Culture Documentaries

This category deals with everything that has to do with culture, from art to literature, and contains videos, links and other material.

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From the perilous origins of Himalayan mountaineering, and the first expeditions to utilize the unique strengths of the ... Read more
There are around 50 styles of beer that can be broadly categorised into distinct groups. We begin the series by explaini... Read more
We go behind the scenes of the world's largest annual competition for professional brewers to see how they decide the be... Read more
The once archetypal beer drinker though has transformed into a much more discerning character reflected by the recent su... Read more
Their campaign to take barbeque cooks back to school is part of a gastronomic revolution that has swept beer along in it... Read more
What is it that drives the Chinese to create magnificence out of raw food ingredients? What are some of the food inventi... Read more
Year: 2005
Duration: 46 minutes
Meet Lee Lian Yan, one of the bravest men in China who climb as high as 60 metres, without any form of support, risking ... Read more
Before movies became sexually explicit, the female form was hidden from the male on the silver screen. Through rare arch... Read more
Year: 1991
Duration: 59 minutes
In this incisive series world famous FrenchTV journalist Christine Ockrent interviews Boris Akunin, extremely popular Ru... Read more
Year: 2005
Duration: 43 minutes
In this incisive series world famous French TV journalist Christine Ockrent interviews Paulo Coelho, famous author of 'T... Read more
Year: 2005
Duration: 43 minutes
This tribute traces the early career of Charlie Chaplin from utter destitution to his meeting with Fred Karno and his ri... Read more
This star-studded record of the early Hollywood musicals not only traces the development of sound from the original disc... Read more
This programmes traces the rise of Hungary's most noted star - Bela Lugosi. From his struggle to reach the top of the B... Read more
Year: 1999
Duration: 45 minutes
Long before Hollywood was invented, three Frenchmen pioneered the art of the cinema. As early as 1900, the Lumiere bro... Read more
Year: 1999
Duration: 52 minutes
The story of the man who personified the tough laconic peace-maker of the prairie before his rise to stardom. John Way... Read more
Year: 1999
Duration: 54 minutes
Architect and broadcaster Maxwell Hutchinson opens the door to 'No 57' for the start of a fascinating 200 year journey t... Read more
Year: 2004
Duration: 47 minutes
Presented by Maxwell Hutchinson, this second programme looks at No 57 between 1849-1879 and shows how the rise of an ecl... Read more
Presented by Maxwell Hutchinson, this third programme looks at No 57 between 1880-1905 and shows how Victorian Gothic an... Read more
Year: 2004
Duration: 47 minutes
Presented by Maxwell Hutchinson, this fourth programme looks at No 57 between 1902 and 1930. Design themes include the E... Read more
Presented by Maxwell Hutchinson, this fifth programme looks at No 57 between 1930 and 1965 when the house is at its nadi... Read more
Year: 2004
Duration: 45 minutes

 
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