Au début du 20e siècle, un savant japonais, Abe Masanao, a consacré sa vie à filmer et à étudier les nuages de par le monde. Un siècle plus tard, comme en écho, se déroule une grande campagne d'observation des nuages, sur l’île de la Barbade, dans les Caraïbes. Des scientifiques…
Looks critically at the divorce laws of the era (1987) which caused so much legal wrangling and bitterness after couples split up. Some men felt they beared an impossible financial burden. The programme looks at several cases and also shows an experimental centre in Bristol where couples can talk over…
About three VSO volunteers working in Thailand. It examines why the volunteers have been requested by their Thai employers and the work they do. The volunteers talk about the challenges they face and the satisfactions they achieve. Training courses for volunteers and aspects of the work done by VSO's…
The Churchill Park Greenhouse has for eight years now produced vegetables for retail and wholesale markets across southern Saskatchewan. Last year they produced 50,000 bedding plants, 100,000 pounds of tomatoes, and 100,000 cucumbers. It's a small business, like a thousand other small businesses…
This absorbing film, narrated by featuring Susan Hampshire was made by the Spastics Society to support its National Campaign, "save-a-baby". It stresses the need for vastly improved maternity services in order to bring Britain up to those high standards operating in some other countries such…
Deals specifically with the nature of epilepsy and the different types of fits which children and young adults may experience. The programme also highlights some of the educational problems that epilepsy may present to both pupils and teachers. Suitable not only for teachers, but all those who care for…
Focuses on both the medical and the social aspects of epilepsy and shows several types of seizure, not simulated, in children and adults. Modern techniques of clinical management, including the use of anti-epileptic drugs, are discussed and the links between medical treatment of epilepsy and social life…
Alex Maier draws a line on the map along the backbone of entire mountain ranges with the goal of hiking along the ridge line of the range. He’s working with limited information and as with all untested routes, there is a lot of unknown and things rarely go to plan. Remote and unexplored places…
Lacanian seminar
In the focus of the documentary are three alphorn blowers who celebrated their 25 anniversary in August 2013. Good friends from Switzerland also took part: The alphorn association from Kriens at the Vierwaldstätter Lake helped the musicians from Sauerland to be the band that fills big music halls. With…
Jason Kenzie journeys into the Indiana back forest with The SheSquatchers (Jen Kruse, Jena Grover, Tammy Treichel), Todd S Schelat, John Thaler, Sherri Barcia, and Greg Yost (Squatchman). The Bigfoot evidence they gathered was incredibly interesting. Hear fascinating Bigfoot encounters by eyewitnesses.…
A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face-to-face with the people he is about to kill.
