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The inspirational story of Dr Gordon Briscoes life from his work with legendary eye doctor Fred Hollows, to his days as an activist travelling Australia and telling traditional land

Margreth Olin has filmed 22 persons i their meeting with the well known voluntary healer Joralf Gjerstad For 65 years more than 50 000 has gone to him to be healed from illnesses and ill doings He has never asked for a penny for

Tracking the early years of the space race beginning in 1957 as the U S struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union

Judge Clarence Thomas nomination to the United States Supreme Court is called into question when Anita Hill, a former colleague, testifies that he sexually harassed her

A drama documenting the life and work of the theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking who, despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, has galvanized the

Danny Says is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture of the late 20th century working for the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and man

A miniseries chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth

The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and 30s

After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted

Life as a prima ballerina over 30 is tough enough for Maiko when she decides to start a family

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singersongwriter Amy Winehouse

Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then President George W Bushs military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers

Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well known musical family, overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United States

This unique documentary follows the life of a Slovak hockey legend, Pavol Demitra It takes us from the very begining of his career in Slovakia through successful years in NHL to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and his tragic death in a plane cr

A re imagining of jazz legend Chet Bakers musical comeback in the late 60s

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G H Hardy

Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson 1925 2005, with commentary from an ex wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers The biography defines why Carson was an enduring star hi

Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson 1925 2005, with commentary from an ex wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers The biography defines why Carson was an enduring star hi

A documentary portrait of the late John Wojtowicz, whose attempted robbery of a Brooklyn bank to finance his lovers gender reassignment surgery was the real life inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon 1975

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh

Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career

Widower Thomas Jefferson 3rd US president 1801 09 lives in Paris 1785 90 with his daughter He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France He has an alleged affair with her resulting in kids

A troubled Native American veteran forms an extraordinary friendship with his maverick French psychoanalyst as they try to find a cure to his suffering

A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitlers final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun

A biography of the civil rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez

The last days of Frankenstein 1931 director James Whale are explored

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant

Colin Hay Waiting For My Real Life is the story of singer songwriter Colin Hay, former front man of Men At Work We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his familys emigration to Australia, to the massive, worl

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert

An exploration of the making of b movie sci fi cult classic The Creeping Terror and its con man director Art A J NelsonVic Savage

Eric Liddell Chinas first gold medalist and one of Scotlands greatest athletes returns to war torn China

A widow accepts a job as a live in governess to the King of Siams children

A drama centered around Renee Yohe and her battle with drugs, depression, and other life issues that ultimately leads to the founding of charity group To Write Love on Her Arms