Movies: John Shrapnel

  • 1995
    King Arthur: His Life and Legends

    King Arthur: His Life and Legends (1995)

    King Arthur: His Life and Legends

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    The legend of King Arthur spans centuries and has inspired countless novels and films. But who was King Arthur, and what was his real legacy? Through reenactments and historical images, this A&E production explores the romance, adventure and politics...

    King Arthur: His Life and Legends
  • 1978
    Flayed

    Flayed (1978)

    Flayed

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    'There's absolutely no escape. No chairs or tables to hold on to, no fags to light or drinks to pour: no small talk or trivial daytime chatter. Just the naked person.'...

    Flayed
  • 2004
    Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece

    Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece (2004)

    Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece

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    Greece, a land of breathtaking beauty and light. A land where science, art and inspiration from the gods combined to produce some of the world's greatest marvels of architecture and design. The ancient Greeks used buildings and structures to reflect ...

    Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece
  • 2003
    Wild Women of Viramba

    Wild Women of Viramba (2003)

    Wild Women of Viramba

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    Following years of research, the intimacies of this female-led group of baboons, are dramatically revealed. Almost every day for the past 25 years, the Viramba troop of yellow baboons have been accompanied by scientists in one of the most extensive p...

    Wild Women of Viramba
  • 1997
    St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

    St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral (1997)

    St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

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    St. Stephen’s Cathedral ranks amongst Austria‘s most famous cultural monuments. Yet, one would not think of that Cathedral being one of the most astonishing natural areas in Austria.Georg Riha and his team have explored the Cathedral from its foundat...

    St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
  • 2001
    Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

    Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2 (2001)

    Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

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    The dramatic stories of Fritz Wiessner’s 1939 K2 expedition and Charlie Houston’s return in 1953. K2 is one of the hardest mountains in the world to climb. This film focuses on the expeditions of Fritz Wiessner and Charlie Houston in 1953. An award ...

    Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2
  • 2003
    The Race for Everest

    The Race for Everest (2003)

    The Race for Everest

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    The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953 British and 1952 Swiss attempt on Everest with rare archival material, this film tells the story of the r...

    The Race for Everest
  • 2000
    Supermassive Black Holes

    Supermassive Black Holes (2000)

    Supermassive Black Holes

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    "Horizon" examines the recent discovery of supermassive black holes, which spawn galaxies even as they threaten to destroy everything in their path....

    Supermassive Black Holes
  • 1979
    Gossip from the Forest

    Gossip from the Forest (1979)

    Gossip from the Forest

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    The events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War....

    Gossip from the Forest
  • 2016
    The Return of the Flying Scotsman

    The Return of the Flying Scotsman (2016)

    The Return of the Flying Scotsman

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    Film following the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, as it returns to the tracks following a ten-year restoration which cost more than £4 million....

    The Return of the Flying Scotsman
  • 1969
    Hamlet

    Hamlet (1969)

    Hamlet

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    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge....

    Hamlet
  • 2017
    Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story

    Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story (2017)

    Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story

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    In 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X. It was the culmination of an extraordinary scientific project, which against almost insuperable odds turned Britain into a nuclear superpower. Featuring access...

    Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
  • 2013
    Run.

    Run. (2013)

    Run.

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    A mysterious boy bursts into an internet café, claiming he is being chased by a murderous foe. The owner does not share his urgency, nor does he seem overly keen on helping the boy, in fact his only advice is to sit at a computer, to 'take machine nu...

    Run.
  • 1969
    It's Called the Sugar Plum

    It's Called the Sugar Plum (1969)

    It's Called the Sugar Plum

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    When a college student accidentally hits and kills a pedestrian, the dead man’s fiancée shows up at his door the next day, demanding answers....

    It's Called the Sugar Plum
  • 1980
    The Victim

    The Victim (1980)

    The Victim

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    When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his own way. He believes he knows who is behind the kidnapping--and that the motives are personal, not f...

    The Victim