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Documentary: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Category: Biography

During Diana Vreeland’s fifty year reign as the “Empress of Fashion,” she launched Twiggy, advised Jackie Onassis, and established countless trends that have withstood the test of time. She was the fashion [...]

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Documentary: The 92 Year Old Danger Junkie

The 92 Year Old Danger Junkie

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Filmmaker Daniel Vernon has followed Ron for five years, and will be with him when he pulls his final stunt - dying on stage. Ron Cunningham is the world's oldest working stuntman. He lives in Brighton with his [...]

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Documentary: The Dream That Wouldn't Down

The Dream That Wouldn't Down

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(1965). The dream of Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of rocketry, is explored and examined through reminiscences of Mrs. Esther Goddard. Included in the film are historic scenes of Dr. Goddard's early experiments [...]

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Documentary: The John Glenn Story

The John Glenn Story

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A 1963 film biography of Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. It portrays Glenn's youth in New Concord, Ohio, his service as a combat pilot in World War II and the Korean War, and [...]

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Documentary: Goya - Crazy Like A Genius

Goya - Crazy Like A Genius

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Documentary in which the late art critic Robert Hughes travels across Spain in search of the reality beyond the mythology of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Goya has long been Hughes's favourite artist but has [...]

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Documentary: Elizabeth: Glorianna

Elizabeth: Glorianna

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Queen Elizabeth I Biography. Presented by eminent historian David Starkey, Elizabeth explores the turbulent life and times of England's Virgin Queen by augmenting newly shot re-creations of famous [...]

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Documentary: Louis and Michael

Louis and Michael

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Louis Theroux documentary on Michael Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, entertainer, dancer, arranger, music producer, choreographer, actor, [...]

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Documentary: Nikola Tesla - The Greatest Mind Ever

Nikola Tesla - The Greatest Mind Ever

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Nikola Tesla - 10 July 1856 - 7 January 1943 - was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. He was an important contributor to the use of commercial electricity, and [...]

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Documentary: Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister

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Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first and only woman Prime Minister. In her eleven years in office she defeated Argentina in the Falklands War and at home she battled the unions into submission. Under her [...]

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Documentary: Kim Jong-Il Biography - Dear Supreme Leader

Kim Jong-Il Biography - Dear Supreme Leader

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Kim Jong-Il Biography - Dear Supreme Leader - Documentary.Film Duration: 51 min [...]

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Documentary: Marilyn on Marilyn

Marilyn on Marilyn

Category: Biography

Documentary on Marilyn's life told by herself from the taped interviews she gave to Life magazine and French Marie Claire less than a month before she died accompanied by rare and previously unseen footage. [...]

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Documentary: Madam Blavatsky: Spiritual Traveller

Madam Blavatsky: Spiritual Traveller

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Documentary on Madame Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society and scholar of ancient wisdom and literature.Film Duration: 47 min [...]

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Documentary: Edgar Allan Poe - The Mystery

Edgar Allan Poe - The Mystery

Category: Biography

(1994) [Biography A&E]- This episode of Biography tells the story of the uncontested master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's haunting poems and chilling stories established him as one of the most [...]

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Documentary: Life on Air - David Attenborough

Life on Air - David Attenborough

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Life on Air is a BBC documentary that traces David Attenborough's career. It is presented by Michael Palin and produced by Brian Leith. It was first transmitted in 2002 and is part of the Attenborough in [...]

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Documentary: John Forbes Nash A Brilliant Madness

John Forbes Nash A Brilliant Madness

Category: Biography

John Nash was an eccentric American mathematical genius whose youthful plunge into schizophrenia might well have ended in obscurity or tragedy. Instead, his 30-year battle against crippling mental disease led [...]

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Documentary: Dynamo magician impossible

Dynamo magician impossible

Category: Biography

Dynamo: Magician Impossible is a fly on the wall documentary series which follows the life of English magician Steven Frayne, better known as Dynamo. The show is produced by Phil McIntyre Productions and Inner [...]

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