NEW PROGRAMMING BROCHURE AUTUMN 2015 Nature & Wildlife History Science People & Culture Lifestyle Travel & Adventure Feature Docs Welcome to our Autumn 2015 catalogue. We’re really proud of our diverse, inspiring content, and our new titles are beautifully filmed and full of drama. See the world from a new perspective withOff the Fence. Nature & Wildlife Nature and Wildlife follows a moose calf on its treacherous journey through early life in Meet My Moose; whilst Biomimicry: Biochemistry & BioGeometry finds scientists extracting antibiotics from bee honeycomb. What really happened during the fatal first ascent of theMatterhorn ? And what made it into the Top Ten Warfare? It’s History, but not as we know it. Science asks if there is a gene for racism in Are You Racist?, and we follow an amateur racing group preparing for the toughest 24 Hour Race in sport. We discover the People and Culture of Pakistan in Playing the Great Game, and debate the right course of justice in the aftermath of hate crime. If that gets you down, pack your bags and Travel and Adventure over Aerial Africa; or journey to the lesser known parts of Italy in Finding Little Italy. Then put your feet up for some Lifestyle and come Behind the Screams to explore the true stories behind Hollywood’s scariest horror movies, and enter the world of the Supercar super-dealers selling mega-motors to the hyper-rich in Supercars: The Million Pound Motors. The Best of Worlds: Life at its Alpine Limits Biomimicry: Biochemistry & 1 x 60’ BioGeometry Humans have explored and settled in Europe for thousands of years. But at its very heart, in 2 x 60’ the highest Alpine peaks, a world exists in parallel. The Alps are home to thousands of species Biomimicry is the science of borrowing nature’s evolutionary adaptations and applying them to of plants and animals, all of whom owe their survival to their remarkable capacity for evolution. the human world. Natural blood thinners from bat They live in conditions that for other species – humans included – would be barely tolerable. saliva, anaesthetic from mosquitos, antibiotics in For them, this is everyday life. Forget skiing and chalets: this is life at the Alpine limits. bee honeycomb, and cryogenic secrets from the blood of amphibians – there’s a new world to discover, if you know how to look. Paolo Fioratti & Marco Andreini HD Alvaro Mendoza Productions HD Close to Death The Condor’s Shadow 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ One of the oddest natural adaptations is super-deep sleep. These near-death experiences The Condor’s Shadow follows a once-in-a-lifetime feature animals temporarily stopping their hearts and brains; others can hibernate for months project to save the iconic Californian condor. Uniquely graceful and beautiful, nonetheless by the at a time; while some can freeze themselves, employing a natural anti-freeze to keep their 1980s the condor had been poached to extinction cells intact. But as we explore this natural time travel, we also discover that this lifestyle is not in the wild. Featuring biologist Joseph Brandt, without risk. zookeeper Mike Clark, toxicologist Myra Finkelstein, and feisty condor Pitahsi, this is a uniquely moving story of endangered species recovery. Alvaro Mendoza Productions HD Good Eye Films HD 1 Nature & Wildlife Iberia’s Natural Border 1 x 60’ Tagus International is a protected natural space shared between Spain and Portugal. Such is its diversity, it’s thought that more animal and plant species live here than in all of many European countries! It’s no wonder the area has been declared the first international natural park in Europe. Separated by the Tagus River, we explore the ecological differences between the Spanish and Portuguese banks of the park, and witness the sight - recorded since ancient times - of animals crossing the great river and mixing with the population found on the opposite bank. Prepare to be amazed and exhilarated by this carnival of nature. Azor Producciones HD Ireland’s Ocean Islands of Creation 2 x 60’ 1 x 60’ This beautiful series takes us on a journey into wild and wonderful underwater worlds of In the jungles of a remote archipelago in the the seas around Ireland, encountering an abundance of exotic creatures, many documented South Pacific, biologist Albert Uy is attempting to do something Charles Darwin never could: catch here for the first time. From dolphins and sharks to plankton and the myriad of tiny colourful evolution in the act of creating new species. But shallow water dwellers, we experience the interconnectedness of life, as creatures depend on with the islands’ resources being exploited and each others’ presence to survive. local wildlife at risk, it’s a race against time to gather the evidence necessary before it’s lost forever. Sea Fever Productions HD Smithsonian Networks HD Life Stories: Sleeping for Life Little Matters: Turtles 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ Sleep is as crucial as it is unexplored and This engaging documentary lifts the lid on the life of the turtle. Contrary to our perceptions unexplained. The range is vast: all living things of them as slow and peaceful animals, they are actually impressive hunters, predators, and sleep, but some for just a few seconds at a time, others for more than 90% of their lives. A six-eyed lovers. We explore their ultimate hunting techniques, marvel at the vast distances they travel, spider can stay still for months; snakes never close and the remarkable fact that, although they spend most of their lives alone, they synchronize their eyes; dolphins even speak while sleeping. with thousands of others to lay their eggs on the same beach at the same time. This is a truly eye-opening documentary. Alvaro Mendoza Productions HD Alvaro Mendoza Productions HD 2 Nature & Wildlife Meet My Moose Quolls: Fast and Furious 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ High up in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, in a forest by a crystal-clear lake, a moose is born. In the lush tropical rainforests of northern Chances are against it surviving at the best of times but with North America’s moose population Queensland, the largest surviving marsupial carnivore on mainland Australia has remained in steep decline, this calf faces unique threats. Its first 30 days are the most perilous of its isolated and hidden from sight… until now! We life. If it reaches three months, its chances for survival rise. At six months, its beaten the odds. explore the life and habits of this elusive northern But if this calf is lucky enough to become a yearling, it will face the biggest challenge yet: the subspecies of the spotted-tailed quoll. instinctive wrath of the only creature that has ever protected and nurtured it — its own mother. Susan Fleming HD WildCAM Australia HD Rock of Ages Time of the Goshawk 5 x 60’ 1 x 60’ Rocks are the memory of our planet. Their constant reforming cycle captures moments in time, There are few better ways of witnessing humanity so if you want to know about evolution, extinction, or creation, look in the rocks. This series is in sync with nature than through falconry. In this enervating documentary, we follow a young urban an epic journey through space and time, from lava-spewing volcanoes, over petrified waves, to man on a voyage back to nature. A call from an old chiselled marble palaces and granite colossi. The question is, are you ready to rock? friend leads to an extraordinary weekend hunting in the wild with goshawks. Graceful, but super-skilled predators, this is a journey through natural beauty, and to self-discovery. Ilona Grundmann HD NaturaHD Films HD Tian Shan: Land of Bears and Horses 1 x 60’ Spring has arrived in Tian Shan, the ‘Mountains of Heaven’ in the south of Kazakhstan, and two brown bear cubs and their mother are leaving their den. For the brothers, it is a journey full of adventure, but for their mother it is a race against time to prepare them for the dangerous real world. For the first time ever, a film team captures the family life of brown bears in the mountains of Asia. This is a warm-hearted, authentic portrait of a bear family, their neighbours, and the rugged beauty of their homeland. TM Film Produktions HD 3 History The Codebreakers that Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage Hacked Hitler 1 x 60’ 1 x 60’ This definitive documentary on the history of camouflage uncovers a world of design, where Gordon Welchman was a British codebreaker cubism, cuttlefish and warships collide. From the evolution of camouflage in the wild, through who played a crucial role in undermining Nazi the battleships of WWII and new modern technological developments, we explore a story of communications in WWII. Welchman’s legacy is significant: his pioneering work led to the modern deception, perception, competition, and evolution, revealing that despite our incredible design secret surveillance state, and to the use of metadata attempts, we are still no match for nature. - as exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park. Smithsonian Networks HD Jonnie & Kate Films HD Death on the Matterhorn Death or Liberty 1 x 60’ / 1 x 90’ 2 x 60’ Seven men stand on the summit of the Matterhorn, the last Alpine peak to be conquered. In the nineteenth century the British Government Their place in history is assured. Then, disaster strikes: a rope snaps. Four men die. But did the banished their political enemies to Australia. Included in their number were some extraordinary rope really just snap, or was it cut? A murder mystery at 14,000 feet; gripping re-enactments, people.