Breaking the Taboo

Breaking the Taboo 2011

7.10

Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years

2011

The 21st Century Race For Space

The 21st Century Race For Space 2017

8.00

A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest efforts at putting humans into space are now those of private companies started by a handful of maverick billionaire businessmen. Beyond mass space travel, and even space mining and manufacturing, the dream of Elon Musk and others is true space exploration. His company, SpaceX, already delivers supplies to the International Space Station, and their next step is delivering astronauts too. But their true ambition is to ensure the survival of the human race by crossing our solar system and colonizing Mars in the next decade. Could commercial spaceflight companies eventually make us a space-faring civilization?

2017

Ryan Gander: The Idea of Japan

Ryan Gander: The Idea of Japan 2017

1

Artist Ryan Gander explores Japan's highly sophisticated visual culture, expressed through images and symbols. He makes unexpected connections between everything from geisha to tattoo art.

2017

Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art?

Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art? 2016

7.00

Like many people, Cambridge University art historian Dr. James Fox has never really "got" conceptual art. In this documentary he sets out to provide an open-minded guide to the art form for the perplexed.

2016