Suez Canal crisis documentary

Egyptian President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 was the main cause of the international crisis. England, France and Israel responded with millitary force and the conflict began. The Suez Canal crisis was a vital element that influenced the decline of the British Empire, in essence ending the colonial era. Watch the profiles of key political figures and the most significant events which shaped the conflict in this two part documentary.

Great Sparrow documentary

The campaign against sparrows was initiated by Mao Zedong, the President of China. Officially, the Four Pests campaign was one of the most significant actions in the Great Leap Forward from 1958 to 1962. The four pests designeated for elimination were rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows. The activities did improve the harvest at first, but later on locusts swarmed the country and contributed to the famine. This documentary shows how the Great Sparrow campaign was executed.

Hungary sludge documentary

The environmental catastrophe in Hungary resulted in the several deaths as the toxic sludge made its way to the Danube River. Government response to neutralize the highly alkaline red sludge was successful, but the threat remains since sludge is contaminated with heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic and mercury. Watch this informational documentary on the effects of the disaster.

Dot-com bubble documentary

Business began using internet for marketing after graphical web design became popular in the 1990s. As the world wide web developed, a number of Internet-based businesses accompanied the growth. Most famous companies of the period are eBay, Amazon and Google. Online sales surged with the ability to encrypt credit card data through SSL protocols developed by Netscape. In the late 1990s online businesses started receiving huge capital investments via Initial Public Offerings on the Wall Street. The stocks were selling at prices far above the real value of companies, many of which had good ideas and poor business plans. This documentary covers in great detail the events of dot-com era.

Great Smog of London documentary

The citizens of London learned a hard lesson about the effects of air pollution on December 5, 1952. As people shoveled coal into their stoves, they had no idea that a tragedy would occur shortly. Vast amounts of smoke exited the chimneys, which in combination with light winds and moist air created a thick, toxic smog. The phenomena caused several thousands of deaths from pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis or heart failure during the following week. Learn more information in this three part documentary.

Easter Island documentary

The classic episode of the documentary "In search of" hosted by L. Nimoy studies all the big historical notions of Easter Island. The local population deforested, overfished, and drastically degraded the ecology of the island due to class warfare between zealous leaders of two tribes. The iconic stone statues remain as a reminder to the dangers of exploitation.

Aral Sea documentary

A documentary from a reporter who traveled to Voz Island in the Aral Sea, former testing site for biological weapons of the Soviet Union. He followed the Kazakh water course across the desert, in order to reach the very place of one of the greatest ecological disasters. The Aral Sea has become totally toxic through mismanagement of the water supply and overuse of chemical pesticides. Learn more on the events that happened through this intriguing two part documentary.