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This is the untold story of the Chilean miners which became a huge global news story that touched the world. Filmed before, during and after the rescue in the San Jose mine and with intimate and exclusive interviews, it charts their hellish ordeal, remarkable bravery and eventual rescue, but also reveals damning evidence of the negligence that led to the catastrophe at the mine.
Huw Roberts
Prior to the US Civil War, physical fights broke out in the chambers of Congress. The reason? Slavery. Over 150 years later we continue to unravel the complexities of this conflict. Thousands of objects bear witness to the struggle against slavery in all its horrible forms often revealing the lengths some went in the name of justice. This series focuses on key areas: The Union, Fight for Freedom and The Confederacy.
Biscuit Factory/Smithsonian Networks
Meet Gordon Welchman, a member of the British team that took on the Nazis, decoded the Enigma machine and changed the course of WWII. In the world he helped to build, the true legacy of his contributions to military intelligence are only now emerging. Told through recently released interviews from coworkers and letters from “The Forgotten Genius of Bletchley Park” himself.
From the glamorous Shanghai of the 1920s to the birth of the Chinese Communist Party in the north and on to the bloody dramas of the Cultural Revolution in Guangzhou - China Rising tells the secret history of the world’s most enigmatic country.
Granite Productions
One of the greatest military units of the American Civil War, the Irish Brigade, is also one of the least well-known. This docudrama features a talented cast, led by Don Wycherley as General Thomas Francis Meagher, making for an accessible and dramatic story, told in epic style. The legend of the ‘Fighting Irish’ starts here.
Tile Films
As the African National Congress marks its centenary, the party of Nelson Mandela considers its past. From its founding in 1912 by African intellectuals, through apartheid to the miracle of democracy, the ANC has been at the centre of the fight for human rights in South Africa. This film gauges the party’s values, ideals and aspirations as it moved painfully towards negotiation and ultimately, liberation.
China Rising
3 x 60’, 1992, SD
Civil War 360
3 x 60’, 2013, HD
Clear The Way
2 x 60’, 2010, HD
Arrow International Media/BBC/Smithsonian Networks
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
The Chile 33
1 x 60’, 2011, HD
The Codebreaker
Who Hacked Hitler
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Coming of Age: The ANC’s
Hundred Years Of Struggle
1 x 60’, 2014, HD
History