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Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Simon Cowell wants to discover the next great boy band. Can he balance the dreams of young hopefuls with the harsh realities of the music industry?
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
With unprecedented access in the days before his 2024 arrest, this documentary series thoroughly examines the rise and fall of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Greatest Basslines
Series celebrating music's killer basslines and the glory of the bottom end. Following the same format as Greatest Guitar Riffs and with A-List musical talent at its heart, each episode is authored by a different bass expert, offering three unique perspectives of experience and expertise and allowing the series to traverse through multiple genres: rock, funk, disco & hip hop and reggae & club culture. Each episode combines newly-shot interviews, immersive experiences and masterclasses from each author alongside exciting archive and new contributions from a range of musicians that speak to…
Buildings Beo
Buildings Beo is a property show with a difference: it's not only about the renovation of heritage buildings all around the country, but also about the people and the communities who bring these buildings to life. In this 6-part series, presenter Carrie Crowley takes a closer look at six inspiring projects across Ireland, where derelict architectural legacies are being preserved and transformed into vital community spaces. With over 166,000 vacant buildings in Ireland today, BUILDINGS BEO sheds light on the urgent need for renewal of abandoned spaces. With projects ranging from historical…
Mark Rober's CrunchLabs
Welcome to CrunchLabs, a science playground where former NASA engineer turned creator Mark Rober tackles challenges that push creativity to the limit.
When The War Is Over
Across five episodes, Rachel explores the game-changing songs, iconic paintings, blockbuster films, best-selling books, jaw-dropping artworks and spine-tingling performances that have helped transform Australians' understanding of our five major wars: World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Australian Wars. A descendent of WWI veterans at Gallipoli, Rachel visits key battlegrounds across the globe – in Türkiye, Vietnam and Thailand. Back in Australia, she meets artists, veterans, curators and historians, exploring the unheralded role of art in war, both in the midst of…
Scroll Patrol
Scroll Patrol is an inside look into the life of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 10 icon, Nicole Paige Brooks. Nicole is scrolling through her camera roll, sharing never-before-seen photos and stories from her 30-year drag career, her personal life, and her RuPaul's Drag Race journey.
Black Death Patient Zero
Black Death Patient Zero explores the origins of the 14th-century Black Death pandemic, using new DNA analysis to investigate its earliest victims. The show investigates the plague's spread from Central Asia, with filming locations in the UK, Italy, and Germany, and highlights scientific efforts to trace the pandemic's roots, such as the study of plague victims found in Kyrgyzstan in 1338 or 1339.
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Two-part documentary, which provides a fascinating glimpse into the making of the Oscar-winning box office hit "Avatar: The Way of Water" and a first look at the upcoming "Avatar: Fire and Ash," features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, concept art, and interviews with cast and filmmakers.
Seventeen: Our Chapter
After 10 years together, Seventeen look back at where they've been to uncover where they'll go next.
Les armes secrètes de Poutine
The Russian army has still got plenty of weapons despite sanctions: With a stockpile of Soviet-era weapons and newly produced modern hypersonic weapons, the country could strike Europe within minutes. An opaque network of spies, shell companies and oligarchs ensures its ability to wage war - through arms trading, technology theft and state-directed terror.
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