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When Martin Luther nailed his 95 ‘points for discussion’ to Wittenberg’s Castle church, his quiet life exploded into international confrontation, an argument with the Pope, and ultimately, the Protestant Reformation. A simple monk pitted against the might, power, and money of Rome. But while the religious, social and political consequences have been much discussed, we reveal a fundamentally human story of honesty, faith and fortitude.
Off the Rails Australasia Ltd
The formidable racial prejudice that Nelson Mandela encountered on moving to Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, lead to his rapid politicisation and fight to topple apartheid. This programme charts the events that began one of the most legendary civil rights campaigns of the twentieth century.
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
Despite lengthy incarceration in an apartheid prison, Nelson Mandela overcame his indignity, and even begun negotiations with his jailers about a democratic South Africa. This is the story of his years of imprisonment.
At Chicago’s 1893 World Fair, serial killer HH Holmes murdered as many as 100 people. The fair went down in history for exhibiting the first Ferris wheel, the first modern radio and the first motion pictures. 27 million people attended, but none of them knew that there was a new kind of urban criminal hatching a plan four miles away.
Kurtis Productions/National Geographic
Born in one of the most rural parts of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was adopted by the Thembu royalty after the death of his father. But for many, the lure of the city is more powerful than an aristocratic lifestyle in the country. This is the story of Mandela’s flight to Johannesburg.
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
This film documents Nelson Mandela’s secret life in the underground of the anti- apartheid movement, his decision to launch an armed struggle, and his eventual capture and trial which led to life imprisonment.
Luther vs Rome
1 x 60’ or 1 x 78’, 2017, HD
Mandela: City
1 x 60’, 2010, SD
Madness In The White City
1 x 60’, 2007, HD
Mandela: Country
1 x 60’, 2010, SD
Mandela: Prison
1 x 60’, 2010, SD
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
Mandela: Rivonia
1 x 60’ , 2010, SD
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