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The history of Mount Everest has always been associated with the Sherpas’ great mountaineering achievements. Without their input as mountain guides and carriers in high-altitudes, Everest expeditions are unthinkable. For a few months each year, they accompany alpinists to the highest and most challenging peaks of the world. This film offers rare insights into the everyday life of the Sherpas and follows four members of these special people – Phurba, Ngima, Ngima Tenji and Gelu.
Terra Mater Factual Studios/ Oxford Scientific Films/Channel 4
The siege of Masada and the mass suicide of 960 Jewish rebels is one of the great stories to have come down to us from the earliest days of Christianity. However, new evidence suggests that original accounts written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish military leader and historian, may be inaccurate. With the help of experts we explore the city where the tragedy of Masada truly began.
JWM Productions/Smithsonian Networks
Experience the highlights of the Smithsonian Museums as we visit the National Zoological Park, home to sloth bears, red pandas and clouded leopards. Then, a walk over to the National Air & Space Museum shows you some of the most precious aircraft in history. Also included on your tour are the National Museum of American History, Mount Vernon and more.
On 13th May 1981 as Pope John Paul II crosses St Peter’s Square in front of thousands of cheering people, three shots ring out. The pope collapses. Described as the ‘crime of the century,’ an investigation of global scope generated more questions than answers. This documentary, with exclusive eye-witness accounts and scientific reconstructions, seeks to put the pieces of the attack together to finally clarify an extremely complex affair.
Prounen Film - SD Cinematografica
The history of slavery and racial injustice is as old as time but this film hones in on a very special story. This is the extraordinary story of the notorious Meermin slaveship and how 147 slaves from Madagascar overpowered the Dutch crew and took over the ship. The rebellion and bravery that led to its shipwreck over 243 years ago are revealed in this dramatic historical investigation.
Off the Fence/Arte France/WNET/Thirteen
1968: a year where things won’t stop happening, as each passing week brings a new bombshell headline, from the opposition of the Vietnam War, the assassination of MLK and RFK, the Civil Rights movement, to the success of the Apollo missions. And throughout it all, Smithsonian Institution Curators were going about their jobs, collecting new objects to help tell the story of 1968 for future generations. Now is our chance to explore them...
The Sherpas’ Quest
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
Shooting The Pontiff
1 x 60’, 2016, HD
Siege Of Masada
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Slaveship Mutiny
1 x 60’, 2010, HD
Smithsonian Spotlight
27 x 30’ & 4 x 60’, 2007, HD
Team Productions/Smithsonian Networks
The Biscuit Factory/Smithsonian Networks
Smithsonian Time Capsule: 1968
1 x 60’, 2018, 4K
History