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FACTUAL RELEASES PRE SALE AND ACQUISTION WORLD’S FATTEST MAN 2 X 50 NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE Shot over seven years this is the first and only story of its king following the long term effects of super morbid obesity and food addiction. Brit Paul Mason, the world’s former fattest man starts this series weighing 1000 lbs/454 Kg. Following major surgery in the UK and US his weight falls to 275lbs/ 125Kg, he becomes a celebrity on US TV and falls in love with an American ady called Rebecca. The series shows how food addiction is always present and falling into its clutches is always a serious threat to the extent Paul not only balloons once again to over 600lbs/272Kg but faces homelessness and has to resort to stealing food and finding himself facing prison. In desperation he returns to the UK to get his weight under control again. Winner of a Royal Television Award. JIMI HENDRIX & THE SPOOK 1 X 50 & 1 X 88 AVAILABLE Q2 2020 In September 1966 Jimmy James anded in London, he would soon revert to his original surname of Hendrix, he had no idea that his other travelling companion, a mysterious suited man wearing dark gasses, would become embroiled in a Jimi Hendrix murder enquiry four years ater. Now fifty years on, The Animals and Jimi Hendrix not only remain top box office, the cause of Jimi’s death still remains an open verdict. No matter how imaginative the many stories that surround his death one fact is evident; none of the authors were actually there. This film reveals the secret history of Jimi’s manager, British spy Mike Jeffery and explores why he was the prime suspect in the Jimi Hendrix murder enquiries. TRACES OF THE SOUL 1 X 50 & 1 X 88 Unlike text messages or e-mail, handwriting is an aspect of a person’s identity. It carries something beyond literal meaning, something of the soul. For thousands of years the unique beauty of the hand-written word has developed and evolved through the art of calligraphy. ’Traces of the Soul’ explores this art form through the eyes of 12 contemporary calligraphers from across the globe. Featured Artists: el Seed, Jake Weidmann, Ghaamdar, Koji Kakinuma, Dia Batal, Zhao Yizhou, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Soraya Syed, Paul Antonio, Shinzan Miyamae, Karl “KOBE” O’Brien, Shoho Teramoto. AND THE BEAT GOES ON ……IBIZA 1 X 50 & 1 X 88 The multi – award winning film journeys to the Balearic isand of Ibiza and unravels the complex musical history of the isand. Is Ibiza’s now spoiled reputation deserved? Starting in clubs such as Pacha and Amnesia, the film is an insight into the isand’s spiritual flip side. Featuring DJ Alfredo and re-uniting the four DJs credited with exporting the Balearic sound, Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway, Danny Rampling and Johnnie Walker. The film features interviews with nearly two dozen world famous DJ’s and musicians including David Guetta, Danny Tenaglia and features appearances by dozens of musicians and artists including Andy Cato. CHURCHILL’S SECRET SON 1 X 50 & 1 X 88 This is the fascinating story of a most extraordinary man who was at Winston Churchill’s side for over 30 years. The man without whom Churchill would not have been Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940. This is the story the Churchill family and the Churchill biographers would prefer you not to know about . Brendan Bracken was a Newspaper Tycoon, Wartime Minister, Peer of the realm, First Lord of the Admiralty and the first spin doctor. He was also a compulsive liar, complete fantasist who hid his true identity, even ordering the burning of his papers after his death. The Churchill children thought Brendan Bracken was their father’s illegitimate son. Was he? Was Brendan Bracken the power behind the 1940 meeting where Churchill became Prime Minister? How did the son of a Rebel Irish Republican become the head of Britain’s Royal Navy? Was Bracken responsible for some of Churchill’s great decisions in WW2? What great secret was Bracken hiding all his life? MUSIC & ARTS RELEASES THE ARMED MAN – CONCERT FOR PEACE 1 X 90 Sir Karl Jenkins has gathered 1300 choir members together with the World Orchestra For Peace formed by Georg Solti in 1995. The choirs travelled from over twenty countries to the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin. This is a truly unique performance with a specially commissioned war-archive film of archive and newsreels from the ast one hundred years of conflict, projected onto five giant screens. It is a multi- faith, multi-lingual work. Heralded as the new Messiah, The Armed Man is by far the most performed piece of orchestral music by a living composer with 2500 performances since it’s premiere to commemorate the millennium. The choirs travelled from twenty seven countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom, France , Germany, Ireand , Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zeaand, Netherands, Norway, Philippines, Poand, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerand, Wales, and the USA. CLASSICAL COLLECTIONS 13 X 50 Italian conductor, Andrea Colombini, shares his favourite cassical arias as he curates musical collections from the medieval Tuscan city of Lucca and the famous Golden Hall in Vienna. Interpreted by the accomplished Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra, this is a collection of musical treats as Andrea contextualises the genius of Mozart, the masters of Italian Opera, the popuarity of Puccini and the grandeur of Wagner. AND THE BEAT GOES ON ……IBIZA 1 X 50 & 1 X 88 The multi - award winning film journeys to the Balearic isand of Ibiza and unravels the complex musical history of the isand. Is Ibiza’s now spoiled reputation deserved? Starting in clubs such as Pacha and Amnesia, a chance meeting with Isand resident and multipatinum producer Lenny Ibizarre ends in a insight into the isand’s spiritual flip side. Featuring DJ Alfredo and re-uniting the four DJs credited with exporting the Balearic sound to Engand – Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway, Danny Rampling and Johnnie Walker. The film features interviews with nearly two dozen world famous DJ’s and musicians including David Guetta, Danny Tenaglia and features appearances by dozens of musicians and artists including Andy Cato SOUL AND JAZZ 6 X 50 From Grammy winners to debut performances, Soul and Jazz features artists from around the world performing original material captured as part of a live recorded studio session. Acts include Bill Laurance, Lindsey Webster,Terrace Martin, Avery*Sunshine, A/B Trio, Pocket Dragon, Resolution 88, Kathy Kosins, & YoanDa Brown. CONTACT DETAILS [email protected] www.starcontent.tv Tel +447710511482.