For better or for worse, Vice President Dick Cheney was the last decade’s most influential American politician. And yet, he remains cloaked in mystery. Cheney’s political brand was dedicated to re-establishing the executive authority, privilege, and secrecy endemic to the pre-Watergate era. In short, we don’t know Dick. This exhaustive treatment of Cheney’s career sheds much-ne...
创造力将人类区分开来。它支撑着我们最喜欢的技术,是我们的音乐和艺术之源,并使我们能到太空遨游。长久以来,创造力被视为上天赐予的礼物,是科学无法解释的东西……直到现在也是如此。本片将寻找在你有一个杰出创意前、你的大脑里都发生了些什么,探索白日梦如何能帮助你成为有创造力的天才以及迷惑与杰出创意之间的联系
关于美国60年代脱口秀鼻祖Richard Pryor的记录片。
Thomas Cromwell has gone down in history as one of the most corrupt and manipulative ruffians ever to hold power in England. A chief minister who used his position to smash the Roman Catholic church in England and loot the monasteries for his own gain. A man who used torture to bring about the execution of the woman who had once been his friend and supporter - Anne Boleyn. Diar...
吃昆虫能拯救世界吗?吃油炸蝗虫、蚁卵沙拉或者烤狼蛛你会感觉怎么样?在这部纪录片中,你将看到主持人兼美食家的Stefan Gates把自己沉浸在无限制的吃昆虫世界里。他试图克服自己对昆虫挥之不去的厌恶感,探索它们能否真的拯救世界。地球上每个人拥有40吨昆虫,或许昆虫能够真正解决全球粮食危机——每天都有数十亿的人在挨饿。而肉类的巨大需求要消耗全球食物链中大量的粮食。Stefan的任务,在泰国和柬埔寨认识那些以捕获、吃和卖食用昆虫为生的人。从昆虫养殖场的可怕规模,到夜里出去围捕的蚂蚱,再到逮捕咬人凶狠的蚂蚁,这些他都还没准备好。不只是吃昆虫,Stefan将抓捕世界上最恐惧的蜘蛛——狼蛛。如果这是每个人的解决方案,包括英国,Stefan希望可以开始食用昆虫。
麻雀,我们身边最常见的小鸟,我们对它们到了几乎熟视无睹的地步。总觉得对它们非常了解,但仔细一想,其实我们对它们还真是不太了解。随着城市化的发展,野麻雀慢慢慢慢地变成了我们身边的家麻雀,它们与我们朝夕相处,我们仍然还是不了解它们的生活与艰辛......
21世纪前10年出现了2,000起重大飞机失事事件,在其中的28起事件中,只有一位乘客幸存。本节目列举了其中最具戏剧性的十次事故,穿插了令人心跳加速的视频档案和有力的个人证词。对救援队和医护人员的现场采访以及当事人的亲口讲述可以让观众真切体验到每个生存故事的生动细节。
Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, they have only months left to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's lone government cardiologist fighting to save the lives of his young p...
《再见,我的新郎》记录了同志青年肖恩·彼特尼·克罗恩 (Shane Bitney Crone) 和汤姆·布莱德格鲁(Tom Bridegroom)感人的爱情故事。他们刻骨铭心的相爱,曾经考虑结婚育子、组建家庭,然而所有可能性随着汤姆在2011年5月7日由屋顶意外坠落而化为乌有。肖恩不能去医院见汤姆最后的一眼,他无权处置汤姆的遗物,他甚至被禁止出席汤姆的葬礼,一切只因为他不是汤姆的“家人”,他们的关系得不到法律认可。 2012年汤姆去世一周年时,肖恩将他的不幸故事做成视频上传到YouTube网站,结果在世界各地引起极大反响,从而最终促成这部《再见,我的新郎》的诞生。《再见,我的新郎》获纽约翠贝卡电影节观众票选最佳纪录片奖。
讲述了Taylor的音乐和人生的成长经历,从一位乡村少女如何成长成如今流行乐坛最有影响力之一的流行天后,来一起见证和了解Taylor Swift的璀璨之路吧~~
DESCRIPTION Did you know? In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history? Creating huge terror machines, hi-tech superguns and some of the original weapons of mass destruction, their aim was to control a nation, conquer a continent and win the war! Over six unforgettable episodes, Nazi Megastructures uncovers the hidden remains of Hitler’s most ambitious Megastructures, telling the stories of the engineering geniuses that designed them and revealing how these structures sparked a technological revolution that changed warfare forever. EPISODE GUIDE Nazi Megastructures: The Atlantic Wall Discover the story behind the defensive wall, stretching thousands of kilometres, built by the Third Reich to protect themselves from the Allies. Nazi Megastructures: U-Boat Base To create a safe haven in port for their lethal U-boat submarines, the Nazis built massive, impenetrable submarine pens that still survive today. Nazi Megastructures: V2 Rocket Bases Discover how Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun heralded the birth of ballistic missiles and laid the technological foundations for the space race. Nazi Megastructures: Super Tanks The story of Nazi engineers tasked with fulfilling Hitler's megalomaniac demand for the construction of a land battleship weighing 1,000 tons. Nazi Megastructures: Hitler's Jet Caves Explore the story behind one of the most advanced aeroplanes of WWII, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and the subterranean bat-cave where it was built. Nazi Megastructures: Fortress Berlin April 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified FŸhrerbunker in the centre of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final attack.
Less than 55 years ago, Dubai International Airport was a vast desert of sand. But today, it is a modern mecca of international air travel. With 344,000 flights, 57 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo flying in and out each year, it is the world’s third busiest airport for international passengers. National Geographic Channel go behind-the-scenes of Dubai International’s three massive terminals, including Terminal 3 – the largest building on earth by floor space, measuring 359 football pitches in size! With unprecedented access to all facets of this mega facility, the series follows some of the 60,000 staff working hard to keep it safe, secure, and on schedule. From Air Traffic Control handling emergency landings, customs intercepting suspected drug smugglers and engineers taking apart multi-million dollar jets to dealing with late flights and angry passengers, cargo headaches and even the construction of brand new USD$3.2 billion dollar terminal, NGC provides a 360-degree view of this “ultimate airport.”
Stephen Fry探寻同性恋群体的生活以及人们在接纳同性恋过程中遇到的困难,他参加了同性婚礼,观看了同性恋游行,还去到同性恋的禁地-乌干达,与官员激辩,他拜访了所谓的同性恋治疗大师,他还去到了好莱坞了解出柜对明星的影响。