Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Perignon, Taittinger and Krug are the most famous Champagne houses in the world. Champagne – a synonym for luxury and celebration and an elixir prized by Kings, Tsars and Emperors. Many people do not realise that Champagne is also a place – a province of France just 90 miles from Paris – and many an invader has tried to claim its vineyards, from Atilla the Hun to the Nazis. Both the wine and the place have a fascinating history that stretches back 2,000 years. We follow Champagne’s history and the art of winemaking, from vineyard to wine-press and bottle.
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Running Time : 1 x 60 min
Year Of Production : 2000
Produced By : Uptown Films
In May 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin, along with two ships and 134 crew, set out on an expedition to map a route to Asia through the Arctic - the fabled North West Passage. Three months later, the ships and crew disappeared without a trace.
Provoking one of the greatest manhunts in history, over fifty expeditions in three different centuries have tried and failed to discover what happened to Franklin and his crew.
Over the years tantalising scraps of evidence have been uncovered - corpses, possessions and even the ship’s food have all been found and analysed - but each time the evidence has proved inconclusive.
Visually stunning and filmed by Emmy Award-winning director Peter Bate, Franklin’s Lost Expedition brilliantly recounts this fascinating mystery that forever changed the course of British Imperial history.
Awards
*NOMINATED* for the Best Film on Mountain Culture catagory at the Banff Mountain Film Festival Oct 28 - Nov 5 2006
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Running time: 1 x 60 minute documentary
1 x 90 minute documentary also available
Year of production: 2006
Produced by: Crossing the Line Films
Take a journey to the South Pacific: a land of exotic and seductive women. The subject of countless Hollywood films, the bronzed beauties of Polynesia have hula-danced their way into history books and become the stuff of romantic legend. But is the image of the erotic Pacific woman fact or mere sailors’ fantasy?
Filmed in spectacular locations including Tahiti and Hawaii, this special will open your eyes to the South Pacific woman.
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Running Time: 1 x 1 hour
Year of Production: 2005
Produced By: Electric Pictures
The Human Journey follows the greatest journey of all time, that of modern humans. From Africa to Australia, the series investigates the great mystery of how our ancestors, the first Eve and the first Adam, emerged from Africa to populate the planet. It explores our origins and inquires whether, regardless of race or place, we may all be related.
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Running Time: 3 x 52 min.
Year of Production: 1999
Produced by: Beyond Productions
Why were 200 Peruvian fishermen ritually slaughtered on the beach at Punta Lobos 650 years ago? Their bodies lay buried for centuries until uncovered by a group of archaeologists performing an impact study for a mining company. Publicised only recently, the find is now being hailed as the largest find of human sacrifices in South America to date.
Massacre At Punta Lobos follows the work of the forensic anthropologists and archaeologists piecing together the story behind the sacrifice.
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Running time: 1 x 1 hour
Year of Production: 2003
Produced By: Engel Brothers Media
