The World

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. As well sculpting our universe, gravity also affects our weight, height and even the rate at which we age.

Jorge Zabaleta and Pancho Saavedra, two charismatic Chilean celebrities, set off on a journey full of unexpected twists and surprises across the world.

World In Action follows three reporters, Ian Breach, Mike Walsh and Penny Junor as they travel into the centre of London by car, tube and train respectively.

Also known as Around the World with Nothing On, this cheerful Swiss-made travelogue once again demonstrates that despite running around naked all goddamn day, nudists are not sexual perverts but, instead, decent folks who just love wallowing in nature. In fact, the only thing a nudist really has a jones for is Lust for the Sun!

A prevailing documentary that will educate and enlighten the general public’s perspective of transgender individuals. This documentary will take you through the deadly hate crimes, the persecution of transgender individuals based on religious beliefs and even the alienation of transgender children in the school systems throughout the world. We will highlight the fact that they have the same hopes, dreams, concerns and aspirations that we all have. We will illustrate the sheer bravery that it takes to be one’s “authentic self” in the face of opposition.

In a year in which World In Action won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series, this programme looks back at some of the top stories in the news during 1964.

When the son of a gang leader manages to insult the son of a rival gang leader, total war erupts between the rival gangs, and the young hero is forced to do terrible things in order to maintain order and honor.

An older brother is a washed-up boxer. His younger brother is a genius pianist with physical disability. The brothers make up through their mother who is full of stories of her past.

This reimagined poem by Sándor Weöres is the story of an ordinary, grey suburban night, which is transformed by love into an exciting series of visions, a sad and dreamy vision.

An argument for nationalisation under the 1948 Transport Act, not just of railways but of roads and waterways as well.

A ghost lives in his house, the house where he was born, the house where he died. Looking for someone, for a friend, for anybody, years and years and years and years pass until he finds hope.

Narrated by Welsh actor and football-fan, Michael Sheen, 'Written in the Stars' is the official film of the first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Arab World. The tournament was historic, unique and dramatic, culminating in one of the most unforgettable Finals in the history of sport. Argentina won their third trophy and Lionel Messi was crowned as the greatest player in history.

The background of "Hero" is set in 2020: a sudden disaster that disrupted everyone's lives. When society face unemployment when families fall apart, when lovers are separated, when death is approaching quietly, and when a peaceful life suddenly undergoes unexpected changes, how will women respond? What are the vital and irreplaceable roles that men play in women’s lives and growth? The three female directors Zhang Aijia, Li Shaohong and Chen Chong used their unique female perspectives to explore and show people's plights and struggles in family, career, and love in special times.

The islands of Indonesia remain a wild paradise. This series explores the incredible wildlife of this extraordinary environment and reveals the remarkable ways in which life has been created, adapted, and reborn over millions of years.

Comedy short about Buddy Hackett as an incompetent bowler.

Young Alice lives with her mother Helena in Ciarema, in a house facing the sea. The residence suffers from the advance of the sea levels. The daughter, an environmentalist, plans to move elsewhere, but the mother wants to stay in town. They need to find a solution together.