World Cultures
In the early 1970s, Afghanistan was at a crossroad between modernity and tradition, Islam and communism. When the...
Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how three very different African countries are throwing off their colonial pasts and...
Historian Amanda Foreman charts the changing role of women, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day.
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for...
An Indigenous man chronicles the oppressive Potlatch Law of 1885 to 1951, and travels throughout BC and the Yukon to...
Director Elle-Maija Tailfeathers tells the story of the Musqueam First Nation's 200-day vigil to halt a Vancouver...
Acclaimed historian Neil Oliver is joined by a team of local experts to celebrate New Zealand's unique history,...
In eastern Quebec's remote Lower North Shore, three distinctly different cultures- French, English and Innu have...
The largest concentration of sacred rock art in the world lies in the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. Waves...
Produced and directed by Rudy Buttignol, The Dairy showcases the daily rituals of traditional cheesemakers in the...
Dogs from all different backgrounds come together to compete in agility, and while the dogs are innocent and just...
Master carver and land defender Joe Martin reconciles his past as a logger by revitalizing the traditional ancestral...
Kayden, Jag and Amar share their often heart-wrenching stories of awakening to and expressing their sexuality within...
With only a 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook as his guide, Michael Portillo journeys across Asia by railway to explore the...
With his classic Bradshaw's 1913 guide to India in hand, Michael Portillo sets off an a series of train journeys...
Griff Rhys Jones returns to his homeland and visits some of the most breathtakingly beautiful parts of Wales...
Inspired by Odysseus, Bettany Hughes makes an epic journey by sea, travelling from eastern Greece to Ithaca while...
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole and saw it raised on Haida Gwaii, Robert Davidson has come to...
Sir Tony Robinson uses the latest aerial filming technology to show aspects of Britain that are hidden from public...
Join host Sophie Fouron (from Waterfront Cities of the World) as she travels the globe to discover the unique...
From a group of Chilean rappers who fuse their Mapuche music with modern beats to a Mi’kmaq healer using traditional...
Three educated, professional women in China - labelled "leftover women" because they are unmarried - try to balance...
Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn and John Sergeant are in India, exploring the world's busiest railway at the...
Adventurer Ellis Emmett has his sights set on one of the greatest challenges on Earth, to sail around the world,...
When the Totem Pole disappeared from the Haida landscape for more than a century, a 22-year-old carver named Robert...
Brazil has many famous forms of art, but perhaps the most famous of all is samba. Join Martinho Da Vila on a journey...
BC filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese-...
The story of Magnum photographer Raghu Rai and his 50-year journey capturing the stories of India, told through the...
Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the "Hollywood Indian", exploring the...
Many artists and musical forms played a role in the creation of rock, but Native American influence is an integral...
Kate Humble travels through India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, discovering how spices were once so coveted that a small...
This series follows five renowned photographers as they visit traditional communities with whom they have forged...
Historian Bettany Hughes explores famous treasures and new finds, with special access to sites in Europe and the...
Discover the beauty and complexity of waterfront cities around the world.
Discover the vibrant colours, wild natural life and ancient cultures of Mexico - a country full of surprises.
Bettany greets the full moon on sacred Delos and samples Roman thermal baths on the Italian island of Ischia.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land
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Trap
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Following 9/11 and the overthrow of the Taliban, an international coalition tried to bring peace and democracy to...
Coast New Zealand
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Bay of Plenty
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Coast New Zealand
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Taranaki
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Neil Oliver encounters mysterious objects on the Taranaki coastline. Beneath the sea, marine biologist Jacky Geurts...
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land
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Kingdom
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In the 1960s, Afghanistan was divided between a westernized elite and a traditional, largely poor majority of the...
Wild Mexico
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Forests of the Maya
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The ancient temples of the Maya still tower over the forests of the Yucatan, home to jaguars, monkeys and tropical...