Culture
Exploring India with Bettany Hughes
India is a land of incredible architectural wonders and amazing sacred sites. Author and historian Bettany Hughes takes viewers through her curated selection of Indian treasures. Travelling across this diverse country from North to South, through amazing countryside and spectacular cities, in this cultural exploration she discovers the fascinating past of this epically beautiful sub-continent.
Men for Sale: Life of a Male Escort
With the number of male escorts seemingly on the rise, award-winning filmmaker Ben Zand takes a journey through this intriguing and sometimes secretive world. In this eye-opening documentary, Ben meets three men who offer very different services to a variety of clients. He also tries out for a top escort agency to see what it takes to enter this controversial profession.
The Mormons Are Coming
Every year, 30,000 missionaries are called to serve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s the largest full-time missionary force of any church. Most are under 25 and away from home for up to two years. Europe’s biggest training center is located in the north of England. This documentary follows three young missionaries through the first few months of training and work in the field.
Dave Harewood on Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy
Blackface used music and comedy as a delivery system for racist tropes and became the most popular form of entertainment in the Victorian era. Actor David Harewood explores the origins of Blackface minstrelsy, where white performers grotesquely darkened their skin, in early 19th-century America. How did it shape ideas of blackness in popular culture and why did it endure for so long?
Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City
Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the rise and fall and rise again of Jerusalem, one of the world’s oldest cities. In this compelling documentary, the history of this sacred and peerlessly beautiful place in Israel is revealed. He documents how this unique city ca me into being and explains why it became so important to the
Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions.