Evel. Not a name that you forget. Not a man that you forget. Hell, he wasn't a man, he was a daredevil. Evel was the original daredevil. He left behind a twisted wreck of a life and a story that can only be told at full speed, straight up, and with no flowery prose. We will look back, and we will…
There was a time when every boy had dreams of building a model railroad empire. For many, that interest turned into a life-long hobby. TrainMasters TV visited the exhibition "TINXTEN: A Century of Tinplate Trains” at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum to see antique tinplate trains and…
We Will Win Peace goes behind the scenes of humanitarian advocacy and activism in the United States – via the forests and mines of the eastern Congo - to reveal the limits of good intentions, in an unexpected story that follows the lives of two Congolese miners as they react to the competing pressures…
Who hasn’t thought about being a pirate? Follow the journey of Captain Zack Stevers and Daniel the Turtle from the award winning animated series. See how their pirate journey reached the screen in Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: The Making of an Animated Series. Creators Steve Sievers and Dahveed Kolodny-Nagy…
The October revolution in Russia The tumultuous moments precipitating the October Revolution, and Russia’s involvement in World War I and World War II. The fifth part of a six part series 'Peter Ustinov's Russia', a series in which Peter Ustinov evokes the colourful, often tumultuous…
A series about crime, criminals and the victims. All four episodes are available individually. 1. The Armed Robber Documents the experience of John who at 37 has spent 15 of his last 20 years in prison for violent crimes. His angry and mistrustful view of life has been coloured by childhood experiences…
Effects of strict Islamic law in Pakistan. Shows the effects of strict observance of Islamic law in Pakistan, where extramarital sex has become a crime against the state, punishable by death. Looks at the oppression and injustice this has brought to many Pakistani women. Women in prison and on bail…
Critical thinking - preparing young people to be responsible and informed citizens. A glimpse of the educational technique of Rodger Halstead, an American who teaches 'critical thinking' - the ability to analyse and evaluate the significant issues that affect pupils' lives and the complex…
Egyptian villagers learned to outwit the rats. Rats were causing serious damage to food and livestock in Egyptian villages, and strong poisons were being used. In this project, live traps were distributed and the villagers were encouraged to use imaginative ways of outwitting the rats. They speak…
The Great Goddess of Cyprus investigates known and unknown aspects of the worship of Aphrodite on her island, Cyprus. Everyone knows that Aphrodite is the Great Goddess of Cyprus and that she was born on the coast of Paphos, where she was worshipped. We imagine her as the beautiful nude Aphrodite of…
Asier y yo crecimos juntos en las conflictivas calles del País Vasco. Después, tomamos caminos distintos. Un día, Asier desapareció; se había integrado en ETA. ¿Cómo hacer entender qué pudo llevarle a tomar una decisión que a mí mismo…
“En el corazón tenía la espina de una pasión. Logré arrancármela un día, ya no siento el corazón” (Antonio Machado). Esta película quiere retratar varias historias reales de amor imposible a lo largo de un verano. Sus protagonistas…
