Après quatre années derrière les barreaux, Ray Mercer recouvre enfin la liberté. Sa femme Rebecca est venue l'attendre à sa sortie de prison pour le conduire à Las Vegas où elle compte demander le divorce. Auparavant, elle doit s'arrêter au Cowboy World Casino pour voir son employeur et amant, le redoutable Steve Atlas. Ray en profite pour jouer ses derniers dollars dans une machine à sous… et décroche le jackpot de 450 000 dollars ! Au moment où il s'apprête à toucher son chèque, un gang armé s'infiltre dans le casino….
Pour retrouver son fils disparu alors qu'il recherchait le fameux cimetière des baleines, sir Anthony monte une nouvelle expédition vers le Grand Nord. Embarqués à bord du dirigeable l’Hypérion, les explorateurs abordent une région mystérieuse peuplée par les descendants des Vikings..
One parting married couple, plus two guys and two gals, interact during a Thanksgiving weekend at a roomy home in the Colorado Rockies..
A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska..
Somewhere in Jérusalem, two girls have been sharing an apartment for two years. Now one of them is leaving, and the other, while searching for an appropriate replacement, can't let go of what was between them, or what it could have been..
Top of the World is a quiz show series that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for one series in 1982. The programme was hosted by Eamonn Andrews.
In the first 12 episodes, there were three contestants; one in the UK studio, one in a studio in Australia, and one in a studio in the USA. The game consisted of three rounds. In the first round, each contestant was asked four questions about the UK, four about Australia, and four about the USA.
Unique views and the stories behind them are highlighted at some of the most gorgeous and epic locations around the world. From unusual vantage points to once-in-a-lifetime panoramic views, each spot offers an immersive, thrilling experience..
The story of the first blind man ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Iceland is not only a geologically stunning country filled with geysers, fjords, volcanoes and waterfalls, but it also has the happiest people in the world..
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to the North of England to name and shame some of the worst cars in history, from manufacturers who "should have known better"..
Mingma Sherpa, a young high school graduate from Kathmandu visits her ancestral village of Phortse and learns about climate change from her own family. Mingma’s father, Phinjo Sherpa, has worked as a Himalayan mountaineer for 23 years, having climbed Mt Everest at least 8 times. Phinjo describes how rising temperatures have led to rockfalls and avalanches and the melting of the Everest base camp. From her mother Phinjo learns how rising temperatures and changes in rainfall have sparked an insect infestation It takes 3 days to walk to their home village of Phortse set at 3840m, but it’s still feeling the heat..
Documentary on the life and career of James Cagney.
An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics..
A documentary about Eskimos in northern Alaska made by the Ommidvar Brothers on their travels around the world.
Follow the journey of Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon as he strives to become a World Rally Champion. A motorsport documentary..
In 1967, a team of explorers with no experience with polar ice travel attempted to reach the North Pole. Film, audio diaries and interviews reveal the extraordinary details of this incredible… In 1967, a team of amateur explorers rewrote the history books by becoming the first people to reach the North Pole. They documented their trip on film and audio diaries..
Polar - and grizzly bears are rather similar, opportunist omnivore mammals and the largest land carnivores. However the polar bear gave up hibernating, and is forced south by the warming climate, which causes the vital ice to melt, and allows grizzlies to expand north. So now their diets and hunting grounds overlap, with each-other and with humans - they even roam in towns. Life has grown even harder for polar bears, especially in summer..
Riding Solo is a film about filmmaker Gaurav Jani's brave solo motorcycle journey from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the world, the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh bordering China. The film is even more extraordinary for the fact that Jani was a one man camera crew unit who loaded his bike with 300 kg of equipment/supplies and set off on a journey to one of the world's most difficult terrains..
The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling Dixie Chicks launch their 2003 tour with Top Of The World Tour Live. This barn-burner of a concert features the hits "Goodbye Earl," "A Home," "Landslide," "Ready to Run," "Sin Wagon" and more..
