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New! Gandhi and Decolonization 26 min.

In May 1893, a man is thrown out of a train, on the platforms of the train station of Pietermaritzburg, a little city of South Africa, for daring to sit in a first-class compartment. This young Indian lawyer by the name of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has disembarked on the continent just a few days before and is having there his first experiences of racism and violence. Of this South-African life,...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Lawrence of Arabia and the Redefining of the Middle East 26 min.

1916, the Great War is raging in Europe. Far away from the trenches, in the sand of the Middle East, war has a very different face. All the grounds of the “land of Damascus”, but also the holy places of Islam, are then in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The archaeologist Thomas Edward Lawrence, a resourceful adventurer, is an English agent present on site. With a handful of intrepid men, he leads...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Idi Amin 54 min.

This episode of The Dictator's Playbookexplores how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build his 1970s dictatorship in Uganda.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Kim Il-Sung 54 min.

This episode of The Dictator's Playbook examines the rise and reign of North Korea's Kim Il-Sung. See howhe created an unshakeable cult of personality and a dictatorship that has spanned three generations.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Manuel Noriega 54 min.

This episode of The Dictator's Playbook examines the rise and fall of Panama's Manuel Noriega, from his early military days to his dictatorship’s sudden end.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Saddam Hussein 54 min.

This episode of "The Dictator's Playbook" examines the regime of Iraq's Saddam Hussein. Learn how the tyrant seized power and maintained it for almost 30 years.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2019

New! Everest: The Challenge - Part 1 24 min.

In part one of this three part series, Ben Fogle and Victoria Pendleton prepare for an expedition through a series of grueling altitude tests. They then travel to Nepal, via the world’s most frightening airport, and begin the trek to Everest Base Camp. They receive a Buddhist blessing, encounter stunning views, and visit the Climbers’ Memorial.

New! Everest: The Challenge - Part 2 24 min.

In part two of this three part series, Ben Fogle and Victoria Pendleton begin their climb of Mt. Everest on the South Col route. Pendleton experiences severe hypoxia at high altitude and must decide whether to continue the climb or retire.

New! Everest: The Challenge - Part 3 24 min.

In final episode of this three part series, Ben Fogle continues his climb up Mount Everest after altitude sickness forces Victoria Pendelton to leave the expedition. Mountaineer Kenton Cool and Sherpas guide Ben along the trek when equipment failure threatens the lives of Ben and the cameraman in the Death Zone.

In the Shadow of the Revolution 51 min.

In the Shadow of the Revolution gives voice to alternative perspectives on Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution. Through interviews with social movement activists, journalists, and academics, the film provides a counternarrative that helps explain the current rebellion against a corrupt authoritarian government that has created a catastrophe in the country.

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