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‘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
A tyrannical regime builds a monstrous concrete slab that severs a city – the Berlin Wall. On the Western side, it is a hated symbol of a bitter Cold War, on the East, a deadly blockade to freedom. This programme brings to life some of the most astonishing and courageous attempts to challenge the authorities and break the Wall.
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
11th June, 1962... Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. In the still of the night three prisoners did the impossible. Desperate and dangerous, they escaped from Alcatraz. The three men were never seen or heard from again. Until now their fate remained a mystery. Did they survive their bid for freedom or did they lose everything to the San Francisco Bay?
Hoff Productions
In 1908 the Bible Hunters set off to explore the ancient Near East, searching for the earliest possible records of Christianity. This is a detective story full of astonishing revelations and adorned with breathtaking locations. We will chart their epic quest for ancient papyri and parchment, share the thrill of their discoveries and examine what the texts they discovered reveal about the Bible and Christianity itself.
Australia In Colour
4 x 60’, 2019, 4K
The Battle For Britain’s Heroes
1 x 60’, 2018, HD
Battle Of Little Bighorn
1 x 60’, 2018, 4K
Beneath Alcatraz
1 x 60’, 2000, SD
The Berlin Wall: Escape To Freedom
1 x 60’, 2006, SD
Hoff Productions
CTVC/BBC 2/Smithsonian Networks
Bible Hunters
2 x 60’, 2013, HD
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