EXP Histori programme guide

Over 40 people killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 were twins. Twins of the Twin Towers explores the personal stories of those left behind.

Year

2011

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

The white-collar crimes of Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and Marcus Schrenker, owner and operator of Heritage Wealth Management, are detailed.

Year

2010

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary

We know the leaders of the Second World War - Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Adolf Hitler - but do we know how they fared 20 years earlier, during that previous conflict, the Great War of 1914-18? The testimonies of historians and military experts, along with reconstructions, 3D images and archive material, help tell the incredible stories of these men as they survived the hell of the First World War.

Original title

Leaders Of WWII The Early Years

Year

2018

Rated 12+

12+

• Documentary
• history

Half of the human population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this will increase to 80%. Life in a megacity is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through four decades. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account. ’The Human Scale’ meets thinkers, architects and urban planners across the globe. It questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the centre of our planning.

Year

2012

Rated 10+

10+

• Informative
• documentary
• news

ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising’s ”creative revolution” of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for ”Just Do It,” ”I Love NY,” ”Where’s the Beef?,” ”Got Milk,” ”Think Different,” and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Year

2009

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising’s ”creative revolution” of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for ”Just Do It,” ”I Love NY,” ”Where’s the Beef?,” ”Got Milk,” ”Think Different,” and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Year

2009

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

Chronicling the theft of Gustav Klimt’s ”Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” and the ensuing legal battles to return the work to its owner.

Year

2007

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary
• history

During World War II, the US government produced thousands of films. Though many were intended for the average GI, others were considered too sensitive for general viewing. Classified or confidential films covered an enormous range of subjects and while most concerned the prosecution of the war, other matters, by today’s standards trivial and by no means a threat to national security, were also regarded as ’confidential.’ It wasn’t until years after the war concluded that many of these films were declassified. This release features many such films.

Year

2012

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• history
• war

Bill Nye is retiring his kid show act in a bid to become more like his late professor, astronomer Carl Sagan. Sagan dreamed of launching a spacecraft that could revolutionize interplanetary exploration. Bill sets out to accomplish Sagan’s mission, but he is pulled away when he is challenged by evolution and climate change contrarians to defend the scientific consensus. Can Bill show the world why science matters in a culture increasingly indifferent to evidence?

Year

2017

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

Bill Nye is retiring his kid show act in a bid to become more like his late professor, astronomer Carl Sagan. Sagan dreamed of launching a spacecraft that could revolutionize interplanetary exploration. Bill sets out to accomplish Sagan’s mission, but he is pulled away when he is challenged by evolution and climate change contrarians to defend the scientific consensus. Can Bill show the world why science matters in a culture increasingly indifferent to evidence?

Year

2017

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

European towns keep stories of the best classical composers in the world.

Original title

Classical Destinations Arts Special with Simon Callow

Year

2006

• Documentary
• music

European towns keep stories of the best classical composers in the world.

Original title

Classical Destinations Arts Special with Simon Callow

Year

2006

• Documentary
• music

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.

Original title

Write Around the World with Richard E. Grant

Year

2021

• Documentary

Walt Disney gathers a group of artists and engineers for the purpose of building a dream into reality. These ‘Imagineers’ formulate a set of design principles that transport people from their everyday lives to lands of imagination. Never has there been a place with themed environments, faithful to a story. Walt Disney vows, unlike a film that gets finished, Disneyland will never be completed.

Year

2019

• Documentary
• adventure

Henry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Part medieval tyrant, part renaissance prince, he ruled over his people as no king of England had ever done before. He took a country salvaged by his father from the wreck of civil war and set over it a single, sovereign ruler. By the end of his reign the power of the Tudor.

Year

2015

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary

• Documentary

A documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.

Original title

History Of Scotland A

Year

2008

• Documentary
• drama
• history

A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.

Year

2014

Rated 12+

12+

• Documentary
• biography

A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.

Year

2014

Rated 12+

12+

• Documentary
• biography

Takes viewers behind the scenes to reveal the all-encompassing effort mounted by the FBI to keep DC and the US Capitol safe, particularly during the State of the Union Address. With footage of actual bomb threats and response teams, a look into the detection/handling technology and robots, visualizations of potential bomb impacts on the DC metro area and in-depth interviews with some of the FBI’s highest-ranked agents. Special will highlight the extensive underground operations required to protect our country’s capital, its citizens and politicians.

Year

2012

Rated 10+

10+

• Documentary
• documentary

A look at contemporary art and artists.

Original title

Art In The Twenty First Century

Year

2001

• Documentary
• documentary

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins. The premiere episode, ”The Rise of the Pope,” examines the origins of the papacy and how Catholicism, against all odds, spread throughout Europe. Jon Hirsch, Nancy Glass, Randy Counsman, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox serve as executive producers.

Original title

Pope The Most Powerful Man In History

Year

2018

• Documentary
• biography
• drama
• history