Documentary

  Author: Minhchick   |   08 June 2020   |   : 0

Companion documentary of HBO's World War II miniseries "Band of Brothers." Executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this documentary tells the remarkable story of the men of Easy Company-506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Film combines the words and memories of the former soldiers with archival footage and photos, from the boot camp origins of Easy Company in 1942 to their D-Day surge and later offensives in Germany and Belgium.

  Author: Minhchick   |   08 June 2020   |   : 0

The story of VE Day in 1945, told through the eyewitness accounts and cine films of ordinary people. Amateur film-makers recorded remarkable scenes, with some of it in glorious colour. Now, rarely seen footage, captured by amateurs and stored away for decades, charts the extraordinary events of May 8 when the entire nation took to the streets. Shots include events in the heart of the madness in central London, village life in Chapeltown on the outskirts of Sheffield and reaction in Tyne and Wear.

  Author: Minhchick   |   08 June 2020   |   : 0

Jane sails around South America in style aboard an ultra-luxury ship. Starting in Valparaíso, she embraces her inner Banksy on a street art tour, before beginning her journey south along the Chilean coast. A few days later she reaches the breathtaking glacier on Laguna San Rafael. Here, Jane partakes in the customary and traditional drinking of whisky on ice directly from the glacier. She then ventures further south into deepest Patagonia, stopping off in Punta Arenas. Back on board the ship, Jane enjoys a tour of the bridge with the captain as they make their way to the Falklands.

  Author: Minhchick   |   07 June 2020   |   : 0

Takes viewers on a journey aboard a Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive from the foothills of Ben Nevis down the West Highland route to meet the sea at the port of Mallaig. The programme is with train driver Ian Riley and train guard and manager Florence MacClean for the length of the route as the steam train winds its way past lochs, mountains and the world-famous Glenfinnan viaduct, all the while taking in the beautiful ancient vistas of indigenous ferns, heather and bracken.