Explores the science behind tools and products that help renovate a home, including how duct tape was invented during...
It's Father Clifford's birthday, but he hasn't told any of his flock. So how does the DJ of the local pirate radio...
Poirot races against the clock to save the life of a young woman convicted of double murder.
Explores the science behind tools and products that help renovate a home, including how duct tape was invented during...
It's Father Clifford's birthday, but he hasn't told any of his flock. So how does the DJ of the local pirate radio...
Poirot races against the clock to save the life of a young woman convicted of double murder.
A look at how sub-zero winters have given rise to innovative architecture. We snuggle up to the fire in a contemporary...
Dawson City's flamboyant tale began on August 16, 1896, when three adventurers discovered gold on a small tributary of...
Quebec's Saguenay-St. Lawrence National Marine Park was established to preserve valuable historic resources and a wealth...
The Hillsborough is the largest river on Prince Edward Island - it almost splits the island in two - and is the wetland...
Vanessa checks out the newest sports craze as she shimmies up and down a sand dune on a sand board. She also joins a...
Chris and Martin answer questions like: How do squirrels fly? How does a snake eat something larger than its mouth?
In 12 Takes, seven BC filmmakers give their takes on a dozen BC artists, from Jenn Strom's whimsical, animated exploration of the works of Nick Bantock, to Kevin Eastwood's lively overview of the pop art of Douglas Coupland, to John Bolton's visually uncompromising study of the design and architecture of Omer Arbel. Knowledge commission.
How do artists confront the unknown? What inspires them? 12 BC artists share their takes with filmmakers John Bolton, Jenn Strom, Kevin Eastwood, Blaine Thurier, Katrin Bowen, Kenneth Sherman, and Jesse Savath in this Knowledge commission.
In A Window Looking In, directors Tara Hungerford and Eric Hogan profile 12 BC-based artists, among them writer William Gibson, photographer Fred Herzog and singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan. Visually bold and captivating, the film peers into the artists' inner worlds to uncover common truths about creativity, the artistic process and living and working as an artist in British Columbia. Knowledge commission.
What's the role of an artist in society? Directors Tara Hungerford and Eric Hogan ask renowned BC artists and performers in this Knowledge commission.
Autism: The Road Back charts the personal journey of three BC families with children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It talks to parents, service providers, and experts in the field about assessment, diagnosis, and options available for treatment, and provides guidance for families trying to navigate their way through the challenges of ASD in the first six years of their child's life.
When an English priest comes to rural Ireland - a rare event for a country used to sending priests to England - it gets the whole village of Ballykissangel talking. But they eventually warm up to the young priest, who soon learns that the locals are more complicated than they seem.
Through the personal stories of three young people, this intensely compelling documentary traces the journey of depression, from early signs and symptoms, to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
In the late '70s and early '80s Vancouver, punk music reared its ragged rancid head and let forth a rebel howl. Director Susanne Tabata's Bloodied But Unbowed, the first in-depth chronicle of Vancouver's original punk scene, captures the raw essence of a time and place, with music and stories from the surviving stars who made it happen.
Every year, hundreds of people get lost or injured in Canada's vast backcountry, waterways and coastlines. Lucky for them, there are thousands of men and women trained and ready to come to the rescue. In this new season of Callout: Search and Rescue, we follow SAR teams "out in the field" on real-life missions, as they risk their own lives to bring folks safely home.
Explore the features that define Canada: the most expansive coastline in the world and the world's longest undefended border. This new series takes to the skies for a breathtaking, rarely-seen view of our country.
BC filmmaker and visual artist Brian Johnson profiles 19 BC-based artists, from a variety of disciplines, who are both inspired and challenged by their geographic surroundings.
Charting the artistic landscape of British Columbia, cArtographies is a documentary directed by Brian Johnson, produced by Leah Mallen (Twofold Films), and commissioned by Knowledge.
This wonderfully atmospheric setting is the venue for this programme of traditional carols celebrating Christmas. There is no better way to get in the festive spirit, while remembering what the Christmas message is really all about. The acclaimed Paisley Abbey Choir sings a selection of such old favourites as Away in a Manger and The Christ Child Lullaby.
The Birmingham Royal Ballet's lavish production of Prokofiev's Cinderella, choreographed by David Bintley and featuring Elisha Willis as Cinderella and Iain Mackay as the Prince.
A one-hour documentary designed to raise awareness and provide an understanding of dyslexia. Through extensive filming with dyslexic children and adults, and their families, viewers will learn about the most scientifically sound strategies for intervention, the latest research into possible causes, and the challenges and breakthroughs experienced by people with dyslexia.
In a small Ukrainian town, Olga Nenya raises 16 black orphans amidst a population of Slavic blue-eyed blondes. Forced to constantly defend themselves from racist neighbours and skinheads, the children have to be on guard against the society that surrounds them. While Olga is on a crusade to save her children from an unjust world, she is also determined to shape their future according to her own, often limited vision.
A one-hour documentary examining the challenging reality of families with young children who live with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders affecting BC's children and youth today. This compelling documentary outlines the causes, symptoms, and treatments for anxiety disorders, and emphasizes the importance of early identification and intervention.
Military historian Norm Christie takes us into the battlefields of World War II - on land, at sea and in the air. Revisiting the exploits of a generation just now passing into history, each episode examines key Canadian campaigns and how these marked major turning points in the war. Mixing archival footage, photographs, artwork and actuality, this series will create a sense of what it was really like to fight "for King and Country".
This half-hour series brings the glorious wilderness of Canada into your living room. Journalist and outdoorsman Peter Trueman guides viewers through Canada's most spectacular parks. He reveals their rich and varied history, as well as the many species of plants and animals to be found.
This series embarks on a beautiful journey along Canada's greatest rivers. Each episode focuses on one river, exploring its power, beauty and connection to our culture, history and identity. Enjoy a window into the diversity of the Canadian landscape, as these rivers wind through mountains and tundra, salt marshes and vast plateaus.
Christmas is near and Kate Rowan has arranged that Danny Parkin, who is very ill, gets home from hospital during the holidays. (16 of 16)
Greengrass organizes a high-stakes dart match with his very skilled nephew as one of the players, and Nick's mother arrives in town to help out. (4 of 15)
On Nova Scotia's rugged coast, Hope Swinimer's "Hope for Wildlife" organization nurses sick, injured, abandoned and lost animals back to health and returns them to their natural habitat. Each episode of this series follows Hope and her team as they rescue animals and decide how best to treat them. Tough choices must be made, but more often than not, the results are spectacular.
Early each morning, Bejing's Tuanjiehu Park hosts a stunning spectacle performed by thousands of the city's elderly. From gymnastics to disco-dancing, bird training to singing, they each have a hunger for living. Intimate and character driven, the documentary follows four distinct groups as their lives and rituals unfold each morning.
Sabere was only 10 when she was sold to a man forty years her senior. After six years of confinement and abuse she escaped to find temporary refuge in a women's sanctuary. This is the story of one brave Afghani girl and her struggle for life.
Architect I.M. Pei returns to his home city of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project to date: a modern museum that complements the architecture of the 2,500-year-old city. For the architect who placed the pyramid at the Louvre, integrating the new with the old is familiar ground. But this project proves to be his biggest challenge yet.
Follow war historian Norm Christie and a group of Canadian veterans as they retrace their footsteps to rarely visited places, depicting what really happened during the Korean War. From the icy heights of Kapyong in South Korea, to the rugged island of Koje-do, we also meet locals who remember the war, and others who are still affected by the war's reverberations. Audiences are taken on a riveting, dramatic journey that reveals untold stories of violent times during the war.
Inside Disaster: Haiti takes audiences behind the headlines of a natural disaster, documenting the emergency relief effort from first response to recovery by the FACT disaster team of the International Federation of the Red Cross. Shot over a six month period with unprecedented access, this three-part series will follow these brave individuals in a life and death situations that threatens the lives of thousands.
An evening of polka, waltz, and operetta under the skies of Vienna, as Zubin Mehta conducts the music of Johann Strauss, with the Wiener Philharmoniker, José Carreras and soprano Andrea Rost.
Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as, all at once, millions of migrant factory workers attempt to return home by train. Last Train home draws us into the fractured lives of a single family caught up in this desperate annual migration.
He spent 15 years at the side of Inspector Morse; now Robbie Lewis is the top cop in his own series. Five years after the death of Morse, Lewis - promoted to Inspector - returns to the Thames Valley police and his old stomping ground of Oxford. Honest and resourceful as ever, he's got his own sidekick, the intellectual DS Hathaway. Together they'll investigate the most heinous of crimes.
A tattered envelope of their Dad's old photos leads Canadian brothers on an adventure in photography, memory, and culpability in the war torn African country of their childhood.
This insightful Knowledge Network-produced documentary explores the personal stories of four young British Columbians, and sheds light on symptoms, community resources, and emphasizes the importance of early treatment for adolescent psychosis.
A humorous and poignant look at a group of middle-aged men who have found unlikely success as members of Sweden's all-male synchronized swimming team.
Behind Midsomer County's lace-trimmed curtains, the body count continues to climb, and in the oddest of places: on a ghost train, in a Wild West show, at a prestigious health farm. Barnaby is intent on catching the killers, but this time, things end up just a little different....
This series follows the adventures of a family of Scottish nobility in decline. The story centres on the irrepressible Archie Macdonald. One moment, he's a trendy London restaurant owner. The next moment, he is laird of a crumbling family estate in Scotland. Combining heartwarming drama and gentle humour, this series follows Archie as he copes with his new responsibilities, his radically altered lifestyle, and the madcap antics of his eccentric parents and other colourful characters.
Dr. David Starkey tells the epic tale of the British Monarchy - Europe's oldest surviving political institution - over 1000 years between 400 and 1400AD, which saw its transformation from a collection of warlords into a major European power.
Explorer Robert Ballard dives into the belly of the submerged Thera volcano to measure the force of the eruption that rocked Santorini. He then follows the trail of the blast.
Archaelogists go in search of Egypt's fabled past and uncover some of the most exciting discoveries of recent times.
A glimpse into Dian's unique rapport with mountain gorillas.
This four-part series offers an intimate experience, looking at some of the planet's most fearsome animals in their own unique neighbourhoods. Narrated by actor Alec Baldwin, this series reveals the dramatic stories of an African lioness, a great white shark, a polar bear and an Alaskan brown bear, and their gripping struggle for survival.
This intriguing documentary follows an expedition to claim one of the most famous battle relics of American naval history back from the depths of the Atlantic.
Take flight with birds of prey, as micro-sized cameras are attached to raptors in order to observe the incredible flying maneuvers that have inspired and guided the designers of cutting-edge military aircraft.
How did a Tyrannosaurus Rex survive the brutality of life more than 65 million years ago? Hall Train, world famous model maker, wants to help answer those questions by building a walking juvenile T-Rex.
Two forensic experts set out to solve the murder and fate of the Russian royal family.
Examines how nature and man have partnered to deliberately create new and specialized breeds of man's best friend.
Discover the awesome survival skills of the American buffalo. It's a life and death saga of powerful and magnificent beasts that have captured the imagination of generations.
Breakthrough science uncovers the extreme engineering and hunting abilities of the great white shark.
With the help of her grandmother, a young mother composes a lullaby to her baby in Halq'eméylem, and at the Chief Atahm School in Adams Lake, children learn math in the Secwepemctsin language of their ancestors. This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize them for future generations.
Celebrates thirteen BC First Nations languages and a drive to preserve them for future generations. Directed by Lisa Jackson, Zoe Leigh Hopkins, Helen Haig-Brown, Kelvin Redvers. Produced by Marilyn Thomas and Catrina Longmuir and executive producer Sharon Bliss, Bliss Pictures. Commissioned by Knowledge.
Discover 15 exceptional places in Canada that are recognized as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. From the rich history of L'Anse aux Meadows and Old Quebec City to the majestic beauty of Waterton Glacier and Nahanni National Park, Our Part of the World takes us on a fascinating journey across the country to discover these sites - all of them considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
In these popular adaptations of Christie's famous stories featuring detective Hercule Poirot, David Suchet stars as the dapper Belgian sleuth who pits his wits against killers and kidnappers, prisoners and plotters, and thieves and traitors. Featuring beautiful and stellar performances, each one-hour episode lures the viewers into an enthralling mystery.
For 12 years, filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta, creating a trilogy of award-winning documentaries. In this third film, trials that the family endure are a microcosm of life in Indonesia, with issues of corruption, conflict between religions, gambling addiction, the generation gap and the growing difference between rich and poor.
Filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique, five-year pilgrimage. Visiting the 'Ground Zeros' of the planet, among them Cambodia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and post-9/11 New York, he asks if it's possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history.
There are only eight countries in the world that allow women to fight in frontline combat, and Canada is one of them. Filmmaker Beth Freeman tells the story of three remarkable women who have chosen the most difficult and dangerous military professions and are fighting in combat on the battlefronts of Afghanistan. These women share their stories from a uniquely female perspective, challenging our perception of what constitutes a soldier. Knowledge commission.
Back for a second season, this six-part series turns the camera on the shooter to explore the creative process and lifestyles of six talented photographers: Fred Herzog, Lincoln Clarkes, Lana Slezic, Michael Levin, Barbara Cole and Adam Makarenko. Along with following the photographers at work on location and in-studio, the series visits photographic exhibitions, galleries and events to gather perspective from collectors, critics, curators and fans.
Historian Norm Christie takes us to the battlefield where, on August 19, 1942, Britain and her Allies strike back at Adolf Hitler's Fortress Europe, by testing the defenses of his Atlantic Wall in a large-scale, sea-borne raid against the fortified French coastal town of Dieppe. Within a few hours, on Dieppe's beaches, 900 Canadians die. Thousands are taken prisoner. Liberation from the sea is now years away, the Allies concentrate on striking back at the Nazis from the air. Vividly re-living the bombing campaign, we follow Bomber Command recruit, rear-gunner Jim Moffat, as he signs up, survives one raid after another, and finally, miraculously, emerges as the only survivor from his crew.
Suggs, frontman of the British pop band Madness, takes a road trip through the heart and soul of Italy - a country close to his heart - in this lighthearted four-part series. Touring behind the wheel of a Mini Cooper, he calls in at Italy's most iconic cities and travels off the beaten track to find out more about its culture, heritage and creativity.
This groundbreaking six-part series examines the creation of the economic system by taking viewers on a global trek through the history of money. Professor Niall Ferguson delves into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth - or catastrophic loss.
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people, and places that shaped British Columbia's early history from its beginnings until the turn of the 20th century. Commissioned by Knowledge.
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history from its beginnings until the turn of the 20th century.
Featuring archival footage and photos, this Knowledge Network documentary traces the people and politics that influenced BC's knowledge industry over the past century.
In this four-part series, art writer Waldemar Januszczak sets out to prove that there's more to Impressionism than its postcard-pretty image. He explores the Impressionists' revolutionary achievements, visiting the sites where they found inspiration, and revealing the technical developments that allowed Impressionist painting to take form.
Baroness Pannonica Rothschild was born into fabulous wealth, but one track on one record by a man she'd never met - jazz pianist Thelonius Monk - inspired her to leave everything familiar and start a new life on the other side of the world. Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild, her great niece, defied her family to search out this fascinating true story.
In June 2009, Bernard Madoff was found guilty of an elaborate con and sentenced to 150 years in prison. We'll meet the victims and explore how he managed to run his con for so long.
It's an extraordinary world of death and beauty - and it's as close as our backyards. This unique nature series will forever change the way we see our gardens. Time-lapse photography and macro-lenses uncover the mysterious world that's hidden in a common garden. With a shift in perspective, grass becomes a towering forest, molehills become mountains, and beetles are armoured, devouring giants. From bloodthirsty predators to the exotic world of blossoms, this series gives voice to the thousands of rarely-noticed creatures that live alongside us every day.
Celebrate Vancouver's 125th birthday through the lens of two renowned photographers Fred Herzog and W.J. Moore.
Discover the technological and science secrets behind the seemingly simple objects we use every day. This series uncovers extraordinary tales of ordinary things, including why chalk was added to toothpaste, how Pyrex (of cookware fame) was once used in wartime, and why there are over 30,000 types of light bulbs.
They're burned-out workaholics, bored retirees, urban dwellers, and outdoor "un-enthusiasts". So why are they suddenly climbing mountains and whitewater kayaking? Meet a group of nature neophytes who crave a true wilderness experience but aren't sure how to get started. This exhilarating reality series challenges our budding adventurers to get off the couch and conquer their fears.
Wipe Out tells the story of three young men living with permanent brain damage as the result of head injuries they suffered pursuing extreme sports. Through their stories, the documentary explores the science of thrill-seeking, and reveals how cultural forces and ignorance are propelling young men to dangerous new heights.



