TV Episodes
Murder Maps
Season 5, Episode 4
The First World War took the lives of countless soldiers on the front line. But one man in Paris too old for combat saw this as an opportunity. Henri Landru targeted the lonely and vulnerable women left behind by the war. He seduced them with promises of marriage and lured them to houses outside Paris where the women vanished. With the police uninterested in investigating the disappearances, two women took it upon themselves to pursue Landru. This episode tells their story. How they tirelessly gathered evidence against the killer. How they pestered the authorities to investigate. And how they made sure Landru finally faced justice for his crimes.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Season 3, Episode 16
A strange statue uncovered in Tibet turns out to be a sentimonster called Feast that was created accidentally by Master Fu when he was a child.
Murdertown
Season 2, Episode 7
When a murder is committed, you hope that the suspect is caught as quickly as possible, but in the case of Elaine Doyle's murder in Greenock, a lack of evidence meant that justice would not be served for several years, until advancements in technology made it possible.
War of the Worlds
Season 1, Episode 1
When astrophysicists detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world's population waits for further contact with baited breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out; just pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world.
Family Time
Season 7, Episode 4
The Stallworths, a working class African American family, scratch off a lottery ticket and jump to middle class overnight.
Photos That Changed The World
Season 1, Episode 2
A look at the iconic photo of Charles and Diana's Royal Wedding balcony kiss. Some say their body language indicated the troubles that lay ahead.
The Territory
Season 1, Episode 2
Victor Gromov, once a legend of Moscow’s criminal underworld known under the nickname “Butcher”, has since retired and now spends his days enjoying life on his farm. One day, Victor’s former “colleagues” show up and tell him that he must store the mafia’s common fund in his offshore bank account. Victor has no choice but to help them. Several months later, on the day when he is supposed to give the money back, Victor gets hit on the head by a falling billboard. As a result, he forgets the password to his bank account. Fleeing for his life from his former cronies, Victor decides to hide in a freight train’s boxcar but ends up getting locked inside. The train departs, and several days later he finds himself thousands of kilometers away from Moscow, in a small northern town called Polyarny, which, as it turns out, is not so easy to get out of...
The Territory
Season 1, Episode 1
Victor Gromov, once a legend of Moscow’s criminal underworld known under the nickname “Butcher”, has since retired and now spends his days enjoying life on his farm. One day, Victor’s former “colleagues” show up and tell him that he must store the mafia’s common fund in his offshore bank account. Victor has no choice but to help them. Several months later, on the day when he is supposed to give the money back, Victor gets hit on the head by a falling billboard. As a result, he forgets the password to his bank account. Fleeing for his life from his former cronies, Victor decides to hide in a freight train’s boxcar but ends up getting locked inside. The train departs, and several days later he finds himself thousands of kilometers away from Moscow, in a small northern town called Polyarny, which, as it turns out, is not so easy to get out of...
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Season 9, Episode 2
Richard is joined by Lou Sanders for a blast round Bergen. They go on a gastronomic adventure, view odd architecture, ride a cable car to the top of Mt. Ulriken and fly down the fastest zip-line in Norway.
Independent Lens
Season 21, Episode 1
In Boise, nurses, nail technicians, and stay-at-home mothers are choosing to become paid reproductive surrogates for people from around the world. Made in Boise offers a rare glimpse into this world by intimately following the lives of four surrogates, as they build relationships with the intended parents, prepare for the rigors of pregnancy, and navigate the mixed feelings of their own families.
Motherland
Season 2, Episode 4
Kevin reluctantly hosts a last minute Halloween party. Julia takes the kids trick or treating in an attempt to meet a celebrity who has just moved into the neighbourhood.
DNA
Season 1, Episode 8
Five years after his daughter's disappearance, Danish police officer Rolf discovers a fatal flaw in the DNA database and might finally be able to find her.
Rusty Rivets
Season 3, Episode 5
An engineer named Rusty leads a team of rescue robots. Together, they invent their way out of difficult situations.
The Wonderful World of Baby Animals
Season 1, Episode 4
A rejected lamb learns to make friends with other farmyard animals, a baby Malayan tapir shows off his extraordinary spotty coat, and a baby armadillo is too shy to come out of her shell.
Dr. Blackson
Season 1, Episode 3
An Asian man alerts Dr. Blackson he would like to start dating outside his race, especially black women. But the good doctor warns his patient he may not be well enough endowed for such endeavors.
Madam Secretary
Season 6, Episode 4
Henry teams up with a Marine veteran to fight for legislation that helps Veterans Affairs provide better mental health care, but he encounters surprising resistance from Vice President Carlos Morejon. Also, Senator Hanson questions Daisy about an arrest in her past.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 6, Episode 27
John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.
