The Interim Secure Unit in Kent, and people's reactions to these establishments Documentary in the Just William series which looks at the Interim Secure Unit in Kent. A similar unit is to be sited in Hellingly in Sussex, and people's hostile reactions are contrasted to the reality of such…
Present day school truants interview old people who truanted in the past. Are young people playing truant from school and cheeking the teachers so different from the reluctant pupils of the early part of this century?. This Television Workshop production lets a group of school refusers in London investigate…
Anti-nuclear protest at Sizewell in 1982. In September 1982 a group of anti-nuclear supporters walked from London to Sizewell, to draw attention to the public enquiry on the siting of a PWR type nuclear reactor. The film tries to explore the motivation of some of the marchers and to discover why they…
Priorities for research - why is more spent on nuclear energy than solar power? Why is more money spent on researching nuclear energy than solar? There are complex political and historical reasons, but this film seriously questions our priorities. Solar includes wind, water and biomass: these sources…
In 1982 the TUC organised a concert for unemployed people. In November 1982 the TUC organised a concert for unemployed people, Taking part were Tom Robinson, The Beat, Black Slate, OK Jive and Alexei Sayle. As well as a record of the concert, the film gives the angry and disillusioned young people…
The delicate balance of life in the forest. One tenth of all the world's species live on Amazonia, feeding off each other, pollinating each other, dependent in a web of life. A botanist and a zoologist explain and show the delicate balance between plant and animal life, and find that to survive…
About Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, freed after nine years in Soviet jails. In February 1986 the Jewish dissident Anatoly Shcharansky was freed after more than nine years in Soviet jails and labour camps. His wife had been campaigning for his release since their wedding night, the last time…
281 Days - Rowing The Pacific Solo'. In March 2007, Dutch adventurist Ralph Tuijn attempted to become the first person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean unassisted. Departing from Callao Peru, and leaving his wife and daughter behind for more than nine months, Ralph faced the effects of La Nina,…
To Rock or Stock? Sneakerheads will do almost anything to get their hands on a unique pair of kicks, going to such extreme lengths as hiding in trash cans to score a pair of Retro Jordan 11s to camping for days in sub zero temperatures for the latest Nike Foamposites. How did sneakers become as prized…
Everything you've always wanted to know about penises but were afraid to find out! Cultures have worshipped it, and circumcised it. Men have sought ways to make it larger. Across 14 countries, featuring interviews with more than 40 experts, ‘The Dickumentary’ tries to answer some…
Two Uigur brothers and a friend are in love with parkour, a kind of extreme sport. Regardless of opposition from their worried mothers, the boys train themselves to be the best in an upcoming parkour event in Beijing while managing to iron out additional difficulties. When they lost the game eventually,…
This is a time when business, trade and wealth prosper. In the early spring of 2007, the Chinese stock market plunged, leading to a global panic in the world stock market. This has shown that the Chinese economy has already been integrated into the process of globalization. The issues related to people's…
