City Guides

CITY GUIDES is a revealing series about the history of beautiful structures and their finer details, many of which are lost in the hustle and bustle of the cityscape. It is with this discerning eye for design that a city’s past, and its transformation over the years, is revealed. The first season spotlights Toronto, providing a new perspective on the stunning architecture that frames this beautiful city, while the second season episodes each focus on a different metropolis.

Quebec: A City In Layers

From fur-trading station to naval outpost, to the source of French pride or English conquest, Quebec City is somewhat of a chameleon, constantly transforming itself to reflect the ideology of the day. Through expert interviews, archival footage and a behind-the-scenes tour of the city’s most interesting and storied buildings, QUEBEC: A CITY IN LAYERS explores 400 years of architectural history and brings it to life.

Secret History of Knitting

Knot just for scarves, discover the world of knitting and its very many uses throughout history - including record and timekeeping, World War II spy coding, and even as a symbol of political revolution. Film archive, cut-out animation, line drawings, graphics, historical art and posters, and re-enactments bring a fresh approach to this fascinating documentary special.

Strangest Things

STRANGEST THINGS takes viewers on a riveting journey to uncover the world’s most remarkable and mysterious objects, hidden away in museums, laboratories, and storage rooms across the globe. Using cutting-edge 3D graphics and the latest technology, the series delves deep into these artifacts, revealing their smallest details and secrets. From ancient relics to bizarre, lost items, STRANGEST THINGS brings forgotten histories back to life, even reconstructing damaged objects to unlock their hidden stories. This series is an extraordinary exploration of the unbelievable, the ancient, and the truly strange.

Much Ado About Shakespeare

MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE follows Steven Wadlow, a window cleaner who believes that a painted portrait that has been hanging above his family’s television set for over half a century may be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Over eleven years, Steven embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about the portrait, visiting some of the world’s top art institutions. The history of the painting suggests it could be a missing portrait of William Shakespeare that had been painted during his lifetime. Facial comparison software shows a striking resemblance to The Bard, more so than any known image. Despite the art world’s skepticism, Steven’s breakthrough comes in Paris, where a renowned expert, who has examined masterpieces like the Mona Lisa, confirms his discovery. This captivating film uncovers the mystery behind a painting that could rewrite history and change Steven’s life forever.

Primeval New Zealand

Travel back through time in PRIMEVAL NEW ZEALAND. For the first time science is revealing the true story about where New Zealand’s wildlife icons came from, and the reasons for their unique evolution.

Guitar Picks

Guitars are modern instruments of design and beauty, possessing an art-like quality that is both classic and elegant. In this 12-part series hosted by guitar icon Kim Mitchell, we meet guitarists both professional and amateur, along with many manufacturers and collectors. Profiling veteran guitar players like Keith Scott, Chad Kroeger and Jay Jay French to manufacturers like Gibson, Fender, Santa Cruz and Godin, GUITAR PICKS features stories from an amazing group of individuals and reveals their passion for all things guitar!

Why Horror?

WHY HORROR? is a feature length documentary following horror journalist and super fan Tal Zimerman as he looks at the psychology of horror around the world in order to understand why we love to be scared. Tal travels the world and meets with the genre’s leading filmmakers, writers, historians, psychologists and sociologists to discover how horror looks in different cultures. He goes beyond the ordinary in order to uncover – WHY HORROR? FEATURING: John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Elijah Wood, Eli Roth, Ben Wheatley and many more.

How To Make It In Comedy

HOW TO MAKE IT IN COMEDY is the story of how a 75-year-old small Scottish arts festival became a national institution where new stars are forged, careers made, and sometimes, dreams dashed. Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this is the inside story of what it takes to make a name here, from those who enjoyed overnight success to those who slogged for years to make it. Through their triumphs, favourite jokes, and sometimes painful failures, we’ll discover a hidden history of comedy – revealing how the gags we find funny and the comedians we love reflect our changing culture. Featuring David Schwimmer, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Eddie Izzard and many more stars.

Weapon Hunter

Meet Paul Shull. Rock n’ roll promoter and expert swordsman. Backed by a crack team of experts with years of experience in tracking down the finest military specimens, he’s in pursuit of North America’s most collectible artifacts. Hellbent on finding them, and telling their remarkable stories.