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This Pilot Guides episode follows Jonathan Atherton's exploration of London, the world's capital of cool and one of Europe's most memorable cities. He checks out the cutting edge contemporary art and music scene, finds himself among snap-happy tourists on the trail of famous landmarks such as Trafalgar Square and Soho, and then explores the alternative London of Gay Pride and Bangladeshi Brick Lane.
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This program shows London as an overcrowded, filthy city ripe for the two disastrous events destined to strike at its heart within one year's time. In the first part of the program, set in 1665, a live actor uses vivid descriptions by period character Dr. Nathaniel Hodges, and readings from Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year, to show a society stretched to its limits by raging disease. Superstitions surrounding the disease are discussed, along...
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We examine a skull to discover if prehistoric Britons were cannibals, then pull a killer shark from a pool of formaldehyde to find out how it helped swimmers win Olympic gold. We dare a curator to handle a famous gem said to kill all who touch it, then enter a once top-secret room where WWII spymasters created a bomb that came within a hair's-breadth of killing Hitler. We view the remains of Barbary Lions to find out why they spent their lives in...
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Based on the economic principle of demand management, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th-century notion that cities should be designed around cars and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly mega-city in time for the 2012 Olympics.
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Believe it or not, the splendor of today's London can be traced back to the mire of the 14th century. This program uncovers the grimy truth as it illustrates just how filthy Britain's capital once was, and how medieval Londoners took desperate measures to combat rubbish buildup. With detailed computer animation revealing London's streets as they were 700 years ago, the film literally steps into a typical pedestrian's shoes-wooden platforms designed...
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This film discusses the architecture behind the train shed and hotel at the Saint Pancras Station in London, built between 1855 and 1863. The hotel was a Gilbert Scott's neo-Gothic statement in the ongoing battle in Victorian England between neo-Gothic and neoclassical. The train shed was William Barlow's creation; he created the world's widest and tallest ceiling.
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This eight-part documentary series goes back stage to cover six months in the life of London's Theater Royal Haymarket from all angles, including the arrival of new artistic director Sean Mathias and the lead up to his production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The fourth episode covers the story of the haunted theater, focusing on the ghost of former theater manager John Buckstone, who died in 1879....
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In this film, Drs. Christine Pierce and Andy Petros face decisions about very difficult cases: 7-year-old Ellis has been in a coma for five weeks with an unknown illness, and doctors must keep him alive and solve the mystery of his condition; 8-month-old Uzoma has been in the hospital since she was born, and the team must assess if she will ever be well enough to go home; the parents of 8-month-old Deanne have been told that she is unlikely to survive,...
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At the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Drs. Martin Elliott and Victor Tsang perform advanced surgery not carried out elsewhere in the U.K. This film follows the stories of four children as the doctors attempt to save their lives: the parents of 8-month-old Aicha, who is given only a few months to live, convince the team to reconsider its decision to avoid further treatment; the parents of 8-month-old Natalie are offered surgery that might save their...
19) Claridge's
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Founded in 1812 and expanding in size and reputation throughout the 19th century, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair underwent an Art Deco makeover during the 1930s, which loosened it from its Victorian trappings and reaffirmed its status as a fashionable destination for the rich and famous. This program goes inside Claridge's for an in-depth look at its stunning Deco environment. Viewers experience the hotel's legendary fumoir, the smoking room...
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The patients of the renal unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital are living with conditions that cannot be completely cured. In this film, Drs. Lesley Rees, Rukshana Shroff, and Sarah Ledermann face complex decisions in a never-ending cycle of treatment: 4-month-old Alisha was born with kidney failure, and the staff must keep her alive until she grows big enough to receive a kidney transplant; 14-year-old Imaan's kidneys are slowly poisoning her, and...