L'Egyptian Theatre, monument du cinéma hollywoodien 2023
Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson et d'autres grandes figures du cinéma reviennent sur le passé du célèbre Egyptian Theatre de Los Angeles, qui retrouve sa gloire d'antan.
Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson et d'autres grandes figures du cinéma reviennent sur le passé du célèbre Egyptian Theatre de Los Angeles, qui retrouve sa gloire d'antan.
Félicien Mezeray, marchand d'art, découvre un jour un authentique Modigliani. Autant dire que la fortune est à lui. Enfin presque. Car l'œuvre a été tatouée sur le dos d'un ex-légionnaire bougon et colérique, qui n'a cure des manigances de Mezeray. Ce dernier est prêt à tout pour arriver à ses fins, même à retaper la maison de campagne du légionnaire, qui s'avère être un château du XIIe siècle en ruines.
Pendant 25 siècles, le Parthénon a été la cible de tirs, d'incendies, de tremblements de terre, de pillages de sculptures et de rénovations catastrophiques. Pour le sauver de l'effondrement, l'équipe de restauration moderne doit découvrir les secrets de la construction de cette icône de la civilisation occidentale par les Grecs de l'Antiquité en moins de neuf ans et sans le moindre plan architectural.
Une jeune femme tombe amoureuse du fantôme d'un charpentier qui s'est fait électrocuter sur la chaise électrique.
La Bibliothèque nationale de France est la gardienne de trésors inestimables qui racontent notre histoire, nos illustres penseurs, écrivains, savants ou artistes. Raconter les trésors exceptionnels de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, c'est ouvrir un grand livre d'histoire riche de moult rebondissements. Sans l'amour des rois de France pour les livres et les objets précieux, cette institution n'aurait jamais vu le jour. L'histoire commence au XIVe siècle sous le règne d'un passionné des écrits, Charles V, qui installe une bibliothèque dans ses appartements du Louvre. Mais il faudra patienter jusqu'au XVIIe siècle, et le règne de Louis XIV, amoureux des arts et des lettres, pour que la bibliothèque royale prenne ses quartiers historiques rue Vivienne à Paris, qu'elle occupe encore.
Dans les coulisses de la rénovation du Château de la Belle au Dormant de Disneyland Paris
Un siècle après la découverte archéologique la plus passionnante au monde - la tombe de Toutankhamon - nous pouvons assister aux scènes dramatiques de sa découverte et nous émerveiller devant ses trésors extraordinaires exactement tels qu'ils étaient alors, en couleur.
Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading architectural salvage dealers, traveling the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful objects. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, a crack team of restorers are back at base giving old and rare finds a new lease of life. We've seen them at work on Salvage Hunters, restoring, repairing and refining Drew's finds but for the first time, Salvage Hunters: The Restorers is going behind-the-scenes with this expert team to see what it really takes to transform junk into gems.
The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers and all manner of skilled craftsmen and women have been brought together to work in one extraordinary space, restoring much-loved possessions to their former glory.
Meet car enthusiast and TV presenter Tim Shaw and master mechanic Fuzz Townshend as they join forces to rescue rusty classic vehicles from their garage prisons
With plenty of passion and little know-how, two musicians undertake a daunting project: turn a late singer's houseboat into a creative musical space.
Over two years, International Designer Sibella Court, follows the trials and tribulations of 7 groups of Australians committed to the daunting task of restoring heritage ruins into living homes. From Georgian mansions to colonial pug and pine huts, these Aussie battlers attempt to restore the buildings to their former glory.
Tank Overhaul is a Canadian documentary television program broadcast on the Military Channel starting in 2007. Episodes are filmed at the Isle of Wight Military Museum as well as other organizations specializing in military history vehicle restoration and preservation.
In each hour episode, preservationist Brett Waterman transforms one character filled house for a couple or family who owns it. Brett focuses on homes with fascinating stories and unrealized potential hidden beneath neglect, bad renovations, and ugly additions.
On the night of 5th June, 1944, a C-47 paratrooper aircraft, nicknamed "That’s All, Brother" took off from England, heading in the early hours of June 6th, to drop Allied fighting men into Normandy. A chance discovery in 2015 led a scramble to save the aircraft, after standing for decades forgotten in a scrapyard. This UK premiere traces the story of an American icon, it’s reconstruction and hazardous Transatlantic mission to honour America’s fallen in Europe.
Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
For home restoration expert Tamara Day, there's no such thing as a home that's too big! This Kansas City native and mother of four specializes in restoring the neglected large homes that others are too scared to take on. She brings these big beauties back to life so that new families can move in and love them again.
Passionate DIY enthusiast Kate Humble, designer and re-inventor Max McMurdo, and up-cycler Zoe Pocock get stuck into a range of exciting projects. The team re-purpose forgotten items and old junk and work their magic on different reinventions.
Come along for the ride of a lifetime as Jason Wenig and his team at The Creative Workshop are under the gun to ready two vehicles, a 1966 Ferrari 330 GT Speciale and a 1921 Kissel Gold Bug, for two of the most famous concours on the planet, Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and The Quail Motorsports gathering.
Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016
This UKTV original series pitches presenters Rebecca Jackson and Elo against each other, as they try to convince one car buyer to buy one Rebecca’s modern motors, or one of Elo’s classic bargains.
Nick Knowles delves into the history of homes as their owners restore them to their former glory.
The team return to the crumbling historic buildings being saved from ruin and transformed into 21st-century dream houses.