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- This film is a labor of love, delicious to watch and full of tenderness for General de Gaulle as a person. Made for TV, (two episodes 1 hour 3/4 each), it retraces some of the most salient events in the General's life, from the start of WW II up to his assuming power in 1959, events which are evoked through family conversations or meetings with his close companions, i.e. his supporters through his political career. There are also actual newsreels from these events. But the standpoint of the film is not primarily historical - a knowledge of the period's history being almost a prerequisite to fully understand the film's niceties -; the standpoint is mostly personal: an effort to recreate what it felt to live close to this great man. There are frequent flashbacks to de Gaulle's role during WW II, his dealings with Reynaud, Churchill, Roosevelt (and Gen. Giraud - his onetime American-backed rival). The second part of the film describes, no less interestingly, his life through the IVth Republic. Born in 1944, having lived in France through the post-war political turmoils and the Algerian "events", also most interested in the history of WW II, I have found this film very credible. The dialogues in French (or broken French in the case of Churchill), delivered by excellent actors, literally recreate the "look and feel" of those times. The film is such that the dialogues can be savoured primarily by fluent French speakers. I do not know of the version in English - which may nevertheless be of interest to those seeking a French viewpoint on de Gaulle's life. __ .
- The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.
- Documentary looking at the design and layout of the World Trade Center twin towers and considering the reasons why they both collapsed so quickly after terrorists flew two aeroplanes into them on September 11 2001. Includes input from engineers and those who designed and built the towers.
- A Modern Visual Interpretation of Handel's Masterpiece
- Two investigators research the crimes of pop superstar Gary Glitter.
- Documentary on the July 20 Aurora, Colorado shooting that took the lives of 12 people during a Dark Knight Rises screening.
- Tsunami: Survivors' Stories tells the story of that fateful day by gathering powerful testimony from those who survived being swept away by the wave, as well as those who lost loved ones.
- Housewife and grandmother Roberta struggles to fit the conformist society she lives in and turns to amphetamines and booze to cure her boredom.
- The story of the British Aerospace BAe 146 and of some of the crews who flew the aircraft.
- Delve into the eventful and fascinating life of a future king, Prince William, in this insightful documentary.
- Making use of his family's home movies, Prince Charles shares his memories of the private side of his mother, the Queen.
- After the impact of Diana's death, the focus has shifted to Charles, widower and parent and heir to the throne. This program examines his relationship with his sons, his long-term lover Camilla and his future as King. With contributions by royal experts David Starkey and Anthony Holden.
- A review of the idiocies and faux pas of the social media site Twitter, which have now become as much a part of our lives as what we had for breakfast.
- Every year, amateur bandsmen from all over Yugoslavia come to the village of Guca to compete for the title ''First Trumpeter of Guca".
- Dec. 26, 2004 Tsunami.
- In interviews with scientists and eyewitnesses, NATURE probes the evidence that some animals may have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters long before we can.
- This "Roman Tech" episode illustrates a myriad of innovations the Romans developed before us: bikinis, strengthened concrete, sports arenas, central heating, window glass, double-paned windows, bathrooms, aqueducts providing clean tap water for a million citizens, sophisticated road systems, multi-story block apartments, surgical instruments, anesthetics and high-tech medical facilities.
- An investigation into the clever tactics wealthy British people and companies use to cheat the tax system.
- Following a team of US marines as they go on Operation Moshtarak.
- An investigation into oil company BP - reporting on its oil spills in the gulf of Mexico and similar incidents and its relationship with Government.
- A look at the British gold industry focusing on ethical sources, mining techniques and gold recycling.
- Weeding through rumors for 15 years, a woman is determined to uncover the truth of her biological mother, only to find many more unexpected family secrets. Identical twin sisters search for their biological mother, unsure if she's even alive.
- Host Conor Woodman is in Rome, on a mission to uncover the gritty underworld that crawls under its thriving tourist scene. There's a turf war between Rome's thieves and con men, in which tourists have become both the spectators and the prize.
- A look at who got tickets for the London 2012 Olympic games and whether private companies are profiting.
- David and Margaret look at some of the films shown at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, interview some of their cast and crew and reveal what movies the jury decided were the winners.
- Dispatches revisits the Gaza Strip to focus on civilians caught in the crossfire of never-ending battles. We meet seriously injured children and their distraught families, and the International Solidarity Movement whose member Tom Hurndall is shot. Then it hits even closer to home, when previous Dispatches director and cameraman James Miller is shot dead while he and Saira Shah are making another of their films together.
- David and Margaret look at some of the films shown at the 2013 Venice Film Festival, interview some of their cast and crew and reveal what movies the jury decided were the winners.
- 3 diplomats embark on 3 different but equally challenging tasks - aiding young backpackers arrested in Cambodia for 'pornographic dancing', finding a missing elderly couple and aiding an Iraqi girl facing death or marriage.