The current campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are the world’s first Robotic War, with over 7,000 robots in the air and 12,000 on the ground. Warfare has been revolutionised in a monumental shift. Mankind’s five thousand year monopoly on war is breaking down. Robotic war is here.
Guns that Changed the Game
This series takes a fascinating look into Guns That Changed The Game. It profiles the significant evolution of firearms in modern history and looks back on the guns that proceeded them. Discover the designers who invented them and the pioneering journey that ultimately led to superior firepower. Learn about gun powder, and explore the incredible lifespan of the Colt 45. Examine the Russian AK47 and trace its origins to a German predecessor. Delve into specialist firearms and the conflicts they have served in. It’s a business of patents and profits born from a fear of war; these are the guns that changed the game.
The Past Beneath Us
What stories lay buried beneath the surface, waiting to be revealed?
200 years on from Raffles’ landing, archaeologists are digging deep and unearthing new artefacts that reshape what we think we know about Singapore. From uncovering evidence of an ancient settlement, to discovering forgotten relics from the lives of people in colonial Singapore and World War 2, they are piecing together new evidence that will paint a story of Singapore over seven centuries.
In this three-episode series, teams of archaeologists will look to the land and seas for clues to seek out these lost chapters of history that are forgotten by time, only to be uncovered today.
Who Lived in My House?
Who was murdered in our basement, who made love in the back bedroom and who hid under the stairs during the Civil War? How many children were born here and who did they become? The reason most people like historic buildings isn’t just because of their architecture, which can be replicated, it’s knowing that others preceded us, and that lifetimes occurred in our homes. ‘Who Lived in my House?’ sets out to unlock the real stories hidden in our walls.
Tropical Iron
The story of Minor Keith and the construction of the Costa Rican Atlantic Railway in the 19th Century. A seemingly small infrastructure project, laying one hundred miles of track cost the lives of over 4000 men, took nearly 20 years to complete and bankrupted a nation. It resulted in the formation of the United Fruit Company, the largest agricultural enterprise in the world, and the most controversial US company ever to operate in Latin America. UFCO and Minor Keith are still considered the embodiment of US Imperialism by those in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Toyland
Toyland takes you inside the high stakes world of the 23 billion dollar toy industry, where fun and fortune awaits those who know how to get inside the mind of a child.
Meet the people behind the biggest playthings in history as we follow the ups and downs of game designer, Tim Walsh as he tries to takes his own invention to market
From paper to prototype, we follow Walsh along his winding road to Toy Fair, the largest trade show for toys in the western hemisphere, with frustrating pitches to Hasbro, Spin Master, and others along the way.
Will his toy light up the imagination of kids everywhere or never see the light of day?
The War that Changed the World
The series follows the evolution of Mao Zedong’s rise to power, and in turn, how he created a new China. In 1972, Chairman Mao Zedong was not entirely joking when he asked Tanaka Kakuei, the visiting Japanese Prime Minister, whether he should thank him for the invasion – because it had changed the destiny of China.
1916: Easter Rebellion
1916 is a landmark documentary giving a comprehensive overview of the Easter Rising, looking at the enormous impact it had both here and around the world and the crucial role played by Irish America in the lead up to the rebellion.
This landmark documentary examines the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin and the subsequent events that led to the establishment of an independent Irish State and indirectly to the breakup of the British Empire.
The Real Hobbit
The Real Hobbit examines one of the greatest controversies in science today: just what did scientists really find when they uncovered the tiny, human-like skeleton of a strange creature on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003? Since the discovery was made public a bitter dispute has split the world of anthropology. Are the bones a previously unknown and bizarre primitive species of human? The Hobbit discovery forces us to rethink some of the most fundamental questions of human origins. How could the Hobbits have survived for so long and until so recently? Who were its ancestors? Is it possible that human origins are to be found in Asia, not Africa?