Historian David Olusoga explores the history and abolition of slavery in Britain and the choice by the government of...
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The four-part series First Footprints recounts this remarkable history, from the first steps on Australia's shores...
As a group of teens with autism prepare for their first spring formal, they work to overcome their social struggles...
When a national treasure and comedian settles into the twilight years of his life, he is accused of sexual assault...
Director Mina Shum reopens the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations - the infamous Sir George...
This film documents conversations between actresses Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith,...
Based on more than 1000 personally written letters, diary entries and lectures he wrote, we hear the story of world...
One of only two urban rainforests in the world, this jungle is full of rare and fascinating species, from tiny mouse...
Dr. Jago Cooper explores the ancient civilization of Easter Island, and finds evidence that suggests it was...
Japan is a crowded, manicured and highly industrialized archipelago. Yet even in this busy environment, there are...
Largely credited with the introduction of new-wave fashion to the mainstream, British design and punk icon Vivienne...
Professor Al-Khalil shows how scientists have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe.
Biologist Niall McCann investigates human to animal conflict around the world brought on by global warming,...
A small group of rock climbers from Powell River, BC, are confronted with the decision to fight for old-growth...
Featuring testimony from more than 60 witnesses and re-mastered archival footage, we learn about the Vietnam War as...
Allison RedCrow and Cody BigTobacco assemble a team of jockeys to debut America's original extreme sport at the...
When the Totem Pole disappeared from the Haida landscape for more than a century, a 22-year-old carver named Robert...
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole and saw it raised on Haida Gwaii, Robert Davidson has come to...
In the midst of a raucous civic election, can this ultra-liberal, hippy, pot-producing oasis deal with an...
After serving in World War II, Dr Lucien Blake returns to Ballarat to take over his dead father's medical practice,...
Join host Sophie Fouron (from Waterfront Cities of the World) as she travels the globe to discover the unique...
We follow the journey of Don Mark and his daughter Naomi over three beekeeping seasons, as he passes his knowledge...
Follow paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia's Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized...
High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers feel the draw of the mountains so...
Follows a Vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking:...
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
Rock star and music aficionado Sami Yaffa journeys to the far reaches of the world to explore how music is the only...
A series of 10 short films that explore the infinite wonders of our universe and our interactions with the cosmos.
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When a rower wins a race on Lake Wendouree, he is found drowned right afterwards. Doctor Blake tries to determine...
Dr. Barry helps two fleet fliers with wing injuries: a peregrine falcon and a goshawk. The bird nursery fills to the...
When a hotel concierge is pushed from the rooftop with an empty bag taken from Phryne's house, Jack calls her in to...
Miss Marple investigates the brutal murder of an old friend and the clues lead the kindly sleuth to three modern-day...
Marie is distressed after an encounter with one of her husband's accusers and a bruising interview on her marriage...
Historian David Olusoga reveals that despite popular opinion, not all slave owners were the era's super-rich. Owners...
The Civil War
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The Cause
Expires on Sep 24
Discover how slavery divided a nation and the roles played by Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Jefferson...
A fawn survives a snare and a bobcat attack, but can Hope's team save it? A bobcat kitten winds up on Hope's...
There's no vacation from murder as Miss Marple finds herself wrapped up in a mysterious death while in the Caribbean...
When the last ice age hit Australia 30,000 years ago, sea levels dropped 130 metres below today's level and deserts...
Hope for Wildlife
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Catch and Release
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A fisherman's illegal catch provides a feast for Hope's patients. Hope's team round up five feisty bobcats and...
In the deserts of coastal Peru, Dr. Jago Cooper explores the dramatic rise and fall of Chimor, the first empire of...
Professor Mary Beard explores the world's first global metropolis as seen through the eyes of the ordinary Romans.
Hope for Wildlife
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Early Bird
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Deer season is slow to start, then floods the rehab with fawns. Two police officers rescue a fawn after its mother...
A businessman is murdered while at work and a handful of rye is found in his pockets. Soon after, members of his...
Jim Al-Khalili explores how quantum mechanics may explain the greatest mysteries in biology, and how quantum physics...
When two yearling bears appear too attached to the volunteers to be released into the wild, Angelika must condition...
Mumbai has more leopards per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world. Niall discovers how human living...
Bob Geldof on W.B. Yeats - A Fanatic Heart
Expires on Oct 14
Musician and advocate Bob Geldof examines the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest poets, William...
Hope for Wildlife
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Stepping Up
Expires on Oct 13
Silver the seal has a mysterious illness, and Kayla finds a surprise in an attic full of baby raccoons. A former...
Sacred Wonders of Britain
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Sacred Wondes of Britain
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Neil Oliver visits Bronze and Iron Age sites that were sacred to ancient Britons, with water seen not just as a...
Endeavour
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Canticle
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When moral crusader Joy Pettybon receives a death threat,Endeavour must protect her at all costs,but the arrival of...
Hidden Cities of Asia
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Sichuan & Chongqing
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From the hanging coffins of the Bo people to the 500-year-old brewing secrets of China's oldest operating winery,...
Hope for Wildlife
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Going It Alone
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When there's only one animal of a species, Hope's team must take special care. The youngest porcupine Hope has seen...
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
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Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench explores her passion for trees and investigates their history, their relationship...
The Missing
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The Turtle and the Stick
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The Websters struggle to deal with the trauma that Alice has suffered. During a search of the disused underground...
Murdoch's investigation into the death of a young Jewish man leads to Toronto's small Jewish ghetto - the Ward....
Tales from Northumberland
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Tales from Northumberland
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Robson explores the rugged wilderness of Northumberland National Park and spends a night in a ramshackle shepherd's...
Valery Gergiev conducts Berlioz
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Mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill joins conductor Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of...
Wildest Islands
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Japan: Islands of Extremes
Expires on Oct 12
Explore the unique array of Asian and Arctic species that inhabit Japan, an expansive chain of 6,852 islands...
Great Migrations
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Race to Survive
Expires on Oct 11
Every day, countless animals must move or die, driven by changing seasons and a changing climate.
Griff's Great Britain
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Highlands
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Griff explores the challenges and delights of the Highlands, and in particular, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs...
Greengrass and Bernie set up a taxi firm and find a way to increase their income. Trouble arises for Mike when a man...
Hope for Wildlife
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Meant For This Place
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A hare in a snare needs Hope's help. Chelsea hits the road to rescue a litter of orphaned foxes, and an injured...
Lewis
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Counter Culture Blues
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Loud gunshots on a local estate interrupt an Oxford church service, and Lewis and Hathaway are interrupted from...
Reboot: A Future Museum
Expires on Oct 12
When the aging Canada Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa was suddenly shut down in 2014, it took the...
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Around the World in 80 Treasures
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Bosnia to France and Home
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Italy provides a treasure trove for Dan Cruickshank, including Rome's Pantheon and the Florentine chapel of the...
The War
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A Deadly Calling
Expires on Sep 18
African-Americans, incensed at the segregation of the armed forces, put pressure on the military to make some...
Hidden Cities of Asia
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Beijing
Expires on Sep 18
Anthony Morse tracks down the secret locations of two nuclear bomb shelters that were part of Mao Zedong's vision to...
Murdoch Mysteries
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The Prince and the Rebel
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While investigating the murder of an Irish girl, Murdoch discovers a plot to kill a visiting British prince.
Wild Japan
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Honshu
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The central island of Honshu is home to one of the largest urban metropolises on earth - Tokyo - as well as an...
Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World
Expires on Sep 18
Dr. Jago Cooper explores the ancient civilization of Easter Island, and finds evidence that suggests it was...
The Indian Doctor
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Desperate Measures
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Opposition and support for New Trefelin grow in equal measure, and Prem finds himself caught in the middle.
The War
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A Long Tough Road
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Allied forces rapidly push across Germany from the East and West, and American and British troops discover the true...
Kwadacha by the River
Expires on Sep 19
Decades after being flooded out of their territory by a hydroelectric dam, the Indigenous northern BC community of...
The Vietnam War
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Chasing Ghosts
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Public support for the war declines, and the American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral...
Coastal Railways with Julie Walters
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West Highlands
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Julie Walters kicks off her journey with a ride on hte West Highland Railway in Scotland and reunites with the...
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
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The Silence
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When a Ballarat school Principal is found dead, Blake and Lawson find themselves back at the school where they first...
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
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Murder and the Maiden
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When a high-ranking officer disappears without explanation from an RAAF Base, Phryne is called upon by an old flame...
Baltic Coasts
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Of Forests and Lakes
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We start off in the Gulf of Bothnia where learn about Finnish tango and their love for sauna. We then visit the...
Baltic Coasts
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The Reborn Gems
Expires on Sep 20
We travel from the thousands of Estonian Islands all the way to Courland Split in Lithuania, a peninsula with a...
Light & Dark
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Dark
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Jim explores the quest to uncover the nature of dark energy and to see dark matter pull the first stars and galaxies...
Occupied
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December Pt 1
Expires on Sep 20
Jesper Berg continues his Prime Minister duties from within the US Embassy, but the Americans are worried he will...
Singapore's Secret Forests
Expires on Sep 20
One of only two urban rainforests in the world, this jungle is full of rare and fascinating species, from tiny mouse...
Hope for Wildlife
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Give and Take
Expires on Sep 20
A bobcat kitten needs Hope's help, but this little orphan causes big headaches.
Hidden Cities of Asia
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Taiwan
Expires on Sep 21
On Kinmen Island, Anthony goes underground to discover the relics of Taiwan's Cold War with mainland China.
Lewis
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Allegory Of Love
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The day after Dorian Crane's book launch party, a young barmaid is found savagely murdered with an antique Persian...
Wildest Islands
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Galapagos: Darwin's Eden
Expires on Sep 21
Giant tortoises, sea-swimming lizards and mockingbirds. Discover how the wildlife of the Galapagos helped Charles...
Coast New Zealand
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Hawke's Bay
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Neil Oliver tries a coastal sport like no other and encounters one of the world's great survivors at a haven for...
Heartbeat
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What the Butler Saw
Expires on Sep 21
A schoolgirl is the key witness to a shooting incident, and Maggie Bolton's husband turns up in Aidensfield.
Biggest and Baddest
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King Cobra
Expires on Sep 21
Niall meets the king of venomous snakes and learns about India's reptile problems. Each year some 50,000 people die...
Hope for Wildlife
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Just Another Day
Expires on Sep 21
A dark day descends on Hope for Wildlife. A rare owl appears ready for release - but will it fly?
Hope for Wildlife
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A Day in the Life
Expires on Sep 21
Two beavers need emergency lodging. A volunteer shows what life is like at the rehab.
Secrets From the Sky
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The Antonine Wall
Expires on Sep 21
Bettany and Ben discover how the Romans pushed deep into Scotland to build the most heavily fortified border in the...
The Polar Sea
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Striking Oil
Expires on Sep 21
Entering Alaska, the Northwest Passage transforms from wild terrain into an industrial corridor lined with oil rigs...
Endeavour
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Prey
Expires on Sep 22
The case of a missing Danish au pair proves far from routine, pulling Endeavour into the diverse worlds of...
Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears
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Borrowdale
Expires on Sep 22
Ray uses the Derwent River as his guide to the breathtaking Borrowdale valley, a place of ancient rainforests and...
The Missing
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The Missing
Expires on Sep 22
Three years after Oliver's disappearance another young boy goes missing. In the present day, Tony and Emily return...
The Life-Sized City
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Milan
Expires on Sep 22
Milan is the most multicultural city in all of Italy due to years of open-mindedness and open doors to immigration...
Hope for Wildlife
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Open Hearts
Expires on Sep 22
The Politician's Husband
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The Politician's Husband
Expires on Sep 23
Aiden Hoynes and Freya Gardner are the golden couple of British politics until Aiden resigns from cabinet in a...
The Secret Life of Books
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The Faerie Queene
Expires on Sep 23
Dr. Janina Ramirez unravels Edmund Spenser's Elizabethan epic - The Faerie Queene.
The Killing
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The Killing
Expires on Sep 23
The spotlight of the police and media is now focused on Troels Hartmann, and he feels his political career is...
Hope for Wildlife
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Hello Beautiful
Expires on Sep 23
A moose on the loose raises a ruckus. A permanent resident becomes a loveable nuisance. Some special guests have a...
The Civil War
E1
The Cause
Expires on Sep 24
Discover how slavery divided a nation and the roles played by Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Jefferson...
Natural Disorder
Expires on Sep 24
Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Nossell, who has cerebral palsy, stages a play to examine what it means to be handicapped...
Joyride: In Pursuit of the Female Condom
Expires on Sep 24
For some, creating an effective, affordable, pleasure-enhancing female condom is an obsession. Accessing such a...
Hong Kong Philharmonic at the Musikverein
Expires on Sep 24
The Hong Kong Philharmonic stops at the Vienna Musikverein during their European tour to play works by Beethoven and...
Hope for Wildlife
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Hope for All Seasons
Expires on Sep 24
The mercury drops, but things keep heating up for Hope. An elusive creature is caught on tape. An impaled gull...
Investigative Geniuses
Gripping stories of children gone missing, and families that will do anything to find them.
Beneath her sweet lady exterior, Miss Jane Marple hides an excellent perception of human nature and a razor sharp...
After serving in World War II, Dr Lucien Blake returns to Ballarat to take over his dead father's medical practice,...
From the shadowy lanes of the city to the halls of academia, from high-class brothels to haute couture, Phryne...
Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lund is on her last day of work with the Copenhagen police force, when the body of...
The warm and humorous story of a high flying doctor who moves to the UK with ambitions to work in a top London...
Set in Toronto in the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch uses cutting-edge and scientific forensic techniques to...
Labour Day
Explore the Cariboo Gold Rush and the coal mines on Vancouver Island. Take a ride on the great BC steamships and...
The Great Depression and two World Wars set on hard times for BC's labour movement. From labour camps on the Fraser...
From company towns like Ocean Falls popping up around the province to the devastating Second Narrows Bridge collapse...
The Indigenous People of British Columbia have had a long history of labour, from building their economies on...
Gold fever spread dreams of great fortune for seekers willing to brave the harsh conditions of gold mining in the...
The invention of steam-ships revolutionized transportation for British Columbia in the 1800’s, allowing workers to...
Learn about the miners’ strike in the 1870’s that was sparked by inhumane working conditions set by the wealthy...
Through candid photos of labourers from all trades, Mattie Gunterman documented the pioneer life of British...
Asian discrimination escalated in British Columbia after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, resulting...
A mining explosion in Coal Creek triggered a movement to protect children from being exploited through child labour...
The formation of the BC fisherman’s union in 1899 challenged the dominance of cannery owners, resulting in a strike...
The booming forest industry in British Columbia fostered the creation of an ethnically diverse town called Paldi,...
The first strike in the British Columbia telephone industry was catalyzed by the emergence of women operators who...
A paradoxical situation in the long shoring industry informed the creation of the Bows and Arrows union,...
Contrasted against the beauty of the Fraser River, the construction crews of the Canadian Northern Railway faced...
Setting the stage for the women’s suffrage movement in Vancouver, Helena Gutteridge played an integral role in...
With gas explosions killing hundreds, miners working in Vancouver Island initiated BC’s longest and most violent...
With gas explosions killing hundreds, miners working in Vancouver Island initiated BC’s longest and most violent...
Learn how the death of a single union worker led to Canada’s first general strike in 1918.
Travelling across miles of rough terrain with a home-made darkroom hitched to the back of his car, Wilmer Gold...
Work relief camps that sprung up during the Great Depression inspired union activists to take their grievances all...
A dispute between the Langley School Board and Langley Teachers Association led by Connie Jervis set the precedent...
Unemployment strife during the Great Depression came to a head in Vancouver when peaceful protests became anything...
A small company town born in 1906 was home to more than pulp mill workers, it was also a vibrant community that...
The first woman in western Canada to get a commercial pilots license had yearned to fly since childhood, and left a...
Despite racial barriers and the disaster of Pearl Harbour, Buck Suzuki remained a recognized visionary in the BC...
Women’s entry into the labour force during World War II opened the conversation within unions to establish equal pay...
The disastrous bridge collapse during construction of the Second Narrows cantilever bridge resulted in the single...
An 8-year long Silicosis campaign ran by Bea Zucco became a rallying point for groups who were disgruntled by the...
“The main thing that working women need is union organization”. Watch how the unionization movement for working...
A lack of union protection for farmworkers in BC resulted in years-long battles between the Canadian Farmworkers...
The Solidarity campaign represented over 400,000 BC workers, setting the stage for the largest labour protest in...
The Story Behind Iconic Films
What went on behind the camera during the filming of 1972's Last Tango in Paris? Find out how director Bernardo...
Challenging the notion that no European film could rival anything from Hollywood, Roman Polanksi's Tess showed that...
Discover why director Jacques Tati opted to film 1958 French comedy Monsieur Hulot as a near-silent film, with...
Find out what went on behind the filming of The Umbrella's of Cherbourg, the 1963 romantic musical by French...
Starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot is considered one of the greatest films of...
Dive into the inner workings of French romantic drama Jules and Jim as director Francois Truffaut discusses his...
Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (also released as Le Mepris) tells the dramatic story of a relationship on the rocks set...
Considered the turning point in Alfred Hitchcock's filmmaking, Notorious was filmed as the world was recovering from...
Stanley Kubrick's landmark work carved out a unique place in cinematic history. Discover how the director approached...
Go behind-the-scenes of the acclaimed One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and discover how this film classic came to...
Go behind-the-scenes to the 1999 film All About My Mother a story centered on women and their journeys through...
Go behind-the-scenes of 1974 political thriller Three Days of the Condor and discover how director Sydney Pollack...
Discover the story behind the story as actor-turned-director Patrice Chereau explains why he chose to bring La Reine...
The tenth feature film by Austrian director Michael Haneke, the White Ribbon is a story of dark happenings around a...
Explore the themes behind Asghar Farhadi's 2011 film highlighting the divide between the emerging liberal-minded...
Join directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne as they recall the filming of their Palme d'Or winner Rosetta, a tale of...
Find out what inspired the making of Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, a film about a Jewish woman's struggle with...
Set in a fictional version of Canada in 2015, Xavier Dolan's Mommy won critical acclaim for its "challenging but...
Brilliant Ideas
Discover a handful of Africa's artists, from scultpors to painters, to those working in theatre and some that even...
Delve into the creations and inspirations of Asia Pacific's most exciting artists, from China to South Korea to...
Explore the movers and shakers of the European art community as Brilliant Ideas presents the stories of the most...
Discover two of Latin America’s greatest artists, Abraham Cruzvillegas and Damian Ortega. Explore their work and...
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Delve into the minds and studios of some of America's most acclaimed artistic visionaries and find out how they use...
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