The Immortalist | BBC Documentary

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The Immortalist
The gripping story of how one Russian internet millionaire is turning to cutting-edge science to try to unlock the secret of living forever.
Dmitry Itskov recently brought together some of the world's leading neuroscientists, robot builders and consciousness researchers to try to devise a system that would allow him to escape his biological destiny. Entering Dmitry's seemingly sci-fi world, Horizon investigates the real science inspiring his bold plan to upload the human mind to a computer.
There are doubters - like the major neuroscientist who tells us 'it's too stupid, it simply cannot be done'. But as we also meet the Japanese maker of Erica, one of the world's most human-like robots, who tells us the destiny of humans is to become robots to overcome the constraints of time, see how a quadriplegic Californian man is already controlling a robot arm with his thoughts, and explore the groundbreaking work of the scientist behind the world's largest neuroscience project - the $6 billion US Brain Initiative - who tells us the effort to map all the activity of the brain could be a crucial step towards mind uploading, Horizon asks is it really so crazy to think Dmitry Itskov could succeed in his goal of bringing about immortality for all of us within 30 years?




 The Immortalist 
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:30 min
 Language: English

The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone | Documentary

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The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone
examine new forensic techniques being used to study Dr. Livingstone’s unpublished field diary, which reveals he was witness to the brutal massacre of slaves at the hands of their traders. The writings in this diary suggest Livingstone was far different from the legend that surrounds him.
Dr. David Livingstone is the renowned British explorer, whom American journalist Henry Morton Stanley greeted with the now famous words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume.” When New York Herald reporter Stanley found him in a small African village on November 10, 1871, the reclusive Livingstone had lost contact with the outside world for six years. In the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, Livingstone was a popular hero of the era, a celebrated explorer, Christian missionary, staunch abolitionist and pioneering doctor, who developed a treatment for malaria. But was he really the national hero people made him out to be? During his last expedition, Livingstone witnessed and documented an event that changed the course of history. His account of the mass slaughter of the village Nyangwe, recorded in his journal brought back by Stanley, horrified the American and British public and ultimately led to the end of the African slave trade, and closing down the world’s last open slave market.  But Livingstone may not have told the entire story of the massacre in his journal. To discover the truth behind the massacre, follows a team of experts, led by Adrian Wisnicki of Nebraska University, as they attempt to decipher Livingstone’s original field diary – recently discovered – to determine what really happened in Nyangwe.


 The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone
 Production: PBS
 Duration: 47:00 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

James Clerk Maxwell: The Man Who Changed the Modern World (2016) | BBC Documentary

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James Clerk Maxwell: The Man Who Changed the Modern World
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only inspired Einstein, but they helped shape our modern world - allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.
Despite this, he is largely unknown in his native land of Scotland. Scientist Iain Stewart sets out to change that, and to celebrate the life, work and legacy of the man dubbed 'Scotland's Forgotten Einstein'.




 James Clerk Maxwell: The Man Who Changed the Modern World
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min
 Language: English

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time | BBC Documentary

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Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
The story of the most elegant and powerful theory in science - Albert Einstein's general relativity.
When Einstein presented his formidable theory in November 1915, it turned our understanding of gravity, space and time completely on its head. Over the last 100 years, general relativity has enabled us to trace the origins of the universe to the Big Bang and to appreciate the enormous power of black holes.
To mark the 100th anniversary of general relativity, this film takes us inside the head of Einstein to witness how his idea evolved, giving new insights into the birth of a masterpiece that has become a cornerstone of modern science. This is not as daunting as it sounds - because Einstein liked to think in pictures. The film is a magical visual journey that begins in Einstein's young mind, follows the thought experiments that gave him stunning insights about the physical world, and ultimately reaches the extremes of modern physics.



 Inside Einstein's Mind The Enigma of Space and Time
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 58:00 min
 Language: English

Heroes of the Somme | BBC Documentary

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Heroes of the Somme 
The Documentary uses original archive from the Western Front to uncover the stories of seven of the men whose remarkable bravery won them the Victoria Cross, Britain's most prized military medal. The WWI Somme offensive lasted 141 days and involved 13 Allied nations fighting 14 separate battles. Day One of the battle, 1 July 1916, was the worst in British military history with 60,000 casualties. By the end of the offensive the total for both sides was a million. This extraordinary sacrifice was made for just six miles of empty farmland. Of roughly a million British and Dominion troops who fought on the Somme, just 51 were awarded the Victoria Cross. In this programme, military historian Dr Gavin Hughes travels to France to piece together the stories of seven of them. Their experiences, covering four key days of the battle, tell the story of the entire offensive. Gavin uses a copy of a 100-year-old battle map to navigate the Somme landscape today, using the map to pinpoint the locations of individuals and the battalions they fought in. The VC winners featured came from England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. These men came from every rank and social background. The programme features contributions from leading historians, who explain the broader context of the battle and describe how the offensive has come to be remembered, rightly or wrongly, as a exercise in futile military sacrifice.



 Heroes of the Somme
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 59:00 min
 Subtitles:
 Language: English

37 Days | BBC Documentary Series

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37 Days
This documentary drama miniseries reveal the complex behind-closed-doors story of the countdown to World War One. In this political thriller, we follow the catastrophic chain of events that led from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914, to the declaration of war between Britain and Germany on 4th August. Written by Mark Hayhurst, this tense and gripping serial, set within the corridors of power in both Whitehall and Berlin, tracks the crisis through the eyes of leading politicians struggling to prevent the world's first global war. 37 Days unlocks the mystery of the war’s origins, overturning assumptions about its inevitability, demonstrating that World War One was neither a chance happening nor was it a foregone conclusion.

 37 Days
 Production: BBC
 Duration: 43:31 min
 Subtitles: English , Spanish, Greek , Italian , Czech
 Language: English



Episode 1: One Month in Summer


Episode 2: One Week in July


Episode 3: One Long Weekend 

D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? | Documentary Series

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D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?
On November 24th, 1971 a man dressed in a suit and tie hijacked a Northwest Orient flight bound for Seattle, Washington. He said he had a bomb and demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. Once he got his ransom, the man jumped into the night, never to be seen again. In the more than 45 years since the epic heist, the FBI has looked at over a thousand potential suspects, but the questions remain: Who is D.B. Cooper? Did he die? Did he live? And is he still out there? Now, in this 2-part documentary series, viewers will go on the trail, gaining an unprecedented perspective from the FBI, including exclusive access to the evidence, while a former FBI agent and a crime journalist dive deep into the case revealing new information through exclusive interviews with nearly 20 experts and insiders.


 D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?
 Production: History Channel 
 Duration: 40:00 min
 Subtitles:
 Language: English



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Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape | Documentary

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Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape
October 14th 1943 occurred an event that shook the Nazi party to its core, when the Jewish prisoners at Sobibor, a Nazi death camp in Poland staged a bloody break out.
Through brutally honest dramatisations and compelling first hand testimony, travel back with some of the last remaining survivors to reveal their extraordinary stories of courage, desperation and determination.





 Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape
 Production: National Geographic
 Duration: 43:00 min
 Subtitles: Greek Built
 Language: English

Tales of the Grim Sleeper | Documentary Film

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Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Master documentary provocateur Nick Broomfield shows himself in stunning form in TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER, the story of a serial killer who ran unchecked for 20 years in South Central Los Angeles. When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later, Broomfield visited the alleged killer's neighborhood to find out if the police had earned their self-given kudos. There, he finds a world of people who suspected for decades that there might be some connection between their odd neighbor and the dozens of women who had gone missing from the street - but who had good reason not to trust the LAPD to help their community. After the residents are initially as reluctant to talk to him, Broomfield enlists the help of Pam, a charismatic, funny and fearless former prostitute eager to help get to the bottom of these murders. With Pam leading the charge, Franklin's friends and neighbors open up to Broomfield on just how much of the spree was common knowledge to anybody who went looking, and how little interest the police seemed to take. In scenes building to an unbelievably powerful conclusion, Broomfield reveals the journey of a serial killer and gives voice to his victims, as he builds a powerful assemblage of testimony conveying a grave injustice that extends well beyond this case.



 Tales of the Grim Sleeper
 Production: HBO
 Duration: 01:45:00 min
 Language: English

Journey to Space | HD Documentary

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Journey to Space
NASA's present and possible future exploration plans
This documentary details the close of the shuttle era, the interim period that we currently find ourselves in as well as the possible future we might have in store for us. Lasting about an hour, the movie, narrated by Patrick Stewart of “Star Trek” fame, details NASA’s efforts to enable humanity’s drive outward into the Solar System.

 Journey to Space
 Duration: 41:00 min 
 Subtitles: Greek Built 
 Language: English