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This is the definitive story of the devastating south east Asian tsunami of 2004. We explore how and why the tsunami happened, weaving together archive footage, CGI, and interviews with experts and reveal the very latest developments in how we understand and forecast tsunamis, using data to model the disasters of the future.
ITN Productions/Smithsonian Networks
‘Australia In Colour’ is the history of Australia told via a unique collection of cinematic moments brought to life for the first time in stunning colour. It tells the story of how Australia came to be the nation it is today. Narrated by Hugo Weaving, it’s a reflection on our nation’s character, its attitudes, its politics, and its struggle to value its Indigenous and multicultural past. ‘Australia In Colour’ gives us a chance to relive history from a fresh perspective.
Arrow Media/Stranger Than Fiction Films
Propelled by mystery, the Battle of Little Bighorn is perhaps best known by a single famous image: a long-haired General, clad in buckskin, fighting an army of Native Americans on the top of a hill. But in all likelihood, the beloved idea at the root of the battle’s fame probably didn’t happen at all. This documentary explores how a single afternoon in 1876 shaped the myth of a nation in unexpected ways.
The Biscuit Factory/Smithsonian Networks
There’s a reason they called it theoretical physics. No one really knew for sure what would happen when we split the atom. At Los Alamos, the famous scientist Enrico Fermi jokingly suggested a bet: the bomb would ignite the atmosphere – and end all life on earth. Atomic Age Declassified tells the untold stories of a time that brought us to the edge of human possibility and the verge of total annihilation – more times than we ever knew.
Smithsonian Networks
All countries have an official version of their history. It is a story built around grand achievements, victories and successes. However, around the world people are now challenging this by raising, often ignored, uncomfortable truths such as involvement with slavery, racism or colonialism. This is history at its most heated. Now the debate has come to Britain and Journalist Afua Hirsch explores why people get so upset when she raises what to her are simple facts of our past.
Uplands Television
It’s June 1942 and the world’s fate is about to be decided by a handful of pilots and their untested aircraft. Experience an inside look at the Battle of Midway, captured through rarely seen battle footage and firsthand accounts from its hero dive-bombing pilot, “Dusty” Kleiss. This is an hour-by-hour recount of one of the most pivotal conflicts of the 20th century. Take a closer look at how this desperately needed victory came about through the design of U.S. airplanes, the skill of the pilots, the element of surprise, and a stroke of luck. Smithsonian Networks
Asian Tsunami:
The Deadliest Wave
1 x 60’, 2014, HD
Atomic Age Declassified
3 x 60’, 2018, HD
Australia In Colour
8 x 60’, 2019-2020, 4K
The Battle For Britain’s Heroes
1 x 60’, 2018, HD
Battle Of Little Bighorn
1 x 60’, 2018, 4K
Battle Of Midway: The True Story
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
History