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- Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer and formidable businessman. After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the gap between Asian and Western cinema. Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon for China, and the entire Asian continent.
- The first instalment of Weapon of the Century travels back in time and delves into the background of the AK-47, one of the most notorious weapons in history. This episode will examine Mikhail Kalashnikov's motivations and influences in creating such a significant weapon. It will also examine the numerous aspects contributing to the AK-47's prominence as one of the world's most extensively used and iconic weapons. From the weapon's beginnings shortly after World War II, to the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and the Vietnam War of 1965, the tale of the weapon will be explored from the perspectives of military historians, ex-reconnaissance personnel, a specialist AK collector, and the vital historic battles in which it was deployed.
- Perhaps the most mysterious structure on Earth, Stonehenge has stood on a plain in Southern England for 5000 years. Why is it there? In this episode we explore the possibility that this was a prehistoric astronomical observatory. Here ancient astronomer priests may have divined the complex movements of the Sun and Moon, recognizing patterns that would not be discovered elsewhere for thousands of years. The primitive Shamans may have also been the first astronomers to predict eclipses.
