DocuBox HD

DocuBox HD

DocuBox HD offers an unforgettable collection of fascinating and award-winning documentary features, exploring the mysteries and beauty of our planet. The channel library includes over 1100 hours of programming and over 250 hours of new programs a year.

TV vodič - utorak, 14.05.2024

00:25
LES ACORES, LE SORT DES BALEINES
There is a goldmine atmosphere in the Azores: in the crystal-clear water live 21 species of whales and dolphins. Their instinct for play and their empathy for humans make them a fantastic source of capital. Several whale-watching companies have been founded in recent years – and swimming with dolphins has become one of the most sought-after tourist attractions. But there are also critical voices, such as the biologist Maria de Cruz, who is attempting to find out how much stress it causes the marine mammals.
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01:20
CHEETAHS OF THE DEEP
Ve vodách v okolí Kanárských ostrovů se shromažďuje mnoho velryb a delfínů. Nalézá se zde skutečně velké množství velryb - mistrů hloubkového potápění. Jednu velkou skupinu, jejíž aktivity jsou dokumentovány po dobu jednoho roku, vede samice Isora. Zatímco samice a jejich mláďata tvoří jádro tohoto semknutého společenství, samci zajišťují ochranu novorozenců a mláďat - jde o dlouhodobé úsilí rozhodné pro přežití. Od okamžiku kdy matka porodí potomka, sledujeme úzké pouto, které se vytváří mezi narozenými mláďaty a hejnem. Kromě toho sledujeme jak se velryby vyrovnávají s tragickou smrtí jednoho z mláďat. Nejde o něco, s čím se musí vypořádat mláďata, ale i zbytek velryb se musí vypořádat s nebezpečnými účinky plastového odpadu, nemluvě o jejich každodenních bitvách s velkou chobotnicí, která má chuť na stejnou potravu.
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02:15
NEW FRONTIER (THE SUN)
our weather, encourages and sustains life on land and at sea. When it sets in the West it reveals to us its many billions of sibling stars populating the night sky. We study our Sun closely, and like a Rosetta stone it can reveal the secrets of all the other stars above.
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02:40
ZENITH (EP. 10)
EP. 10. Zenith – Advances in Space Exploration reveals these latest developments and the implications they hold for all of us.
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03:10
WILD ONES (EP. 11)
EP. 11. Wildebeest and Zebra - Africa’s most famous drifters. Hundreds of thousands of zebra live together in the Serengeti. Their distinctive eye-catching stripes are as unique as fingerprints and even within the largest of gatherings no two zebra will be found with exactly the same stripes. Turtles that make epic journeys to reproduce. The most abundant sea turtle in the world, Olive Ridleys' have extraordinary nesting habits. These small turtles migrate massive distances between their oceanic feeding grounds and the shores that draw them back to mate, and then to nest. Sooty Tern - Sea birds that don’t come to land for years. Like the turtle, once it has left land for the first time, a young Sooty Tern may not go back for years, spending all its time in the ocean skies until it is time for it to breed. Soaring on outstretched wings, these elegant seabirds feed almost entirely on the fish driven to the surface by the hunters below. Australian Pelicans - Water birds that follow ephemeral rivers. Pelicans – these quirky, comical, big billed birds are usually thought of as spending all their time around coasts and harbors. They are widespread in Australia’s lakes, rivers, billabongs and estuaries – or other waterway with enough food for their fish-loving lifestyle. The whales and whale sharks that roam the great oceans. Some of the greatest migratory animals on earth are those that live in its waters and traverse its great oceans. From baleen whales that travel from the nutrient rich polar waters and the whale sharks whose migrations we barely understand.
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03:40
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (ODDS AND ENDS)
ODDS AND ENDS. This show features some segments that didn't fit in their respective episodes. We play around at the Pinball Museum in Las Vegas. Then, we salute the Commander in Chief at the Presidential Hall of Fame in Clermont, FL. Also, we'll swim with real mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs in Central Florida, and cheer on Teddy Ballgame at the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame.
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04:05
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (BALTIMORE)
BALTIMORE. O Say can you see? We’re in Baltimore, MD. We’ll learn about the Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry and the inspiration of the Star Spangled Banner. Then we dig deep into the history of Baltimore’s most famous resident, Edgar Allan Poe. We’ll sift through a huge collection of pop art and collectibles at the Geppi Museum, and learn about cracking codes at the National Cryptology museum.
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04:30
PAST HUNTERS (S1 EP 11: TUTBURY CASTLE)
S1 EP 11: TUTBURY CASTLE. The team head to Tutbury Castle in Derbyshire to investigate the paranormal reports at the location. Past Hunters appear to have caught the Tutbury Ghost on camera.
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05:20
HIDDEN TRACES
Nové archeologické nálezy, válečná vyprávění z první ruky, rozhovory s odborníky a CGI a 3D rekonstrukce se prolínají v tomto investigativním pořadu, jenž se snaží odhalit skryté stopy těch nejpodstatnějších válečných událostí. Jednotlivá bojiště se stávají otevřenou knihou, která přináší nečekané prvky a detaily a prezentuje konflikty a jejich kontext ve zcela novém světle.(Viasat)
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06:15
DAY WHEN, THE…
In February 1945, it was known that Nazi Germany lost the war. But the real winner remained uncertain. In Yalta, Americans, British and Soviets, compete for the domination of Europe. Two-on-one, English and Americans views should prevail. But thanks to his maneuvers, masterpiece of cunning and skill, Stalin tips the scales in favor of the USSR.
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07:10
SARAH SHARK (EP. 03)
EP. 03. Sarah travels to one of the top 10 dive destinations in Australia (Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW) to dive with three species of Wobbegong Sharks within the Cape Byron Marine Park. She also conducts a street poll with members of the public to find out what they think about sharks.
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07:35
SARAH SHARK (EP. 01)
EP. 01. Sarah travels to one of the top 10 dive destinations in Australia (Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW) to dive with three species of Wobbegong Sharks within the Cape Byron Marine Park. She also conducts a street poll with members of the public to find out what they think about sharks.
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08:00
STOLEN TREASURES (EP. 6)
EP. 6. It’s the biggest museum in the world…the museum of artworks stolen over the centuries and never rediscovered. These works haunt the nightmares of their owners, and occupy the days of hundreds of police officers across the world, as well as those of a handful of private agencies; no country or museum of importance can claim to have been spared. According to Interpol, art theft is the fourth largest criminal trade, after the drug trade, the weapons trade and money laundering. How could it be otherwise, when the soaring price of art propels the value of some paintings into the tens of millions of Euros? This world appears to be full of mysteries. Crime syndicates rub shoulders with petty criminals and the police care more about recovering the items than they do about arresting the perpetrators.
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08:45
DOLPHINS: BEAUTY BEFORE BRAINS
Lidé si o delfínech vymysleli řadu různých mýtů. Tato oblíbená zvířata nás v průběhu času podněcovala a okouzlovala a zdánlivě si zajistila místo vedle nás jako jeden z nejinteligentnějších savců na planetě. Nakolik jsou ale delfíni skutečně inteligentní? Charakterizuje-li inteligenci schopnost uvažovat, plánovat, řešit problémy a poučit se ze zkušeností, jak si delfín vede? Tento poutavý dokument nás vezme na vědeckou cestu do spletitého světa delfínů a bude zkoumat nedávné prohlášení profesora neurologie Paula Mangera, že delfíni nejsou ani zdaleka tak inteligentní, jak se původně myslelo.
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09:35
THE MYSTERY OF DARK MATTER
Temná hmota je jedním z největších tajemství současné astrofyziky a kosmologie. Podle názoru astronomů tvoří 90 % veškeré hmoty ve vesmíru, avšak její existence byla prokázána pouze nepřímo a v poslední době se objevily určité pochybnosti o její existenci. Pojďte s námi zkoumat vesmír a zjistit co je temná hmota a k čemu by nám mohla posloužit.
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10:30
ST. HELENA, FORGOTTEN ISLAND OF THE ATLANTIC
Obyvatelé ostrova, který svým pobytem proslavil Napoleon Bonaparte, strádali dlouhou dobu stejnou izolací jako on. To by se však naštěstí mělo již brzy změnit... Ostrov Svatá Helena, na kterém byl po své porážce u Waterloo internován od roku 1815 až do své smrti v roce 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte, leží v jižním Atlantiku, více než 3 000 km od Brazílie a méně než 2 000 km od Afriky. Je to doslova ostrov ztracený uprostřed oceánu. Ještě donedávna tu zajišťovala dopravu cestujících a zboží mezi pevninou a ostrovem jen jediná loď, které trvalo pět dní, než doplula z Jižní Afriky do Jamestownu, hlavního města ostrova. Bez této lodi by byl skalnatý ostrov zcela odříznut od zbytku světa. Většina věcí, jež jeho obyvatelé potřebují, se sem musí dovážet, od zápalek až po automobily. To se samozřejmě odráží i v cenách zboží a ve výši životních nákladů. A právě to bylo také častým důvodem, proč mnoho místních z ostrova odcházelo hledat štěstí do Velké Británie, k jejímž zámořským územím Svatá Helena patří, případně do jiných zemí, kde se nabízely možnosti lepší práce a vyššího výdělku. Velké naděje přinesl obyvatelům ostrova plán výstavby letiště, jejíž zahájení v roce 2008 po létech diskusí schválila britská vláda. Letiště financované z peněz britských daňových poplatníků mělo ostrov zbavit izolovanosti. Vyhlídka nové prosperity podnikání a snadnějšího života na Svaté Heleně motivovala řadu lidí k návratu na rodný ostrov. Po propuknutí ekonomické krize byl však projekt odsunut na pozdější dobu a hrozilo dokonce, že k jeho realizaci nikdy nedojde. Pro obyvatele i navrátilce znamenalo toto rozhodnutí velké zklamání a mnohým přineslo i nemalé finanční ztráty. Tento příběh má však naštěstí dobrý konec. Od natočení dokumentu uplynulo několik let, během nichž se věci daly do pohybu. Letiště na Svaté Heleně má být uvedeno do provozu již v roce 2016.(Česká televize)
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11:25
THE CONDOR MAN FROM ARGENTINA
Patagonia, a land of eternal winds and unspoilt nature, is home to the world's largest bird - the Andean Condor, with its average wingspan of 3 meters. In many places, the species has already become extinct. Ornithologist Lorenzo Sympson has been studying the birds for 25 years now. Lately, he has been focusing increasingly on the young animals. This year, he even wants to attach small webcams to the birds' nests that will provide a unique insight into the breeding and rearing behaviors of the rare Andean Condor.
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12:20
REMOTE CONTROL WAR
The current campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are the world’s first Robotic War, with over 7,000 robots in the air and 12,000 on the ground. Warfare has been revolutionised in a monumental shift. Mankind’s five thousand year monopoly on war is breaking down. Robotic war is here.
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13:15
GANNETS: THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RUN
Vydáme se ke Střelkovému mysu v Jižní Africe, abychom sledovali, jak dvě populace sardinek ovlivňují bohatý a rozmanitý život ve zdejších vodách, obzvlášť kolonii terejů. Na západě soupeří terejové a tuleni z ostrova Malgas s komerčním rybolovem, který způsobuje jejich úbytek. Terejové jsou specialisty na potápění a do oceánu se noří rychlostí blesku. Prostřednictvím ohromujících záběrů prozkoumáme jejich pozoruhodné lovecké schopnosti, přizpůsobivost a statečnost v tomto drsném prostředí plném predátorů. Jak dlouho potrvá, než nadměrný rybolov zapříčiní selhání ekosystému? Dokáže se příroda bránit?
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14:05
IN THE DARKNESS
A man's life is disrupted when he begins to suffer from sleep paralysis.
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15:05
TROUBLE IN LEMUR LAND
Vysoko v horách na severovýchodě Madagaskaru žije jeden z nejvážněji ohrožených primátů na světě. Sifaků bílých už dnes zbývá pouze necelá tisícovka a tato oblast v odlehlém deštném lese zvaná Marojejy-Anjanaharibe-Sud je jejich jediným domovem. Zdejší rozeklaný terén v minulosti udržoval sifaky v relativním bezpečí, ale situace se nyní znepokojivým tempem mění. Toto malebné místo vážně ohrožuje ilegální těžba dřeva zapříčiněná zvýšenou mezinárodní poptávkou po vysoce vyhledávaném růžovém dřevě a ebenu a zbytky přirozeného prostředí sifaků decimují bezohledné dřevařské gangy.
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15:55
A COUNTER HISTORY OF INTERNET
A look back at the emergence of Internet freedom defence movements that have sprung up in reaction to growing regulation of the Web by governments and multinationals. Internet was created by hippies while being funded by the military! This improbable culture shock gave birth to an area of freedom that was impossible to censor or control. Yet for years, that is precisely what a certain number of political leaders have sought to do, prompting hackers and defenders of freedom to enter the political arena.
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16:50
WONDER (PHENOMENAL)
PHENOMENAL. Seg 1 Iridescence. Iridescence is the phenomenon where surfaces reflect a multitude of colors at once and could change color perspectives upon shifting the angle of viewing. Iridescence is caused by interference, where light gets reflected or cancelled out by the structures of the surfaces. Seg 2 Chemiluminescence. Chemiluminescence is the phenomenon of producing light energy through chemical reactions. The byproduct of a chemiluminescent reaction, instead of heat energy, is a photon or a light particle. Only selected compounds are capable of producing chemiluminescence, usually highly oxidized compounds when reacting with another compound. Seg 3 Bioluminescence. Bioluminescence is a form of chemiluminescence, only that this occurs in living things. Special compounds collectively called as luciferin oxidizes upon catalysis by enzymes called luciferase, producing oxyluciferin. Upon decay, oxyluciferin releases photons or light particles. Bioluminescence serve different functions for each organism, but all for survival purposes. Seg 4 Gemstone Coloration. A gemstone acquires its color through elements that are essential to its structure or through impurities, or elements that replace some of the metallic ions in the structure that will affect which colors in the visible spectrum gets absorbed or reflected. Seg 5 Mechanical Plant Defenses. Mechanical plant defenses demonstrate how survival instincts are incorporated into plant morphologies and physiologies by growing or producing various defensive features such as thorns, spines, and prickles to the less obvious ones like trichomes and raphides and less aggressive forms of defense like thigmonasty.
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17:20
PATHS OF READING
How do our brains carry out the process of reading? A professor emeritus guides us through this fascinating exploration of a high-precision neural mechanism. The film structures itself around a central question we ask as an enigma: how to reconcile the cultural singularity that is reading, developed recently by our single species, with the slow pace of genetic evolution, and therefore with the fixity of brain biology? Stanislas Dehaene proposed an astonishing scientific hypothesis: neuronal recycling. In other words, our cultural inventions, such as reading, resulting in the diversion of pre-existing brain function.
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18:10
AGAINST THE TIDE
Jachtařský závod The Clipper Yacht Race nabízí několika amatérským námořníkům příležitost obeplout svět. Tvrdá příprava však nadšené mořeplavce rychle vyčerpává.(oficiální text distributora)
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19:05
ROLL ON CINEMA
This film endeavours to show how the invention of cinema was in no way inevitable, and how it may well have been a mere accident. To pinpoint the start, it all began in the heart of Paris, in the depths of darkened room, on 28 March 1798, when Etienne-Gaspard Robertson gave one of his first screenings of his "Fantasmagoria" - making ghosts and spectres dance. But how did we move from perfecting the magic lantern to the cinematography of the Lumiére brothers? The invention was born throughout the 19th century, out of the unpredictable crossing of two parallel research paths - that of philosophical toys and the photography of movement. Originally-named optical devices - such as the kinesigraph, the zoetrope, the praxinoscope and the phenakistoscope, without forgetting the photographic revolver or gun - associated the realm of toys with the realm of thought, reflecting both a fascination for the magical effects produced by animation and speed, and a desire to understand human anatomy, and analyse the phenomenon of vision. All these pre-cinema optical devices literally stemmed from a desire for spectacle and the will to acquire knowledge. Robertson, Reynaud, Plateau, Muybridge and Marey spearheaded the adventure. Thanks to these brilliant inventors, we travel across the 19th century, ending in Paris in 1895 in the Salon Indien du Grand Café, where the first public movie screening took place.
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20:00
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (TORONTO)
TORONTO. TTH heads to the great white North…kind of. We visit the world class city of Toronto. There we'll head straight up the Western Hemisphere's tallest structure, the CN Tower. Next we score a look at the Hockey Hall of Fame and see a North American castle at Casa Loma. Finally we see how the British defended their city against the newly formed United States at Fort York.
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20:25
ON THE YETI TRAIL
Does the Yeti really exist? For the first time in over a century, the sometimes far-fetched Yeti legends and personal accounts have become the subject of state-of-the-art scientific studies. Several teams throughout the world, in Denmark, England, the US and Russia are carrying out a merciless competition to be the first to publish the revolutionary results – proof that another hominid, with very ancient roots, shares our existence. Our film sets out to meet the teams involved in this strange race across the world, and features laboratories, hair analysis, footprints and DNA as well as the search for samples in Indonesia and in Canadian nature reserves. A fascinating and thorough film, featuring, amongst others, French Collége de France paleoanthropologist Pascal Picq.
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21:20
LOOKING FOR SULTAN
Tento dokument sleduje příběh Sultána, dominantního tygra v tygří rezervaci Ranthambore v Indii, který náhle zmizí. Filmaři divočiny, otec Mike a syn Gautam, ho sledovali a natáčeli od chvíle, kdy byl mládětem a nyní se pokusí po kouskách tuto záhadu vyřešit. V Ranthambore se během let 2012 a 2017 ztratilo 12 tygrů. Když se ztratí mladí tygři, má se za to, že se stali obětí pytláků nebo se navždy prostě ztratili, ale tento příběh je daleko složitější. Dokument pomocí příběhu o Sultánovi představí širší problémy tygří rezervace, vztahy tygrů s člověkem, s nimiž sdílejí jeden životní prostor, a různá úsilí k ochraně přírody v Indii.(Viasat)
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22:05
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE (INDIA)
INDIA. Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
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22:30
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE (BURKINA FASO)
BURKINA FASO. Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
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23:00
MY DUBAI EP. (2)
Culture - Features a recreated Bedouin camp with a Bedouin elder giving insight into their rich culture, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, the gold and spice souks, art of caligraphy and the Emirati style of dressing.
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23:30
THE LAST CAMEL CARAVANS OF THE SAHARA
360° GEO - Report takes part in an exhausting journey exhausting journey through desert heat and drought. In the times of the pharaohs, people trekked through the desert between what is today Sudan and Egypt. They travelled in camel-caravans, loaded with ivory, salt, ostrich feathers and other precious cargoes. Even today, the Bedouin tribes follow these ancient trade routes, but today, it is the camels themselves that are sold to Egypt. Approximately 3 million camels exist in Sudan alone and about 200,000 animals per year are sold to Egypt. One of the most important yet dangerous paths leads from Kordufan via Darfur to South Egypt. It is called the Darb al- Arba'in - " 40-Day road". Only experienced caravan leaders dare to undertake the laborious journey.
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TV vodič - srijeda, 15.05.2024

00:25
IN THE STARLIGHT
During the darkest hours of the night, while the rest of the world is sleeping, outdoor photographer Paul Zizka ventures out into the wilderness in search of the world's starriest skies. His journey to photograph the celestial wonders takes him from his home amongst the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to the wild, desert dunes of Namibia and remote ice caps of Greenland. Ever the adventurer, he must balance his work and passion for photography with his equal devotion as a family man. In the Starlight is an intimate portrayal of Paul's quest to capture the night skies, and what his time spent under the stars has taught him about life, love, adventure, and our place in the universe.
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01:15
EUROPEAN IDENTITIES
What is European Identity? Is it cultural or political? Thibault Bourdon travels 8500 Km on his bicycle crossing multitude of dialects & landscapes, majestic mountains, stunning cliffs across the continent exploring this political & economic cohesion of 750 million people. In the end, the project of the European Union is a beautiful idea but, for Europeans.
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02:10
SEED HUNTER
Our planet is heating up and one of the first casualties will be the crops that supply our food. Scientists are working overtime to find solutions including going back to the ancestral origins of our staple foods. SEED HUNTER will take you on a remarkable journey from the drought ravaged farms of Australia, to the heart of the Middle East, to the mountains of Tajikistan where charismatic Australian scientist Dr Ken Street – a real life version of Indiana Jones – and his team of ‘gene detectives’ hunt for plant genes that will help our food withstand the impact of 21st century global warming. Along the way we meet farmers around the world who are struggling to grow crops in a climate that’s gone haywire, as well as scientists working at the front line of gene technology to save tomorrow’s food. At journey’s end, deep in the Arctic Circle, Ken deposits his bounty of seed in the newly constructed seed bank known as the ‘doomsday vault.’
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03:05
FLYING OVER THE EARTH (DOWNUNDER)
DOWNUNDER. A young French couple, Clémentine Bacri and Adrien Normier set off on a one year long journey around the planet on board a light aircraft dedicated to science and education. Their goal: offer aerial support to public research laboratories, an unique opportunity to discover scientific activities and use them to teach science at school. In research areas, the crew has implemented observation and modeling techniques that are key elements for research.
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03:35
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (OTTAWA)
OTTAWA. We visit Canada’s capital city on a hill in Ottawa, Ontario. We’ll sail down the famous Rideau Canal locks. We go deep into Ottawa’s cold war history at the Diefenbunker, as well as, explore Canada’s military history at the Canadian War Museum. Then we head up the Peace Tower and take a look at the library of Parliament. Finally, we learn about Canada’s first nation’s tribes at the Canadian History Museum.
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04:00
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (OSLO)
OSLO. We set sail to the land of the Norseman in Oslo, Norway. We’ll climb the fort walls at Akershus Fortress and discover the North and South Poles at the Fram Museum. Then, we’ll unearth ancient viking ship treasures at the Viking Ship Museum, and we’ll brave the open waters of the Pacific with Thor Heyerdahl at the Kon-tiki museum.
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04:25
INFESTATION (FORESTS UNDER ATTACK)
FORESTS UNDER ATTACK. Forests are crucial for our survival on Earth. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and supply all living forms with clean oxygen. “We are like a patient in a hospital bed that is turning down their oxygen tank and thinking they could live with a little bit less oxygen and meanwhile the CO2 is increasing in the room” says journalist Andrew Nikiforuk.
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05:15
NEW CALEDONIA, THE SEAWEED PROMISE
With its three nickel factories, New Caledonia is on the way to becoming one of the leading emitters of CO2 in the world. But some inhabitants are trying to make a change. May seaweed be the solution?
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05:45
AFRICA'S DEADLIEST (EP. 01)
EP. 01. Masters of stealth or speed, using enhanced senses and lethal strategies to hunt, Africa’s killers include the incredibly fast cheetah and lions, which while slower, have raw power and ingenious teamwork on their side. The rivers, meanwhile, hold fearsome crocodiles.
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06:40
THE RESCUE DOGS OF LAKE GARDA
17 year old Ester and her dog Mia have big plans: saving lives at Lake Garda. In the north of Italy swimming rescue dogs are on duty at several lakes and the Mediterranean Sea. After traffic accidents, drowning is worldwide the second most common cause of death by accident. But a rescue is always difficult as the rescuer itself can be in danger. Like Mia, the Italian rescue dogs are mostly Newfoundland's- dogs who love the water and with a weight of at least 66 pounds (30 Kilo?), are able to pull people out of the water. For 3 years the dog- owners and their animals are trained to save lives. But the biggest challenge for Ester waits at the end: a jump out of a helicopter.
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07:35
MONGOLIA, STEPPES EMIRATE
Battered by strong winds, and seen as a grazing land, Mongolia is the kingdom of steppes. With important mineral resources such as copper or uranium, coal and rare soil, Mongolia future is secure: the economy shows a significant growth rate and it is a business paradise for some expatriates. But for most of the population, needs remain unfulfilled.
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08:00
STOLEN TREASURES (EP. 7)
EP. 7. It’s the biggest museum in the world…the museum of artworks stolen over the centuries and never rediscovered. These works haunt the nightmares of their owners, and occupy the days of hundreds of police officers across the world, as well as those of a handful of private agencies; no country or museum of importance can claim to have been spared. According to Interpol, art theft is the fourth largest criminal trade, after the drug trade, the weapons trade and money laundering. How could it be otherwise, when the soaring price of art propels the value of some paintings into the tens of millions of Euros? This world appears to be full of mysteries. Crime syndicates rub shoulders with petty criminals and the police care more about recovering the items than they do about arresting the perpetrators.
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08:45
FLOODS (PART 1)
PART 1. “Floods” is a film dedicated to the memory of those victims of the great floods like those of New York, Bangkok and Xynthia. This film takes us from New York to Tokyo and Bangkok, visiting Shanghai, the Netherlands and Germany on the way. Throughout the world, oceanographers, coastal engineers, geologists, economists, architects and insurance companies cooperate to understand, anticipate and create a strategy of sustainable protection systems. The relationship between man, his cities and its environment is entirely being redefined. A global and multidisciplinary approach is needed to push boundaries and convince political authorities to act now, to save entire regions from flood threat.
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09:35
SPEED KILLS (EP. 01)
EP. 01. Desert creatures endure searing heat and zero rainfall, but speed is their ticket to survival.A Tiger beetle runs at the human equivalent of 500 miles per hour. A caracal jumps six feet to swat a weaverbird out of midair. And the world’s fastest chameleon hunts on the desert floor.Only the hardiest, fastest animals survive. Nothing else stands a chance.
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10:30
THE MONKEY WHISPERER AND HIS DREAM
360° GEO - Report accompanies David van Gennep a committed animal rights activist and his team of volunteers during on a distinctly moving mission. There is great excitement in the back of the monkey transporter - after a 20-minute drive, 8 chimpanzees impatient to get out of the van, suddenly go silent. For here, there is suddenly no cold concrete floor, and no cage awaiting them, but a vast, natural expanse of trees, grass and blue skies. After years of imprisonment, maltreatment and isolation, they will now have to learn to liaise with conspecifics, build up families and live outdoors. "Monkey whisperer" David van Gennep wipes the tears from his eyes. His lifelong dream to found a paradise for maltreated monkeys in Alicante in Spain, is finally coming true.
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11:25
MEDITERRANEAN, IN THE CETACEAN FOOTSTEPS
This documentary explores the paths of knowledge of Mediterranean Cetaceans. With scientists, veterinarians, representatives of associations, amateur or professional fishermen, we discover these mammals as well as major issues looming over their presence in this particular area of the globe. Through their very survival in the Mediterranean Sea we have a natural barometer of the "health level" of the local ecosystem. We focus on follow various peoples during their missions on a daily basis. All with a clear stated desire in mind, that being to look through the prism of this human mosaic working on the species survival... and thus contributing on sustainable development. This assembly has the potential to increase by tenfold the general public interest towards these sea creatures.
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12:20
MEET MY WILD FRIEND (HAPPY FEW)
HAPPY FEW. Gasp at animal power, gawp at childhood innocence, this is the true story of children who live as friends with wild animals.
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13:15
ANATOLIA LAND OF THE APRICOTS
Millions of golden yellow fruits dry out in the sun. They are called 'Gold of Mesopotamia', the juicy apricots of Anatolia. On the plantations at the shore of the Euphrates grow 95 % of all apricots processed worldwide. But the idyllic atmosphere is deceiving: behind this picturesque façade, seething conflicts erupt among the old patriarchs about more self-determination and, above all, the concerns over climate change and its effects on the harvest are hovering.
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14:10
THE POLAR SCHOOL OF NOMAD CHILDREN
360° GEO- Report visits the Nenets, the last true nomads on earth, on their remote Russian peninsula. Every August, on the Russian polar peninsula of Yamal, children of reindeer shepherds await a helicopter that will bring them back to school after the summer holidays. For the main part of the year, 600 nomad children from the indigenous people of the Nenet live and learn separated from their parents. Up until now, their home Yamal was an of Russia that was far from any semblance of civilization- until an enormous gas pool was discovered beneath the tundra. Now, destroyed nature and gigantic industrial plants are a common sight along the nomad's track - but this industrial development is also offering new opportunities to their children.
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15:05
WONDER (COLOR)
COLOR. Seg 1 Chromatic Adaptation. Chromatic adaptation is the ability of humans to adjust to changes in brightness to keep up with the appearance of colors. this is the reason why we are able to perceive colors properly even though lighting in real environments change constantly. Seg 2 Color-changing animals. Color changing in animals are developed adaptations which the animals use for various applications such as signaling their species or as a way to hide from predators. Animals that can change color have specialized cells called chromatophores that can alter pigmentation and light reflecting properties. Seg 3 How do we see the color pink. We are able to see pink because our brains are able to perceive variations in light and color. Although pink as a wavelength does not exist in the light spectrum, it is our brains that processes light in a such a way that we are able to perceive combinations of colors thus giving us a way to see colors like pink. Seg 4 Blue wings, blue feathers. Blue rarely exists in nature. But due to evolution, structural features in the wings and feathers of some animals allow light to bend in ways that make it possible to reflect the color blue. Seg 5 Snow camouflage. Snow camouflage, is a type of camouflage that certain creatures use to hide during winter. It is typically characterised by differing shades of grays and whites.
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15:35
JAPANESE HEIGHTS
There is more to Japan's natural landscape than just Mount Fuji! Discover the country's numerous mountains and the ethos of the people who live there. From mountains with eight peaks, mountain gods who keep locals in their awe to building snow monsters & embracing modern activities like skiing - this documentary shows the unseen side to Japan!
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16:30
SURROUNDED BY WAVES
The international scientific community is called on to take sides and provide solid answers. "Surrounded by Waves" explores the methods and motivations behind the most prominent research in the field and clarifies what we currently know, all with a mind to the social context behind the issue. Through an elegant blend of interviews, archives, experiments and 3D animation, the film clearly assesses the estimated risk linked to cell phones while offering a subtle observation of society's growing distrust of its industries and the unprecedented role of science in the debate.
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17:25
ARCTIC: THE ROUTE OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED ICEBREAKERS
This report accompanies a polar cargo ship through the Arctic Sea and provides a rare insight into the interior of the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker float. Along the north coast of Russia, a land of climatic extremes, lies one of the most difficult to navigate straits in the world. The Northern Sea route is a 6,000 kilometer shipping lane through the Polar Sea.
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18:20
CAMBODIA'S LAST BAMBOO TRAIN
This report climbs aboard the bamboo train, learns about its passengers and portrays life as it currently is in Cambodia. Without this bamboo train, people would not be able to go do their daily tasks such as going to work or to the doctor.Deep in the Cambodian Battambang region, a small bamboo train called "Norry" makes its way through rice fields and jungle passages. It is considered to be one of the most important lifelines into the poor region. But it looks like Norry's time is running out, because of the changes in Cambodia over the last years.More and more fields are being cleaned of land mines, new roads are being built, and many Cambodians are now able to afford a motorbike. The people fear that in a few years' time the bamboo train will stop operating.
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19:15
GEORGIA, CRADLE OF WINE
360° GEO - Report portrays a changing wine region that is torn between the ancient traditions of its soviet heritage and modern market requirements.In the Soviet era, Georgia was said to be the wine cellar of the USSR.Even after the collapse of the huge empire, wine remained one of the country's most important export goods. But since Russia has imposed an embargo, exports have declined dramatically.Georgia is now in search of new sales markets at a time when winegrowing in its Caucasus region is in full swing. Small winegrowers, cooperatives and winegrowing estates based on the Western model vie with each other for quantity and quality.
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20:10
TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (DENVER)
DENVER. We head underground and visit the Hidee Gold Mine to see how this most precious material is obtained. Then we get a tour of the brand new History Colorado Center where we’ll explore Colorado’s past through first hand stories and interactive attractions.
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20:40
SPAIN'S LAST LYNXES
10 years ago, Europe almost witnessed the first dying out of a predatory cat since the sabre-toothed tiger when only about a hundred Iberian Lynxes remained in existance. Still today, the Iberian Lynx is one of the most threatened species of predatory cat in the world. The documentary accompanies animal rights activists in their struggle to preserve and resettle the world's last lynxes. The current plan is to move the cats to safety.
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21:35
ORGANIC PANIC (FOOD)
FOOD. Food and agriculture are the front lines of the organic revolution. What you eat and how it’s grown affects not just your life, but the lives of every person on the planet. Trauma nurse Stew Granger grew up on a farm and wants to return to his roots, but has questions about food politics and safety. Sarah Elton, bestselling author and organic food activist, takes Stewart on a tour of a local organic market and explains how organic food is the only way to feed the planet and keep everyone from farm to table healthy and secure. Stewart meets economist and food geographer Professor Pierre Desrochers at the University of Toronto. The academic rejects the activist’s claims and insists that intense, technological, industrial farming is the only way to feed a global population. Stewart decides that organic food is the compassionate choice.
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22:00
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE (ICELAND)
ICELAND. Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
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22:30
SHOW ME WHERE YOU LIVE (VIETNAM)
VIETNAM. Show me where you live is a documentary series that aims to answer the following question: How can human beings claim ownership to a space so that they can live safely within it, function as a society, and above all be in harmony with the environment around them? As we discover cultures and emblematic populations, we follow Philippe Simay who is at the heart of Inhabiting the World and represents its identity and originality. Philippe takes us on an epic adventure around the Human Habitat and sets the tone for the journey. As a humanist and philosopher, Philippe is a tireless surveyor of the city, and an explorer of living spaces. Determined to travel around the world, Philippe unveils how the populations that he encounters claim the space they occupy, shapes it and adjust to it. In this series of 20 films, of 26 minutes each, the habitat will be a major showcase revealing our capacity to adapt ourselves at a time where we need to find solutions in order to address immense changes.
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