Recommendations TVs
Vermin (fr)
It’s the story of a praying mantis who goes off the city to become a policeman and is going to suffer a lot. It’s a bit like Zootopia but without being tolerant.
Sweet Life: Los Angeles (en)
An honest and unique look into what it means to be young, black, and in constant pursuit of one's dreams in the heart of South Los Angeles.
House of 72 Tenants (zh)
This drama is based on the film 'Seventy-two Tenants' and describes the struggle between landlords and tenants in the seventy-two houses in the street in the late 1940s, as well as a large number of descriptions of neighborhood life under the rule of the Kuomintang.
Salto de Fé (pt)
Jyouou (ja)
Fujisaki Aya is a young college student whose family is 150 million yen in debt after her father's corporation went bankrupt. To earn the money, she enters the Hostess Grand Prix.
Pages of Treasures (cn)
Pages of Treasures is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in December 2008.
The Bonfires of Kapela (sh)
Based on an eponymous novel by Veljko Kovačević. the series is focused on historical events and personalities from the uprisings in Gorski Kotar and the Croatian Littoral in the Second World War.
Animal Rescue (ko)
As urbanization, more and more animals are losing homes and at risk of extinction. Rody the red fox, on his journey to find his lost mom, teams up with other animal heroes, and joining of Jean who deeply loves and cares for animals and nature synergizes Animal Rescue team and boosts up their power. The spectacular journey of Animal Rescue confronting mega-beasts is unpredictable! Can they save the endangered animal species and protect the Earth?
Body Language (en)
Body Language is an erotic softcore television series which takes place inside a strip club. The series was created by Zalman King. It aired on Showtime from September 6, 2008 to August 28, 2010.
The Search for Solutions (en)
A nine part television series, produced by J.C. Crimmins for PBS. Music composed, arranged and performed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. The stated purpose of “The Search for Solutions” is to stimulate interest in science and technology, primarily among the young. The film comprises nine 18-minute sections touching on various aspects of scientific inquiry that its makers say can be shown as a whole, as it is in this engagement, or in any combination of its parts.
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus (en)
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas before Columbus is based on the book “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann (Knopf, 2005). It brings to life the complexity, diversity and interconnectedness of Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. Presented from an Indigenous-perspective the series is a journey along a timeline that dates from 20,000 years ago to 1491. The origins and history of ancient Indigenous societies in North, Central and South America are interpreted by leading Indigenous scholars and cultural leaders in the fields of archaeology, art history, ethnology, genetics, geology, and linguistics.
Conspiracy? (en)
Conspiracy? is a documentary television series that was created and originally aired on The History Channel that examines recent historical events from the perspective of conspiracy theory. Premiering in 2004 and hosted by Tom Kane, notable episodes have examined the President John F. Kennedy assassination, the Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassination, the conspiracy theory that President Franklin Roosevelt had knowledge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor before December 7, 1941, and theories about government agencies covering up UFO reports.
Livvagt for Stein Bagger (da)
The Artist's Adventures (ru)
An inside look at the professional and personal life of Andrey Batt. A peek inside the exploits and privileged adventures of the artist himself and his friends. Batt welcomes viewers into his unfiltered world of fame, relationships, sport and art.
Decisive Battles (en)
Decisive Battles was a television show on the History Channel that depicted historic battles. It ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004. The show used the game engine from Rome: Total War to present 3-D versions of the battles. The show was hosted by Matthew Settle, who usually traveled to the sites of the battle. Reruns of the show air on the History International channel and the Military History channel.
The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty (en)
The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty was a children's television show alternating animation and live footage segments. It took the concept of James Thurber's popular short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and parodied it with anthropomorphised dogs and cats. The show did not last long; it ran into trouble with the estate of James Thurber as it was not authorized by them. It did reappear on the Groovie Goolies show under the title The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty
Jancis Robinson's Wine Course (en)
In an encyclopaedic tour around the wine producing countries of the world Jancis Robinson captures the flavour of each region’s wines and recommends the best names to look out for. Everything from production and tasting to storing of wine is covered. Each of the 10 episodes is centred on a major grape variety with other important wine topics woven in where appropriate. Being a well known wine authority, Jancis Robinson is able to infiltrate the wineworld’s elite and shows the viewer all aspects of wine production.
Moonfleet (en)
Ray Winstone leads a gang of smugglers in our brand new family drama, Moonfleet. Written by Ashley Pharoah (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), this two-part adaptation of the much-loved John Meade Falkner novel is set in the small Dorset village of Moonfleet. In the story, young John Trenchard (Aneurin Barnard - The Truth About Emanuel, The White Queen) is desperate to join the local band of smugglers led by Elzevir Block (Winstone - The Departed, Hugo, Snow White And The Huntsman). Together they embark on an adventure full of action, friendship, and humour, and hunt for a fabled lost diamond. Their journey takes them from 18th Century Dorset, to the jewellery quarter of The Hague, and on to a gripping, final sea voyage. Newcomer Sophie Cookson joins the cast as John's first love, Grace, who is also the daughter of Moonfleet's anti-smuggling magistrate, Mohune, played by Ben Chaplin