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Chasing Glory is an intimate, dramatic, and revealing seven-part documentary series that follows six athletes as they prepare to compete in the biggest sporting event on the planet. Karsten Warholm, Janja Garnbret, B-Boy Menno, Vahine Fierro, Dina-Asher-Smith, and Peter Sagan. From World Record holders and global superstars to aspiring young medal prospects and cultural icons, each athlete is at a different point in their career and representing an eclectic diaspora of sports as the Games continues to modernise and embrace change. From first chances to last chances and against-all-odds comebacks, everything is on the line. The countdown to Paris for their biggest championship ever, starts here.
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Earth
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
WWE Chronicle
WWE Chronicle takes you inside the lives of WWE Superstars. Find out what it's really like to be in the WWE spotlight through revealing interviews and candid moments filmed backstage at WWE events, on the road, and in the Superstars' homes. This is a side of the men and women of WWE you've never seen before.
Reel Rock
Every fall the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the year's most exciting new climbing films to live audiences around the world. For 2010, the tour features six amazing short films, with stories from the cutting edge of alpine climbing, bouldering, sport climbing, and traditional climbing.
Will Smith's Bucket List
There aren’t many people in the world who have a bucket list quite like Will Smith. Now you can join him on his unbelievable adventure as he travels the globe, takes on insane challenges, overcomes obstacles and punches fear in the mouth!
UFO Europe: The Untold Stories
Are we finally a step closer to understanding the great unknown and what it may – or may not – hold? Man has always been curious about what is really out there in the vastness of space, and UFO sightings have been reported for years. Now, with video footage of sightings, radar evidence and eyewitness accounts from around the world, UFOs: The Untold Stories (Tuesdays at 8pm from 13th November) provides an in-depth look at the fascinating and disturbing aspects of encounters with the unexplained.
Voulez-vous danser?
Geneviève Guérard meets fans who share their love for all kinds of dance styles and the communities that gave birth to them. Each episode is an opportunity to learn the rhythms, steps and artistry of a new dance, and its history, as well as its social and cultural impact.
Heure de pointes
Geneviève Guérard takes viewers inside the lives of five dancers and choreographers on the cutting edge of their profession.
Deep Water Salvage
Following some of the world's best marine construction firms, they battle against the elements and the clock to salvage valuable property and fortunes of others from the effects of extreme weather.
Beckham
With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma
Follow NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers as he rebounds from an Achilles injury in this sports series chronicling the defining moments of his life and career.
Wrestlemania Rewind
Relive the greatest matches and moments in WrestleMania history and discover the amazing stories behind them.
Edge of the Earth
Follow four groups of elite action-adventure athletes on four unique, never-before-accomplished missions taking place around the globe, within awe-inspiring, undiscovered realms of nature.
Unbreakable
Join a cast of nine remakable Kiwis with disabilities as they shoot for the moon. Their ambitions are huge but so are the obstacles. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
How to Hire a Hitman
True crime fan Yinka Bokinni dives deep into the dark web's murder-for-hire sites. Can you really order someone's death online? And can she save a man with a contract on his head?
Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line
This three-part docuseries follows New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team in their bid to qualify for the Paris Paralympics. Despite having to rely on fundraising, charity, and volunteers, these Kiwi underdogs are determined to rise to the challenge.
Chasing the Moon
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
In Vogue: The 90s
The '90s was the decade when high fashion walked off the runway and into mainstream culture. Featuring an A-list cast from the worlds of fashion, film and music, alongside Vogue's Anna Wintour and Edward Enninful, this landmark series reveals the inside story of the 90s' most celebrated fashion and pop culture moments.
