Just months ago, the world stood in fear of an emerging new disease that threatened to kill millions. A new flu variant H1N1 had arrived. In the UK alone, 65,000 deaths were predicted. Yet to date, these dire warnings have not materialised.
If this latest pandemic has taught anything, it is just how little is understood about the invisible world of viruses. But that has not sto...
这是今年11.14首播的一个纪录片,讲述了35年来工业光魔公司为电影特效做出的伟大贡献。工业光魔不仅为无数的大片制作特效,也发明了视觉特效本身,它拥有世界上最有才华的电影艺术家,不断地把视觉特效推向一个更高端的水准。
工业光魔在这35年间,制作了300多特效电影,没有任何其他公司能够达到这个记录,甚至接近也没有!
这一个小时长的纪录片中采访了George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, J.J. Abrams 和 Jon Favreau, 还有演员 Samuel L. Jackson 和 Robin Williams, 制片人 Jerry Bruckheimer 和 John Lasseter, 迪士尼和皮克斯动画公司的首席创意。也采访了许多工业光魔的关键视觉特效总监,Dennis Muren, John K...
When pioneering developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith started her training back in the 1960s, she met a group of beautiful, bright-eyed young children who seemed completely detached from the rest of the world.
It turned out they had just been given the then-new diagnosis of autism. Uta passionately wanted to know more about these children, and they inspired her to dedi...
This is the story of how our solar system will be transformed by the aging sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. Astronomers can peer into the far future to predict how it will happen by analysing distant galaxies, stars and even planets in their final moments.
In this film, Horizon brings these predictions to life in a peaceful midwestern town th...
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Documentary narrated by Kate Winslet, telling the intimate story of an emperor penguin chick's first precarious months on the ice, growing up in the world's most extreme nursery.
The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world-famous. In the minds of millions she’s the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories. But is the world’s most famous painting finally giving up its secrets?
Presented by Andrew Graham Dixon, this landmark film will use new evidence to investigate the truth beh...
Giant Pandas are critically endangered and the most precious babies in the world. They are animal royalty.
Steve Leonard has been a vet for over 20 years but has never seen a panda. That’s about to change.
Travelling over 5000 miles to China he goes behind the scenes of three remarkable panda reserves to watch the cutest babies on the planet grow up. Granted exclusive access,...
Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisi
In a huge submarine canyon in California's Monterey Bay, there is an illuminating twilight zone. It is a world of countless exotic creatures, including sparkling jellyfish and deep sea fish that give off flashes. Using an ultra-high sensitivity 4K camera specifically developed for deep sea filming, together with experts in the field, Lights in the Abyss captures bioluminescent ...
揭露食物浪费的纪录片《Wasted! The Story Of Food Waste》发布预告,多名“厨神”如安东尼·波登、马雷欧·巴塔利等出镜,痛陈浪费食物的现状和危害:在美国40%的食物会被浪费,它们也是破坏生态的温室效应的气体最大来源之一等。而其实很多被人们唾弃的“垃圾”,可以变成好吃的食物。该片在翠贝卡电影节上获得好评,10月13日北美上映。
This ground-breaking series tells the story of Europe in six glossy episodes exploring different chapters of its eventful history. It’s a journey through time and across space, from physical beginnings to the first human settlers, the evolution of European culture and religion, historical achievements in exploration, technology and politics, and a daring look at the continent’s...
该纪录片共6集,各长42min
第一集Animal trainer, Dave Salmoni travels to a remote island in the heart of the South Pacific to uncover its sinister reputation.
第二集Dave Salmoni travels to Antarctica and discovers the seals and penguins who flock there to breed. He uncovers the killer whales who stalk the island with their brilliant hunting strategy to gather their pray.
第三集Dave Salmoni journey...
Nova ScienceNow examines the question of whether we can live forever. It looks scientists who are exploring hibernation and building organ replacements and profiles computer scientist Jason Leigh.
生物学正进入一个新的时代,一个不朽的时代。随着医疗技术的进步,我们终于能够提出一个令前人匪夷所思的问题:我们可以长生不老吗?我们可以治疗疾病,更换身上坏死的器官,甚至让健康科学上升到基因学的高度。所以的这一切能够为人类带来永生吗?同时,我们应该这么做吗?
Examines the once a year phenomenon when the Californian squid come in their millions to mate in the shallow waters around the Californian coast. Their predators are, of course, well aware of this meeting. For many years, biologist Phil Sammet has been observing the Californian squid and has made some surprising discoveries.
Filmmaker Kim Wolhuter wins the trust of a family of cheetahs who allow him to run among them as they hunt, fight, and kill - chasing off lions, standing up to rhinos and facing death every day.