Documentary – Raul Sacristan http://www.crossfurther.com Film Editor Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:05:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 Colosseum – History Channel http://www.crossfurther.com/colosseum/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:18:17 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1388

This epic docu-drama series uses the Colosseum to tell the thrilling story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, through the lens of the men and women who fought and died there. From the savage truth of a gladiator’s life as a slave to the fascinating revelation of the many ways Rome’s Emperors used the amphitheatre to demonstrate their absolute power, Colosseum offers a unique look at a pivotal period in world history. Each episode pinpoints one of eight key characters all based on real people from history. Featuring interview with leading historians, Colosseum uses striking re-enactments and special effects to infuse excitement into the personal narrative of each character 

]]> The Lost Pirate Kingdom Netflix http://www.crossfurther.com/the-lost-pirate-kingdom/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:47:27 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1368

The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder, stealing and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.

 

]]> The Pandora Papers – PBS Frontline http://www.crossfurther.com/the-pandora-papers/ Sun, 27 Nov 2022 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1374

A trove of nearly 12 million confidential documents, collectively known as the Pandora Papers, reveals the hidden assets and secret deals of some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people, including 130 billionaires, 35 current and former world leaders and more than 330 politicians and public officials.

]]> Lost Beast Of The Ice Age http://www.crossfurther.com/lost-beast-of-the-ice-age/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:53:26 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1343

 

LOST BEASTS OF THE ICE AGE follows a team of international scientists including Dr. Tori Herridge, Paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, and Harvard Medical School Geneticist Professor George Church, on an expedition to seek out well-preserved remains of woolly mammoths, woolly rhino, wolves and cave lions that once roamed Siberia. Working in tunnels dug by locals on the hunt for valuable giant mammoth tusks, their findings may reveal extraordinary new evidence that could lead us closer to answering one of the biggest mysteries of the ice age – what caused the woolly mammoth to go extinct?

]]> Aleppo Under Siege http://www.crossfurther.com/bbc-panorama-aleppo-under-siege/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=66

BBC Panorama – Aleppo: Life Under Siege – 1 x 30min

Ob-Doc documentary. The battle for Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and once home to over two million people, is in its fourth year of civil war. Divided between opposition-held east and government-controlled west, ordinary civilians are suffering on both sides. The film is an intimate portrait of ordinary people struggling to stay alive, including a civil-defence volunteer who risks death to save his fellow citizens.

BBC One Productions

 

]]> What Killed Maradona? http://www.crossfurther.com/what-killed-maradona/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:28:06 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1354

The untold story of Diego Maradona’s extraordinary life. Interviews with those close to the talented footballer reveal the different factors which may have contributed to his untimely death at 60.

]]> Great Inventions http://www.crossfurther.com/great-investions/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:16:44 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1360

 

In this series, we look at the successes and the failures, the brilliant ideas, and some … well not so brilliant. This series celebrates the million ways our Great Inventions have transformed our world.

 

 

]]> Young girls force-fed in Mauritania | Unreported World http://www.crossfurther.com/young-girls-force-fed-in-mauritania-unreported-world/ Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:49:11 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1334

Channel 4 – Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania | Unreported World – 1 x 23min

Force fed to be fat: Some Mauritanian communities believe that the fatter girls look the wealthier and more attractive they appear to men. Sahar Zand meets the families force feeding their young girls a 9,000 calorie-a-day diet during a brutal “feeding season” in Mauritania. Growing up in a poor country, that’s going through a devastating drought, means that marrying well is crucial and mothers believe getting fat will increase the chances of a happy union.

Quicksilver Media

 

]]> South Africa’s Abandoned Mines | Unreported World http://www.crossfurther.com/south-africas-abandoned-mines-unreported-world/ Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:30:55 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1328

Channel 4 – Searching for gold in South Africa’s abandoned mines | Unreported World – 1 x 24min

We follow the young men coming to South Africa and risking their lives in the abandoned gold mines of Durban Deep. The gold mine is an hour outside Johannesburg and was closed down 12 years ago, after commercial mining companies moved on. Now illegal miners descend half a kilometre underground, through make-shift tunnels, and use explosives to blow apart the rock in search of gold. There are dangers both inside and outside the mines, local gangs control the area, and rapes and murders are now commonplace.

Quicksilver Media

 

]]> World’s Greatest Train Journeys. Copper Canyon NatGeo Series http://www.crossfurther.com/worlds-greatest-train-journeys-copper-canyon-natgeo/ Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:21:48 +0000 http://www.crossfurther.com/?p=1379

NatGeo Series. Copper Canyon Railway The luxury El Chepe train is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build through the world’s largest canyon region, Copper Canyon.

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