconuts, which contain hundreds of little bugs.

Cartel Land is a fearless expose about two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy - Mexico's vicious, murderous drug cartels.

The real story that inspired Scarface and Miami Vice. Chronicling the drug influx of the 1970s and '80s and the resulting gang wars and violence, this special is an eye-opening profile of the Miami underworld.

Hustlin' With The Godmother: Meet the woman who made the drug lords tremble.

The true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States.