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"... [A] look inside the controversial religion from Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney. The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, exploring the psychological impact of blind faith, how the church attracts new followers and keeps hold of its A-list celebrity devotees."--Container.

In this third of five episodes, Welsh host and wildlife expert Iolo Williams discovers the difficulties birds face in order to stay alive. He encounters one dramatic scene in which a sparrow hawk seizes the moment to attack a wood pigeon nest.

Throughout the Islamic world, growing numbers of women are demanding education and equal opportunities-a stance that sometimes places them in conflict with their societies. In this episode, we look at the experiences of Muslim women in Turkey, where the traditional headscarf has become a symbol of the country's struggle between the forces of secularism and religion. In Israel, activists are fighting to stop honor killings in the country's Muslim communities....

In this fourth of five episodes, Welsh host and wildlife expert Iolo Williams explores how birds have adapted to living alongside humans, making use of our buildings, parks, gardens, and even the waste we throw away. When we think of notorious urban birds in Wales, we think especially of the gulls. Williams explains why these highly adaptable and intelligent birds are doing so well in Cardiff.

When contemporary social mores regarding marriage and divorce collide with religious traditions, the results can be messy. We encounter happy polygamist families in Utah, a Hindu matchmaker in Canada, and Israeli women who are challenging the notoriously restrictive Orthodox Jewish divorce laws upheld by their country's powerful and all-male rabbinic courts.

In fast-paced modern India, some traditions still hold fast. Though the country's notorious caste system was officially abolished half a century ago, discrimination remains widespread. We meet Hema, a leader of Delhi's sewage workers' union. Despite having a master's degree and successful career, Hema is considered an "untouchable" because she is a Dalit, a member of India's lowest social caste. The Dalits make up one-fifth of the country's population....

In the fashion world-a novelty-crazed world with a notoriously short attention span-a moment is an incandescent flash, an unforgettable collision of style and substance that announces a designer's arrival. The Michael Kors moment has been 20 years in the making: two decades of orchestrating dozens of runway shows, sketching thousands of garments, fitting countless collections, and experiencing a million ups and downs along the way. This program introduces...

Madness, delirium, and decadence - these are words that have attached themselves to John Galliano, whose sensibilities combine a reverence for the past that springs naturally from his Spanish roots and a sense of theater sharpened by his English upbringing. This program profiles the controversial fashionista, who has made a career of fashion "moments" ranging from a London graduation show in 1984 to couture work in Paris for Christian Dior. Over and...

Sex and celebrity, sacrilege and excess, trash, flash, and glamour drizzled with drama, scandal, and contradiction. It has all worked wonders for Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, and the celebration of all things wild and wonderful has not only made them multimillionaires - it has also turned them into fashion figureheads for 21st-century Italy. This program introduces viewers to the irreverent and irresistible Dolce & Gabbana.

In an ordinary building in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, something extraordinary is happening. Men and women begin dropping to the floor, writhing, and speaking in tongues. Christian believers all, they have come here in search of healing. Welcome to the headquarters of Global Awakening Ministries, where pastor Randy Clark claims that secular society and mainline churches have denied North Americans the power of the supernatural. Clark is part of a...