Documentary
Exclusive two-disc film documenting the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 1997. The unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the team shows the preparations, the training, the fun, the team selection, the 'earthy' language, the bonding, the awesome task of playing and some shocking footage of injuries. Despite securing the series with wins in the first two tests, the Lions remained motivated by the prospect of a 3-0 whitewash, a feat never achieved against the Springboks throughout the century.
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Hold on Tight
Dont Look Back
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
The King's War on Witches
From Liverpool to Stratford
Pastoral Panoramas
The Wars of the Roses: A Bloody Crown
MASSIVE: The amazing rise and fall
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby
Race to Be Me
Hill Street
Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist
The Phoney War
Predator's Playground
Ardal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
Lionnes
Around My Island
School Life
Intimate Enemies
Discovering England
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Hold on Tight
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 2011
A short documentary exploring the ways LGBT couples show affection, and how small interactions like holding hands in public can carry, not only huge personal significance, but also the power to create social change.Dont Look Back
IMDB 7.4 | May , 1967
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1997
Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener who has devoted a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.The King's War on Witches
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2012
In the late 16th century Europe was in the grip of a ferocious witch hunt, where thousands were tortured and burnt at the stake. The church was fully behind this terrifying crusade against the imaginary enemies of Christianity. In France and Germany alone up to 40,000 people may have been killed as witches. But England and Scotland were almost untouched by witch persecutions until King James himself decided to launch his own, personal war on witchcraft.From Liverpool to Stratford
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1949
This Traveltalk series short visits several points of interest in England, including the port of Liverpool, war destruction at Coventry, the historic Warwick Castle, and Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.Pastoral Panoramas
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1950
This Traveltalk series short highlights rural areas of England. We stop at the village of Bradford-on-Avon, with its thatched roofs, also Stoke Poges, the burial place of British poet Thomas Gray.The Wars of the Roses: A Bloody Crown
IMDB 5 | Jan , 2002
Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and noted authors, this two-part documentary series brings to vivid life the captivating true stories behind Britain's bloody civil wars.MASSIVE: The amazing rise and fall
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2016
Between 2000 - 2010 there was an underground music scene in South Wales that was unique and meant the world to those involved, but to the outside world, it didn't exist. Later the bands and artists who emerged from that scene would find acclaim and success, but before all that, they were young, passionate and a close community of friends who just dreamed about being MASSIVE Massive: The Amazing Rise and Fall is their story.... FRIENDSHIP. HYPE. LEGEND.The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2022
Seamus Murphy’s documentary examines Irish writer Pat Ingoldsby’s unique world. Ingoldsby’s poems and candid anecdotes bear witness to a visceral relationship with his beloved Dublin, fellow Dubliners and anything that catches his interest. Personal challenges, a sensitive humanity and a lifetime as a maverick have taught him to harness reality and reach well beyond it to avenge the banal with absurd magic. It heals him as it does us.Race to Be Me
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2022
The deeply personal story of elite Welsh trans cyclist Emily Bridges as she fights to represent her country in the female category for the first time at the Commonwealth Games.Hill Street
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2014
The evolution of skateboarding culture in Ireland since the late 1980s.Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2010
Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge heartthrob. Koblet had a meteoric rise and won the Giro d'Italia in 1950. Once he had reached the zenith of his career, Koblet was put under pressure by overly ambitious officials and ended up ruining his health with drugs. In 1954, he married a well-known model and they became a celebrity dream couple. After his athletic career ended, Koblet began to lose his footing. Threatened by bankruptcy, he crashed his Alfa into a tree.The Phoney War
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2019
September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when the fate of the world changed forever, the Phoney War began: eight months of uncertainty, preparations, evacuations and skirmishes.Predator's Playground
IMDB 9 | Jul , 2012
The animals of this African spring run a deadly gauntlet to survive. The spring flows out of a sandy river bed 30km inland from the Zambezi River and is the lifeline for hundreds of animals between August and the end of November each year. But taking a drink from this water source comes at a price, as it is flanked by a cliff on either side and forms a perfect ambush alley for the two resident lion prides with one shared goal: eat as much buffalo as possible. It is the perfect place to hunt, a predator’s playgroundArdal O'Hanlon: Tomb Raider
IMDB 8 | May , 2022
Ardal O’Hanlon explores a 1930s quest to find the first Irish men and women using archaeology, answering his deepest questions about what it means to be Irish.Lionnes
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2019
Around My Island
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2024
Cameras follow Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan as he attempts to sail single-handed around the island of Ireland, which is one of the toughest feats in sailing.School Life
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2017
John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for the pair who have become legends with the mantra: “Reading! ’Rithmetic! Rock ’n’ roll!” But for pupil and teacher alike, leaving is the hardest lesson.Intimate Enemies
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2000
Life on the savannah of southern Tanzania is a study in contrast between rainy and dry seasons. When water is abundant, the wildebeest at the rivers provide food for the lion population, while the buffalo graze contentedly on the succulent grasses in the hills. The two great adversaries -- lion and buffalo -- can keep their distance. Intimate Enemies is a film about the relationship between these two great animals as a drought forces them into a titanic battleDiscovering England
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1991
It would be difficult to find more comprehensive tour through the byways and highways, lanes and paths, nooks and crannies, major sights and unexpected discoveries of enchanting England! After seeing the fascinations of London, It's out into the country for spectacular lakes and streams, green hills and dales, charming houses and inns, castles and cathedrals, thatched roofs and the cobblestone streets of scores of colourful towns in between, from Aldeburgh to York.