A groundbreaking three-part documentary series revealing the hidden story of Israel’s nuclear project as never told before. At its center is Binyamin Blumberg, the secretive mastermind behind the Dimona reactor and head of the Bureau of Scientific Relations (LAKAM). Through his exclusive testimony—recorded in secret over six years and released posthumously—viewers gain unprecedented access to Israel’s most guarded secrets.
Blending never-before-seen archival footage, CIA recordings, and interviews with top Israeli and American officials, the series traces uranium smuggling, espionage operations, and internal power struggles. It’s a gripping investigation into the shadowy world where science, politics, and security collide.
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They met in secret to negotiate the unthinkable – compensation for the survivors of the largest mass genocide in history. Survivors were in urgent need of help, but how could reparations be determined for the unprecedented destruction and suffering of a people? Reckonings explores this untold true story set in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman, Reckonings recounts the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders. Under the constant threat of violence, they forged ahead, knowing it would never be enough but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgement and a step towards healing.
The incredible story of Michel Cojot, a French Jew who sets out to uncover the truth about his father’s disappearance during World War II, and discovers that his father was murdered in Auschwitz following an order signed by Klaus Barbie, “the Butcher of Lyon”. His journey tracking the Nazi war criminal to Bolivia transforms him from a private individual in pursuit of justice into a key figure in one of the most audacious and iconic rescue missions in history; the Entebbe Raid.
Director Boaz Dvir skillfully unfolds an extraordinary historical mystery, which gradually turns into an investigative thriller of profound human and moral power, revealing how one man’s journey influenced one of the most daring and momentous events in history.
NUKEMAILING follows three employees of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, revealing the human toll of Russia’s occupation: fear, illegal interrogations, and torture.
For IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, the perilous conditions under which staff are forced to work remain a grave concern. The film also carries a personal resonance for director Pavlo Cherepin, who first learned the word evacuation as a child in the aftermath of the Chornobyl disaster.
By weaving present-day testimonies with echoes of the past, the documentary reflects on a country that has never forgotten the world’s worst civilian nuclear accident—nor the promise it made in 1994, when Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security guarantees.
Capturing Kennedy shares the extraordinary untold story of Jacques Lowe, a Holocaust survivor and young immigrant who, at just 28, became the personal photographer to President John F. Kennedy. Drawing on newly uncovered historic interviews and unprecedented access to Lowe’s archives, this documentary chronicles his remarkable journey from surviving the horrors of World War II to capturing some of the most iconic photographs of the Kennedy era. Through Lowe’s unique lens, Capturing Kennedy sheds light on one of the last untold chapters of the Kennedy Presidency and the young photographer whose images shaped it.
The Cable that Changed the World explores the story of the first transatlantic communications cable to traverse the ocean floor, from Co. Kerry, Ireland to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago.
The quest is driven by visionaries and pioneers. Among them are Cyrus Field, a wealthy businessman; Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and Morse code; Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer who pushes boundaries and budgets; and Belfast physicist Lord Kelvin, who calculates how to achieve what had hitherto been deemed impossible.
This documentary showcases innovative graphics, historical reconstructions and rarely seen archive footage, providing an insight into the 8-year journey of those who successfully connected North America and Europe, for the first time.
Together, their ingenuity and relentless pursuit helps realise one of the great scientific accomplishments of their age.
In 1300 CE, Angkor was possibly the biggest city in the world. It had – and still has – the largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat. It was the seat of kings, home to an empire for 600 years, an incredible feat of urban engineering in a flood plain and rainforest. Then it was abandoned, left to the jungle and a handful of farmers and monks for hundreds of years. Centuries later, what happened to the city of Angkor is still a mystery. There are no graves. No bodies. Not a single bone has been found from the millions who lived there over centuries. But Angkor has left secrets buried in the mud underneath the city of water that reveal visions of the grand civilization.
In the city of Fengyang, east-central China, Archaeologists are hard at work. This ancient imperial city, rediscovered by chance over 50 years ago, has never been excavated. Initial excavations reveal a gigantic city, even more imposing than Beijing’s famous Imperial City. What did it look like? When and how was it built, and why was it destroyed in obscure circumstances?
We discover the treasures and peculiarities of a forgotten city with a unique destiny, which has suffered from oblivion and the ravages of time. At the same time, scientists are carrying out numerous geophysical, geological and chemical analyses to help them understand how this city, which served as a model for Beijing’s prestigious Forbidden City, was built, then destroyed and abandoned…
By following this unique archaeological excavation, the restoration of several of the city’s buildings and its virtual reconstruction, the story of the forgotten imperial palace of Fengyang and its builder, Emperor ZhuYuanzhang, is revealed anew.
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As the second world war engulfed the globe, buildings – historic, magnificent, monumental, were brought crashing to the ground. Whole cities were flattened, knocked down and burned down. But from the devastation, through vast re-planning, restructuring and re-building – emerged new cities for a new world. This is the story of those cities that were attacked, damaged and destroyed during WWII that rose again – from the ashes.