Culture
Deck The Halls: The Luxury Christmas Decorators
From massive trees to miles of twinkling lights, the UK’s busiest Christmas decorators race to transform some beloved British landmarks into winter wonderlands. From the Natural History Museum and Blenheim Palace to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, this fun and festive documentary shows the decorating Christmas elves tackling unique challenges and creating enchanting festive designs to wow visitors.
Wonderland: The Story of Christmas
So many classic children’s books deal with the festive season. There are Christmassy moments in great works by Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Kenneth Grahame, J. M. Barrie, J.R.R. Tolkien and many more. This ingenious arts documentary delves into both the joyous descriptions of yuletide created by these writers and also some darker moments in Christmas stories.
Deck The Halls: The Luxury Christmas Decorators
From massive trees to miles of twinkling lights, the UK’s busiest Christmas decorators race to transform some beloved British landmarks into winter wonderlands. From the Natural History Museum and Blenheim Palace to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, this fun and festive documentary shows the decorating Christmas elves tackling unique challenges and creating enchanting festive designs to wow visitors.
The Real History of Science Fiction
Star Wars. The Time Machine. Doctor Who. Star Trek. Science Fiction has dominated popular culture and our collected imaginations for centuries. This illuminating documentary tells the definitive history of Sci-Fi, sharing the stories of the genre’s greatest pioneers: the filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists whose obsession and imagination has taken them, and us, deep into the unknown.
Sri Lanka with Alexander Armstrong
Sri Lanka has a tumultuous past including civil wars, natural disasters and the economic crisis of 2022 that saw 700,000 people storm the President’s home. As the country reopens to tourists, actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong heads there to learn more about the island in this fascinating travel documentary. Along the way he drinks some tea, enjoys a dance and has an encounter with a cobra.