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- Xiao Zhen is a 16-year-old girl who just wants to live a typical teenage life in high school. But since she was born with the ability to see ghosts, her life will never be normal.
- This is a story about a family man who succumbs to weakness and his failure to live a moral life condemns those he loves to an unspeakable horror. Only his path to redemption can save them.
- This docuseries captures the food, drink, music and night owls who shine in the dark of Asia's metropolises.
- China's pivotal, bloody and beleaguered WW2 campaign is often forgotten in the west despite the "battle of China" being the longest and its battles among the bloodiest and brutalist of the global crucible. World War II: China's Forgotten War shed's new light on the conflict, presenting an epic, eight-year war against an invading Japan, 2 years before Germany invaded Poland, and cost 14 million Chinese lives.
- Robert Joe (RJ) - urban explorer and blogger - tracks down true and often untold stories hidden behind Asia's most notorious haunted sites. RJ's hypothesis: behind every haunted location and tale of paranormal encounters with ghosts or demons, there's a real story waiting to be uncovered - a true story even more terrifying than the strangest fiction. Using a combination of gumshoe detective work and modern technology, he explores the places many fear to tread, with one burning question: what really happened here?
- Michael Connell is only 19; thin and frail a supermarket worker from Manchester, his lawyers say he has a mental age of some one several years younger, but he talks clearly of the day to day life in jail. The only foreigner in a dorm of 1000, he survives by teaching his fellow inmates English. He got 99 years for smuggling 3000 Ecstasy pills into the country where few can afford them; he won't explain why. Connell is nervous as the new boy; his last words to camera are "even David Beckham couldn't get me out of here...". Lifer Andrew Hawkes is a complete mystery - a long-term veteran prisoner who has somehow fallen through the cracks. Hawkes speaks freely of his foolish decision to smuggle heroin after an offer from a stranger in an Amsterdam bar. Hawkes gives us a tour - pointing out the death row prisoners shuffling past. Each group forms their own society in the jail. The jail's 'Katoeys' or lady boys share quarters - one smuggled drugs to pay for a breast augmentation, now she works for the prison TV station as makeup artist and waits for a royal pardon so she can finish her operations and become a real woman. In hospital a man dying of AIDS lays shaking on his bed as the doctor explains how the prison is struggling to cope with the new prisoners and the overcrowding. Thai prisoner Amporn is waiting to be killed; his voice shakes as he explains how he'll be given only 2 hours notice before he dies. The executioner takes on a tour of the execution room; he shows us the new technique of injections - inside it's still splattered with the blood of those killed by a bullet, the bodies taken next door to a tiny Buddhist temple for a final blessing. The monk who guards the urns of the unclaimed explains it's better to die by execution as you can prepare for the afterlife.
- Traffickers exposes the secretive epicenter of illicit drug production and follows the rise and demise of three infamous drug kingpins inside the Golden Triangle.
- Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee explores the history of four Southeast Asian empires that made their mark on the world.
- In each episode, biologist Zeb Hogan searches for various types of "monster fish" while explaining their role in or threat to the ecosystem as well as dangers that threaten them. After catching a fish, he releases it back into the water.
- National Geographic's "Inside: Jewel Changi Airport" presents an exclusive look at the creation of Jewel, a game-changing hub for Singapore Changi Airport, the best ranked airport in the world, and a new tourism icon for Singapore. From the installation of a 150-year-old olive tree to testing the world's largest indoor waterfall, follow the team tasked with delivering a new architectural wonder.
- Varanasi, the world's oldest living city on the banks of the sacred Ganges River. This timeless realm is the centre of the Hindu faith. For the first time, the City, River and its people reveal what is behind the holiest month each year for 1.2 billion Indian Hindus - Diwali, the celebration of Good vanquishing Evil, light over darkness. This programme will delve into how, in a Modern India, this festival and its ancient traditions fit and why this city and its people stand apart in their age-old rites and beliefs.
- The film will give Discovery's audience an "inside guide" into the scale and complexity of organizing the Hajj as the Saudi authorities struggle against time and logistics in preparing for the massive influx of pilgrims. From providing food, water and shelter for the pilgrims, to organizing the final climatic rituals of the stoning of the pillars, there will be real dramatic tension onscreen as we see the Saudi authorities pull off this mammoth task.
- Afghan ER is an HD documentary that goes inside Afghanistan to one of the most active frontline combat hospitals in world. Watch as the doctors and nurses of Salerno Hospital work around the clock to treat the constant stream of casualties being brought in from the war.
- Dropped into the tropical wilderness of Xishuangbanna, 2 teams of contestants will be pushed to their limits in the ultimate survival challenge to see who will emerge as the first ever Wilderness Hero.
- Mekong is a 3,000 mile journey up the Mekong River from Southern Vietnam's lush delta to the river's source on the Tibetan plateau. It is an epic journey of discovery that spans 4 countries, more than a dozen cultures, and an array of enigmatic wildlife in the search for the myths and legends that continue to bind man and beast to this incredible river. From the legends of the whale god to the love the Vietnamese hold for the mythical giant turtles, here, we discover a wealth of wildlife once believed lost and the myth binding man and beast across this beautiful country. Our story begins 100 miles off the coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea. Dolphins, sea turtles and dugongs surround Vietnam's Con Dao archipelago. But this island paradise lives with a cruel past. Welcome to "Devils Island," a brutal prison that terrified the Vietnamese for decades. Today, Vietnam is enjoying a rebirth: a rebirth of commerce, a rebirth of animals and a rebirth of hope. We travel through the Mekong delta among Vietnam's fertile rice fields. We pass through the troubled border to Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot devastated Cambodia - murdering more than 20 percent of the population between 1975 and 1979. Now there is peace and Cambodia seeks to recreate itself as a modern country. We travel to Tonle Sap Lake - the heartbeat of Cambodia. Here on the great lake, people grow crocodiles under their homes. To all Cambodians, these crocodiles are guardians of the river; the thousands carved in stone on ancient temples a sign of protection that will come alive if man should betray the water. Further up river, a fisherman introduces us to the lore of the Irrawaddy River dolphin. This mythical creature once swam the river by the thousands. Now, only about 100 remain. Downriver, a Buddhist abbot and his monks stand guard over a colony of flying foxes, their stories bringing alive the ancient beliefs from hundreds of years ago. Next, the Mekong forms the border between Thailand and Laos. Known in antiquity as Lan Xang, land of a Million Elephants, Laos is a sparsely populated country and one of the Mekong's strongholds. We enter Laos at one of the most spectacular stretches of the river - Khone Falls. It is one of the twelve largest waterfalls in the world forming the largest inland archipelago in Asia. The Mekong Giant Catfish is the largest freshwater fish in the world. Today their numbers are critically low and instead of hunting them for food they are hunted for science. Here giant catfish measuring up to 2 meters long were once aplenty. Today they're elusive creatures, hardly ever caught by local fishermen. Further upstream, vast forests boast an array of diverse wildlife unlike other region of Southeast Asia. Scientists in Laos have discovered rich habitat for tigers, clouded leopards, fishing cats, civets, and Asiatic black bears. Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia never to be colonized. Thailand's very name means "Land of the Free." Here Buddhist monks have created a haven for Langurs from the incredible landscape and environment changes due to the last decade's economic boom.
- What does it take to run one of the world's most successful airlines? Going behind the scenes at Singapore Airlines during one of their busiest weeks of the year, we join the people at the heart of their operation. From the engineers maintaining the fleet of 108 aircrafts to the team preparing 20,000 inflight meals a day, our cameras venture across the airline's network to present an inside look at the team's daily challenges. The journey begins with Captain Alan Chan, a pilot with 39 years experience. We join him at Changi Airport Terminal 3, as he prepares for a flight to Hong Kong. We follow Captain Chan through his preparations for takeoff of an Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger aircraft. Changi Airport is the connecting hub and home base for Singapore Airline flights, with 120 flights arriving and departing daily. Station Manager Quentin Chin is tasked with making sure all the flights run smoothly. We join Quentin and his team as they tackle a flight delay, managing passengers who have missed connections. At the Singapore Airlines Training House, we see how cabin crew are prepared for life in the sky. What does it take to join the airline's ranks? We meet a batch of new cabin crew trainees in the midst of a 15-week long course to become full-fledged cabin crew for Singapore Airlines. We capture them as they are undergoing safety training, discovering cabin crew life is more than service and smiles. First Officer Melvin Sim has been flying for 6 months, but is back in the training centre for a proficiency check. We join Melvin in a Boeing 777 flight simulator as he undertakes a test of his piloting skills. If he doesn't meet the grade, Melvin could be grounded. Over to the hangars, we take a look at the engineers responsible for the upkeep of Singapore Airlines' fleet of 108 aircrafts. To maintain these hundred tonne behemoths, they need to be shifted and parked without a scratch. We capture a team of ground engineers docking a plane in one of their six hangars. And to keep up with the number of Singapore Airline flights that take off, the inflight catering team is tasked with producing 20,000 meals a day. We follow Paolo Zambrano and Richard Neo as they show us how the menus are designed, tested and managed. Looking to the future, we join the design team to get a sneak peak at the next generation of features for future planes. What considerations must be made when designing the cabin look and state of the art inflight entertainment experience?
- One of life's losers is forced to come to terms with his past when his younger self travels through time and knocks on his door.
- The classic car market is booming globally and public interest has never been higher. Returning an iconic car to its desired specification involves applied knowledge, which only a few revered masters possess. This program unearths the superstars of this domain, and unveils the secrets of their trade, in a culture where precision and skill is everything. From the legends of Japan's early auto industry, to the global car icons of Europe, and the soul of American motoring heritage: these magnificent creations and the craftsmen who made them are the heart of the program. It's a battle of philosophies - some shops only authentically restore these cars, while others pimp them out. Here we find the merging of science, technology, artistry and unique characters, and witness the passion for and enjoyment of these vehicles at race circuits and shows all over Japan. It's a high-octane mix that will intoxicate car fans everywhere.
- Four extraordinary people with a shared link - they were once refugees. Conflicts and persecution within Asia made them refugees, but their personal journeys are as varied as the homelands they left behind. Today, each has overcome adversity to find meaning and success in different forms. Zarny Shibuya arrived in Tokyo from Myanmar when he was 8. He is now an established fashion designer with his own label. Ronel Chakma Nani escaped persecution in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, and now fights for human rights from South Korea. Vietnamese Farah Dang was born in a refugee camp in Hong Kong. Now she is a dedicated volunteer helping refugees still awaiting repatriation. Svay Sareth is a Cambodian artist who uses art to make sense of the 13 years spent in a refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodia border. We see the lives they have built and explore the lasting influence their refugee experience has had on their outlook and identity.
- Historians have long speculated that thousands of wooden ships plied a Maritime Silk Route from the Middle East to China, braving long distances on white-capped seas, but time and the deep ocean have destroyed any evidence . . . until now. In 1998 German engineer Tilman Walterfang found a shipwreck from the 9th Century blanketed by intact gold, silver and ceramic items. As we uncover clues and reveal the story of the wreck, reenactments transport us back in time to an age of the legendary Sinbad the Sailor, when vicious seas ravaged wooden boats like matchsticks. Through interviews with maritime archaeologists and ceramic experts we bring these characters to life by examining unique items recovered from the wreck and painting a vivid picture of glorious 9th Century Tang China. We reveal where the treasure now lies, in high security storage in Singapore. We show the incredible 60,000 pieces recovered - amid them are unique gold and silver items never before seen. It is a time capsule from a distant seafaring age that will take generations to fully understand. We piece together the last days of the ship's journey before its untimely end in the treacherous straits of Indonesia and reveal one of the ancient world's greatest trading routes and the brave men who sailed it.
- Sumatra, Indonesia has been hit by a wave of gruesome attacks on humans, 8 in three months, the culprit is the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. As its forest disappears it has no choice but to hunt the most abundant mammal left...man. With less than 400 wild Sumatran tigers left in the wild time is running out to save them. But hope for the species lies with a small group of dedicated individuals who are battling to find a solution to the tiger conflict problem before it's too late. In stunning HD we reveal the Sumatran tiger like never before and the humans who risk everything to save them.