World

Dougie Vipond will take you on a trip to discover how Scotland's best-known musical export became a worldwide phenomenon. From Ayrshire to Tokyo, via New York City, we'll look at how Auld Lang Syne has been adopted around the world. With some fantastic archive and commentary from well-known faces including Alan Cumming, Sir Cliff Richard and Clare Grogan, we will find out just how Auld Lang Syne became a globe-conquering song.

Director: Sean McNamara

A two‐year study of one wild dog unit (called the “Genghis pack”) by the animal expert and her colleague/husband, Hugo Van Lawick, who share the narration with Hal Holbrook.

In front of every great Penthouse photographer is a gorgeous Penthouse Pet. With premier photographer Philip Mond, the beauty of the model is just the beginning. Enter into his world of erotic visions as he explores the intimate secrets of models Nikie St. Gilles, Brooke Lane, Shawn Young, Angel Hart, and Kalani. From the elegant surroundings of a classic mansion to the earthy environs of the great outdoors, the fabulous Penthouse Pets leave nothing to the imagination. Once you step into this world, you’ll never want to leave

The World at War: The events between 1931 and 1941 that drew the U.S. into war are shown in dramatic detail, starting with the Japanese incursion into Manchuria and ending with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Time: 48 minutes. December 7th: At 7:55 AM on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, the Japanese began an air attack that devastated the Pacific fleet and took the lives of 2,343 servicemen. Time: 37 minutes.

To the Shores of Iwo Jima: Navy, Marine and Coast Guard cameramen documented the heroic struggle for Iwo Jima in rare color footage, from the softening of the tiny Pacific island to the now famous flag-raising by the Marines. Time: 21 minutes. The Battling Bastards of Bataan: On Bataan and Corregidor, Americans suffered crushing defeat at the hands of the Japanese in 1942. This film uses actual battle footage to take an unflinching look at the down side of our military might. Time: 30 minutes.

The Normandy Invasion: See the planning and execution of the most famous battle in modern history, filmed as it occurred by U.S. Coast Guard cameramen, from the massing of thousands of ships and men to the ultimate victory. Time: 21 minutes. The Victory: This film focuses on the final year of the World War II on both fronts, including the liberation of Rome, Paris, and the Philippines, and the historic surrender of both the German and the Japanese armies. Time: 31 minutes.

Narrator Michael Sivy opens this richly-illustrated program with this explanatory comment: In the depths of space, there seems neither limit nor direction, neither up nor down, only movement toward or away from. No day, no seasons, everywhere movement, nowhere rest. But man has learned to track the stars and count them, and slowly he has been able to bring a sense of order to his understanding of his own planet earth. Face of the World is a perhaps unique effort to see the earth as a whole and to trace mans attempts through the ages to expand his own knowledge and use of the planets geography.

Scientists attempt to learn more about several species of sharks in the South Pacific.

Unlike most science fiction stories, the tale of New World starts in a world where the Earth has already been invaded. Humanity has been reduced to a fraction of the population, and most people live in a feudal society. This series follows the adventures of a small group of fighters as they try to combat this alien menace, while continuing to live their lives.

A documentary going behind the scenes of one of the hardest exams in the world, the test that all black cabbies must take: The Knowledge of London. For the first time, a fixed camera rig has been allowed inside the gruelling, nerve-wracking oral exams or ‘appearances’ for which candidates known as ‘Knowledge Boys or Girls’ must pass to show they have the necessary expertise. To pass this legendary exam candidates must memorize and be able to recall the capital’s 25,000 + streets, 100,000 points of interest and how they all fit together. The film follows the surprising range of characters who are each at various stages of the process, including a single mum, Kosovan immigrant and a bus driver. It takes an average of four years to pass The Knowledge and with a 70% drop out rate any candidate needs a dogged determination to pass and join the ranks of the world’s most elite taxi service.

A rare “talkie” displaying Bill’s gift for dialogue, Small World is a comedy of manners about two married couples who meet by chance at an outdoor café and think they have met before.

Ukrainian Cartoon with music by Oleksandr Osadchiy.

What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth might help us locate other living worlds, light years away.

Since its inception in 1978, the IRONMAN World Championship has demonstrated not only the unrivaled physical ability and enduring drive of the top endurance athletes in the world but also some of the most impactful stories from the age-group athletes who compete alongside them. In 1991, IRONMAN began to package these stories into a documentary format, which has aired on broadcast television and streaming services every year since. This year’s IRONMAN World Championship special is no different. 2023 will chronicle one of triathlon’s pinnacle events, which, for the first time in the iconic event’s 45-year history, was hosted in two separate locations: the men in Nice, France, and the women in Kona, Hawaii.

A lengthy sit-down video interview with Jess Franco and Lina Romay (the cutest couple in showbiz) that rambles over Franco's entire career (pre-1991) as well as following many conversational tangents. Lengthy discussions of the film business, and Franco's directorial approach and craft. Franco reveals himself to be a man of real taste, vastly preferring Beatty's Dick Tracy to Burton's Batman, and offers some intriguing opinions – for instance, he wishes that his early B&W films would be colorized, because he only made them in B&W to save money.