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The greatest prison break in history also became Americas most infamous cold case. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility established in San Francisco Bay in 1934 and designed to house some of the countrys most notorious criminals, quickly gained a reputation ...as the most feared prison in America, considered to be inescapable. But on June 11, 1962, three Alcatraz inmates Frank Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin succeeded in breaking out of The Rock, sparking a manhunt on a scale never before witnessed. Despite the vast resources poured into the hunt by the FBI, United States Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies, the three men were never found, presumed to have drowned. This revealing special from HISTORY follows the nephews of the escaped Anglin brothers along with retired US Marshal Art Roderick as they search for answers to their familys very public mystery, and also explores a groundbreaking new lead that could change the course of history. Did the Anglin brothers pull off the most daring escape in American history, and survive?
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19 May 21
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Atari. Nintendo. Sega. Sony. Game Changers: Inside the Video Game Wars is the untold story of the personal and professional battles that gave rise to the $100 billion video game industry. Brought to life by Oscar winning director Daniel Junge, this is a tale of brilliant innovati...ons, colossal failures, and ego-driven rivalries akin to Steve Jobs versus Bill Gates. It is a 50-year-long, multi-generation epic featuring corporate coups, industrial espionage, secret burial grounds and the promise of unimaginable riches just one cartridge away. The only constant through the saga is this: just when you think youve won the battle, youre actually at your most vulnerable.
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Marvel at natures epic and powerful forces as this stunning series reveals how perfectly our planet is set up to nurture life. Discover how our incredible living planet operates. See how sunlight, weather, ocean tides and volcanoes all work together in an intricate balancing act ...to shape and support the diversity of life on Earth. Filmed in spectacular habitats around the globe, the series shows how animals of all shapes and sizes are perfectly adapted to whatever the environment throws at them. But what happens when nature's epic forces are knocked off course? As human activity impacts on Earth's perfectly balanced ecosystems, what can we do to protect the fragility of life on our unique and precious planet?
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6 May 21
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John Patrick Shanley, who created the classic MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie ...Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony's (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.
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When history was really horrible. Fresh, innovative, entertaining and revelatory, Bloody Britain combines strong historical research and storytelling with hands-on historical experiments (such as building and firing a trebuchet), an entertaining but extremely passionate presenter... and atmospheric and innovative animation. Action and information-packed, each show is a fascinating, and at times, squeamish journey through some of Britain s most gruesome and awful, but momentous, historical events. In each episode of Bloody Britain Rory McGrath examines a key event from British history. Whether it s battles, rebellions, wars, plagues, social unrest, betrayal, executions, injustice or mass insanity, we ll concentrate on the mad, sad and bad moments from our past. In short, we ll zoom in on when the past was truly horrible and ask why, when and how these events came to be part of our history.
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It's 1981, the start of a new decade and Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin begin a new life in London. Strangers at first, these young gay lads, and their best friend Jill, find themselves thrown together, and soon share each other's adventures. But a new virus is on the rise, and soon t...heir lives will be tested in ways they never imagined. As the decade passes, and they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, they're determined to live and love more fiercely than ever.
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21 Apr 21
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A colorful, dramatic and heart-catching film which tells the story of the British expedition which in 1953 finally conquered the hitherto unconquerable and reached the top-most peak of the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest. An unforgettable achievement, in which the e...xcitement mounts with the altitude, has made an unforgettable film.
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This comprehensive collection of Frank Herberts Dune Chronicles begins with the landmark science fiction epic DUNE, a stunningly realised four-and-a-half hour miniseries produced by the Sci-Fi Channel, and continue with the spectacular follow up CHILDREN OF DUNE, which combines t...he second and third books from the series. Featuring a stellar cast worthy of such an epic saga, these award-winning productions are landmark in their vision and scope and remain two of the highest rating sci-fi programs in history. DUNE - Oscar-winner (R)William Hurt stars as Duke Leto Atreides, charged to rule the desolate planet Arrakis, the universes only source of Melange, a spice that enhances mental performance and makes interstellar travel possible. But soon Leto's bitter enemy, the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Ian McNeice, Rome), a former ruler, wins back Arrakis and hands power over to his brutal nephew Rabban. When the Atreides family escape to the inhospitable desert with the help of the Fremen a race of displaced desert nomads the revitalising power of Melange enables Paul (Alec Newman, Frankenstein), the Dukes son, to organise the oppressed Fremen and wage war on the Empire. CHILDREN OF DUNE - The future of humanity is left in doubt as the twins of Paul Atreides become embroiled in the turbulent political landscape of Arrakis. Born with special abilities and superhuman prescience that not only empowers them but place them in considerable jeopardy amongst their kind Leto (James McAvoy, Atonement) and Ghanima (Jessica Brooks, Supernova) continue the fight against the malevolent forces of Baron Harkonnen. With the looming threat of civil war amongst the Fremen and Princess Wensicias (Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking) own devious plot to assassinate the Atreides heirs, their survival is paramount to ensure the future of the universe for generations to come.
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21 Apr 21
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Using new archival sources and unprecedented access to key players including former US President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale, two-time Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple reveals the true story behind one of the most daring rescue attempt...s in modern history: Operation Eagle Claw, a secret mission by US special forces with the objective of freeing American hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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6 May 21
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When a small town on the south-west coast of Ireland is earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm, its not just the spectacular scenery thats under pressure. For the straight-talking Dublin woman tasked to go undercover and bring the project home, her eco-battle with the town is ...compounded by the re-appearance of a crinkly-eyed surfer with an unmistakeable resemblance to her teenage son.
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