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- StarsMark HallileyJay VilliersSimon GregorSome of the greatest miracles of the ancient world, disappeared from the face of the earth thousands years ago, are still buried underground - unexplored and invisible. These documentary series follow on a chain of archaeological and historical proofs and make an attempt to reveal the greatest secrets of the disappeared cities of the ancient world. Some of the cities were so large and majestic that their inhabitants, has to be, and couldn't imagine that once they will completely disappear.
- StarsTerry JonesPeter HeatherPope Benedict XVITerry Jones challenges the received Roman and Roman Catholic notion of the 'barbarian'.
- StarsTerry JonesPeter BarberFaye GetzTerry Jones hosts this series that looks at the real facts about the Middle Ages and its roots.
- StarsTerry JonesMarcello WaltonKammy DarweishTerry Jones presents the history of the medieval religious wars in the middle-east known as the Crusades.
- StarsTerry JonesHave you ever wondered what inspired the first flame thrower, or when the first brain surgery was performed? Have you ever wondered who invented the kiss, or how humans changed once cities were invented? Ancient Inventions dives deeply into these thought provoking subjects - and some of the answers aren't what you'd expect!
- DirectorAnders ØstergaardStarsHergéNuma SadoulMichael FarrA high-profiled documentary about Hergé and his major cartoon success, Tintin, based in part on previously unreleased archive tape footage.
- DirectorHenri RoanneGérard ValetStarsKing Albert IÉlisabeth de BavièreRobert Baden-PowellA documentary about herge and his experience writing the tin tin comics.
- StarsGilles KepelWilliam KristolMelvin GoodmanA series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
- DirectorNick Gillam-SmithStarsBettany HughesSalima IkramColin ClementBettany Hughes goes to Alexandria, Egypt, too look at one of the great cities of history. Founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria was once one of the intellectual and culture hubs of the world. It was home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the immense Library of Alexandria.
- StarsSantiago CabreraVincent ReganEmily BluntEpic four-hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.
- DirectorJeremy EarpSut JhallyStarsBo DerekAna ObregónJack ShaheenThis groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, the film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today. Shaheen shows how the persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow view of individual Arabs and the effects of specific US domestic and international policies on their lives. By inspiring critical thinking about the social, political, and basic human consequences of leaving these Hollywood caricatures unexamined, the film challenges viewers to recognize the urgent need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and humanity of Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture.
- DirectorMiguel PickerStarsMonique FordhamHenry GirouxAlvin F. PoussaintMickey Mouse Monopoly analyzes Disney's cultural pedagogy, examines its corporate power, and explores its vast influence on our global culture.
- DirectorMichael SinghStarsAhmed AhmedHillary ClintonWalter CronkiteThe documentary exposes the ways in which America's foreign policy agenda in the Middle East drives the U.S. media's portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. The film lays bare the truths behind taboo subjects that are conspicuously avoided, or merely treated as sound bites, by the mainstream American media: "Why do they hate us?" "Why do we hate them?" What were the events that led to the 9/11 attacks? What are the politics behind the U.S.-Israeli relationship? Why is there a robust debate about these subjects in Europe, the Arab World and in Israel itself, but not in the U.S.? Valentino's Ghost provides a fresh inquiry which challenges the media's daily barrage of rhetoric and misinformation about our complex and vital relationship with this part of the world.
- DirectorCaterina BorelliDescribes the techniques and uses of mud bricks as building materials in Hadhramaut region of southeast Yemen. Discusses the stages of mud construction, its advantages over cement, and the value of lime waterproofing.
- StarsKhalid AbdallaBettany HughesYaroub AbdullahThe untold story of Civilizations
- DirectorMichael SinghVALENTINO'S GHOST: WHY WE HATE ARABS (2015) exposes how U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is the driving force behind the mainstream media's portrayals of that region and its people, resulting in injustice, bigotry, hatred and wars.
- StarsDom SmithLizzy GravelleHeather McDonaldLost in Adaptation is a show where The Dom compares a movie adaptation to the book it's based on. Most episodes begin with a brief comedy sketch and a commentary on the quality of the film and the book on their own merits. The adaptation analysis itself is divided into several parts, including 'What they didn't change', 'What they changed', 'What they left out all together' and occasionally 'What they added'. At the end of each episode The Dom presents his final thoughts on the adaptation.
- DirectorDavid AustinGeorge MichaelGeorge MichaelStarsGeorge MichaelEmmanuelle AltDavid AustinA frank and honest account of George Michael's professional life and career, made by the man himself with various artists adding to the narrative.
- DirectorRobert H. GardnerStarsRoman GrigaraviciusArturas NemanisOver a thousand years ago, the sun-washed lands of Southern Spain were home to Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together and flourishing. Their culture and beliefs intertwined and the knowledge of the ancients was gathered and reborn. Here were the very seeds of the Renaissance. But this world too quickly vanished. Greed, fear, and intolerance swept it away. Puritanical judgments and absolutism snuffed out the light of learning. Within a few centuries, the fragile union of these people dissipated like smoke. Brought to life by powerful, feature-film style re-creations, Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain explores the causes that destroyed the one civilization of pluralism and interfaith cooperation that for a few centuries lit the Dark Ages in Medieval Europe.
- DirectorRuth BeckermannStarsKurt WaldheimRuth BeckermannYasser ArafatA biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General and the controversy of his participation and role in the Nazi regime during WW II .
- DirectorAaron J. ChristopherStarsAshe JaafaruA documentary exploring the historic roots and ongoing relationship between racism and American Christianity.
- DirectorTimothy CopestakeStarsBettany HughesAntonio AlmagroMoussa AouniThis program contends that the popular perception of the Muslim occupation of Spain toward the end of the first millennium is largely wrong. The eighth century Muslim invasion of the Iberian Pennisula was largely welcomed by the locals and rejuvenated the area with advanced technology, agriculture and a construction boom. This program describes these innovations. All this changed in the eleventh century when the regional government fragmented. That set the stage for the Christian invasion and the Islamic fundamentalist resistance leading to more of a civil war than a holy war that decimated the region with corruption, destruction and exile.