Dombey and Son is a television mini-series produced by the BBC in 1983. It was based on the book Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.
Each week, two teams of aspiring food entrepreneurs battle to win their own food court restaurant, rent-free for a year.
Mahzouza and Mabrouka are wrongfully committed by their greedy uncle, who claims their inheritance. Escaping the psychiatric hospital, they embark on a spirited quest through Kuwaiti society to expose the truth, reclaim their rights, and challenge perceptions, all while relying on their humor and unbreakable sisterly bond.
The show was hosted by Jake, a jovial polar bear, and Stinky, his skunk friend. Other main characters included Armstrong the Chicken Hawk, Ollie the Tapir, Bunnie Bear, Tizzy the Bee, Yves St. La Roache, Rhonda Rat, and Dullard the Aardvark. Structured as a talk show, the hosts interviewed two guest animals in each episode. The animals talked about themselves and showed clips of their real-life counterparts.
The King of Snooker is a TVB television drama miniseries revolving around the sport of snooker in Hong Kong. It was originally broadcast by the network in 2009, from 30 March through 24 April, and subsequently re-released on DVD in several translations.
The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.
Leslie Flitcroft runs a small health food store ambiguously called 'Nurse Nature'. He plans to run away with his lady friend, Wendy Watson but is continually thwarted by his domineering mother Kitty. Leslie is constantly at loggerheads with his mother.
They call it Seventh Heaven: an asylum of a prison roasting on the lowest ring of Hell. Run by a psychotic warden and his army of hockey-masked guards, it's a festering pit filled with thousands of hardened criminals... plus one very unfortunate Bandit King and his loyal, feathered sidekick! And as if THAT didn't suck enough for our heroes, toss in a magician who uses stolen dreams to trap his victims in bizarre worlds of illusion who then sets his beady eyes on Jing and Kir!
A story revolves around a 26-year-old single woman Sachi who lives in Tokyo working for a pub. She frequents a show house alone as she plans to buy a home of her own. She looks around the room seriously and asks incisive questions to the attendants. Through her house hunt, we can catch a glimpse of what the modern Japanese women truly want.
YTV Jr. was a block on YTV for children that was launched in 1998 and was aired weekdays until 2004. The block has been replaced by a new block called "PlayTime". It replaced the former programming block, called "The Treehouse", which began in 1993 and ended in 1998.
In the 15th year of Qingshuo, Princess Li Conghuan of Zizhou marries Crown Prince Mo Heng, but her true motive is revenge. Once in love with the Second Prince, Mo Jin, she witnessed the brutal murder of her mother and her newborn child. Returning to the palace, Li Conghuan is determined to avenge their deaths, but her former love, now the Crown Princess' husband, struggles to believe she would go to such lengths for power. Caught in a web of assassination attempts and suspicion, the two must navigate misunderstandings and hidden intentions as their paths intertwine once more.
Twenty-four short films by 24 female writers, performed by 24 women actors, all based on women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment, and violence. A diversity of female voices and talent from across Europe come together for a series that tackles head-on the everyday brutality experienced by women.