Ninja are now seen in popular media around the world. But as their profile rises, their reality gets muddied amid legends and fantasies. The truth about authentic ninja lies unknown, shrouded in mystery. This program carefully examines the fighting skills and tools used by actual ninja, and conducts experiments to determine the "Ninja Truth".
Take a journey back in time and immerse yourself in a 150-year-old battle that nearly split our nation in two. This three-part series explores famous and little known aspects of the Civil War, from the perspectives of the Union, the Confederacy and the millions of enslaved people struggling for freedom. Hosted by Ashley Judd, Trace Adkins, and Dennis Haysbert, all of whom had ancestors greatly affected by the war, this series delivers fresh insights and untold tales, brought to life through dramatic recreations and the Smithsonian Institution's vast collection of artifacts.
Sex Change Hospital is an American six-part documentary series following trans men and women having genital reassignment surgeries. Dr. Marci Bowers performs the surgeries and calls upon her own experiences as a transgender woman to guide her patients as they go through the ultimate life changing procedure.
Anthony Morgan explores the extraordinary ways that animals hear and produce sound, and the crucial role sound plays in the lives of animals around the globe - from birth to surviving adulthood and finding a mate.
Documentary meeting Brits who have all fallen madly in love online as they each make the potentially life-changing decision to cross international waters to meet their long-distance lovers for the very first time.
A landmark four-part series exploring segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement. Lynchings and beatings by night. Demeaning treatment by day. And a life of crushing subordination for Southern blacks that was maintained by white supremacist laws and customs known as "Jim Crow." It was a brutal and oppressive era in American history, but during this time, large numbers of African Americans and a corps of influential black leaders bravely fought against the status quo, amazingly acquiring for African Americans the opportunities of education, business, land ownership, and a true spirit of community.
Rotterdam: city of 'no talking, just cleaning'. A city that is one of the largest in our country with almost 700,000 inhabitants. But who are these cleaners and who gives Rotterdam colour? In this four-part series we follow the ups and downs of the most striking and funny residents.
Every year over 4,000 new recruits descend on the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu. The school's goal? To turn civilians into soldiers in only 12 weeks.
People working in unhealthy and dangerous jobs across the world. Meet Reshad Strik as he travels the world, where he joins some of these people as they travel on top of trains for miles, carry bricks all day for a two-dollar daily wage, and climb endless stairs with back-breaking loads. As he experiences the lives of his new companions, Reshad fights the impossible and builds lasting friendships.
Inside Gatwick is a British documentary reality show. It follows staff at Gatwick Airport, major renovation and regeneration projects and the day-to-day goings on. It was broadcast on Sky1 from 30 August to 18 October 2011. The programme is voiced over by Ralph Ineson.